I thought I would place this here for...well simply because I am a child of the Weaver and like to classify and quantify everything.
Lawful good-----------
1. Always keeps his word.
2. Never lies
3. Never attack, harm or kill an innocent foe
4. Never harm an innocent
5. Never torture for any reason. Will not allow torture.
6. Always helps others.
7. Always work within the law.
8. Respects honor, self-discipline, authority and law.
9. Works well within a group
10. Never take 'dirty money' or items
11. Never betray a friend. Ever. For ANY reason.
Neutral good------------
1. Always keeps his word.
2. Is VERY unlikely to lie, expept perhaps to an evil person.
3. Never attack or kill an unarmed foe
4. Never harm an innocent
5. Never tortures for any reason. Is very unlikely to allow torture for any reason.
6. Never kill for pleasure
7. Always tries to help others.
8. Works well in groups
9. Never take dirty money or items
10. Never betray a friend.
Chaotic good------------
1. Keeps his word to any other good person.
2. Lies only to neutral or evil people.
3. Never attack or kill an unarmed foe
4. Never harm an innocent
5. Never torture for pleasure or information. Threats may be permissible.
6. Never kill for pleasure
7. Always tries to help others
8. Distrusts authority.
9. Works well in groups, but dislikes confining rules and 'red tape'
10. Never take dirty money or items
11. Never betray a friend.
Lawful Neutral--------------
1. Keep his word of honor
2. Lie and cheat only if very necessary
3. Never attack or harm an unarmed foe.
4. Never harm an innocent
5. Does not use torture unless ABSOLUTELY necessary. (Never for pleasure)
6. Never kill for pleasure
7. Usually helps those in need
8. Works in groups well, especially if it suits his needs.
9. Will quite possibly take dirty money
10. Never betrays a friend
11. Has a high reguard for life and personal freedom
Chaotic Neutral---------------
1. May keep his word
2. Lies and cheats if he feels it necessary
3. Never kill an unarmed foe, but may knock out or beat up one.
4. Never kill an innocent but may harm or kidnap
5. Will use torture to extract information but not for pleasure
6. Seldom kills for pleasure
7. Is not likely to help someone without an alterior motive. (Even if its just
showing off!)
8. Has little respect for authority
9. Does not work well within groups - tends to do as he pleases, despite orders
to the contrary.
10. Will usually take dirty money or items
11. Is very unlikely to betray a friend.
Lawful Evil----------
1. Always keeps his word of honor
2. Lies and cheats those not worthy of his respect
3. May or may not kill an unarmed foe
4. Never kill an innocent but will harm, harass or kidnap
5. Never torture for pleasure but will to extract information
6. Never kills for pleasure - always has a reason
7. May or may not help someone in need
8. Respects honor and self-discipline. Has no time for the law
9. Will work with others to attain his goals.
10. May take dirty money
11. Never betray a friend.
Neutral Evil------------
1. Will not necessarily keep his word to anyone
2. Lies and cheats indiscriminately
3. Will happily kill an unarmed foe
4. Will harm and use an innocent, killing if necessary
5. Uses torture to extract information. (And enjoys it! May torture for pleasure)
6. May kill for sheer pleasure
7. Feels no compulsion to help others without some sort of tangible reward
8. Works with others if it will help achieve his personal goals
9. Will take dirty money etc without hesitation
10. Will betray a friend if it serves his needs.
11. Has little respect for others lives.
Chaotic Evil------------
1. Rarely keeps his word. Has no honor
2. Lie and cheat anyone
3. Most certainly attack and kill an unarmed foe (those are the best kind!)
4. Will hurt and/or kill an innocent without a second thought. (or for pleasure)
5. Uses torture to extract information and pleasure
6. Will kill for sheer pleasure
7. Is likely to help someone only on a whim
8. Despises honor and authority and self-discipline. Views them as weaknesses
9. Does not work well in a group. Constantly vying for power and/or command
10. Will always take dirty money etc
11. Will betray a friend. After all, you can always get another friend.
12. Associates mostly with other evil alignments.
Being True Neutral
Law, Neutrality and ChaosTrue Neutral is a hard route to take and thus requires a bit more explanation.Attitudes towards order and chaos are divided into three opposing beliefs. Picture these beliefs as the three points of a triangle, all pulling away from each other. The three beliefs are Law, Chaos and Neutrality. One of these represents each character's ethos, or ethical beliefs - his understanding of society and relationships.
Neutral people follow those rules they find convenient or obviously necessary. They tend to take a more balanced view of things. They hold that for every force in the universe, there is an opposite force somewhere. Where there is lawfulness, there is also chaos; where there is neutrality, there is also partisanship. The same is true of good and evil, life and death. What is important is that all these forces remain in balance with each other. If one factor becomes ascendant over its opposite, the universe becomes unbalanced. If enough of these polarities go out of balance, the fabric of reality could pull itself apart. For example, if death became ascendant over life, the universe would become a barren wasteland.
Philosophers of neutrality not only presuppose the existence of opposites, but they also theorize that the universe would vanish should one opposite completely destroy the other (since nothing can exist without its opposite). Fortunately for these philosophers (and all sentient life), the universe seems to be efficient at regulating itself. Only when a powerful, unbalancing force appears (which almost never happens) need the defenders of neutrality become seriously concerned.
Good, Neutrality, and EvilLike law and order, the second set of attitudes is divided into three parts. These parts describe, more or less, a character's moral outlook; they are his internal guideposts to what is right or wrong.
Those with a neutral moral stance often refrain from passing judgement on anything. They do not classify people, things, or events as good or evil; what is, is. In some cases, this is because the creature lacks the capacity to make a moral judgment (animals fall into this category). Few normal creatures do anything for good or evil reasons. They kill because they are threatened. They sleep where they find shelter. They do not worry about the moral consequences of their actions - their actions are instinctive.
True NeutralTrue neutral characters believe in the ultimate balance of forces, and they refuse to see actions as either good or evil. Since the majority of people in the world make judgments, true neutral characters are extremely rare. True neutrals do their best to avoid siding wih forces of either good or evil, law or chaos. It is their duty to see that all of these forces remain in balanced contention.
True neutral characters sometimes find themselves forced into rather peculiar alliances. To a great extent, they are compelled to side with the underdog in any given situation, sometimes changing sides as the previous loser becomes the winner. A true neutral druid might join the local barony to put down a tribe of evil gnolls, only to drop out or switch sides when the gnolls are brought to the brink of destruction. He would seek to prevent either side from becoming too powerful. Clearly, there are very few true neutral characters in the world.
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