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Why did they not slay the Chaotic Evil Sacred Cow?
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<blockquote data-quote="mlund" data-source="post: 4265205" data-attributes="member: 50304"><p>I'm very happy with the way this shook out.</p><p></p><p>I like having the refined categories of Lawful Good and Chaotic Evil. They really do have crucial niches / archetypes to play above CG, CN, LN, and LE. I think the CG vs. LG opposition was over-wrought in 3rd Edition. I think the revision to Lawful Good and Plain Old Evil in 4th Edition really set things up cleanly.</p><p></p><p>If Good in actively benevolent, Lawful Good is constantly strategically benevolent - making plans for tomorrow and constantly examining the means and the ends to what's going on.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, Evil encompasses those with a disregard for others from the predatory to the mildly misanthropic, while the realm of Chaotic Evil is reserved for those who live for nothing but the opportunity to cause other people misery and pain (AKA, Demonic or Cliched Villainy). There's the kind of Evil people can coexist with (urban thieves' guild, un-easy truce with the local man-eating Goblins) and the kind of Evil that you can't get to sleep at night until it is driven off (like demons and serial killers). </p><p></p><p>Alignments like CG and LE have been rolled into G and E in a well-handled fashion. I also like that Freedom is now integrated into Good while Tyranny is still entrenched in Evil. It seems to be more consistent in terms of values.</p><p></p><p>- Marty Lund</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mlund, post: 4265205, member: 50304"] I'm very happy with the way this shook out. I like having the refined categories of Lawful Good and Chaotic Evil. They really do have crucial niches / archetypes to play above CG, CN, LN, and LE. I think the CG vs. LG opposition was over-wrought in 3rd Edition. I think the revision to Lawful Good and Plain Old Evil in 4th Edition really set things up cleanly. If Good in actively benevolent, Lawful Good is constantly strategically benevolent - making plans for tomorrow and constantly examining the means and the ends to what's going on. Meanwhile, Evil encompasses those with a disregard for others from the predatory to the mildly misanthropic, while the realm of Chaotic Evil is reserved for those who live for nothing but the opportunity to cause other people misery and pain (AKA, Demonic or Cliched Villainy). There's the kind of Evil people can coexist with (urban thieves' guild, un-easy truce with the local man-eating Goblins) and the kind of Evil that you can't get to sleep at night until it is driven off (like demons and serial killers). Alignments like CG and LE have been rolled into G and E in a well-handled fashion. I also like that Freedom is now integrated into Good while Tyranny is still entrenched in Evil. It seems to be more consistent in terms of values. - Marty Lund [/QUOTE]
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