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<blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 6886831" data-attributes="member: 7006"><p>Before you try and figure out a person's alignment, you need to determine for yourself what denotes Law / Chaos-- is internal or external? Or is it both in your opinion?</p><p></p><p>If it's external... then law and chaos are about how a person reacts to the external laws of society. Do they follow the laws of government, do they listen to authority figures and follow a chain of command? Or do they not care a whit for the laws of society and just do what they feel like, or feel as though the "rules" that people have put in place to make society run better do not in fact accomplish said goal?</p><p></p><p>If it's internal... then it's how they themselves see the world. Can they not help but see the world as a place where order is easier to grasp and deal with? And do they have a way of behaving that exemplifies that orderly look? Or do they just see the world as random stuff and are okay with everything being random?</p><p></p><p>So for example... internally I am <em>highly</em> Lawful. My mind works like a Tetris game, where everything needs to be orderly and organized or it drives me bonkers. If I see a set of drawers and one drawer is slightly ajar, I can't help but go over and close it. My computer has all my files organized in folders with everything identified clearly so that I can find things easy. But if I see someone else's computer desktop and it is completely full of icons of all different sorts with no rhyme nor reason as to what is where... my brain itches something severe and I have to restrain myself from just jumping on it and start organizing it. That internal Lawfulness ends up extend to external as well... as I've grown comfortable of the fact that following rules and following orders and organization tends to make things run smoother and I prefer smoothness over the need of "individuality".</p><p></p><p>But the idea of a "personal code" does not automatically mean you are Lawful. Codes are just beliefs. And you wouldn't claim that someone who believes in chaos is therefore lawful because of it. Because then there's no way to ever be Chaotic unless a person is that way without actually trying or realizing they are. They are Chaotic through random chance. And I don't think any of us would say that's what the Chaotic alignment is meant to represent.</p><p></p><p>So figure out what Drizzt's ideals are and what his external belief system or internal way of seeing the world is, and that'll give a better idea what his alignment is on the law/chaos scale.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DEFCON 1, post: 6886831, member: 7006"] Before you try and figure out a person's alignment, you need to determine for yourself what denotes Law / Chaos-- is internal or external? Or is it both in your opinion? If it's external... then law and chaos are about how a person reacts to the external laws of society. Do they follow the laws of government, do they listen to authority figures and follow a chain of command? Or do they not care a whit for the laws of society and just do what they feel like, or feel as though the "rules" that people have put in place to make society run better do not in fact accomplish said goal? If it's internal... then it's how they themselves see the world. Can they not help but see the world as a place where order is easier to grasp and deal with? And do they have a way of behaving that exemplifies that orderly look? Or do they just see the world as random stuff and are okay with everything being random? So for example... internally I am [i]highly[/i] Lawful. My mind works like a Tetris game, where everything needs to be orderly and organized or it drives me bonkers. If I see a set of drawers and one drawer is slightly ajar, I can't help but go over and close it. My computer has all my files organized in folders with everything identified clearly so that I can find things easy. But if I see someone else's computer desktop and it is completely full of icons of all different sorts with no rhyme nor reason as to what is where... my brain itches something severe and I have to restrain myself from just jumping on it and start organizing it. That internal Lawfulness ends up extend to external as well... as I've grown comfortable of the fact that following rules and following orders and organization tends to make things run smoother and I prefer smoothness over the need of "individuality". But the idea of a "personal code" does not automatically mean you are Lawful. Codes are just beliefs. And you wouldn't claim that someone who believes in chaos is therefore lawful because of it. Because then there's no way to ever be Chaotic unless a person is that way without actually trying or realizing they are. They are Chaotic through random chance. And I don't think any of us would say that's what the Chaotic alignment is meant to represent. So figure out what Drizzt's ideals are and what his external belief system or internal way of seeing the world is, and that'll give a better idea what his alignment is on the law/chaos scale. [/QUOTE]
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