alignment gridwyrd_saneDecember 6 2012, 18:57:32 UTC
I like the DnD alignment grid as a descriptive tool. My only thing is that some characters', or especially some real-world persons' personalities might not map onto the alignment grid very well.
Oh, I'm not saying you couldn't pigeon-hole them into a category, just that, for some folks, the result might give you more of a misrepresentation of who they are rather than helping to further describe/define who they are.
I think, for player characters, and for real people, DnD alignment should be something of an emergent property if they choose to have it be.
In other words, you could choose to have one of the explicit 9 choice labels applied to you or not. And if you choose not to have one applied, then one may or may not emerge as you age and life happens to you.
lemmie try againwyrd_saneDecember 6 2012, 19:05:35 UTC
I just realized that my comment didn't properly address your question. Sorry about that.
I suppose this would be the thing where a person tends to idolize someone whose traits are different from their own.
But another point: while I would totally agree that Superman is Lawful Good I don't really see Batman as being Chaotic. Maybe he's the JLA's "most chaotic" member, I don't know because I'm not currently familiar enough with them.
I always saw Batman as either virtually Lawful Good (his own law) or more probably Neutral Good.
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Oh, I'm not saying you couldn't pigeon-hole them into a category, just that, for some folks, the result might give you more of a misrepresentation of who they are rather than helping to further describe/define who they are.
I think, for player characters, and for real people, DnD alignment should be something of an emergent property if they choose to have it be.
In other words, you could choose to have one of the explicit 9 choice labels applied to you or not. And if you choose not to have one applied, then one may or may not emerge as you age and life happens to you.
What do you think?
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I suppose this would be the thing where a person tends to idolize someone whose traits are different from their own.
But another point: while I would totally agree that Superman is Lawful Good I don't really see Batman as being Chaotic. Maybe he's the JLA's "most chaotic" member, I don't know because I'm not currently familiar enough with them.
I always saw Batman as either virtually Lawful Good (his own law) or more probably Neutral Good.
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Furry cows moo and decompress.
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