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<blockquote data-quote="Libramarian" data-source="post: 6112745" data-attributes="member: 6688858">I don't think that class balance is completely unimportant. I like&nbsp; pretty spiky/asymmetrical balance, probably because in my game player emotional attachment to their character is limited and much&nbsp; of the game is handled in a class agnostic, often freeform way,&nbsp; so unless the classes have some really dramatic differences they tend to run together and become kind of indistinct.What about this: as long as the player makes an effort to rationalize&nbsp; their actions, then that's good enough. They decide how to interpret the&nbsp; situation in terms of alignment. They don't have to get the &quot;right&quot;&nbsp; answer, they just have to try. The DM is only allowed to penalize the&nbsp; player if they knowingly, or completely thoughtlessly act against their&nbsp; alignment. If that were the official rule, would that solve your&nbsp; problems with alignment?I don't see alignment as a special&nbsp; landmine for DM-player conflict, to me it's just another form of pixelbitching--as with&nbsp; any challenge in the game, the DM should never force the players to&nbsp; keep searching for the perfect solution if they've already thought of a&nbsp; reasonable alternative solution.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Libramarian, post: 6112745, member: 6688858"] I don't think that class balance is completely unimportant. I like pretty spiky/asymmetrical balance, probably because in my game player emotional attachment to their character is limited and much of the game is handled in a class agnostic, often freeform way, so unless the classes have some really dramatic differences they tend to run together and become kind of indistinct. What about this: as long as the player makes an effort to rationalize their actions, then that's good enough. They decide how to interpret the situation in terms of alignment. They don't have to get the "right" answer, they just have to try. The DM is only allowed to penalize the player if they knowingly, or completely thoughtlessly act against their alignment. If that were the official rule, would that solve your problems with alignment? I don't see alignment as a special landmine for DM-player conflict, to me it's just another form of pixelbitching--as with any challenge in the game, the DM should never force the players to keep searching for the perfect solution if they've already thought of a reasonable alternative solution. [/QUOTE]

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