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<blockquote data-quote="AFGNCAAP" data-source="post: 1187789" data-attributes="member: 871">Regarding alignment:How would a system of Allegiances (ala d20 Modern) work in D&amp;D instead of the Alignment system?&nbsp; While it would be possible to have good, evil, lawful &amp; chaotic characters, those elements may not be the key factors for the character's motivations.Also, IIRC, the 1st Allegiance listed is the most important one, with each one listed afterward having less importance.&nbsp; This could easily clear up whether a paladin-like character focuses more on Law than Good, or vice-versa.Thus the classes would have mandatory Allegiances instead of Alignments--perhaps druids would require to have an Allegiance to Nature first, and any others come afterward.However, if the Allegiance system is used, I'd think that some of the core classes should be prestige classes instead (such as paladins, &amp; possibly druids as well).&nbsp; Basically any core class that would have strict/required/specific Allegiances should be a PrC instead for such a system.I think the Alignment system works well in a setting/game that has the absolutes of the AL concepts present (i.e., good &amp; evil as tangible forces).&nbsp; However, in more grim-&amp;-gritty, morally-ambiguous games, maybe the Allegiance system may work better.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AFGNCAAP, post: 1187789, member: 871"] Regarding alignment: How would a system of Allegiances (ala d20 Modern) work in D&D instead of the Alignment system? While it would be possible to have good, evil, lawful & chaotic characters, those elements may not be the key factors for the character's motivations. Also, IIRC, the 1st Allegiance listed is the most important one, with each one listed afterward having less importance. This could easily clear up whether a paladin-like character focuses more on Law than Good, or vice-versa. Thus the classes would have mandatory Allegiances instead of Alignments--perhaps druids would require to have an Allegiance to Nature first, and any others come afterward. However, if the Allegiance system is used, I'd think that some of the core classes should be prestige classes instead (such as paladins, & possibly druids as well). Basically any core class that would have strict/required/specific Allegiances should be a PrC instead for such a system. I think the Alignment system works well in a setting/game that has the absolutes of the AL concepts present (i.e., good & evil as tangible forces). However, in more grim-&-gritty, morally-ambiguous games, maybe the Allegiance system may work better. [/QUOTE]

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