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<blockquote data-quote="wingsandsword" data-source="post: 2494160" data-attributes="member: 14159">In games I run, I ban Evil alignments (PC's are supposed to be heroic, not villainous), and in my experience, people who ask to play Evil alignments typically want to do so so they can kill or steal from the other players supposedly with justification, or to be as utterly ruthless and amoral as possible.&nbsp; I remember one player who insisted on only ever playing LE PC's, saying that all other alignments were &quot;too restrictive&quot; (he never played in my games, that's for certain).Chaotic Neutral, I treat with great caution.&nbsp; It's not an excuse to just do anything you feel like, good or and call it justified.&nbsp; Most people I've seen try to play CN actually are playing CE.&nbsp; I'll allow somebody to play it, if I think they can play it responsibly, as a free spirit who does as they please (but not as a justified license to do anything and get away with it), not hurting too many people along the way, or doing too much good.&nbsp; Very few players I let play CN characters.The DM restricting alignments isn't stepping on player toes, as long as they leave plenty of choices left.&nbsp; A DM has every right to ban evil PC's, but specifying that every PC must be Lawful Good may chafe against most groups.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="wingsandsword, post: 2494160, member: 14159"] In games I run, I ban Evil alignments (PC's are supposed to be heroic, not villainous), and in my experience, people who ask to play Evil alignments typically want to do so so they can kill or steal from the other players supposedly with justification, or to be as utterly ruthless and amoral as possible. I remember one player who insisted on only ever playing LE PC's, saying that all other alignments were "too restrictive" (he never played in my games, that's for certain). Chaotic Neutral, I treat with great caution. It's not an excuse to just do anything you feel like, good or and call it justified. Most people I've seen try to play CN actually are playing CE. I'll allow somebody to play it, if I think they can play it responsibly, as a free spirit who does as they please (but not as a justified license to do anything and get away with it), not hurting too many people along the way, or doing too much good. Very few players I let play CN characters. The DM restricting alignments isn't stepping on player toes, as long as they leave plenty of choices left. A DM has every right to ban evil PC's, but specifying that every PC must be Lawful Good may chafe against most groups. [/QUOTE]

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