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<blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 4632578" data-attributes="member: 58197"><p>This is a pretty classic case of why the Law/Chaos discussion is so fraught. You're combining two different axes of behavior here. One is that Lawful is about having principles and holding to them, while Chaos is about situational morality. The other is that Lawful is about being organized and planning ahead, while Chaos is about spontaneity and improvisation.</p><p></p><p>These concepts are certainly related, but they are not the same. It is entirely possible to have a character with firmly defined moral principles, who nevertheless improvises and changes plans on the fly; it is likewise possible to have a character without a clearly defined morality, who plans everything out to the last detail.</p><p></p><p>"Watchmen" provides excellent examples here. Rorschach is an improviser with a rigid moral code, while Ozymandias is a careful planner with situational morality.</p><p></p><p>So, is Rorschach a Lawful character because of his unyielding black-and-white ethos, while ends-justifying Ozymandias is Chaotic? Or is Ozymandias - methodical, disciplined, organized - the Lawful one, while the erratic and unpredictable Rorschach is Chaotic?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dausuul, post: 4632578, member: 58197"] This is a pretty classic case of why the Law/Chaos discussion is so fraught. You're combining two different axes of behavior here. One is that Lawful is about having principles and holding to them, while Chaos is about situational morality. The other is that Lawful is about being organized and planning ahead, while Chaos is about spontaneity and improvisation. These concepts are certainly related, but they are not the same. It is entirely possible to have a character with firmly defined moral principles, who nevertheless improvises and changes plans on the fly; it is likewise possible to have a character without a clearly defined morality, who plans everything out to the last detail. "Watchmen" provides excellent examples here. Rorschach is an improviser with a rigid moral code, while Ozymandias is a careful planner with situational morality. So, is Rorschach a Lawful character because of his unyielding black-and-white ethos, while ends-justifying Ozymandias is Chaotic? Or is Ozymandias - methodical, disciplined, organized - the Lawful one, while the erratic and unpredictable Rorschach is Chaotic? [/QUOTE]
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