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<blockquote data-quote="Faolyn" data-source="post: 8349169" data-attributes="member: 6915329"><p>So it's more than a "few individuals." </p><p></p><p>Almost like all y'all have the alignment "chaotic obstructionist."</p><p></p><p></p><p>No, what I'm asking for is for you to tell me what about any particular alignment is actually useful, what about it guides you, what provides a stepping-off point.</p><p></p><p>Right now, your answer is "it's useful because it's useful," which is <em>not </em>a useful answer <em>and </em>doesn't actually do anything to make alignment actually seem worthwhile.</p><p></p><p>So, seriously. Pick three different monster species with the same alignment. <em>Preferably </em>living, mortal monsters, not monsters that can be described as being preprogramed by dint of being alien-minded entities or beings corrupted by negative energy. Then describe how that alignment provides you with a tool to aid in how you roleplay those three species. Teach me, since you keep saying I'm doing it wrong. Show me the <em>right </em>way. </p><p></p><p>And then please explain what you do when you have two monsters with similar MOs but drastically different alignments, because clearly I'm not understanding them. Like, why elves are usually chaotic good even when shown as to be bigots willing to commit genocide over land grabs, but orcs are usually chaotic evil when they do the same thing. You didn't answer that. You just went back to talking about percentages, which I don't care about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Faolyn, post: 8349169, member: 6915329"] So it's more than a "few individuals." Almost like all y'all have the alignment "chaotic obstructionist." No, what I'm asking for is for you to tell me what about any particular alignment is actually useful, what about it guides you, what provides a stepping-off point. Right now, your answer is "it's useful because it's useful," which is [I]not [/I]a useful answer [I]and [/I]doesn't actually do anything to make alignment actually seem worthwhile. So, seriously. Pick three different monster species with the same alignment. [I]Preferably [/I]living, mortal monsters, not monsters that can be described as being preprogramed by dint of being alien-minded entities or beings corrupted by negative energy. Then describe how that alignment provides you with a tool to aid in how you roleplay those three species. Teach me, since you keep saying I'm doing it wrong. Show me the [I]right [/I]way. And then please explain what you do when you have two monsters with similar MOs but drastically different alignments, because clearly I'm not understanding them. Like, why elves are usually chaotic good even when shown as to be bigots willing to commit genocide over land grabs, but orcs are usually chaotic evil when they do the same thing. You didn't answer that. You just went back to talking about percentages, which I don't care about. [/QUOTE]
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