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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zappo" data-source="post: 1766253" data-attributes="member: 633">IMO, alignment doesn't describe a character; rather, it is a derived property. You can't reliably judge whether the action was lawful or chaotic; it depends on exactly what was going on in his mind when he committed the act. That's why we get so many contrasting answers, not because the alignment system is broken - everyone, consciously or not, is making different basic assumptions.  Making the assumption that the character is a sort of serial killer who specializes in paedophiles, that the urge to kill them is so powerful that it overrides rationality (he could've got him dead without breaking the law if he wanted), I voted chaotic. He placed his personal code above the law; he acted in an individualistic way; he did so without need.  An equally strong case for lawfulness can be made, though. Maybe the character had different motivations than just his personal feelings. Maybe he wasn't aware of the local laws. Maybe he consciously was, but (due to low mental stats) he was still stuck in an "I'm living in a lawless place and must make my own law" mindset. Maybe something else.</blockquote>