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<blockquote data-quote="BadMojo" data-source="post: 2497527" data-attributes="member: 569">Very interesting topic, guys.&nbsp; Lots of thought provoking stuff.I'm about to play a CN neutral character, after a long stint as a LG monk.I find it useful to look at some literary (or other media) characters that fit, or nearly fit, the D&amp;D concept of CN.As I've been reading Dark Horse's Conan comics lately, that was the first thing that came to mind.&nbsp; I've yet to read the original REH material, but from what I've read the Dark Horse version of Conan is very close to the original character.Young Conan seems to be the archetypical CN character.&nbsp; He has nothing but disdain for &quot;civilization&quot; and its laws, is a thief, but on the other hand will rescue a maiden in distress (motives possibly questionable) and most definitely will stick by friends and companions.The utter lack of respect for authority and laws of man definitely seems to fit the &quot;Chaotic&quot; concept, while his career as a thief seems to rule out a &quot;Good&quot; alignment.&nbsp; Then again, Conan wasn't a murderer and would often fight against opressors.Some type of gray area between CN &amp; CG would be really nice, but since this isn't a discussion about revamping the alignment system...For the record, my last character was a CN, slightly unreliable, thrill-seeker who did back up his companions, out of friendship, when things got tough.&nbsp; He wasn't above cutting the occasional purse or leaving a friend stuck with the bar tab, but wouldn't kill indiscriminately or betray a friend.&nbsp; Main character motivations were helping out his friends and doing exciting, swashbuckler-y things.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BadMojo, post: 2497527, member: 569"] Very interesting topic, guys. Lots of thought provoking stuff. I'm about to play a CN neutral character, after a long stint as a LG monk. I find it useful to look at some literary (or other media) characters that fit, or nearly fit, the D&D concept of CN. As I've been reading Dark Horse's Conan comics lately, that was the first thing that came to mind. I've yet to read the original REH material, but from what I've read the Dark Horse version of Conan is very close to the original character. Young Conan seems to be the archetypical CN character. He has nothing but disdain for "civilization" and its laws, is a thief, but on the other hand will rescue a maiden in distress (motives possibly questionable) and most definitely will stick by friends and companions. The utter lack of respect for authority and laws of man definitely seems to fit the "Chaotic" concept, while his career as a thief seems to rule out a "Good" alignment. Then again, Conan wasn't a murderer and would often fight against opressors. Some type of gray area between CN & CG would be really nice, but since this isn't a discussion about revamping the alignment system... For the record, my last character was a CN, slightly unreliable, thrill-seeker who did back up his companions, out of friendship, when things got tough. He wasn't above cutting the occasional purse or leaving a friend stuck with the bar tab, but wouldn't kill indiscriminately or betray a friend. Main character motivations were helping out his friends and doing exciting, swashbuckler-y things. [/QUOTE]

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