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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 3524843" data-attributes="member: 4937">And now that I think about, I've got another line of argument for Roy being neutral good rather than lawful good.Justice and Mercy are generally held by philosophies we commonly call 'good' to be both virtues but, also to be virtues that are in tension with each other.&nbsp; It's hard to be merciful and just at the same time.&nbsp; I propose that chaotic good philosophies tend to err on the side of Mercy in making judgements, and that lawful good philosophies tend to err on the side of Justice.&nbsp; Not only does this fit our sterotypes of the philosophies, but there is a strong theoretical reason why this should be so.&nbsp; The purpose of Justice is to protect the society.&nbsp; The purpose of Mercy is to protect the individual.&nbsp; So its natural to suspect that lawfuls would err on the side of Justice and chaotics err on the side of Mercy.&nbsp; So on which side does Roy err?&nbsp; I would propose that Roy consistantly errs on the side of Mercy.&nbsp; In fact, Roy's mercifulness and hesitancy to shed life are some of the most consistant aspects of his personality.&nbsp; This doesn't necessarily prove that he's not lawful, but to me it strongly suggests that Roy's portrayal has been more neutral good than lawful good.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 3524843, member: 4937"] And now that I think about, I've got another line of argument for Roy being neutral good rather than lawful good. Justice and Mercy are generally held by philosophies we commonly call 'good' to be both virtues but, also to be virtues that are in tension with each other. It's hard to be merciful and just at the same time. I propose that chaotic good philosophies tend to err on the side of Mercy in making judgements, and that lawful good philosophies tend to err on the side of Justice. Not only does this fit our sterotypes of the philosophies, but there is a strong theoretical reason why this should be so. The purpose of Justice is to protect the society. The purpose of Mercy is to protect the individual. So its natural to suspect that lawfuls would err on the side of Justice and chaotics err on the side of Mercy. So on which side does Roy err? I would propose that Roy consistantly errs on the side of Mercy. In fact, Roy's mercifulness and hesitancy to shed life are some of the most consistant aspects of his personality. This doesn't necessarily prove that he's not lawful, but to me it strongly suggests that Roy's portrayal has been more neutral good than lawful good. [/QUOTE]

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