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<blockquote data-quote="Stormborn" data-source="post: 3336209" data-attributes="member: 14041">Having never played previous editions I had no idea that CN mean &quot;do whatever you want&quot; nor do I think its an excuse for any kind of behavior.&nbsp; To me CN means &quot;does not conform to extertnal authority nor to rigid internalized philosophies; does not have a strong tendency toward selfless or selfish behavior.&quot;&nbsp; Thus when I play a CN character he tends to have his own rules and goals, but they usually are related to enlightened self interest: It is in my best intrest to protect and support the group even if it does not cause me immediate benifit or even forces me to sacrfice because I expect them to behave in the same manner toward me; nor is it in my best interest to steal, kill, or otherwise create problems for myself or the group as the consequences of those actions are likely detremental to me in the long run.&nbsp; To indiscemenantly harm others invites negative consequences (i.e. they or their heirs attempting to harm me and mine) while indiscremenatly helping others invites unnecesary constraints upon myself of obligation and emotion.&nbsp; Therefore I will judge each such act carefully.&nbsp; I do not betray friendships or commitments on a whim. I exercise my abilities carefully and in a manner that is in the best interst of my long term goals or those of my friends and allies.&nbsp; I do not act on the emotions of a moment nor on the expectations of others nor on codified rules but rather what is in the long term best interest of me and mine.&nbsp; I wish to be free from those restraints, but I realize that I am the one who chooses to take on or lay aside restraints and that no one can force me to do so but that I may, if I wish, take on limited restraints voluntarilly. Overall I wish to be left to my own devices and goals and will do the same for you.&nbsp; I do not do to others what I do not wish them to do to me.&nbsp; If however, you initiate conflict or otherwise seek to cause me difficulty I have the means to end it. Basically to many people think that LG = Lawful Stuipid and CN = Chaotic Crazy.&nbsp; Neither is the case.&nbsp; In both cases I play the character intelligently and sane.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stormborn, post: 3336209, member: 14041"] Having never played previous editions I had no idea that CN mean "do whatever you want" nor do I think its an excuse for any kind of behavior. To me CN means "does not conform to extertnal authority nor to rigid internalized philosophies; does not have a strong tendency toward selfless or selfish behavior." Thus when I play a CN character he tends to have his own rules and goals, but they usually are related to enlightened self interest: It is in my best intrest to protect and support the group even if it does not cause me immediate benifit or even forces me to sacrfice because I expect them to behave in the same manner toward me; nor is it in my best interest to steal, kill, or otherwise create problems for myself or the group as the consequences of those actions are likely detremental to me in the long run. To indiscemenantly harm others invites negative consequences (i.e. they or their heirs attempting to harm me and mine) while indiscremenatly helping others invites unnecesary constraints upon myself of obligation and emotion. Therefore I will judge each such act carefully. I do not betray friendships or commitments on a whim. I exercise my abilities carefully and in a manner that is in the best interst of my long term goals or those of my friends and allies. I do not act on the emotions of a moment nor on the expectations of others nor on codified rules but rather what is in the long term best interest of me and mine. I wish to be free from those restraints, but I realize that I am the one who chooses to take on or lay aside restraints and that no one can force me to do so but that I may, if I wish, take on limited restraints voluntarilly. Overall I wish to be left to my own devices and goals and will do the same for you. I do not do to others what I do not wish them to do to me. If however, you initiate conflict or otherwise seek to cause me difficulty I have the means to end it. Basically to many people think that LG = Lawful Stuipid and CN = Chaotic Crazy. Neither is the case. In both cases I play the character intelligently and sane. [/QUOTE]

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