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<blockquote data-quote="arscott" data-source="post: 3287682" data-attributes="member: 17969">More than one person has recommended personal codes.That's a load of hooey, in my opinion.&nbsp; Having a personal moral code is basically the same thing as saying &quot;I live by my own rules&quot;.&nbsp; That's the essence of chaos, in my book.Being lawful is about deference to the judgment of others.&nbsp; A lawful character trusts his father's advice over his own experience.&nbsp; He trusts the magistrate to keep order in the village rather than resorting to vigilantism.A lawful character will follow the law by force of habit, even when there's no particular reason to do so--He'll walk all the way to the end of the street and use the crosswalk, even though there are no cars in the street.The law/chaos axis is always about first instincts.&nbsp; The first instinct of a lawful character is to follow the law and obey authority.&nbsp; Even if you ultimately choose to take actions that are against the law, your first instinct was to obey and you had to convince yourself to do otherwise.Just because an authority is evil or unjust does not mean he is to be disobeyed.&nbsp; The Baron may be raising an army of undead, but that's not an excuse to avoid the wool tariff.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="arscott, post: 3287682, member: 17969"] More than one person has recommended personal codes. That's a load of hooey, in my opinion. Having a personal moral code is basically the same thing as saying "I live by my own rules". That's the essence of chaos, in my book. Being lawful is about deference to the judgment of others. A lawful character trusts his father's advice over his own experience. He trusts the magistrate to keep order in the village rather than resorting to vigilantism. A lawful character will follow the law by force of habit, even when there's no particular reason to do so--He'll walk all the way to the end of the street and use the crosswalk, even though there are no cars in the street. The law/chaos axis is always about first instincts. The first instinct of a lawful character is to follow the law and obey authority. Even if you ultimately choose to take actions that are against the law, your first instinct was to obey and you had to convince yourself to do otherwise. Just because an authority is evil or unjust does not mean he is to be disobeyed. The Baron may be raising an army of undead, but that's not an excuse to avoid the wool tariff. [/QUOTE]

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