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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 1766451" data-attributes="member: 177">One thing to recall is that alignment is a long-term average of motivations and behavior, not a short-term one.&nbsp; You speak of an &quot;alignment infraction&quot;, but really it is just one data point.&nbsp; Such things are generally not an issue unless they are extremely momentous, or become a habit.If you think of it as an infraction, then you are thinking of the straightjacket - they are somehow &quot;not allowed&quot; to do certain things.&nbsp; Instead, think of it as if they can always do whatever they want.&nbsp; The character's alignment can change if their actions support that overall.&nbsp; For a few, there will be some consequences.&nbsp; But in those cases, you'll probably find that the minor disparities between player and DM aren't an issue.&nbsp; While on any particular act, you may disagree on where it falls.&nbsp; You'll probably disagree far less often on the overall bent of the character.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 1766451, member: 177"] One thing to recall is that alignment is a [i]long-term[/i] average of motivations and behavior, not a short-term one. You speak of an "alignment infraction", but really it is just one data point. Such things are generally not an issue unless they are extremely momentous, or become a habit. If you think of it as an infraction, then you are thinking of the straightjacket - they are somehow "not allowed" to do certain things. Instead, think of it as if they can always do whatever they want. The character's alignment can change if their actions support that overall. For a few, there will be some consequences. But in those cases, you'll probably find that the minor disparities between player and DM aren't an issue. While on any particular act, you may disagree on where it falls. You'll probably disagree far less often on the overall bent of the character. [/QUOTE]

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