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Message: <blockquote data-quote="doctorhook" data-source="post: 4227275" data-attributes="member: 58401">My gut reaction (having not seen exactly what form alignment takes in 4E) is that this is a step backwards. It seems arbitrary. OTOH, since it seems so arbitrary, it doesn't strike me as a stretch to change LG to CG and CE to LE, but then, that's just as arbitrary, isn't it?I'm happy with the changes that remove detect alignment (and the associated problems) from the game, and I'm very happy with the new Unaligned alignment (possibly the greatest thing to happen to alignment, ever). I also imagine that these could have unforeseen consequences for alignment.Upon reflection, I suspect that the 'missing' alignments were probably removed to discourage alignment 'straightjacketing' by players and novice DMs; perhaps since many characters will simply by Unaligned, it will only be a very rare few who are truly LG or CE, the most extreme alignments presented. In a sudden burst of optimism, I'm imagining that maybe we'll get the other three 'extreme alignments' -- CG, LE, and True Neutral -- presented to us in PH2 as further roleplaying options, since alignment will likely not have mechanical benefit.Unaligned, Good and Evil, and five extreme alignments would basically cover all the options, not to mention give us more functionality than we have now. (I don't honestly believe LN and CN provide much to the game.)</blockquote>