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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jefe Bergenstein" data-source="post: 4706802" data-attributes="member: 31506">If all DM's magically imprinted their beliefs into their players, this would work. Since they dont, alignment is, and has always been, a piss poor system. Well designed rules should be easy to interpret, as they are designed for everyone. I dont have trouble going to one group and calculating my character's attack bonus. I know my first level mage deals d4+1 damage with a magic missile. I dont know if protection from Law grants a bonus to him or not. I frequently cant even get a consensus on a character's alignment within my own group, let alone others.As there are mechanical consequences for alignment, it should, in a well designed system, be readily apparent what someone's alignment is for all. As its incredibly subjective, its a bad rule. For the argument, I'd say Rorschach is Lawful Evil. He's methodical, orderly, and driven to protect society as a whole from the weaknesses of the individual. He's cruel and inhumane in his quest to see his goals.</blockquote>