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<blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 3660148" data-attributes="member: 1656">&quot;Each alignment represents a broad range of personality types or personal philosophies...&quot;&quot;For most people, being good or evil is an attitude that one recognizes but does not choose.&quot;&quot;On a failed save, the alignment of the wearer is radically altered to an alignment as different as possible from the former alignment—good to evil, chaotic to lawful, neutral to some extreme commitment (LE, LG, CE, or CG). Alteration in alignment is mental as well as moral, and the individual changed by the magic thoroughly enjoys his new outlook.&quot;Looks to me like an alignment can represent personality type, personal philosophy, attitude, and outlook... not necessarily just a record of your actions.If someone who has committed many evil acts - who undeniably had, yesterday, an evil alignment - has undergone an epiphany, and has just sworn to devote herself life and soul to championing Good, fighting Evil, and saving orphans and puppies - and she is sincere in her change of heart - do you consider her alignment to be Evil, Neutral, or Good?She has performed many evil actions.&nbsp; She has, as yet, performed no good actions, though she has resolved to do so in future.I'd have no qualms about labelling her alignment as Good.-Hyp.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hypersmurf, post: 3660148, member: 1656"] "Each alignment represents a broad range of personality types or personal philosophies..." "For most people, being good or evil is an attitude that one recognizes but does not choose." "On a failed save, the alignment of the wearer is radically altered to an alignment as different as possible from the former alignment—good to evil, chaotic to lawful, neutral to some extreme commitment (LE, LG, CE, or CG). Alteration in alignment is mental as well as moral, and the individual changed by the magic thoroughly enjoys his new outlook." Looks to me like an alignment can represent personality type, personal philosophy, attitude, and outlook... not necessarily just a record of your actions. If someone who has committed many evil acts - who undeniably had, yesterday, an evil alignment - has undergone an epiphany, and has just sworn to devote herself life and soul to championing Good, fighting Evil, and saving orphans and puppies - and she is sincere in her change of heart - do you consider her alignment to be Evil, Neutral, or Good? She has performed many evil actions. She has, as yet, performed no good actions, though she has resolved to do so in future. I'd have no qualms about labelling her alignment as Good. -Hyp. [/QUOTE]

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