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<blockquote data-quote="Drifter Bob" data-source="post: 1623058" data-attributes="member: 17723"><p>Thats funny, my girlfriend and I were discussing this very issue the other day after watching the season finale of Deadwood. I actually was making the attempt, though I admit it's not a perfect fit. Here's what I came up with:</p><p></p><p>Swearengen the pimp / tavern owner seems to be chaotic neutral, perhaps on the border of chaotic evil. He will kill anyone who crosses him or who he deems a significant threat to his wellbeing without hesitation, but he puts a crippled woman to work, performs a mercy killing out of pity, and seems to forgive affronts. He is the ultimate pragmatist, with a definite chaotic neutral's contempt for the trappings of civilization. Yet he seems to have some genuine interest in the wellbeing of the community (witness his pushing Bullock to be sheriff)</p><p></p><p>Seth Bullock the hardware store owner is lawful neutral or lawful good. You could see him wrestle with a moral issue in the last episode after he beat up Ada's grifter father. Pragmatism dictated that he have Swearengen kill the guy before he could make trouble (via threatened blackmail), but his conscience wouldn't allow this expedient, (you could almost hear the DM in the sky warning him) and he decided to circumvent that from happening at the last minute.</p><p></p><p>The guy who owns the casino, I forget his name, is neutral evil or lawful evil. Very sinister </p><p></p><p>The mayor / hotel owner (farnham?) is chaotic evil. A scheming worm looking out for no 1. (love the portrayal, btw.)</p><p></p><p>The doctor is chaotic good or neutral good (more fun casting with Brad Douroff!).</p><p></p><p>Both of the prostitutes, Swearengens No 1 gal and the retired madam from the casino are both obviously chaotic good. </p><p></p><p>Mr Wu -- lawful neutral</p><p></p><p>Ada, lawful good</p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p>Yeah, I fully agree, you could start with basic DnD alignments, but extrapolate to another level, something on the order of a few personality archetypes. They have something like htis in the Dying Earth rpg.</p><p></p><p>DB</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Drifter Bob, post: 1623058, member: 17723"] Thats funny, my girlfriend and I were discussing this very issue the other day after watching the season finale of Deadwood. I actually was making the attempt, though I admit it's not a perfect fit. Here's what I came up with: Swearengen the pimp / tavern owner seems to be chaotic neutral, perhaps on the border of chaotic evil. He will kill anyone who crosses him or who he deems a significant threat to his wellbeing without hesitation, but he puts a crippled woman to work, performs a mercy killing out of pity, and seems to forgive affronts. He is the ultimate pragmatist, with a definite chaotic neutral's contempt for the trappings of civilization. Yet he seems to have some genuine interest in the wellbeing of the community (witness his pushing Bullock to be sheriff) Seth Bullock the hardware store owner is lawful neutral or lawful good. You could see him wrestle with a moral issue in the last episode after he beat up Ada's grifter father. Pragmatism dictated that he have Swearengen kill the guy before he could make trouble (via threatened blackmail), but his conscience wouldn't allow this expedient, (you could almost hear the DM in the sky warning him) and he decided to circumvent that from happening at the last minute. The guy who owns the casino, I forget his name, is neutral evil or lawful evil. Very sinister The mayor / hotel owner (farnham?) is chaotic evil. A scheming worm looking out for no 1. (love the portrayal, btw.) The doctor is chaotic good or neutral good (more fun casting with Brad Douroff!). Both of the prostitutes, Swearengens No 1 gal and the retired madam from the casino are both obviously chaotic good. Mr Wu -- lawful neutral Ada, lawful good Yeah, I fully agree, you could start with basic DnD alignments, but extrapolate to another level, something on the order of a few personality archetypes. They have something like htis in the Dying Earth rpg. DB [/QUOTE]
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