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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Guest&nbsp; 85555" data-source="post: 9141294">I think the AD&D alignments are slightly odd breakdowns of morality if you want to apply them to the real world, but I also find them handy tags for a fantasy setting. I don't think they are really there for characterization (definitely you would't want to use alignment as a foundation for making your characters in a modern novel) but for a game, alignment definitely helps the GM see a monsters general morality at a glance, and it it is a useful guideline for PCs trying to remain within their alignment (particularly if you are a paladin or something). One thing I like about alignment is it is infused in the settings of D&D pretty well so that it can impact things like how a magic item functions in the hands of an individual character. Law and chaos can in fact get a bit wonky in a couple of the alignment descriptions (the line between CG, NG and LG can get fuzzy----but I think N is more of a problem than C). Chaotic Evil is probably the easiest alignment to grasp at a glance though. That said, I also like how Ravenloft handled alignment, which was things like Detect Alignment only worked for law and chaos.</blockquote>