D&D General "True Neutral": Bunk or Hogwash

[Artamo]

Another idea: how much of Greyhawk neutrality was merely an explanation for players doing murderhobo-y stuff in Gygax’s dungeons?

“Oh we just let loose eight gods held in stasis within Castle Greyhawk, both good and evil? Ummm, yeah we meant to do that…NEUTRALITY!”

 

[Hriston]

Maintaining the status quo seems like a pretty solid motivation, especially when the consequence of one side or another winning is the end of the multiverse, at least as we know it. True neutrals are just trying to keep this going.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Maintaining the status quo seems like a pretty solid motivation, especially when the consequence of one side or another winning is the end of the multiverse, at least as we know it. True neutrals are just trying to keep this going.

Anyone looking at 2026 and saying "yep, this is all going great" needs a stern talking to, at a minimum.

 

[Hriston]

Anyone looking at 2026 and saying "yep, this is all going great" needs a stern talking to, at a minimum.

Would you say that's because 2026 is out of balance and headed towards disaster? Or do you think the time is ripe for the final conflict that will settle this, once and for all?

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Would you say that's because 2026 is out of balance and headed towards disaster? Or do you think the time is ripe for the final conflict that will settle this, once and for all?

 

[CleverNickName]

When rolling up new characters, I always tell my players to choose Neutral for their alignment unless they have a reason to choose otherwise. This begs the question, "why would I choose to be Good or Chaotic or whatever," and in my opinion? Getting the players to ask themselves that question is the whole point of having alignment mechanics in the first place.