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<blockquote data-quote="billd91" data-source="post: 7782585" data-attributes="member: 3400"><p>Not really, no. You don't have to be unreliable in any way to be chaotic - rather, the motivations are personally driven rather than based on some kind of external or social expectation. I might expect the PC to speak up for those motivations in discussions, in contrast to group or external expectations, but still be able to 100% fulfill their obligations if they agree to them and <strong>still</strong> be chaotic neutral.</p><p></p><p>Observable behavior isn't the sole determinant of alignment, particularly the lawful vs chaotic part. Is an action chaotic or lawful? Who the hell knows... unless we know <strong>WHY</strong> the character did it. Law and chaos are fundamentally different from good and evil because they involve motivation to a far stronger degree.</p><p></p><p>Did the PC choose not to murder someone because murder is illegal and breaks social norms? Or did they choose not to murder someone because it's a nice day and they feel good? Either way, someone didn't get murdered, but the mere fact that someone didn't get murdered tells me jack and squat without knowing why the PC chose not to do the deed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="billd91, post: 7782585, member: 3400"] Not really, no. You don't have to be unreliable in any way to be chaotic - rather, the motivations are personally driven rather than based on some kind of external or social expectation. I might expect the PC to speak up for those motivations in discussions, in contrast to group or external expectations, but still be able to 100% fulfill their obligations if they agree to them and [b]still[/b] be chaotic neutral. Observable behavior isn't the sole determinant of alignment, particularly the lawful vs chaotic part. Is an action chaotic or lawful? Who the hell knows... unless we know [b]WHY[/b] the character did it. Law and chaos are fundamentally different from good and evil because they involve motivation to a far stronger degree. Did the PC choose not to murder someone because murder is illegal and breaks social norms? Or did they choose not to murder someone because it's a nice day and they feel good? Either way, someone didn't get murdered, but the mere fact that someone didn't get murdered tells me jack and squat without knowing why the PC chose not to do the deed. [/QUOTE]
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