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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Trickstergod" data-source="post: 1186545" data-attributes="member: 10825">Funny, that. I find that to be more indicative of them being a good source for alignment because of things like that. A Lawful individual who isn't, in some fashion, affected by laws, isn't really being lawful anymore. That's part of the point of being neutral in regards to Law and Chaos; laws have their purpose, but not all laws are good ones. A paladin who wasn't hindered, at least in part, by the laws of a Lawful Evil society wouldn't be particularly Lawful Good in my opinion, but Neutral Good. Just like a Chaotic Good individual would be hindered, at least in part, by the laws of a Lawful Good society, as at least one aspect or take on a Chaotic Good individual is one of being a vigilante. A Lawful Good individual being hamstrung by a Lawful Evil society isn't absurd rubbish, it's common sense. A disregard for community laws over ones own personal sense of honor begins turning away from Lawfulness and into Neutrality and Chaos. But, there's my take on that. Obviously, you disagree. As for people, in regards to other parts of this thread, they are True Neutral, which right out says those of that alignment tend to prefer good over evil. Which isn't to say those are good tendencies, only common sense. We don't want others to cheat us, we don't (conceptually) want people to lie to us, we want people to share and be generous with us, and so on, and so on. For the most part, though, people are not Neutral Good. If I were to put some thought into it I could possibly name a few individuals who I thought fit the bill, but for the most part, everyone I know falls essentially into True Neutrality. In regards to Law and Chaos, though....eh. I'm tempted to say more people fall into either of those categories than they do an ostensibly Good alignment. They're not alien per se. However, now that I think about it, I do believe most people only tend to be halfheartedly Lawful or Chaotic in their characters. I for one don't believe a Lawful Neutral individual, at least, could easily fit into an adventuring party, yet they often are, and seeing as how many DMs put up stipulations of, "No Evil, and no Chaotic Neutral, because that's just an excuse to get around not being Evil," also shows how badly the alignment is often played (It should be roughly as playable as Lawful Neutral). Anyway, there's the thoughts that started kicking around in my head as I read this.</blockquote>

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