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<blockquote data-quote="Satori" data-source="post: 2627730" data-attributes="member: 37233"><p>Chaos as a defining force for perfection.</p><p></p><p>A split set of theories that comprise the concept of symmetry and logic.</p><p></p><p>One route states that the world is governed by a set of immutable laws that never change. Similar to this, another theory states that even chaos is controlled through patterns and an organizational force.</p><p></p><p>This is what I tend towards with a Lawful Monk.</p><p></p><p>Yet....what if someone truly believed that everything in this world that attempts to maintain shape/order becomes flawed. Groups fall apart, kingdoms crumble, religions defy their own edicts...everything that attempts to develop a routine to their existence falls apart and displays an inherent weakness.</p><p></p><p>What if said monk had an epiphany upon this thought, and suddenly came to the understanding that perfection is achieved only through the defiance of organization, routine, and structure? Only through the continual chaos that results from randomness can true perfection exist, and only through the emulation of such perfection can an imperfect mortal hope to understand the defining current behind the tide of existence.</p><p></p><p>A discipline of randomness...training for chaos...unpredictability as a goal...</p><p></p><p>Wow...I think I just came up with another character idea, and the "Chaos Monk" from "Unorthodox Monks" fits beautifully!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Satori, post: 2627730, member: 37233"] Chaos as a defining force for perfection. A split set of theories that comprise the concept of symmetry and logic. One route states that the world is governed by a set of immutable laws that never change. Similar to this, another theory states that even chaos is controlled through patterns and an organizational force. This is what I tend towards with a Lawful Monk. Yet....what if someone truly believed that everything in this world that attempts to maintain shape/order becomes flawed. Groups fall apart, kingdoms crumble, religions defy their own edicts...everything that attempts to develop a routine to their existence falls apart and displays an inherent weakness. What if said monk had an epiphany upon this thought, and suddenly came to the understanding that perfection is achieved only through the defiance of organization, routine, and structure? Only through the continual chaos that results from randomness can true perfection exist, and only through the emulation of such perfection can an imperfect mortal hope to understand the defining current behind the tide of existence. A discipline of randomness...training for chaos...unpredictability as a goal... Wow...I think I just came up with another character idea, and the "Chaos Monk" from "Unorthodox Monks" fits beautifully! [/QUOTE]
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