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<blockquote data-quote="MrMyth" data-source="post: 5682903" data-attributes="member: 61155">It is also worth noting (as I think Dannyalcatraz is getting at here) that 4E's adjustment of alignment involved two things: 1) Removing direct connections between alignment and the game mechanics.2) Switching from the 9 point system to the 5 point system. &nbsp;The latter is trivial to 'bolt-on' - it takes literally a single sentence from the DM to just say, &quot;Yeah, use the classic alignments instead of the new ones.&quot; &nbsp;The former, on the other hand, does require a bit more work to reintegrate alignment mechanically. And it sounds like that is more of the area of concern in this case, rather than the change in the alignments themselves.&nbsp;In my case... I like the removal of mechanics (for the most part). I understand the logic behind the new 5 point system, but don't find it particularly compelling, so I tend to use the old alignments. Mostly - I do like the addition of 'unaligned' as opposed to 'true neutral'. I've also found alignment most useful as a tool for the player rather than DM, so I don't feel too strongly either way.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MrMyth, post: 5682903, member: 61155"] It is also worth noting (as I think Dannyalcatraz is getting at here) that 4E's adjustment of alignment involved two things: 1) Removing direct connections between alignment and the game mechanics. 2) Switching from the 9 point system to the 5 point system. The latter is trivial to 'bolt-on' - it takes literally a single sentence from the DM to just say, "Yeah, use the classic alignments instead of the new ones." The former, on the other hand, does require a bit more work to reintegrate alignment mechanically. And it sounds like that is more of the area of concern in this case, rather than the change in the alignments themselves. In my case... I like the removal of mechanics (for the most part). I understand the logic behind the new 5 point system, but don't find it particularly compelling, so I tend to use the old alignments. Mostly - I do like the addition of 'unaligned' as opposed to 'true neutral'. I've also found alignment most useful as a tool for the player rather than DM, so I don't feel too strongly either way. [/QUOTE]

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