Well? Are you a "do goody do good" paladin or a maniacal goblin or something in between when playing D&D based games (or other games where alignment is important)? This question we all ask ourselves when starting that kind of games. For me, it takes quiet a while because I love role playing and don't take such an important choice lightly 😉. In game, I can be anything from neutral evil to lawful good (neutral good and true neutral are my favourites though). I don't like playing chaotic because of my mathematical background (oh yes, I'm that kind of nerd 🤓) In real life I try to be neutral good (although in lesser days I could be true neutral or even lawful neutral). Now, it's your turn to decide. I'm adding this chart below to help you decide. We're very curious what your choices will be.🤔

In games, I've noticed a switch in recent years. While in the past I was a boring case of Lawful Good, recently I've started shifting way more towards Chaotic Good/Neutral (depending on game and companions). In life... I have both Lawful and Chaotic Neutral moments.

@DarkBanishing "Chaotic Good" here too ^^ and I like it!

@DarkBanishing i wouldn't trust an accountant, but as long as i don't have a citation for any unpaid taxes...Plus, i know where they live🙂

@DarkBanishing have it on GOG. Got it before removal. Another great game is Republic: The Revolution. And let's not forget Tropico. Great games for those chaotic neutral peeps😉

@Straatford87 i am probably one of the worst persons to be around. I always say whatever is on my mind. Plainly. Many people told me that were put off by my lack of diplomacy. And instead of using white lies, i prefer silence or to call it how i see it. Which doesn't make me a popular person. But people that get past that, people that became my friends, know that they've got an actual friend. I am also not a man that gives second chances. If i've got fragged by someone, i don't forgive, nor forget. I am no god to do such thing. Just a mere, flawed human being. And to be honest, i would not change who i am now. I was asked if i would change something from my past and when i looked back i reached the conclusion that i wouldn't. All the things that i got through led to the person i am today. The bad and the good. So i stick with my own life code, a code that conflicts with what is socially acceptable or what society wants. My own rules, my own game. As for fun, it depends. I can be fun if i am in what i consider to be a good company. But i can be a complete arse in the wrong company, as i won't forgive any percieved mis-step. Sarcasm, irony (fine or blunt, depending on the person), will come out in full force. Luckily, that happens rarely.

What alignment do you have in game and real life. :-)

31 Replies

ivrognard
Hero (Retired)
9 years ago
Chaotic Neutral - i like unpredictable, keeps things interesting. To be bored is the biggest crime for me and that is so nice seeing people so confused and unable to predict your next move/reaction. I act on feelings and instincts, though there is a reason there (i swear there is, i just can't seem to find its name😉).

So, i am not a reasonable man, nor someone easy to deal with. I love my freedom, which means that i will react strongly when i feel that my freedom is threatened. I like chaos.

A lot of things are born from the chaos. Plus, the balance needs to be maintained for a variety of reasons. You can't recognize good without evil, happiness without sadness and so on. It would destroy the very fabric of the chaos.

Here is another definition for alignments:

http://easydamus.com/alignment.html
Straatford87
DICE Team
9 years ago
@ivrognard @DarkBanishing

Ivro is our very own wild card.. 😃

I actually used that website you linked quite a lot to read up on the alignments. Gives an interesting and in-depth explanation.

And @DarkBanishing, LOL at your comment for not wanting to be Chaotic due to your mathematical background. Are you as tidy as Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory? ;p

For myself, if I had to choose an alignment then I would definitely say that I'm Chaotic Good. This is usually also what I play in-game. I like the concept of good, but I have a huge dislike for rules and regulations.

However, I'm also deeply intrigued by the True Neutral alignment. It seems like a very carefree way of living. Imagine letting go of all that stress!
holger1405
Hero+
9 years ago
@Straatford87 @DarkBanishing @ivrognard

Well, in the 4th edition of the forgotten realms the rules where somewhat simplified. (That change was revoked with the 5th edition.)

There was only lawful good and good in that edition, and I would say that I try to be the "Good" guy here. [link]

😇
spitfiresiemion
9 years ago
In games, I've noticed a switch in recent years. While in the past I was a boring case of Lawful Good, recently I've started shifting way more towards Chaotic Good/Neutral (depending on game and companions). In life... I have both Lawful and Chaotic Neutral moments.
DarkBanishing
Hero+
9 years ago
@Straatford87 wrote:

And @DarkBanishing, LOL at your comment for not wanting to be Chaotic due to your mathematical background. Are you as tidy as Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory? ;p

No, @Straatford87, not as tidy as Sheldon. 😛

I am always busy with strategy and calculations, so being chaotic would cause too much stress for me. Being lawful is more appealing to me, but I too have a chaotic streak: I just can't stand injustice, even if it's "THE LAW". So, I always go with the only right path (for me that is), the middle path. 😉

So yes, I choose to be chaotic and lawful, I choose to be good, but I must admit I can sometimes be a very naughty boy too. So true neutral and neutral good are my natural preferences for alignment. I want people to know they can rely on me without being a zealot. 🙂

PS: You can see this in my signature. I am a gray jedi until the day I die. 😉

Long live balance! :eahigh_file:
A7LAS_X1
9 years ago
@DarkBanishing "Chaotic Good" here too ^^ and I like it!
DarkBanishing
Hero+
9 years ago
@A7LAS_X1, @Straatford87, @ivrognard

Hahaha, I asked my friends after their alignments too and 75% says chaotic good. But they all obey their bosses and all pay their taxes, so are you all as chaotic as you believe you are in real life? 😉

Don't answer the question because I know what the answer will be. 😛😃

Lol, this is my lawful neutral side you're experiencing now. 😇
Straatford87
DICE Team
9 years ago
@holger1405 @DarkBanishing @A7LAS_X1 @spitfiresiemion @ivrognard

So much good in here.. :-)

I expected mostly good and neutral alignments though. I just can't imagine someone would come in here and claim that they are chaotic evil... but we shall see! I love getting surprised.. 🥳

@DarkBanishing

Haha - I'm the other way around. Calculations itself would cause too much stress for me.. ;-) I'm not really a math person.

@DarkBanishing @Future3X @ivrognard

I guess there would be no incentive for either me or your friends to tell you if we did break any laws. Chaotic good for life! :P
ivrognard
Hero (Retired)
9 years ago
@DarkBanishing there are always sparks between me and my bosses. It usually ends up with them agreeing that i was right. Lots of sparks, dangerous for the bystanders that come between our "discussion". As for taxes...let's say that i am not the one paying them. The accounting department takes care of those, too. A wee bit different the system around here.
DarkBanishing
Hero+
9 years ago
@ivrognard

Aha, so you rely on your lawful neutral accountant? 😉