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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Aldarc" data-source="post: 8046177" data-attributes="member: 5142">Seems like you are splitting hairs here, but it's of little consequence.Then you will just as quickly see why it was turned into a vestigial property.I don't think that every game handles alignment poorly. Dungeon World, for example, provides you bonus XP at the end of the session if you acted according to your alignment in the game session. It's discussed at the end of the session. Alignment is also simplified to Good, Law, Chaos, Evil, and Neutral, rather than the Chaotic Neutral mess that we have. You are not punished for acting against your alignment, but you do get a check of XP for acting according to your alignment, typically in class-specific ways rather in more morally abstract ones.For example, here are the alignment entries for a Thief:[spoiler]ChaoticLeap into danger without a plan.NeutralAvoid detection or infiltrate a location.EvilShift danger or blame from yourself to someone else.[/spoiler]Here are the alignment entries for a Cleric:[spoiler]GoodEndanger yourself to heal another.LawfulEndanger yourself following the precepts of your church or god.EvilHarm another to prove the superiority of your church or god.[/spoiler]In case people are curious, the paladin only gets to choose from Lawful or Good. A character does not choose multiple.If people wanted Alignment to be meaningful and reinforced for the character, it may have even been better had Inspiration been tied more directly to Alignment rather than the whole Bonds/Flaws/Ideals. Inspiration then becomes the forces of the D&D Multiverse rewarding the character for leaning into their metaphysical ethical stance which they have aligned themselves to.</blockquote>

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