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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8690875" data-attributes="member: 6801845"><p>Considering how long Batman has been around, it's hardly surprising that he's not 100% consistent. But the fact that we have things like the Batman alignment chart also, to me, shows that it can be useful. After all, everyone glances at it has a general idea what it means which is the whole point of alignment to me. Not a straightjacket, not something that dictates every aspect of personality, just one aspect of the description.</p><p></p><p>Is it subjective? Of course. If I describe my NPC as tall with a thin face, pointy chin and lean frame I assume you get a general picture? Yet all of those descriptors are subjective. If you were born a thousand years ago, that description could describe someone that was 5'10" with features that made them look practically skeletal because most people back then were shorter and in general had far less body fat than we accept as normal.</p><p></p><p>Alignment is just a clue for the DM to decide how an NPC thinks and will react. For players it's just one idea to latch onto if they care.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 8690875, member: 6801845"] Considering how long Batman has been around, it's hardly surprising that he's not 100% consistent. But the fact that we have things like the Batman alignment chart also, to me, shows that it can be useful. After all, everyone glances at it has a general idea what it means which is the whole point of alignment to me. Not a straightjacket, not something that dictates every aspect of personality, just one aspect of the description. Is it subjective? Of course. If I describe my NPC as tall with a thin face, pointy chin and lean frame I assume you get a general picture? Yet all of those descriptors are subjective. If you were born a thousand years ago, that description could describe someone that was 5'10" with features that made them look practically skeletal because most people back then were shorter and in general had far less body fat than we accept as normal. Alignment is just a clue for the DM to decide how an NPC thinks and will react. For players it's just one idea to latch onto if they care. [/QUOTE]
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