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<blockquote data-quote="werk" data-source="post: 4035346" data-attributes="member: 29663"><p>This sounds like a cop out to me.</p><p></p><p>It's an 'I do what I want cuz I'm the player!' argument. I see it as the alignment <em>IS</em> the way the character should be played, rather than the players whim...but the player creates or chooses the character, so it really shouldn't be a problem.</p><p></p><p>Obviously, you have to stray A LOT in my campaign for it to matter in the long run. But a LG paladin raping babies is right out regardless of the situation or 'it seemed like a good idea at the time.'</p><p></p><p>The alignment is part of the character, and disregarding alignment because you think that's what the character would do, means that you are probably not ROLE-playing the character.</p><p></p><p>Acting in defiance to your character's alignment is simply acting chaotically or unpredictably....which is an alignment trait itself.</p><p></p><p>If your direction says Hamlet exits stage left, and you exit stage right, you are not playing the role of Hamlet correctly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="werk, post: 4035346, member: 29663"] This sounds like a cop out to me. It's an 'I do what I want cuz I'm the player!' argument. I see it as the alignment [i]IS[/i] the way the character should be played, rather than the players whim...but the player creates or chooses the character, so it really shouldn't be a problem. Obviously, you have to stray A LOT in my campaign for it to matter in the long run. But a LG paladin raping babies is right out regardless of the situation or 'it seemed like a good idea at the time.' The alignment is part of the character, and disregarding alignment because you think that's what the character would do, means that you are probably not ROLE-playing the character. Acting in defiance to your character's alignment is simply acting chaotically or unpredictably....which is an alignment trait itself. If your direction says Hamlet exits stage left, and you exit stage right, you are not playing the role of Hamlet correctly. [/QUOTE]
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