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<blockquote data-quote="ARandomGod" data-source="post: 1486138" data-attributes="member: 17296">I agree with this one completely.In fact I agree with it so much as to state that1) When a lawful person is in an area where the laws do not agree with his own, he is in effect (but not in reality) a either lawful with neutral leanings or neutral with lawful leanings, depending on how HIS law and the local laws interact, and how his society views the society he's currently in.And, I'd go further to say that actively disregarding similiar laws would be unlawful for that character, actively disregarding non-conflicting laws would be neutral, but following conflicting laws would be chaotic.A person in a foriegn land can have alignment troubles depending on how much he identifies with his homeland compared to how much he identifies with the current location. Normally, however, this is not an issue. The lawful character by default follows the laws of the land.There can be issues, however. And, for that matter, the Lawful character is the ONLY one who really has problems following all laws.A neutral character can indeed always follow every law and still remain neutral.Even a chaotic character can follow foreign laws better than some lawful ones. They'll gripe and complain, perhaps. But a traveler who always adapts as completely as possible to the local laws of the land has absolutly no problem being desctibed as chaotic in my opinion.&quot;What? Why are we tied up? You LIKE us! You had no problem with our evening prayers yesterday! You were praying too!!&quot;&quot;Yesterday we were in Isavalta. It was legal, mandatory even. Here, however, it's punishable by execution. I'm taking you in. Sorry.&quot;Pretty chaotic. A lawful person, however, simply could not follow both those opposing laws and maintain his lawful status.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ARandomGod, post: 1486138, member: 17296"] I agree with this one completely. In fact I agree with it so much as to state that 1) When a lawful person is in an area where the laws do not agree with his own, he is in effect (but not in reality) a either lawful with neutral leanings or neutral with lawful leanings, depending on how HIS law and the local laws interact, and how his society views the society he's currently in. And, I'd go further to say that actively disregarding similiar laws would be unlawful for that character, actively disregarding non-conflicting laws would be neutral, but following conflicting laws would be chaotic. A person in a foriegn land can have alignment troubles depending on how much he identifies with his homeland compared to how much he identifies with the current location. Normally, however, this is not an issue. The lawful character by default follows the laws of the land. There can be issues, however. And, for that matter, the Lawful character is the ONLY one who really has problems following all laws. A neutral character can indeed always follow every law and still remain neutral. Even a chaotic character can follow foreign laws better than some lawful ones. They'll gripe and complain, perhaps. But a traveler who always adapts as completely as possible to the local laws of the land has absolutly no problem being desctibed as chaotic in my opinion. "What? Why are we tied up? You LIKE us! You had no problem with our evening prayers yesterday! You were praying too!!" "Yesterday we were in Isavalta. It was legal, mandatory even. Here, however, it's punishable by execution. I'm taking you in. Sorry." Pretty chaotic. A lawful person, however, simply could not follow both those opposing laws and maintain his lawful status. [/QUOTE]

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