What Alignment do you play?
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Chaotic Evil
Note that isn't chaotic stupid. Our whole group always plays evil, as ruthless domineering adventuring groups with barbaric infighting for supremacy. It's a hell of a lot of fun.
Note that isn't chaotic stupid. Our whole group always plays evil, as ruthless domineering adventuring groups with barbaric infighting for supremacy. It's a hell of a lot of fun.
Neutral good. I get way too squeamish about doing bad things in video games, so I always end up as an obnoxiously good guy, but the lawful good types are usually too obnoxious even for me
Pretty sure if you are a raider/bandit and stealing the livelihood of people & giving them post traumatic stress disorders after wavings swords in their faces or massacring the guards (oops, no husband anymore!), you're fucking evil.geK0 said:
Some of those people who get guns pointed at them during bank robberies are never able to work again and need psychiatric help for years to get over it.
The difference is just the motive - the intent is the same and the outcome is harmful. Just because you have had a rough life doesn't mean you are any less evil for doing horrible things to others...geK0 said:
Indecipherable said:
think of it this way
chaotic evil:
taking hostages, killing civilians, backstabbing allies
basically you're a ruthless psychopath with no law or morals
chaotic neutral:
stealing, robbery, intimidation, etc
you're not a nice person and you have little regard for laws, but you have some moral fabric.
My last rogue for example held up a trade caravan with a group of thieves, but later in the session, refused to take part in the kidnapping/ransom of a child who was travelling with the caravan. He's definitely not GOOD, but has enough moral fabric to not be considered evil.
It's just a matter of extremity really, there's obviously going to be some grey area between alignments though.
I haven't done much tabletop stuff...
But when I do... (Or when I rp in games or forums or something)
I go with Neutral Evil. Some sort of selfish bastard that only has self interest. It's pretty darn fun to play.
But when I do... (Or when I rp in games or forums or something)
I go with Neutral Evil. Some sort of selfish bastard that only has self interest. It's pretty darn fun to play.
I'm always playing pious classes, so that means I'm Lawful Good. Nothing breeds internal conflict than a Lawful Good cleric who's having to babysit a bunch of idiots who think Chaotic Good means you're allowed to do whatever you want whenever you want.
I'd strap a living baby (or two) to my shield and beg your mage companion to fireball me. Then it's go time!Witty Name Here said:
This is NOT a fight you want to lose, because if I win, it isn't just this incarnation of your life that will end in suffering...
I tend to play a lot of Barbarians and Rogues so i usually fall somewhere in the Lawful/Neutral or Chaotic/Neutral category.
(or the game equivalent depending on the system)
It also depends on my group. Chaotic neutral tends to be my default if I'm playing with alignment lawyers because it's the easiest way to avoid 45 minute long "you character wouldn't do that" discussions.
(or the game equivalent depending on the system)
It also depends on my group. Chaotic neutral tends to be my default if I'm playing with alignment lawyers because it's the easiest way to avoid 45 minute long "you character wouldn't do that" discussions.
Very aware of this fact.Witty Name Here said:You seem to be forgetting one thing about us "Lawful Good" types...Indecipherable said:
Three reasons.
Firstly, you might be Exalted (from The Book of Exalted Deeds) which means you can't make an action that could cause harm to an innocent. Straight up from the rules. It's not common, but it's extraordinarily dangerous to fight someone like that because they basically are Paladins with insanely powerful extra feats.
Secondly, you might flinch or hesitate for even the briefest moment, and even if that doesn't translate into a modifier to a d20 dice roll, I'd do it anyway for the story element.
Thirdly, I want to see the look on your face as you smell the roasted baby, or get the blood in your eyes after I deflect your sword with my shield. That look is worth it I tell you!
Indecipherable said:Very aware of this fact thank you.Witty Name Here said:You seem to be forgetting one thing about us "Lawful Good" types...Indecipherable said:
Three reasons.
Firstly, you might be Exalted which means you can't make an action that could cause harm to an innocent. Straight up from the rules. It's not common, but it's extraordinarily dangerous to fight someone like that because they basically are Paladins with insanely powerful extra feats.
Secondly, you might flinch or hesitate for even the briefest moment, and even if that doesn't translate into a modifier to a d20 dice roll, I'd do it anyway for the story element.
Thirdly, I want to see the look on your face as you smell the roasted baby, or get the blood in your eyes after I deflect your sword with my shield. That look is worth it I tell you!
Thats the great thing about paladins in stories, you can put them in(Slightly less ridiculous) scenarios like this. The villain trying to twist things so the noble paladin feels the blame for the villains own evil acts is a classic thing.
Then the paladin ends up caving their face in with his mace.
...other way round in our storiesFieldy409 said:Indecipherable said:Very aware of this fact thank you.Witty Name Here said:You seem to be forgetting one thing about us "Lawful Good" types...Indecipherable said:
Three reasons.
Firstly, you might be Exalted which means you can't make an action that could cause harm to an innocent. Straight up from the rules. It's not common, but it's extraordinarily dangerous to fight someone like that because they basically are Paladins with insanely powerful extra feats.
Secondly, you might flinch or hesitate for even the briefest moment, and even if that doesn't translate into a modifier to a d20 dice roll, I'd do it anyway for the story element.
Thirdly, I want to see the look on your face as you smell the roasted baby, or get the blood in your eyes after I deflect your sword with my shield. That look is worth it I tell you!
Thats the great thing about paladins in stories, you can put them in(Slightly less ridiculous) scenarios like this. The villain trying to twist things so the noble paladin feels the blame for the villains own evil acts is a classic thing.
Then the paladin ends up caving their face in with his mace.
It all depends on who the protagonist is. Suffice to say for us, no nancy boy heroes win. Incidentally we don't often have black and white characters anyway, the great 'divine' goodness in our current campaign is a throwback to the Christian God called upon by the crusaders - let's just say, not a good God at all if you happen to be anything but human (racist, xenophobic and genocidal to non-humans, but goes by the symbol of the Sun and masquerades as benevolent).