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<blockquote data-quote="Lonely Tylenol" data-source="post: 3662593" data-attributes="member: 18549">I don't know about that.&nbsp; Perhaps modrons are seething cauldrons of strong emotional reactions to things like perfectly organized sock drawers and slightly sloppy piles of coins.&nbsp; They just have alien mindsets, being so strongly aligned, and so we can't relate to the sorts of things that they consider moving or terrible.&nbsp; I'd suggest that slaads, eladrin and tanar'ri are also just as alien, but this might not be immediately apparent.Most of these suggest self-control or lack thereof, rather than emotion.&nbsp; Self-control in a lawful character allows him to resist effects that try to compel him to feel, believe, or act in ways he would not otherwise.&nbsp; Lack of self-control is what barbarians tap into to rage.&nbsp; A monk might be riding a crest of intense emotion (perhaps enlightened bliss, perhaps perfectly cultured anger) while he fights, and this wouldn't suggest that he is somehow not lawful.&nbsp; The barbarian is experiencing intense emotion as well, but he's being overwhelmed by it instead of directing it.&nbsp; The difference is self-control.&nbsp; I don't agree that chaos implies emotion and law implies lack thereof.&nbsp; Rather, the lawful character simply does not get carried away with his emotions, while the chaotic character does, and perhaps aims at getting carried away.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lonely Tylenol, post: 3662593, member: 18549"] I don't know about that. Perhaps modrons are seething cauldrons of strong emotional reactions to things like perfectly organized sock drawers and slightly sloppy piles of coins. They just have alien mindsets, being so strongly aligned, and so we can't relate to the sorts of things that they consider moving or terrible. I'd suggest that slaads, eladrin and tanar'ri are also just as alien, but this might not be immediately apparent. Most of these suggest self-control or lack thereof, rather than emotion. Self-control in a lawful character allows him to resist effects that try to compel him to feel, believe, or act in ways he would not otherwise. Lack of self-control is what barbarians tap into to rage. A monk might be riding a crest of intense emotion (perhaps enlightened bliss, perhaps perfectly cultured anger) while he fights, and this wouldn't suggest that he is somehow not lawful. The barbarian is experiencing intense emotion as well, but he's being overwhelmed by it instead of directing it. The difference is self-control. I don't agree that chaos implies emotion and law implies lack thereof. Rather, the lawful character simply does not get carried away with his emotions, while the chaotic character does, and perhaps aims at getting carried away. [/QUOTE]

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