What is your character's alignment?

[Kalai]

Yea, I have that book too. There is a reason that the paragraph you have quote is followed up by nine more paragraphs before continuing into a detailed set of examples. Glancing at the surface of the ocean and saying you understand it does not do justice to the depths below.

True, but when you look into the abyss the abyss looks back into you, or such. Analyze the ethical alignments thoroughly and they're not even opposed... I'm mostly citing those statements because they support the idea that alignments are not necessarily internal matters, and you can have lawful half-elves or chaotic dwarves without much difficulty.

Lawful and Chaotic are trying to describe two things. Relation to society, and personal consistency/code/strictness of behavior. A machine is lawful by the second part (hence Mechanus). A judge tries to be lawful by the first part. The two aren't really related at all...but the alignment system tries to describe both.

On that note, my character's alignment is probably actually traditional-collectivist-nonsystematic somethin'-or-other.

My first really enjoyable character was quite simply Lawful Good. Gotten NG and TN too.

[Bilanthri]

True, but when you look into the abyss the abyss looks back into you, or such.

Other than an attempt to match metaphor, I'm not sure how this relates.

Lawful and Chaotic are trying to describe two things. Relation to society, and personal consistency/code/strictness of behavior.

And there's the rub. Society is not a strictly defined group. A gang of thieves is a society, and, within this group, they are capable of acting Lawful. However, the City Watch would heartily disagree.

As for my character, I currently play a decidedly Lawful Neutral. Rigid in personal values, and driven to uphold the tenants of -his- society. Anyone outside of this structure is judged based on how close to his societal norms they come.

[Kalai]

True, but when you look into the abyss the abyss looks back into you, or such.

Other than an attempt to match metaphor, I'm not sure how this relates.

Lawful and Chaotic are trying to describe two things. Relation to society, and personal consistency/code/strictness of behavior.

And there's the rub. Society is not a strictly defined group. A gang of thieves is a society, and, within this group, they are capable of acting Lawful. However, the City Watch would heartily disagree.

As for my character, I currently play a decidedly Lawful Neutral. Rigid in personal values, and driven to uphold the tenants of -his- society. Anyone outside of this structure is judged based on how close to his societal norms they come.

I thought it safest not to expand on the metaphor. Just ignore it for now. 

Certainly true on society not being a strictly defined group, and that tenants of them may come into conflict. Therein lies fun.

[Bilanthri]

Therein lies fun.

Heh...Fun, as defined by Dwarf Fortress. 

[Reiloth]

Chaotic Neutral, i'd say.

[Dakota]

Neutral Evil.

[brytta.leofa]

Lawful neutral.

[a strange shadow]

Lawful good, probably? I'd say I most commonly play true neutrals.

[Xagon]

True neutral, though the DM's probably going to make me change it to Lawful Neutral soon enough

...

Fuck you, Smite evil! ^_^

[Bilanthri]

Fuck you, Smite evil! ^_^

Ugh...my old gaming group would always get into long-winded debates over whether Smite Evil worked on mortals who effectively adopt their alignment as opposed to supernatural creatures who are intrinsically tied to it.

Yes, Smite Evil will work on a demon, but does it work on the demon's evil, yet completely mortal/mundane servants/thralls?

Dammit GM, you never have us fight demons...why did I make this stupid paladin then?

[Yam]

Chaotic Fun

[Tuannon]

Lawful Awesome

[Anaiah]

Chaotic Immortal

[Saellyn]

Chaotic Immortal

The most dangerous of all alignments!

[Jingo]

chaotic good-looking.

[Morrolan]

True Neutral.

It's harder than it looks.

And yes, I did see you doing that.

I'm just not going react.

Yet.

[Reiteration]

Chaotic good.

[MeTekillot]

Chaotic good.

[Thunkkin]

Neutral boring.

[Potaje]

lawful moody

[Cindy42]

Neutral Complicated. my favorite flavor. and so far, i've only had three people completely misinterpret who my character is supposed to be at any time, which, with the incredible amount of miscommunication and misinterpretation in the game, wins, i think.

bored of simple? people are smart. go complicated!

[Whiran Luck]

I change mine to: Chaotic Awesome!

[Saellyn]

I change mine to: Chaotic Awesome!

Ah-ah-ah! No takebacks!

[Akaramu]

neutral good to some, chaotic evil to others... so I guess true neutral because it sits in between?

[Ocotillo]

neutral good to some, chaotic evil to others... so I guess true neutral because it sits in between?

I think that's just called 'chaotic evil.'