moral configurations

Jul 24, 2008 09:13


Those of you who weren't / aren't gamer geeks may not be aware of a funny little merit of the Dungeons and Dragons character-generation system, which is that one of the attributes you set for yourself is your "alignment," a value that stands in, essentially, for your morality.

I've always liked the way that the alignment system works in Dungeons ( Read more... )

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Nooooo!!! memeatron July 25 2008, 12:20:30 UTC
"[A sad closing note: the Wikipedia article on alignment informs me that the new Fourth Edition of the Dungeons and Dragons rules has gone the simpler route, eliminating both Lawful Evil and Chaotic Good. Bloody dualists!]"

Oh you gotta be kidding me! I wouldn't be surprised if they axed neutrality also. The concept of a True Neutral character was far more complex than a CG or LE character.

I'm so disappointed.

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Re: Nooooo!!! sleepingjpb July 27 2008, 01:35:21 UTC
I heart you a lot.

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