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<blockquote data-quote="Flamestrike" data-source="post: 6618696" data-attributes="member: 6788736">I completely disagree.The CN person does have a moral compass. He's morally neutral. He is neither evil nor is he good (nor as you suggest, alternating between both).He avoids both evil actions and altruistic ones and lives in the shades of grey in the middle of the two extremes.Neutral is not a licence to be evil and good. Youre not a moral switch hitter, just because youre Chaotic. A Neutral character is... well... neutral with respect to both. The chaos thing doesnt mean that he swings between them - any more than a chaotic good person swings between good and neutral.A True neutral person doesnt murder people for money (as that is evil) nor does he give all he has to charity (that's good). He earns his money as best he can, and uses it to live a good life for himself and his family. He may occasionally lie and cheat for gain, but he wont murder and kill. He may occasionally give a few coppers to a beggar, or help a little old lady across the street, while retaining enough cash to live comfortably himself or if it doesnt otherwise inconvenience him.The chaotic neutral person is morally in the same boat, just with little regard for tradition, laws, honor or rules. He'll cheat, lie and look after his own skin without being evil (or altruistic). His word doesnt generally mean much, if he gets an advantage from breaking it, and no-one gets hurt in the process. Your average petty criminal would be CN. The Lawful neutral dude will be morally the same, but stick to his word, and work within the laws of the land and out of a sense of duty or obligation. Your average judge or law abiding citizen would be LN.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Flamestrike, post: 6618696, member: 6788736"] I completely disagree. The CN person does have a moral compass. He's morally [I]neutral[/I]. He is neither evil nor is he good (nor as you suggest, alternating between both). He avoids both evil actions and altruistic ones and lives in the shades of grey in the middle of the two extremes. Neutral is not a licence to be evil and good. Youre not a moral switch hitter, just because youre Chaotic. A Neutral character is... well... [I]neutral [/I]with respect to both. The chaos thing doesnt mean that he swings between them - any more than a chaotic good person swings between good and neutral. A True neutral person doesnt murder people for money (as that is evil) nor does he give all he has to charity (that's good). He earns his money as best he can, and uses it to live a good life for himself and his family. He may occasionally lie and cheat for gain, but he wont murder and kill. He may occasionally give a few coppers to a beggar, or help a little old lady across the street, while retaining enough cash to live comfortably himself or if it doesnt otherwise inconvenience him. The chaotic neutral person is morally in the same boat, just with little regard for tradition, laws, honor or rules. He'll cheat, lie and look after his own skin without being evil (or altruistic). His word doesnt generally mean much, if he gets an advantage from breaking it, and no-one gets hurt in the process. Your average petty criminal would be CN. The Lawful neutral dude will be morally the same, but stick to his word, and work within the laws of the land and out of a sense of duty or obligation. Your average judge or law abiding citizen would be LN. [/QUOTE]

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