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Borrowing from another system (as one does to fill in the gaps of =
another), I use the PHB definitions of Lawful / Chaotic, Good / Evil, =
but only use them as an indicator of the characters alignment, rather =
than a restriction, in addition I usually have a percentage noted after =
each to show how far from True Neutral they are. A CN character could =
be 100% chaotic, not having any concept of the existence of others and =
completely mad or only 5% CN to show that he /she is only slightly self =
centered.
I tend not to penalize Priests for straying in alignment, but rather =
from the ideals of their deity. For example, a priest may be on his way =
to help in a rebellion against an evil overlord, but on his way he comes =
across a woman having difficulty giving birth. If the priest stops to =
help the woman, the rebellion will be hampered, several injured people =
may die because of the delay. If he continues on, the woman and child =
will probably die. A Lawful deity may penalize the priest for stopping =
because he would be breaking a promise of help, and the lives of the =
many outweigh the need to stop, but a Chaotic (I do think that the =
wording is the main problem with this alignment definition) deity would =
demand that the Priest stop because this is a problem 'here and now', =
and he / she does not know for certain if the delay will actually cost =
lives.
HTH

Regards,
Dubhghaill (Doyle)
Victoria, Australia, 613 9563 5085
enq@completesystems.com.au
"War is the duct-tape stop-gap of diplomacy" - Graewolfe

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From: BenandAmy[SMTP:xanadu@pdq.net]
Sent: Friday, 25 September 1998 8:40
To: birthright@MPGN.COM
Subject: Re: [BIRTHRIGHT] - Paladins, Priests, and Alignments


The point I'm making here is that the alignment system doesn't really =
allow
for more complex characters, only more
black-and-white distinctions. A character, for example, that believed in
having as little government as possible,but
that the laws put forth by that government should be strictly =
obeyed--would
be described as what? Chaotic Lawful Good?
It's a little contradictory, that's all.

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