Musings on character motivation development in a professional wrestling setting.
We're discussing wrestler character alignments in terms of the D&D alignment matrix over in an e-wrestling group. I'm guessing there's enough general appeal (e.g. not much wrestling-specific jargon in this one) that my roleplaying friends can get in on the fun.
The other guy in the discussion mentioned, "Lawful Neutral is more along my alignment...set of laws and rules to live by, but really don't care whether it's right/wrong by society, it's by self."
I follow Neutral Good for myself. I generally try to adopt a set of ethics that makes life better for myself and others, but I don't always feel that following the letter of the law is the best way to accomplish that.
As for Chaotic Neutral managers - Well, sometimes sticking to Good is BORING. I add a Chaotic Neutral sidekick to add a bit of a wildcard to the mix.
Right now I'm handling a tag team, The Hype, and their alignments are a bit of a tweak on my usual Neutral Good.
Danny Nash, the gay porn star, is Chaotic Good. He's still a good guy at heart, but definitely a wildcard.
CJ Messer, the burned-out boxer and straight man of the group (in more ways than one), is Neutral Neutral. The other two can use him as a foil for their more comedic bits, and he gets to be the eye of the hurricane.
Jimmy DeSett, the sleazy manager, is Chaotic Neutral. He's the one that STARTS a lot of the trouble, all in the name of "This'll make for a hell of a story."
The three of them play off one another very nicely as an ensemble cast.
The other guy in the discussion mentioned, "Lawful Neutral is more along my alignment...set of laws and rules to live by, but really don't care whether it's right/wrong by society, it's by self."
I follow Neutral Good for myself. I generally try to adopt a set of ethics that makes life better for myself and others, but I don't always feel that following the letter of the law is the best way to accomplish that.
As for Chaotic Neutral managers - Well, sometimes sticking to Good is BORING. I add a Chaotic Neutral sidekick to add a bit of a wildcard to the mix.
Right now I'm handling a tag team, The Hype, and their alignments are a bit of a tweak on my usual Neutral Good.
Danny Nash, the gay porn star, is Chaotic Good. He's still a good guy at heart, but definitely a wildcard.
CJ Messer, the burned-out boxer and straight man of the group (in more ways than one), is Neutral Neutral. The other two can use him as a foil for their more comedic bits, and he gets to be the eye of the hurricane.
Jimmy DeSett, the sleazy manager, is Chaotic Neutral. He's the one that STARTS a lot of the trouble, all in the name of "This'll make for a hell of a story."
The three of them play off one another very nicely as an ensemble cast.