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<blockquote data-quote="thethain" data-source="post: 7171139" data-attributes="member: 6874561"><p>Lawful-Chaotic : Lawful means you have some set of rules or code you follow, could be the actual law, thieves code, warrior honor, or it could be the Rules of Acquisition. Chaotic means you do not adhere to any particular ruleset. It doesn't mean you are an anarchist, or that you actively defy the laws just that you consider them very low on your priority list when making a decision. So you could have a character who breaks laws quite frequently still be considered lawful, as he is following his own rules of honor.</p><p></p><p>Good-Evil : Honestly, I frame this generally as selfless/selfish. If your character only acts when there is a direct tangible benefit to the character, they are in some ways evil. A good character tries to help others, even at personal risk. Keep in mind that good/evil have little to do with nice/mean, evil characters can be perfectly pleasant as it may suit them to be so. Stealing from people with a smile usually easier. Similarly a dwarf who would stand between an army of undead and the town might not be willing to give any of the townsfolk 2 words afterwards.</p><p></p><p></p><p>If your character doesn't fall at the extreme of either situation, then they are neutral in that aspect. However, I find that when you setup lawful axis as PERSONAL laws rather that legal laws, then many many more characters fall into the lawful side.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thethain, post: 7171139, member: 6874561"] Lawful-Chaotic : Lawful means you have some set of rules or code you follow, could be the actual law, thieves code, warrior honor, or it could be the Rules of Acquisition. Chaotic means you do not adhere to any particular ruleset. It doesn't mean you are an anarchist, or that you actively defy the laws just that you consider them very low on your priority list when making a decision. So you could have a character who breaks laws quite frequently still be considered lawful, as he is following his own rules of honor. Good-Evil : Honestly, I frame this generally as selfless/selfish. If your character only acts when there is a direct tangible benefit to the character, they are in some ways evil. A good character tries to help others, even at personal risk. Keep in mind that good/evil have little to do with nice/mean, evil characters can be perfectly pleasant as it may suit them to be so. Stealing from people with a smile usually easier. Similarly a dwarf who would stand between an army of undead and the town might not be willing to give any of the townsfolk 2 words afterwards. If your character doesn't fall at the extreme of either situation, then they are neutral in that aspect. However, I find that when you setup lawful axis as PERSONAL laws rather that legal laws, then many many more characters fall into the lawful side. [/QUOTE]
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