In D&D, evil acts for good reasons still make you evil. Or, at the very best, neutral.geK0 said:
What Alignment do you play?
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Depends on the game, setting, players and DM. But generally either Lawful Evil if my bastard side is hopping up, Neutral Evil or True Neutral. I've played Good characters before, but I am a sucker for bad guys and sometimes making them Jerk with a Golden Heart.
Lawful Good. And so far, I'm only the second/third one to say that. Sad to say, that's my real life alignment. I once rode the train without paying, felt guilty for weeks despite the fact that I hadn't really hurt anyone by doing so but felt bad because I had broken the rules. Though I would prefer to call it Snarky Good. No matter what situation I get into, I'm making a tongue in cheek/sarcastic comment
I don't follow D&D alignment conventions. The only convention I do follow, is the classic Worms conventions of being a Brightsider, that is, playing according to the situation and doing whatever benefits me the most.
I've never played a tabletop game, but I usually like to play as Chaotic Good. I do what I believe is right, laws and governments be damned.
Neutral Evil is my preferred.
I'm very attracted to selfish, arrogant mercenary-type characters, so I enjoy playing them. My characters aren't really evil, they just don't care about anyone but themselves really. For example, my characters will never accept a quest unless there is some payoff for himself. My characters aren't afraid of breaking laws to suit their needs as well, be that something as simple as stealing or as serious as murdering an innocent townsmen (though for the latter, there would need to be an exceptionally massive payoff).
I find these the most interesting and fun characters.
I'm very attracted to selfish, arrogant mercenary-type characters, so I enjoy playing them. My characters aren't really evil, they just don't care about anyone but themselves really. For example, my characters will never accept a quest unless there is some payoff for himself. My characters aren't afraid of breaking laws to suit their needs as well, be that something as simple as stealing or as serious as murdering an innocent townsmen (though for the latter, there would need to be an exceptionally massive payoff).
I find these the most interesting and fun characters.
That's called Neutral EvilHawk of Battle said:
That could be more Neutral Good depending on what you mean by "be damned". Chaotic Good characters believe the establishment is what causes evil. If you just try to do the right thing regardless of prejudice then that's Neutral Good.canadamus_prime said:
I tend to be on the Lawful end of the spectrum.
In a good campaign, I play lawful good. The few times we did evil, I was lawful evil.
I have to remind many people that being Lawful Good does not mean you are a kill joy. It does not mean carte blanche to harass the thief either. It does not mean you do not kill. You only kill as a last resort. What it means is that you try to do as much good within the law as possible. If it means that sometimes you have to bend the rules to do so, then bend the rules, but just enough.
In a good campaign, I play lawful good. The few times we did evil, I was lawful evil.
I have to remind many people that being Lawful Good does not mean you are a kill joy. It does not mean carte blanche to harass the thief either. It does not mean you do not kill. You only kill as a last resort. What it means is that you try to do as much good within the law as possible. If it means that sometimes you have to bend the rules to do so, then bend the rules, but just enough.
I don't play tabletop games, but if I did, I'd go for the Lovable Rogue / Gentleman Thief / Classy Cat Burglar kind of character!
In games that don't necessarily follow the D&D rules and / or settings, I still use their alignment system as a sort of reference. I tend to switch between asshole and nice guy in different games and playthroughs just to keep things somewhat fresh.
In games that don't necessarily follow the D&D rules and / or settings, I still use their alignment system as a sort of reference. I tend to switch between asshole and nice guy in different games and playthroughs just to keep things somewhat fresh.
In my one experience in tabletop gaming, I was a Lawful Good cleric. It was... a strangely amusing experience, seeing as my GM was insistent that me (a cynical, atheistic sort of gal) stayed in character. If I didn't, my character couldn't heal. And the dice hated me enough without me staging a no-prayer protest.
...I really need to get back into D&D. I wouldn't mind changing things up a bit.
...I really need to get back into D&D. I wouldn't mind changing things up a bit.
That's not the impression I got from reading the descriptions. Oh well whatever.WoW Killer said:
Neutral Good. I respect the law, but if it oppresses the people it is intended to protect, it needs to be fought.
Myself, I play a variety of characters. The majority? Some variety of Good, but...that can vary a lot depending on what I want to play today. Sometimes I'll play a Lawful and orderly hero. Sometimes a dedicated rebel out for a good cause. Sometimes a benevolent hero who is just going to do right...without much care one way or the other for either order or freedom, so long as they're helping people. And...sometimes I feel like playing something else.
Not so often, but a few of my favorite characters were Neutral to downright villainous. One was a vengeful literal bastard Tiefling with a chip on their shoulder the size of...well, the entire pantheon determined to not only get Tieflings their own Deity, namely, themself, but also to depose, slaughter and replace the entire pantheon with a new and superior one that was... less screwed up. In the end... was extremely ruthless and brutal, killed fellow party members when they made the mistake of getting in the way of their goals, but in the end, actually probably ended up long term making the world they lived in a better place... reforming a badly screwed up pantheon, seeing a much neglected and maligned race had its own representation among the world's deities, and once they'd slaughtered the previous pantheon and were head of the new one...stepped down and simply took the mantle of Deity of Death, Change (particularly violent change), New Beginnings, and Tieflings. We actually never could decide on a true 'This is their alignment', because... too often their behavior was a bit too nuanced to pigeonhole easily into a specific alignment often somewhere in the Evil area, though...not always, as their goals and even methods were often noble and even honorable, but...utterly ruthless and brutal about seeing them through... they were very protective of children, and those who were oppressed or abused...and very willing to avenge those who suffered needlessly...but at the same time, if a city needed to be slaughtered because it refused to surrender no matter what...then it would be destroyed, the earth salted, and not a survivor ever seen again. They'd be offered quarter, but... if they refused it, they'd made their own choice. And if they'd abused their own population...well... Often people'd label them as Chaotic, but their methods were very methodical and orderly, and their word never broken. Just...make very, very sure you got sworn word...and were very, very clear on the wording. We had people argue Lawful Evil, Chaotic Evil, Chaotic Neutral, Chaotic Good, finally ended up just saying 'Screw it, it's Jorvan, Pragmatic Ruthless Anti-Heroic.' Since they always wore an Amulet of Non-Detection anyhow, it's not like people were sensing the alignment anyway.
A few other more neutral or evil types have been enjoyable... but... that one's sheer... just... 'I'll do what needs doing. Whatever needs doing...' made for an interesting experience. Especially when people determined that one of the iterations of the character was noticeably LESS evil than the Chaotic Neutral Bard with a cruel prankster streak... Jorvan'd just kill you if it was necessary for a greater goal or if you directly assaulted him or some of the very few he cared about...or children or other Tieflings, or other groups he found reasonless oppression to. Tansy...would torment you because you mildly annoyed her, break your mind, your spirit and leave you with a shattered ego and reputation... or drive you to suicide if you insulted her. Made for an...interesting dichotomy when people assumed he was the eviler, while he simply did what needed doing without a qualm, while she was actively cruel.
Not so often, but a few of my favorite characters were Neutral to downright villainous. One was a vengeful literal bastard Tiefling with a chip on their shoulder the size of...well, the entire pantheon determined to not only get Tieflings their own Deity, namely, themself, but also to depose, slaughter and replace the entire pantheon with a new and superior one that was... less screwed up. In the end... was extremely ruthless and brutal, killed fellow party members when they made the mistake of getting in the way of their goals, but in the end, actually probably ended up long term making the world they lived in a better place... reforming a badly screwed up pantheon, seeing a much neglected and maligned race had its own representation among the world's deities, and once they'd slaughtered the previous pantheon and were head of the new one...stepped down and simply took the mantle of Deity of Death, Change (particularly violent change), New Beginnings, and Tieflings. We actually never could decide on a true 'This is their alignment', because... too often their behavior was a bit too nuanced to pigeonhole easily into a specific alignment often somewhere in the Evil area, though...not always, as their goals and even methods were often noble and even honorable, but...utterly ruthless and brutal about seeing them through... they were very protective of children, and those who were oppressed or abused...and very willing to avenge those who suffered needlessly...but at the same time, if a city needed to be slaughtered because it refused to surrender no matter what...then it would be destroyed, the earth salted, and not a survivor ever seen again. They'd be offered quarter, but... if they refused it, they'd made their own choice. And if they'd abused their own population...well... Often people'd label them as Chaotic, but their methods were very methodical and orderly, and their word never broken. Just...make very, very sure you got sworn word...and were very, very clear on the wording. We had people argue Lawful Evil, Chaotic Evil, Chaotic Neutral, Chaotic Good, finally ended up just saying 'Screw it, it's Jorvan, Pragmatic Ruthless Anti-Heroic.' Since they always wore an Amulet of Non-Detection anyhow, it's not like people were sensing the alignment anyway.
A few other more neutral or evil types have been enjoyable... but... that one's sheer... just... 'I'll do what needs doing. Whatever needs doing...' made for an interesting experience. Especially when people determined that one of the iterations of the character was noticeably LESS evil than the Chaotic Neutral Bard with a cruel prankster streak... Jorvan'd just kill you if it was necessary for a greater goal or if you directly assaulted him or some of the very few he cared about...or children or other Tieflings, or other groups he found reasonless oppression to. Tansy...would torment you because you mildly annoyed her, break your mind, your spirit and leave you with a shattered ego and reputation... or drive you to suicide if you insulted her. Made for an...interesting dichotomy when people assumed he was the eviler, while he simply did what needed doing without a qualm, while she was actively cruel.
Chaotic Neutral, why? because i like the option of playing a character who can be smashing the head of a gaurd into a wall one second then shooting the murderous crime boss,all the while woundering if that elf down the street would be willing to have her shiny breastplate.
in other words i play my characters like an ADHD kid on crack, tends to work well.
in other words i play my characters like an ADHD kid on crack, tends to work well.
