Fun Quiz: Which Fantasy/SF Character are you? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Roa_Aoife · 06-22-2006, 01:51 PM

Lawful = following Order and tradition, has a great respect for the rules and authority, follows a code of conduct

Chaotic = strong dislike of authority figures, preference for personal freedom, avoidance of ordered societies, sets no rules

Neutral (on the Law vs Chaos scale) = no bias for or against Order and rules

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Good = respect for life, selflessness, concern for others, etc.

Evil = self-serving, no care or concern for others, in extreme cases create oppression, etc.

Neutral (on Good vs. Evil scale) = Not personally committed to serving good, but does not serve evil, either

The two axis can be combined in any way, creating 9 possible alignments. In this way, a character could really hate society and it's rules, and still desire to serve the side of Good. (Chaotic Good) Or they could follow a strict code of conduct and still have no concern for life and even oppress others in a dictator like fashion (Lawful Evil).

Examples from LOTR:

Boromir - Lawful Good (desires to follow the rule of Gondor and his father, and the true king, and also desire to save others and give of himself.)

Gandalf - Chaotic Good (doesn't give a rat's tail about what everybody else wants, saves the day in his own way)

Sam - Neutral Good (doesn't really know about rules or tradition, but wants to do the right thing and help others)

Hope that helps!

06-22-2006, 01:51 PM	#20
Roa_Aoife Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Someday, I'll rule all of it. Posts: 1,696	The double axis of alignment Lawful = following Order and tradition, has a great respect for the rules and authority, follows a code of conduct Chaotic = strong dislike of authority figures, preference for personal freedom, avoidance of ordered societies, sets no rules Neutral (on the Law vs Chaos scale) = no bias for or against Order and rules ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Good = respect for life, selflessness, concern for others, etc. Evil = self-serving, no care or concern for others, in extreme cases create oppression, etc. Neutral (on Good vs. Evil scale) = Not personally committed to serving good, but does not serve evil, either The two axis can be combined in any way, creating 9 possible alignments. In this way, a character could really hate society and it's rules, and still desire to serve the side of Good. (Chaotic Good) Or they could follow a strict code of conduct and still have no concern for life and even oppress others in a dictator like fashion (Lawful Evil). Examples from LOTR: Boromir - Lawful Good (desires to follow the rule of Gondor and his father, and the true king, and also desire to save others and give of himself.) Gandalf - Chaotic Good (doesn't give a rat's tail about what everybody else wants, saves the day in his own way) Sam - Neutral Good (doesn't really know about rules or tradition, but wants to do the right thing and help others) Hope that helps! __________________ We can't all be Roas* when it comes to analysing...* -Lommy I didn't say you're evil, Roa, I said you're exasperating. -Nerwen Last edited by Roa_Aoife; 06-22-2006 at 01:59 PM.