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<blockquote data-quote="Baron Opal" data-source="post: 5424176" data-attributes="member: 10433">I enjoy the use of alignment as well, but I have always considered it more of the &quot;flag you fly&quot; than a concise description of moral outlook.I do have an alternate alignment system as well. I use Law and Chaos in a semi-Moorcockian sense, as well as Insight, Evil and Neutral.Law emobidies the conforming and crystallizing nature of alchemical salt, the needs of society are greater than the needs of the individual, &amp;c. Chaos embodies the mutating and destructive nature of alchemical sulfur, the needs of the Self are paramount, &amp;c. Insight seeks the continual refinement and evolution of the world itself, which includes the Self as it is part of the world. This typifies the aims of alchemcial quicksilver.Evil is tied to the destructive aims of the Infernals and the Imprisioned. It is never a natural expression of the world. This is used mostly for demons, Far Realm critters, and the like. Humans are rarely so bereft of morals and soul to have the alignment Evil, they are just cruelly Lawful, callously Chaotic or banally Neutral.And, speaking of Neutrality, that it the alignment of those who just don't care enough to take a particular stand. They just want to keep their head down and live their simple lives. Thus, it is the alignment of the plainfolk usually.Back intheday when I did use the stock alignment system of D&amp;D, I had a fairly soft definition of the alignments. I did maintain that there where 9 alignments and not a comination of 5. One of the big problems I have had in the past with other people is my contention that Lawful Good was its own scheme and not a combination of Law and Good.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Baron Opal, post: 5424176, member: 10433"] I enjoy the use of alignment as well, but I have always considered it more of the "flag you fly" than a concise description of moral outlook. I do have an alternate alignment system as well. I use Law and Chaos in a semi-Moorcockian sense, as well as Insight, Evil and Neutral. Law emobidies the conforming and crystallizing nature of alchemical salt, the needs of society are greater than the needs of the individual, &c. Chaos embodies the mutating and destructive nature of alchemical sulfur, the needs of the Self are paramount, &c. Insight seeks the continual refinement and evolution of the world itself, which includes the Self as it is part of the world. This typifies the aims of alchemcial quicksilver. Evil is tied to the destructive aims of the Infernals and the Imprisioned. It is never a natural expression of the world. This is used mostly for demons, Far Realm critters, and the like. Humans are rarely so bereft of morals and soul to have the alignment Evil, they are just cruelly Lawful, callously Chaotic or banally Neutral. And, speaking of Neutrality, that it the alignment of those who just don't care enough to take a particular stand. They just want to keep their head down and live their simple lives. Thus, it is the alignment of the plainfolk usually. Back intheday when I did use the stock alignment system of D&D, I had a fairly soft definition of the alignments. I did maintain that there where 9 alignments and not a comination of 5. One of the big problems I have had in the past with other people is my contention that Lawful Good was its own scheme and not a combination of Law and Good. [/QUOTE]

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