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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shirt Guy John" data-source="post: 147343" data-attributes="member: 2356">My question is this, and I do realize that it may be more philisophical than game-related but bear with me:Does a character(NPC or PC)have an alignment based on what is considered Good or Bad or Lawful or Chaotic by others, or by what the character itself believes is right or wrong?  Pretty vauge?  Here's an example off of the top of my head.*A Paladin has commited an act of evil in the eyes of his church, but he believes vehemently that what he did was right and good and was what the diety wanted.  Does he lose his class abilities for comiting an evil act? or does he retain them, as he in no way feels that what he did is wrong and will not change his stance, for that would violate his concept of being good and true to everyone and oneself?</blockquote>