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<blockquote data-quote="Mighty Veil" data-source="post: 3290395" data-attributes="member: 30559"><p>I really wish game designers would actually ask Gary what a specific alignment means and how it effects the game. It's funny how the so-called best of the biz just don't seem to get the simplest thing, like alignment.</p><p></p><p>It's like the stats for the "kids" of the D&D cartoon. All of their alignments were NG, not what was printed. I asked Gary once ---> Neutral Good.</p><p></p><p>I look at this list and just shake my head. You can make up all the excuses, er, reasons why Batman is "actually" lawful. Just to prove you're right. In the end it just confuses people. And D&D wonders why it can't break back into mainstream.</p><p></p><p>Okay, my own take (off the notes of Alignments, Gary told me once):</p><p></p><p>Lawful Good: Batman, Indiana Jones, Dick Tracy</p><p></p><p>Dick Tracy, LG. Batman, NG (he's not there to disrupt the law, but he acts above it). Indy Jones, NG (most fiction heroes will be NG)</p><p></p><p>Lawful Neutral: James Bond</p><p></p><p>I'd never thought about James. LN seems right.</p><p></p><p>Lawful Evil: Boba Fett, Magneto</p><p></p><p>Magneto is not lawful. He cares nothing of laws of mankind. He's all for mutants over men. CE (sometimes CN). I'd say Boba is NE. Mandlorians are space barbarians, like mongols or vandals were.</p><p></p><p>Chaotic Good: Robin Hood, Starbuck (Battlestar Galactica)</p><p></p><p>I'll stick with Robin being CG. He didn't recognize Prince John's laws. However, he did King Richard's. I'm tempted to say NG, but. One can change alignment through their actions. Alignments don't control the person (well, they were suppose to, but numerous Dragon articles, 2 more editions, and game writers not understanding alignment, confused everything).</p><p></p><p>Starbuck. Hmmmm. The original cool Starbuck was LG. I'm tempted to say NG, to give him more of a roguish feel, but he was military and he was self-sacrifing. The current stupid Kara Starbuck however. Hmmmm...</p><p></p><p>She is military. Yeah she originally butted heads with the X/O (for like 3 eps). She's a bit self destructive. Bad with relationships. She does her orders given to her. She's not so recklace that she endangers others. Okay, not CG! I'll go with Neutral (though she could be LN).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mighty Veil, post: 3290395, member: 30559"] I really wish game designers would actually ask Gary what a specific alignment means and how it effects the game. It's funny how the so-called best of the biz just don't seem to get the simplest thing, like alignment. It's like the stats for the "kids" of the D&D cartoon. All of their alignments were NG, not what was printed. I asked Gary once ---> Neutral Good. I look at this list and just shake my head. You can make up all the excuses, er, reasons why Batman is "actually" lawful. Just to prove you're right. In the end it just confuses people. And D&D wonders why it can't break back into mainstream. Okay, my own take (off the notes of Alignments, Gary told me once): Lawful Good: Batman, Indiana Jones, Dick Tracy Dick Tracy, LG. Batman, NG (he's not there to disrupt the law, but he acts above it). Indy Jones, NG (most fiction heroes will be NG) Lawful Neutral: James Bond I'd never thought about James. LN seems right. Lawful Evil: Boba Fett, Magneto Magneto is not lawful. He cares nothing of laws of mankind. He's all for mutants over men. CE (sometimes CN). I'd say Boba is NE. Mandlorians are space barbarians, like mongols or vandals were. Chaotic Good: Robin Hood, Starbuck (Battlestar Galactica) I'll stick with Robin being CG. He didn't recognize Prince John's laws. However, he did King Richard's. I'm tempted to say NG, but. One can change alignment through their actions. Alignments don't control the person (well, they were suppose to, but numerous Dragon articles, 2 more editions, and game writers not understanding alignment, confused everything). Starbuck. Hmmmm. The original cool Starbuck was LG. I'm tempted to say NG, to give him more of a roguish feel, but he was military and he was self-sacrifing. The current stupid Kara Starbuck however. Hmmmm... She is military. Yeah she originally butted heads with the X/O (for like 3 eps). She's a bit self destructive. Bad with relationships. She does her orders given to her. She's not so recklace that she endangers others. Okay, not CG! I'll go with Neutral (though she could be LN). [/QUOTE]
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