tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post4752580118153142617..comments2024-03-27T22:32:17.055-05:00Comments on Jeffs Gameblog: What Kind of Rat Bastard Are You?Jeff Rientshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-4294606968361345922009-07-03T17:57:30.960-05:002009-07-03T17:57:30.960-05:00CONTROL vs. KAOS*
Throw in a "neutral" ...<b>CONTROL vs. KAOS*<br /><br />Throw in a "neutral" or "unaffiliated" option, and do you really need any other alignments?</b><br /><br />Indeed. I also like the Get Smart alignment system because it labels the extremist team-sport ends in ways that highlights their extremism :)S. John Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284417121877141161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-4364113903442023302009-07-02T11:40:08.696-05:002009-07-02T11:40:08.696-05:00Mel Brooks and Buck Henry outlined out the most wo...Mel Brooks and Buck Henry outlined out the most workable alignment system nearly a decade before D&D was published:<br /><br />CONTROL vs. KAOS*<br /><br />Throw in a "neutral" or "unaffiliated" option, and do you really need any other alignments?<br /><br />*Yes, spelled like that: if you're really chaotic, why worry about traditional spelling?L. Beauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652846614886274866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-15432360310638816252009-07-02T06:57:15.174-05:002009-07-02T06:57:15.174-05:00What makes someone go neutral?
Perhaps disillusio...What makes someone go neutral?<br /><br />Perhaps disillusionment with both law/order and chaos/anarchy?Pete Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03438651595079082035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-58455571483773221572009-07-02T04:36:58.174-05:002009-07-02T04:36:58.174-05:00It's really disorienting when Kender suddenly ...It's really disorienting when Kender suddenly appear in the context of single-axis alignments :)S. John Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284417121877141161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-77962440534535934342009-07-01T22:27:30.170-05:002009-07-01T22:27:30.170-05:00This is the best explanation of alignment in D&...This is the best explanation of alignment in D&D ever.Santiago OrĂahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06004778441776946649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-23784394235841701072009-07-01T20:15:00.785-05:002009-07-01T20:15:00.785-05:00"If I killed things back home, I'd be arr..."If I killed things back home, I'd be arrested."<br /><br />Nice Chaotic(Evil) description. Too many view C/CE and CN as "I'm a psychotic murderer."<br /><br />No, you just don't value life other than your own.<br /><br />This one's funnier but I still prefer your first system.Norman J. Harman Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01319655075997712313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-42627064254248660432009-07-01T19:21:59.290-05:002009-07-01T19:21:59.290-05:00"Chaotic Neutral: As chaotic good, except for..."Chaotic Neutral: As chaotic good, except for more alcohol, cheaper women, and more spikes on your armor." -- [Big Thumbs Up]Timeshadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952601433965644275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-20847918280365874882009-07-01T18:12:15.165-05:002009-07-01T18:12:15.165-05:00Thinking of it, Ogre shows you how this would look...Thinking of it, Ogre shows you how this would look like in AD&D and 3E:<br />Example 1:<br />Lawful Good: Plunder the dungeon for the greater glory of you Lord and God.<br />Neutral Good: Plunder the dungeon for more gold, in order to hire more orphans and starving peasants as mercenaries and lackeys.<br />Chaotic Good: Plunder the Dungeon for more Wine, Women, Songs, and another lavish goth - style +5 leather armor<br />Lawful Neutral: Plunder the dungeon, because the King's Code, book IV, Chapter III, Article XII says that any congregation of three and more beings that do not pay taxes, are considered to be rebels to the law, and regarding to the King's Code, Book III, Chapter V, Article VII, you may keep all of their belongings of slain rebels for later taxation through the crown.<br />True Neutral: Plunder the Dungeon to restore balance to the local currency deflation.<br />Chaotic Neutral: As chaotic good, except for more alcohol, cheaper women, and more spikes on your armor.<br />Lawful Evil: Plunder the dungeon to get more, More, MORE POWER!<br />Neutral Evil: Plunder the dungeon, and make sure that you are the only one to survive it.<br />Chaotic Evil: Plunder the dungeon to get enough gold to found a bank, and then invent the Ponzi Scheme in your world.<br /> <br />Example 2:<br />Lawful Good: Kill the orc mommies swiftly and vailantly because it's the just and right and shiny thing to do. And to use up the remaining Smite Evil attempts left for this day.<br />Neutral Good: Kill the orc mommies for the greater good. And to better befriend elves and orcs.<br />Chaotic Good: Kill the orc mommies because they are fat, ugly, hairy, and smelling crones.<br />Lawful Neutral: Kill the orc mommies, because the King's Code of Law, chapter XVIII, article VIIIa, says you have to. <br />True Neutral: Kill the orc mommies, because their pestering presence taints your inner harmony.<br />Chaotic Neutral: Kill your orc mommy.<br />Lawful Evil: Kill the orc mommies, SLOWLY. And clearly in front of your henchmen.<br />Neutral Evil: Kill the orc mommies, MORE SLOWLY. And make them believe you have no other choice. <br />Chaotic Evil: Kill the orc mommies, because they refused to beget half - orcs from you.Der Ogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00977602334642769985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-69905927078327404562009-07-01T16:05:06.262-05:002009-07-01T16:05:06.262-05:00What makes a man turn neutral? Lust for gold? Powe...What makes a man turn neutral? Lust for gold? Power? Or are they just born with a heart full of neutrality?cappadociushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03444938548248623609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-5495604298420702592009-07-01T13:06:33.507-05:002009-07-01T13:06:33.507-05:00Examples 1-3 accurately describe every moral discu...Examples 1-3 accurately describe every moral discussion that has occurred in my current campaign. Like, to the letter.<br /><br />Jeff- funny anecdote. I told you before that the thief in my campaign had discovered your Mountebank's Quill from the Cinder book. Now that he's figured out how it works (which nearly got him killed), he insists on using it to write up lengthy contracts for all the party's hirelings!<br /><br />A true Rat Bastard, and a truly great magic item.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00862556389958594140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-54837803344418819472009-07-01T12:33:24.025-05:002009-07-01T12:33:24.025-05:00I never liked alignment as alignment! In all thing...I never liked alignment as alignment! In all things, I cleave to the Great Fence of Neutrality!Ragnorakkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03812860633134547618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-27588248716261593992009-07-01T11:34:34.702-05:002009-07-01T11:34:34.702-05:00I've never liked neutral as an alignment optio...I've never liked neutral as an alignment option, GET OFF THE DAMN FENCE!Zzarchovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07714805545939725730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-82845943184418773922009-07-01T11:18:11.365-05:002009-07-01T11:18:11.365-05:00Seems like you've been reading the latest batc...Seems like you've been reading the latest batch of Dragonsfoot alignment discussions. :)<br /><br />Anyone else remember the letter someone wrote to Dragon magazine proposing a 10th Alignment: False Neutral?<br /><br />Sort of Nietzsche meets Ayn Rand.Timeshadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952601433965644275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-70506592743841466382009-07-01T10:56:14.366-05:002009-07-01T10:56:14.366-05:00The next time I play a Thief I'm going to put ...The next time I play a Thief I'm going to put "rat bastard" in for alignment.Tacomanoreply@blogger.com