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<blockquote data-quote="Mercutio01" data-source="post: 4701887" data-attributes="member: 37277">This is where 4E has alignment from 3E trumped.&nbsp; He's not neutral, which implies some sort of caring. Dr. Manhattan is completely unaligned.&nbsp; Once Laurie sends him packing, his attachment to humanity is completely gone.&nbsp; He seriously could not give two craps about anything on Earth.Edit - and on topic - Rorschach doesn't fit into an alignment box.&nbsp; It's like assigning an alignment to the Punisher.&nbsp; His moral code is less nuanced than a lawful stupid paladin like OotS' Miko.&nbsp; He's not lawful (although he once was when the laws actually allowed for &quot;masks&quot; to operate), but he's also not chaotic.&nbsp; He follows a rigorous routine, is not erratic, and has a plan for just about everything.&nbsp; He's not good because he kills, but he's not evil because he only kills those that are worthy of it.&nbsp; At the same time, his moral code does have a little bit of gray - he lets Moloch off even though Moloch does have illegal drugs.As further evidence of his not being erratic - he plans so far ahead that he leaves his scripted journal for the New Frontiersman, hoping they print the truth of what happened.Characters like those in Watchmen so clearly break the idea of alignment boxes that I am actually glad to have &quot;unaligned&quot; as an option in 4E.&nbsp; Every character I play or run as a DM will be unaligned.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mercutio01, post: 4701887, member: 37277"] This is where 4E has alignment from 3E trumped. He's not neutral, which implies some sort of caring. Dr. Manhattan is completely unaligned. Once Laurie sends him packing, his attachment to humanity is completely gone. He seriously could not give two craps about anything on Earth. Edit - and on topic - Rorschach doesn't fit into an alignment box. It's like assigning an alignment to the Punisher. His moral code is less nuanced than a lawful stupid paladin like OotS' Miko. He's not lawful (although he once was when the laws actually allowed for "masks" to operate), but he's also not chaotic. He follows a rigorous routine, is not erratic, and has a plan for just about everything. He's not good because he kills, but he's not evil because he only kills those that are worthy of it. At the same time, his moral code does have a little bit of gray - he lets Moloch off even though Moloch does have illegal drugs. As further evidence of his not being erratic - he plans so far ahead that he leaves his scripted journal for the New Frontiersman, hoping they print the truth of what happened. Characters like those in Watchmen so clearly break the idea of alignment boxes that I am actually glad to have "unaligned" as an option in 4E. Every character I play or run as a DM will be unaligned. [/QUOTE]

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