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<blockquote data-quote="green slime" data-source="post: 1163769" data-attributes="member: 1325">No, I disagree (respectfully). In DnD, the alignments are absolute, and not subjective. Just because we on a message board, cannot agree as to what consitutes &quot;chaotic&quot; or &quot;Lawful&quot; behaviour in the game in general, does not preclude such absolutism in a specific game. In fact, IMO, it is required by the game as it is written. A chaotic cleric cannot cast spells with the [Law] descriptor. Therefore, it is a Good Thing (tm) if the DM makes it clear at the outset of the game, just what constitutes Good/Evil/Chaotic/Lawful behaviour.Not that it should have any major bearing on how the players play their characters, but it helps to define how the world functions, the outlook of the gods, and just how things &quot;hang&quot; together.I do agree that this question's will have nearly as many answers as there are posters, which in large part is due to the lack of focus given to this aspect of the game by the designers in all areas (Law vs Chaos). Few spells, few if any PrC (compare Paladin-Blackguard, Assassin, ...).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="green slime, post: 1163769, member: 1325"] No, I disagree (respectfully). In DnD, the alignments are absolute, and not subjective. Just because we on a message board, cannot agree as to what consitutes "chaotic" or "Lawful" behaviour in the game in general, does not preclude such absolutism in a specific game. In fact, IMO, it is required by the game as it is written. A chaotic cleric cannot cast spells with the [Law] descriptor. Therefore, it is a Good Thing (tm) if the DM makes it clear at the outset of the game, just what constitutes Good/Evil/Chaotic/Lawful behaviour. Not that it should have any major bearing on how the players play their characters, but it helps to define how the world functions, the outlook of the gods, and just how things "hang" together. I do agree that this question's will have nearly as many answers as there are posters, which in large part is due to the lack of focus given to this aspect of the game by the designers in all areas (Law vs Chaos). Few spells, few if any PrC (compare Paladin-Blackguard, Assassin, ...). [/QUOTE]

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