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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Staffan" data-source="post: 8919161" data-attributes="member: 907">Personally, when I do use the classic nine, I prefer the interpretation I've seen Keith Baker use in Eberron:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Law/Chaos axis determines whether you see yourself and others as primarily as parts of a larger structure/organization or as individuals.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Good/Evil axis is about scruples – what are you willing to do?</li> </ul>My typical example is James Bond. While portrayals vary somewhat, they mostly show Bond as being Lawful Evil in my book. Bond's loyalties lie with MI6 and, to some degree, with the UK in general. And he's willing to do pretty much anything in service to that organization, including murder. I can see a case for being somewhere between Evil and Neutral, but Bond is definitely not Good.Bond's opposite number would be the Doctor. The Doctor generally doesn't care much for large-scale organizations, even if they sometimes work with them, such as UNIT – but even then, they frame that as working with a particular person who just happens to be associated with that organization. They reject the authority of their native society. They place a very high value on life and dignity, and particularly reject any attempts to dominate others. The Doctor is very much Chaotic (individuals before organizations) and Good.Palpatine is Chaotic Evil. You'd think that the head of the fascist Galactic Empire would be Lawful Evil, but no (Tarkin, and later Thrawn, are though). Palpatine cares only for himself. The Empire is a tool he uses to accomplish his own goals, but he doesn't care about it. He's only interested in Ultimate Power.And finally we have Jean-Luc Picard, being Lawful Good. He has dedicated his life to Starfleet and the Federation, and he serves their ideals. But at the same time he has a strong moral compass, sometimes too strong for his superiors' tastes (by comparison, Benjamin Sisko is more LN: still dedicated to Starfleet, but decidedly more willing to use underhanded tactics and the occasional war crime to get his way).</blockquote>

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