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<blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 6615446" data-attributes="member: 6779310">Chaotic Neutral isn't the &quot;does what he pleases&quot; - it's the &quot;avoids hurting people who don't get in his way, has no sense of honor nor law, and doesn't live up to inconvenient promises&quot;. It's the &quot;totally untrustworthy but basically ok guy, so long as you don't piss him off.&quot;Lawful Evil is the guy who lives up to his word, and will have no compunction about killing when the law allows. The issue is that many LE types don't accept the same law - guild assassins substitute guild law for civil law. If you treat them under their guild's law, you can screw them over safely... LE can also be the Lawyer who screws your family out of every last cp on a technicality, then tells you to &quot;read the contract's fine print next time.&quot;What you're describing in behavior is Neutral Evil. Usually keeps his word, doesn't go out of his way to obey the law, kills casually, and is selfish enough to rescue the kitten. I'd lay odds he'd kill the guy who stole the kitten in order to return it. If so, he's NE.He's not Chaotic if his word is trustworthy and he honors a contract.He's not lawful if he'll accept assassination contracts from anyone with the money, and/or won't stay bought.Oh, but note: you can award people up to an Easy encounter's worth for Good RP. Give it to everyone who plays their alignment, and not him. And explain why.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="aramis erak, post: 6615446, member: 6779310"] Chaotic Neutral isn't the "does what he pleases" - it's the "avoids hurting people who don't get in his way, has no sense of honor nor law, and doesn't live up to inconvenient promises". It's the "totally untrustworthy but basically ok guy, so long as you don't piss him off." Lawful Evil is the guy who lives up to his word, and will have no compunction about killing when the law allows. The issue is that many LE types don't accept the same law - guild assassins substitute guild law for civil law. If you treat them under their guild's law, you can screw them over safely... LE can also be the Lawyer who screws your family out of every last cp on a technicality, then tells you to "read the contract's fine print next time." What you're describing in behavior is Neutral Evil. Usually keeps his word, doesn't go out of his way to obey the law, kills casually, and is selfish enough to rescue the kitten. I'd lay odds he'd kill the guy who stole the kitten in order to return it. If so, he's NE. He's not Chaotic if his word is trustworthy and he honors a contract. He's not lawful if he'll accept assassination contracts from anyone with the money, and/or won't stay bought. Oh, but note: you can award people up to an Easy encounter's worth for Good RP. Give it to everyone who plays their alignment, and not him. And explain why. [/QUOTE]

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