tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370162161693557709.post1436698483589509773..comments2023-06-08T08:26:07.304-05:00Comments on Advanced Gaming & Theory: REPOST: Making Alignments FunctionalRipperXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03506064393275174920noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370162161693557709.post-34287555709966526122009-07-07T07:25:51.321-05:002009-07-07T07:25:51.321-05:00I don't care what anybody says, I feel that al...I don't care what anybody says, I feel that alignment is important. It effectively defines a religion, separates similar classes into unique ones, and provides a basic guideline for how to role-play your character or NPCs.<br /><br />I like heroic games, elements of good vs. evil are my absolute favorite! An important part of being a DM is knowing exactly how these things function and enforcing them properly. In my opinion, it is just as important as time-keeping.RipperXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506064393275174920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370162161693557709.post-62564081339883544952009-07-06T09:51:31.938-05:002009-07-06T09:51:31.938-05:00K. Edwards said....
Thanks for this excellent pos...K. Edwards said....<br /><br />Thanks for this excellent post! I've recently decided to return to 2nd edition AD&D and have always had a trouble quantifying alignments.<br /><br />You've cleared up my thinking wonderfully about them and shown me what a simple and valuable tool they are. I'm thinking the reason I didn't like them before stemmed simply from this lack of understanding.<br /><br />Now the passage in the books makes sense to me.<br /><br />Thanks again. You've got a new reader in me!<br /><br />K. EdwardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370162161693557709.post-64711852497580370952009-06-13T13:46:57.448-05:002009-06-13T13:46:57.448-05:00The idea of alignment is just so broken. Look how ...The idea of alignment is just so broken. Look how silly it is that this post even exists! Not that it's badly done. If I could kill off one idea from the hobby so it never existed, it would be alignment.AndreasDavourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17170806742393291962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370162161693557709.post-49520850967913032892009-06-12T13:03:13.384-05:002009-06-12T13:03:13.384-05:00I personally dislike alignment, but oddly enough I...I personally dislike alignment, but oddly enough I consider it to be such an integral part of AD&D that leaving it out (tempting though it may be) would almost be like running a game without dwarves or thieves. I know that many of my players would be preturbed if I up and removed it altogether. <br /><br />There are many fine fantasy roleplaying games out there that get along just fine without alignment. (Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 2nd edition, The Riddle of Steel, etc.) However, I do consider it to be one of the "sacred cows" of D&D, not matter how problematic it seems to me sometimes. <br /><br />Another thing... I have never, and will never dock experience points for alignment change. In fact, I usually keep alignment change secret from the players... all that more shocking when the party's paladin is detecting evil and suddenly his ally the magic-user starts to give off bad vibes.DMWieghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03682249561077936507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370162161693557709.post-43690913965584489432009-06-12T10:21:36.222-05:002009-06-12T10:21:36.222-05:00It is always interesting to me that it takes more ...It is always interesting to me that it takes more verbage to explain why/how Alignments work than the actual text in the books uses.<br /><br />I think, most of the time, people just don't want to accept Alignment as it functions, and deliberately create asinine examples/problems.<br /><br />Except for magic items, assassins, and a few spells, Alignment has no bearing on the game mechanics, and so fears that it will 'puin' a character are just silly. If it causes such strong feelings, just run a game without it.<br /><br />Thanks, though, for re=publishing this informative article. I'm sure it helped someone out! :)Timeshadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952601433965644275noreply@blogger.com