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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Clavis" data-source="post: 4915912" data-attributes="member: 31898">As a game mechanic, I regard Alignment as a designation of essence, not a description of behavior. Good people can do bad things, while evil people do occasionally do the right thing. Being "Good" as an alignment means that you intend to do good, not that you always succeed. Nor does it mean that you are always in the "right" with regard to the Universe. Likewise, being "Evil" in alignment means that your intentions always return to ones that are detrimental to others, but you could still be capable of "good" actions.There is some tendency among D&D players to regard Lawful Good as the "right" alignment. This need not be so at all. "Lawful Good" merely means that people intend to do good things, and believe that it is not possible without the creation and maintenance of an ordered society. Lawful Good characters could easily create or support a tyranny, if they (rightly or wrongly) regard the alternative as worse. They would still be Lawful and Good in essence, but doing the wrong thing. This leaves open the possibility of a Cleric actually being surprised by their Detect Alignment spell:"My Lord, at first I thought you evil, but now I know in my heart that you are a good person. Why are you doing these awful things?""Because otherwise the forces of darkness will destroy all that is good and holy. I am even willing to risk my own salvation to ensure that of others. I love the eternal souls of my people too much to jeopardize them by being too soft on their bodies"</blockquote>

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