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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8694626" data-attributes="member: 6801845">It's something I can look at in a glance and get a general idea of how the monster/npc is going to interact with the world around them.&nbsp; I know why they're being encountered, I have a rough idea of what their motivations could be, otherwise I wouldn't have them.&nbsp; Every other option I've seen presented leaves big gaping holes or is magnitudes more text.&nbsp; Mafioso is just a quick, off the top of my head example of a group that is stereotypically LE.&nbsp; LE&nbsp; means they'll kill you without hesitation, they abide by rules (which doesn't make them trustworthy), they probably value tradition.&nbsp; That's a lot for 2 letters.&nbsp; Of course it's not going to tell you details, I'll fill in the details when and if I spend more than a few minutes fleshing out their story.&nbsp; But 90% of the time?&nbsp; Alignment is a start.&nbsp; Probably 80% of the time I don't need much more because they're just henchmen. If their 15 seconds of fame turns into something more it gives me a guideline.&nbsp; Don't like alignment?&nbsp; Don't use it.&nbsp; Your loss.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 8694626, member: 6801845"] It's something I can look at in a glance and get a general idea of how the monster/npc is going to interact with the world around them. I know [I]why [/I]they're being encountered, I have a rough idea of what their motivations could be, otherwise I wouldn't have them. Every other option I've seen presented leaves big gaping holes or is magnitudes more text. Mafioso is just a quick, off the top of my head example of a group that is stereotypically LE. LE means they'll kill you without hesitation, they abide by rules (which doesn't make them trustworthy), they probably value tradition. That's a lot for 2 letters. Of course it's not going to tell you details, I'll fill in the details when and if I spend more than a few minutes fleshing out their story. But 90% of the time? Alignment is a start. Probably 80% of the time I don't need much more because they're just henchmen. If their 15 seconds of fame turns into something more it gives me a guideline. Don't like alignment? Don't use it. Your loss. [/QUOTE]

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