How do you defend alignment in D&D

[frankthedm]

"Yes, but those clerics and so-called 'paladins' are the TRUE evil because they enforce their own views and 'self-righteousness' on others. They determine who 'reacts' to their own biased tests and chicanery beforehand. Is it 'good' that food to enrich the strong and ensure survival go to the obviously weak and soon-to-die? Is it 'good' that stifling laws be enacted to disperse the hard-earned wealth of others to those who cannot provide for themselves? You self-righteous men and women of Heironeous, Elhonna, or Pelor do so to cover up their own pompousness and unwillingness to do it themselves. Let THEM distribute to the unwashed lazy poor so they can go broke doing so! Let them spend their lives on fools errands rescuing stupid men and women who put themselves in desperate situations! Leave the rest of us out of it!

"And get that damned glowing so-called 'detection' wand out of my face, before I force you to eat it, you sun-blinded cur!"

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I think it is a little sad when a moderator tries to sneek in political opinions into otherwise good posts.

 

[Aristotle]

I think it is a little sad when a moderator tries to sneek in political opinions into otherwise good posts.

I think your reading into it a little much. There is no question in my mind that giving to charity is considered a 'good' thing to do. And it is also not a question, in my humble opinion, that some members of the elite view the burden of taxation as a means of forced charity for "undesirable" lower social classes.

Is taxation a political issue? Sure it is, but politics exist in fantasy games too. I personally think its a great example of something you could poll the alignments on and each axis (lawful, chaotic, good, and evil) would have a polarized view of it.

 

[Piratecat]

Oh please, Frank. Do you also really think that Henry believes paladins to be eeeevil and wrong? He's roleplaying the attitude of someone evil, and not proselytizing his political views. That seems pretty obvious to me, to be honest.

If you ever do think that a moderator is mis-stepping, please report the post or email the person. Posting snarky comments in the thread isn't the right way to handle it.

Now, back to the thread. And happy early Turkey Day to the Americans!

 

[kigmatzomat]

... happy early Turkey Day to the Americans!

And pity the poor turkeys. Oh, the carnage! The tasty, tasty carnage! Stuffing everywhere, gravy spattering the walls, oh the humanity!

 

[Arnwyn]

How do you defend the concept of alignment in D&D?

"It's a nice little two-letter summary that gives me an idea of how a character interacts with the world." Statblocks are already fricken' long enough, thankyouverymuch. (Oh, and I like the neato mechanical affects of having a sword that can only be wielded by "the most blackhearted villain" kind of stuff.)

Though, really, I don't feel the need to "defend" it to anyone. If a player doesn't like it, he/she doesn't need to play in my campaign.

 

[Quasqueton]

"It's a nice little two-letter summary that gives me an idea of how a character interacts with the world." Statblocks are already fricken' long enough, thankyouverymuch. (Oh, and I like the neato mechanical affects of having a sword that can only be wielded by "the most blackhearted villain" kind of stuff.)

I like that "defense".

Quasqueton