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<blockquote data-quote="AntiStateQuixote" data-source="post: 4233556" data-attributes="member: 30770"><p>This! Mostly.</p><p></p><p>I think what is missing is the implied cosmology and mythology. We got a hint of it in Worlds and Monsters, but I supsect (hope) there is more to it in DMG and/or MM.</p><p></p><p><strong>G vs. E</strong></p><p>This is not fairy tale, watered-down good vs. evil. Someone who is Good (notice the capital G) is an agent for good in the world. Promoting peace, goodwill, well-being of sentient beings, etc. is important to Good beings, and that's what they do.</p><p></p><p>Evil creatures aren't selfish bad guys. They're not sadistic murderers. They are agents of the forces of evil that actively promote war, suffering and enslaving sentient beings. An Evil (again with the capital E) creature does evil for the sake of evil, not because it serves its own ends.</p><p></p><p><strong>LG vs. CE</strong></p><p>Lawful Good is the <strong>more</strong> good and Chaotic Evil is the <strong>more</strong> evil. In this cosmology/mythology Lawful Good beings are not just Good, but they honor the good gods, promote the "natural" order imposed by the gods, and specifically oppose the evil destructive forces of the Elmental Chaos. After the war between the gods and the Primordials, the Elemental Chaos, titans, giants and elementals are the last remaining bastion of the nihilistic forces of the Primordials that tried to destroy all of the World. The goals of Chaotic Evil beings are absolute destruction of intelligent life including the gods. Lawful Good beings stand specifically against these forces of elemental and ancient evil.</p><p></p><p><strong>Unaligned</strong></p><p>Any creature that is not an actual agent of Good, Evil, Lawful Good or Chaotic Evil is unaligned. You can be a good person without being Good. You can be a malicious, selfish, murderous bastard without being evil. The application of an alignment to a being implies that it is actively seeking to promote an agenda related to its alignment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AntiStateQuixote, post: 4233556, member: 30770"] This! Mostly. I think what is missing is the implied cosmology and mythology. We got a hint of it in Worlds and Monsters, but I supsect (hope) there is more to it in DMG and/or MM. [b]G vs. E[/b] This is not fairy tale, watered-down good vs. evil. Someone who is Good (notice the capital G) is an agent for good in the world. Promoting peace, goodwill, well-being of sentient beings, etc. is important to Good beings, and that's what they do. Evil creatures aren't selfish bad guys. They're not sadistic murderers. They are agents of the forces of evil that actively promote war, suffering and enslaving sentient beings. An Evil (again with the capital E) creature does evil for the sake of evil, not because it serves its own ends. [b]LG vs. CE[/b] Lawful Good is the [b]more[/b] good and Chaotic Evil is the [b]more[/b] evil. In this cosmology/mythology Lawful Good beings are not just Good, but they honor the good gods, promote the "natural" order imposed by the gods, and specifically oppose the evil destructive forces of the Elmental Chaos. After the war between the gods and the Primordials, the Elemental Chaos, titans, giants and elementals are the last remaining bastion of the nihilistic forces of the Primordials that tried to destroy all of the World. The goals of Chaotic Evil beings are absolute destruction of intelligent life including the gods. Lawful Good beings stand specifically against these forces of elemental and ancient evil. [b]Unaligned[/b] Any creature that is not an actual agent of Good, Evil, Lawful Good or Chaotic Evil is unaligned. You can be a good person without being Good. You can be a malicious, selfish, murderous bastard without being evil. The application of an alignment to a being implies that it is actively seeking to promote an agenda related to its alignment. [/QUOTE]
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