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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TheSword" data-source="post: 8352473" data-attributes="member: 6879661">The Great Wheel is a place where alignment is at its best. Alignment is intrinsic and essential to the fundamental structure of the multiverse in the Planescape version of the Great Wheel, and in that setting alignment works.The reason it works, is because in the great wheel Alignment comes first and then individuals are free to act their own way and then deal with the consequences of that. The variations of alignment inform the nature of the plane. The concept of Strongly aligned and Mildly aligned work together to create some very interesting concepts.For instance the Strongly Good and Law aligned Celestia is the epitome of hard work and striving for good in an ordered way. Whereas the Strongly Law Aligned and Mildly Good aligned Arcadia is a plane where the greater good becomes more important than the individual, where harmony is the be all and all. This may be a granular distinction but the neatly ordered rows of identically planted crops and perfect fields, and the happy people because being unhappy just isn’t tolerated is a fascinating concept for me that is capable of standing on its own as a place to adventure. The Mildly Lawful, Strongly Good Bytopia is the plane of helpful industry, of labors of love, pastoral industry, a fair trade. Again a totally different feel to Arcadia and Mount Celestia.That too can be contrasted with Strongly Law and Mildly Evil aligned Archeron, the plane of collateral damage, of endless war, and the military machine with all the inhumanity that comes with that. Contrasted with the Strongly Law and Evil aligned Baator is the epitome of hierarchical evil, diabolical plots and ordered tyranny.When looked at through the eyes of Mild and Strong alignment all the planes have a very distinct personality. Brought to life by some very imaginative and clever writing.Incidentally it was raised earlier that the planes were inconsistent in that the gods of the same pantheons don’t live together. However Mount Olympus as a location touches several planes as does Yggdrasil connecting the realms of the Greek and Norse pantheons so they can live together apart. It has been already considered.</blockquote>

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