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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Valesin" data-source="post: 3203773" data-attributes="member: 24386">I just came from the alignment poll/thread and it got me thinking:  What are the published (unpublished?) alternate alignment systems or variations on the core alighment rules?I have been DMing 3.x for over 10 years and in all that time I have never used alignment...until now.  Discarding alignment with the core rules/spells was doable but it was often a headache and required lots of 'on the fly' rulings.  However, given some of the rules/classes from WotC recently (ToB, Incarnum, etc), plus some 3rd party sources I love (GR Evangelist), discarding alignment just didn't seem like a viable option.  But my hostility to the alignment system, particularaly the 'detect' spells, just won't be completely banished.  I seem to remember seeing some alternate alignment systems, many with a continuum of alignment strengths, but I can't remember where they were off the top of my head.  I guess I could go through my 100+ sources looking for them, but I thought I would see if I could get you guys to do it for me!  OK, that isn't really the case:  I am not just lazy.  I would like to hear from people who use alternate systems, how they affect the game, and the pros/cons of systems people have tried.Thanks.</blockquote>