Post by tlantl on Aug 12, 2008 1:38:55 GMT -5
I see the need to open a discussion on alignments and alignment shifts by player actions.
It seems that the game is designed to use a fluctuating alignment system where a players actions (mostly in conversations) affect their alignments. I like this idea as it helps me as a player to be more aware of my alignment and how I role play my characters.
When I make up a character I like to play chaotics and neutrals. My leaning toward unpredictability and disdain for the restrictions of the lawful alignment makes this easy for me. I also like to be bad on occasion but not overtly. It's hard to be an assassin if the whole world knows that you are chaotic evil.
My evil character on the server is unable to do anything to feed her cruel and heartless bent as there are no quests for her to do yet. Role playing in a land full of vigilantes is not much fun either, so she has remained in the background. A few may not trust her or suspect that she is not what she appears but none have reason to treat her badly.
As for the alignment shifts included in the conversations with npcs. They are, for me, a nice addition and may actually help when zealous DMs give alignment shifts for careless or imperfect alignment play.
It seems that the game is designed to use a fluctuating alignment system where a players actions (mostly in conversations) affect their alignments. I like this idea as it helps me as a player to be more aware of my alignment and how I role play my characters.
When I make up a character I like to play chaotics and neutrals. My leaning toward unpredictability and disdain for the restrictions of the lawful alignment makes this easy for me. I also like to be bad on occasion but not overtly. It's hard to be an assassin if the whole world knows that you are chaotic evil.
My evil character on the server is unable to do anything to feed her cruel and heartless bent as there are no quests for her to do yet. Role playing in a land full of vigilantes is not much fun either, so she has remained in the background. A few may not trust her or suspect that she is not what she appears but none have reason to treat her badly.
As for the alignment shifts included in the conversations with npcs. They are, for me, a nice addition and may actually help when zealous DMs give alignment shifts for careless or imperfect alignment play.
