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<blockquote data-quote="Merkuri" data-source="post: 5365119" data-attributes="member: 41321">In my opinion, Lawful does not mean you must follow the laws of the place you are in.I consider Lawful or Chaotic to be indicative of your state of mind.&nbsp; It's kinda similar to the J/P trait in the Myers Briggs personality test.Do you think in an orderly fashion, carefully considering all of your options before you act?&nbsp; Do you have a personal code of conduct?&nbsp; Do you generally obey authority figures?&nbsp; If you answered &quot;yes&quot; to these questions then you're Lawful.Do you often make snap decisions or base your decisions on random things, like a coin toss?&nbsp; Do you highly value your own personal freedom?&nbsp; Do you often make fun of or disobey authority figures?&nbsp; If you answered &quot;yes&quot; then you're Chaotic.So, while a Lawful character is more likely to obey laws than a Chaotic character, he's still free to disobey them if he feels they are unjust or if he has another very compelling reason.&nbsp; His personal code of conduct is more important than the laws of the land.&nbsp; He will probably feel guilty for disobeying the laws, and in some cases may even turn himself in after the fact.A Chaotic character, on the other hand, would probably just disobey the law with no guilt or second thoughts.&nbsp; They might not even know or care what the law is.&nbsp; They spend less time thinking and more time doing.For example, both characters might steal an apple from an apple cart.&nbsp; The Chaotic character would just not care about it.&nbsp; He might not even realize he's stealing (&quot;I'm just sampling the wares&quot;).&nbsp; The Lawful character would have a calculated reason for stealing that apple.&nbsp; He would justify it to himself.&nbsp; The reason may depend on his other alignment trait.&nbsp; If he's Lawful Good, maybe he sees an orphan dying of hunger but he has no other food or money.&nbsp; If he's Lawful Evil maybe he'd steal it because he's hungry but broke. Both characters would rather buy the apple, but if they really needed it for something and couldn't afford it they would be able to justify the small theft.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Merkuri, post: 5365119, member: 41321"] In my opinion, Lawful does not mean you must follow the laws of the place you are in. I consider Lawful or Chaotic to be indicative of your state of mind. It's kinda similar to the J/P trait in the Myers Briggs personality test. Do you think in an orderly fashion, carefully considering all of your options before you act? Do you have a personal code of conduct? Do you generally obey authority figures? If you answered "yes" to these questions then you're Lawful. Do you often make snap decisions or base your decisions on random things, like a coin toss? Do you highly value your own personal freedom? Do you often make fun of or disobey authority figures? If you answered "yes" then you're Chaotic. So, while a Lawful character is more likely to obey laws than a Chaotic character, he's still free to disobey them if he feels they are unjust or if he has another very compelling reason. His personal code of conduct is more important than the laws of the land. He will probably feel guilty for disobeying the laws, and in some cases may even turn himself in after the fact. A Chaotic character, on the other hand, would probably just disobey the law with no guilt or second thoughts. They might not even know or care what the law is. They spend less time thinking and more time doing. For example, both characters might steal an apple from an apple cart. The Chaotic character would just not care about it. He might not even realize he's stealing ("I'm just sampling the wares"). The Lawful character would have a calculated reason for stealing that apple. He would justify it to himself. The reason may depend on his other alignment trait. If he's Lawful Good, maybe he sees an orphan dying of hunger but he has no other food or money. If he's Lawful Evil maybe he'd steal it because he's hungry but broke. Both characters would rather buy the apple, but if they really needed it for something and couldn't afford it they would be able to justify the small theft. [/QUOTE]

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