I act lawful good generally, but personality-wise I'm more on the side of lawful evil. Take that as you will.
Poll: What is Your Alignment (Escapist)?
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At face value I would be inclined to say Chaotic Neutral.
However having recently picked up Baldur's Gate again, it seems fairly confident that Chaotic Neutral is strictly for nutjobs and people who are just plain unreliable and inconsistent. I don't really see how that makes any sense, but then again I barely know how this even works so w/e.
Edit: Took one of those alignment test things, sure enough I came up with Chaotic Neutral. Seems to offer a view of it that wasn't quite as...derisive as the one I'd read before.
However having recently picked up Baldur's Gate again, it seems fairly confident that Chaotic Neutral is strictly for nutjobs and people who are just plain unreliable and inconsistent. I don't really see how that makes any sense, but then again I barely know how this even works so w/e.
Edit: Took one of those alignment test things, sure enough I came up with Chaotic Neutral. Seems to offer a view of it that wasn't quite as...derisive as the one I'd read before.
Nah. It doesn't make you a sociopath.Gottesstrafe said:
On the other hand, between your avarice, baby kissing, and your word being your bond you've got grand potential to be an honest politician. And remember--the key to being an honest politician is that you stay bought.
I probably Lawful Neutral. I'm a good citizen who never have a criminal record and help others when needed (sometimes). Granted like everyone else I have my annoyance and frustration.
According to the short quiz I just took...
True Neutral
Christ. I thought I'd at least be Neutral Good.
True Neutral
Christ. I thought I'd at least be Neutral Good.
Quick--what quiz? I forgot the site where you could go to and take a quiz to get gauged. The only site I know of now is "What D&D character am I?", and that's for more than your alignment.MelasZepheos said:
That about sums it up for me too.Daystar Clarion said:
A Spider-Man pic and the thread is still on topic?
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Laws are good, laws are great, laws stop society from collapsing.
But I'd happily break the law to save another person.
Close second is Lawful Evil, cause if I ever became Emperor of some medivel fantasy word you bet your bollocks it's gonna be very evil, but by god it's gonna be orderly.
Copper Zen said:
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/20001222b/
I think it's the Wizards of the Coat official thing.
I did some research and internet tests for the D&D alignment, to find out where I stand.
I went in expecting Chaotic/neutral good, but over the course of several tests it was always in the same range: Lawful Neutral, with Good tendencies.
Turns out, Lawful doesn't necessarily mean "the law", but includes personal codes of ethics, morality, and conduct. So with that in mind, it makes more sense.
As a normal person I really only get the chance to act out my kindness and empathy. But as games (board or video) tend to want to put us in unusual situations to find out our true nature, I have more opportunity to show the side of me that is less concerned with doing what feels good, and more concerned with what I believe is right (regardless of how I or anyone else may feel).
Those choices are mostly about the survival and well-being of as many people as possible, friend or foe (though friends get a slight priority), along with choices that I believe will result in long-term harmony and intellectual advancement for society (without compromising the life,health, and personal freedom of individuals). Hypothetically, at least.
I went in expecting Chaotic/neutral good, but over the course of several tests it was always in the same range: Lawful Neutral, with Good tendencies.
Turns out, Lawful doesn't necessarily mean "the law", but includes personal codes of ethics, morality, and conduct. So with that in mind, it makes more sense.
As a normal person I really only get the chance to act out my kindness and empathy. But as games (board or video) tend to want to put us in unusual situations to find out our true nature, I have more opportunity to show the side of me that is less concerned with doing what feels good, and more concerned with what I believe is right (regardless of how I or anyone else may feel).
Those choices are mostly about the survival and well-being of as many people as possible, friend or foe (though friends get a slight priority), along with choices that I believe will result in long-term harmony and intellectual advancement for society (without compromising the life,health, and personal freedom of individuals). Hypothetically, at least.
According to the quiz posted here, I fall under chaotic good.
Seems about right. I tend to do what I think is the right thing, rather than what others tell me is the right thing.
Seems about right. I tend to do what I think is the right thing, rather than what others tell me is the right thing.
Neutral Good All the way. In the larger, prisoners dilemma sense, it is the most efficient to be good. And both chaos AND law, when followed strictly, are nothing but arbitrary bindings that eliminate possible choices in how to be good. Laws are generally followed because they are good without any unnatural attachment to them that would force you to follow the bad ones. Breaking the rules can be for the greater good, but unless you approach it from a neutral perspective, it is nothing more then arbitrary destruction a good portion of the time. And most importantly, if the situation requires it, neutral good can mimic ANY alignment for the sake of ultimate good.
If a bad guy is taken prisoner and is not afraid of pain, and has important information, the lawful good person will threaten, and the bad guy will know that he will never actually kill him. A chaotic good person will threaten and actually kill the person, loseing valuable information. A neutral good person will put a single round in a revolver, spin the chamber, ask for the information, and every time they don't answer, pull the trigger. Neutral Good can marry both the rational effectivenesss of Lawful with the unpredictability of chaotic.
If a bad guy is taken prisoner and is not afraid of pain, and has important information, the lawful good person will threaten, and the bad guy will know that he will never actually kill him. A chaotic good person will threaten and actually kill the person, loseing valuable information. A neutral good person will put a single round in a revolver, spin the chamber, ask for the information, and every time they don't answer, pull the trigger. Neutral Good can marry both the rational effectivenesss of Lawful with the unpredictability of chaotic.
Neutral Good, as seems to be the most common. I don't really care about the law, but I generally follow it. It would likely lead to a big inconvenience if I didn't, so there's the Neutral. But I do believe in treating people with decency, so there's the Good. And yeah, I'd definitely break the law to save someone I care for.
According to my own thoughts and that guide, Neutral. Don't screw others over, and expect not to be screwed over. Don't go out of my way to help others, and I don't expect others to do so for me.