What's your (Dungeons & Dragons style) Alignment?
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Neutral
A neutral character does what seems to be a good idea. She doesn’t feel strongly one way or the other when it comes to good vs. evil or law vs. chaos. Most neutrality is a lack of conviction or bias rather than a commitment to neutrality. Such a character thinks of good as better than evil. After all, she would rather have good neighbors and rulers than evil ones. Still, she’s not personally committed to upholding good in any abstract or universal way. Some neutral characters, on the other hand, commit themselves philosophically to neutrality. They see good, evil, law, and chaos as prejudices and dangerous extremes. They advocate the middle way of neutrality as the best, most balanced road in the long run. The common phrase for neutral is "true neutral." Neutral is the best alignment you can be because it means you act naturally, without prejudice or compulsion.
Won't the people at TNZ be surprised!
A neutral character does what seems to be a good idea. She doesn’t feel strongly one way or the other when it comes to good vs. evil or law vs. chaos. Most neutrality is a lack of conviction or bias rather than a commitment to neutrality. Such a character thinks of good as better than evil. After all, she would rather have good neighbors and rulers than evil ones. Still, she’s not personally committed to upholding good in any abstract or universal way. Some neutral characters, on the other hand, commit themselves philosophically to neutrality. They see good, evil, law, and chaos as prejudices and dangerous extremes. They advocate the middle way of neutrality as the best, most balanced road in the long run. The common phrase for neutral is "true neutral." Neutral is the best alignment you can be because it means you act naturally, without prejudice or compulsion.
Won't the people at TNZ be surprised!
When I was younger I was Chaotic Neutral. Now I am Lawful Neutral.
If there is alcohol involved, I'm in.
I could actually vote that.We could also rally in front of our local courthouses and in public squares with gray flags and signs that read "We protest all action everywhere."
Soon thereafter, we could sponsor our own Neutral political party. Our presidential candidate would use the tagline "Nothing that you can't believe in."
I think that most people in real life are around neutral: life is too complicated to deal in absolutes. Most people do the best for themselves, for their loved ones, and maybe society, since it a peaceful and prosperous community is good for them. It takes a truly exceptional individual to be a champion for good, evil, law or chaos. Tests like this are designed for "heroic characters", and so they tend to bring a dash of extremism out of many people that in real life are a bit more tepid about the application of absolute principles. Because, let's not forget, heroic characters make good drama and literature, but their make very lousy neighbours!
<Morden>What do you want?</Morden>
Chaotic Neutral.
Lawful Neutral - I'm OK with that.
I always considered the Chaotic Neutral alignment characters to be random in their thoughts and actions yet, as per its neutral morality, committing to neither the good nor evil paths. Some might even consider them insane as a result.
Contrast this to the rebellious Chaotic Good and the psychopathic Chaotic Evil alignments. [Says Mr. High and Mighty "Lawful Good" over here - someone] You make an excellent point. <Kosh> Who are you? </Kosh>
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I didn't mean it that way, Chaotic Neutral doesn't mean not caring, but someone who really doesn't give a shit would probably be Chaotic Neutral, don't you think?
Seriously, could somebody make a Star Trek chart with examples? That'll make it a lot more clear to me...
Seriously, could somebody make a Star Trek chart with examples? That'll make it a lot more clear to me...
Sorry. I was thinking about who might appear where in terms of Star Trek characters today after reading your first post. Others can help me out with this (please!
), but I figured that:Lawful Good characters I guess might include Jean-Luc Picard, Vedek Bareil, Spock, and basically any "good" Vulcan like T'Pol and Tuvok.
Neutral Good might include a lot of familiar Trek characters, such as James T Kirk, Benjamin Sisko, Leonard McCoy, Kathryn Janeway, Will Riker, and basically any "good" Human character.
Chaotic Good characters would include lovable rogues like Quark, a pre-Voyager Tom Paris, Vash, and many members of the Maquis.
Lawful Neutral characters are thought of as bound to the law and unfalteringly impartial, and might include Odo (especially pre-DS9), and perhaps Sarek.
Chaotic Neutral characters would be those with difficult allegiances and questionable methods, such as Hugh the Borg, Elim Garak, and Harcourt Fenton Mudd.
Lawful Evil characters would include conniving villains like Khan Noonien Singh, Lore, General Chang, and the Female Shapeshifter.
Neutral Evil I guess might include Dukat (his ethical means were a combination of both order and chaos) and the Duras family.
Not many truly Chaotic Evil characters out there, but I thought Dr. Tolian Soran from Generations would fit such a character.
As for True Neutral characters, the only one I can really think of is the Universe's DM himself, Q.
Anyone else got any thoughts?
Site's down at time of typing, but based on yours & wiki's description, I suspect I'd be [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alignment_%28Dungeons_&_Dragons%29#Lawful_Neutral]Lawful Neutral[/URL], possibly shading into either Neutral Good or Neutral Evil.
When the site's working again, I'll try to remember to do the quiz & see if I'm right!
The worker modrons have finished with the site maintenance. Have another go and see if you're right.
Site's down at time of typing, but based on yours & wiki's description, I suspect I'd be Lawful Neutral, possibly shading into either Neutral Good or Neutral Evil.
When the site's working again, I'll try to remember to do the quiz & see if I'm right!
The worker modrons have finished with the site maintenance. Have another go and see if you're right.
Site's down at time of typing, but based on yours & wiki's description, I suspect I'd be Lawful Neutral, possibly shading into either Neutral Good or Neutral Evil.
When the site's working again, I'll try to remember to do the quiz & see if I'm right!
Well, I got the Neutral part right.
It put me as a true Neutral, with no Lawful/Good/Evil modifier. Guess I'm even more disinterested in those concepts than I thought...
neutral. boring.