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<blockquote data-quote="Lakesidefantasy" data-source="post: 8560544" data-attributes="member: 6682043">I was never happy with alignment throughout the editions. I always chose chaotic neutral so I could ignore it and just play my character without the Dungeon Master harassing me*. But at the same time, I recognize the usefulness of good and evil in Dungeons and Dragons (law and chaos--no). It is one thing I liked about fourth edition with its paired down alignment system, and the option to be unaligned. In the past I've experimented with adding a third dimension to alignment spanning the gamut from Fanatic to Apathetic. In that system one could choose something like Lawful Good Apathetic, &quot;I subscribe to and support the tenets of law and goodness, but I don't go out of my way to adhere to those tenets.&quot; The fanatic end of the axis is pretty much what gets bullyragged across the Internet.One thing I have always found alignment useful for, though, is the general tone and character of a city, country, or settlement. It's a nice shorthand useful in stat blocks and gazetteers of stat blocks. Then again, I have never taken alignment all that seriously; it's always been a mere guide for me--For Me.* Whether that works or not is a completely different point, which means you're missing The Point.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lakesidefantasy, post: 8560544, member: 6682043"] I was never happy with alignment throughout the editions. I always chose chaotic neutral so I could ignore it and just play my character without the Dungeon Master harassing me*. But at the same time, I recognize the usefulness of good and evil in Dungeons and Dragons (law and chaos--no). It is one thing I liked about fourth edition with its paired down alignment system, and the option to be unaligned. In the past I've experimented with adding a third dimension to alignment spanning the gamut from Fanatic to Apathetic. In that system one could choose something like Lawful Good Apathetic, "I subscribe to and support the tenets of law and goodness, but I don't go out of my way to adhere to those tenets." The fanatic end of the axis is pretty much what gets bullyragged across the Internet. One thing I have always found alignment useful for, though, is the general tone and character of a city, country, or settlement. It's a nice shorthand useful in stat blocks and gazetteers of stat blocks. Then again, I have never taken alignment all that seriously; it's always been a mere guide for me--For Me. * Whether that works or not is a completely different point, which means you're missing The Point. [/QUOTE]

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