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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Clavis" data-source="post: 4804244" data-attributes="member: 31898">I tend to think of alignment in as a cosmic affiliation, rather than a description of behavior. Alignment describes how one feels about the multiverse on a deep level, and when push comes to shove, what cosmic powers the character will fight for. Behavior flows from alignment, but alignment doesn't dictate behavior. Lawful Good types are plenty capable of committing the occasional chaotic and/or evil act, but as long as they essentially believe in a universe where goodness flows from regulation and law, they remain Lawful Good. Conversely, Chaotic Evil people can be kind and loving to those they like, but remain Chaotic Evil so long as they deeply believe that they should satisfy their own whims at the expense of others. Simply put, when the Final Battle comes, will your character fight for the Angels, or the Demons (or one of the other teams)?I personally never regarded Lawful Good as the most desirable alignment. If anything, I always presented the True Neutrals as the ones who were actually "right". Heroic NPCs in my campaigns tended to be Neutral, Neutral Good, or Chaotic Good. I tended to portray Lawful Good types (like Paladins) as somewhat deluded, and potentially dangerous, people who tended to get everyone killed with their constant crusades against evil and chaos.</blockquote>