Moral Alignments
https://mykindofmeeple.com/dungeons-dragons-alignments-with-examples/
#1 Lawful Good
https://mykindofmeeple.com/lawful-good-alignment/
http://easydamus.com/lawfulgood.html
#2 Neutral Good
https://mykindofmeeple.com/neutral-good-alignment/
http://easydamus.com/neutralgood.html
#3 Chaotic Good
https://mykindofmeeple.com/chaotic-good-alignment/
http://easydamus.com/chaoticgood.html
#4 Lawful Neutral
https://mykindofmeeple.com/lawful-neutral-align
http://easydamus.com/lawfulneutral.html
#5 True Neutral
https://mykindofmeeple.com/true-neutral-alignment/
http://easydamus.com/trueneutral.html
#6 Chaotic Neutral
https://mykindofmeeple.com/chaotic-neutral-alignment/
http://easydamus.com/chaoticneutral.html
#7 Lawful Evil
https://mykindofmeeple.com/lawful-evil-alignment/
http://easydamus.com/lawfulevil.html
#8 Neutral Evil
https://mykindofmeeple.com/neutral-evil-alignment/
http://easydamus.com/neutralevil.html
#9 Chaotic Evil
https://mykindofmeeple.com/chaotic-evil-alignment/
http://easydamus.com/chaoticevil.html
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ETHICAL - Lawful vs. Neutral vs. Chaotic:
🔹 LAWFUL represents honor and obedience to the law. Lawful characters tell the truth, keep their word, respect authority, honor tradition, and judge those who fall short of their duties;
🔹 CHAOTIC leans toward personal freedom, without regards to the law. Chaotic characters follow their consciences, resent being told what to do, favor new ideas over tradition, and do what they promise if they feel like it;
🔹 NEUTRAL is an intermediate position that either doesn't care or seeks balance between the two ends. Neutral characters do not feel compelled to follow every rule and societal belief, nor do they feel the need to disrupt and rebel against everything. Neutral characters will usually follow the rules because they generally lead to a better outcome for them. However, they can break the rules if they believe the benefits to them outweigh the risks.
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MORAL - Good vs. Neutral vs. Evil:
🔹 GOOD focuses on improving others' well-being. Good characters care about others and act in ways that help and benefit them. They protect the innocent, defend the weak, and go out of their way to help other people;
🔹 EVIL focuses on the self, even at the expense of others. They do not feel remorse for their actions and will take down anyone, whether those people are innocent or not;
🔹 NEUTRAL serves a similar role as on the ethical axis, but tends to favor their friends and family. They do not go to the extremes of Evil characters and harm the innocent, and likewise, they will not go to the extremes of Good and take actions that harm themselves to help others.
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Lawful vs. Neutral vs. Chaotic:
The law/chaos axis was defined as the distinction between "the belief that everything should follow an order, and that obeying rules is the natural way of life", as opposed to "the belief that life is random, and that chance and luck rule the world."
★ LAW:
Law implies honor, trustworthiness, obedience to authority, and reliability. On the downside, lawfulness can include closed-mindedness, reactionary adherence to tradition, judgmentalness, and a lack of adaptability. Those who consciously promote lawfulness say that only lawful behavior creates a society in which people can depend on each other and make the right decisions in full confidence that others will act as they should.
★ CHAOS:
Chaos implies freedom, adaptability, and flexibility. On the downside, chaos can include recklessness, resentment toward legitimate authority, arbitrary actions, and irresponsibility. Those who promote chaotic behavior say that only unfettered personal freedom allows people to express themselves fully and lets society benefit from the potential that its individuals have within them.
★ NEUTRAL:
Someone who is neutral with respect to law and chaos has a normal respect for authority and feels neither a compulsion to follow rules nor a compulsion to rebel. They are honest but can be tempted into lying or deceiving others if it suits them.
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Good vs. Neutral vs. Evil
★ GOOD:
Good implies altruism, respect for life, and a concern for the dignity of sentient beings. Good characters make personal sacrifices to help others.
★ EVIL:
Evil implies harming, oppressing, and killing others. Some evil creatures simply have no compassion for others and kill without qualms if doing so is convenient or if it can be set up. Others actively pursue evil, killing for sport or out of duty to some malevolent deity or master.
★ NEUTRAL:
People who are neutral with respect to good and evil have compunctions against killing the innocent but lack the commitment to make sacrifices to protect or help others. Neutral people are committed to others by personal relationships.
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Summaries:
Good: https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/813251912350040095/813255898771488778/Screen_Shot_2021-02-21_at_7.png
Neutral:
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/813251912350040095/813255987921551410/Screen_Shot_2021-02-21_at_7.48.53_PM.png
Evil:
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/813251912350040095/813256263877918770/Screen_Shot_2021-02-21_at_7.49.59_PM.png
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#1 LAWFUL GOOD
"A lawful good character acts as a good person is expected or required to act. He combines a commitment to oppose evil with the discipline to fight relentlessly. He tells the truth, keeps his word, helps those in need, and speaks out against injustice. A lawful good character hates to see the guilty go unpunished.
Characters of this alignment believe that an orderly, strong society with a well-organized government can work to make life better for the majority of the people. To ensure the quality of life, laws must be created and obeyed. When people respect the laws and try to help one another, society as a whole prospers.
These characters strive for those things that will bring the greatest benefit to the most people and cause the least harm. These characters have a strong moral character. Truth, honor, and the welfare of others is all-important. They are convinced that order and laws are absolutely necessary to assure that goodness prevails."
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#2 NEUTRAL GOOD:
"A neutral good character does the best that a good person can do. He is devoted to helping others. He works with authorities and the law, but does not feel beholden to them. Neutral good beings believe that law and chaos are merely tools to use in bringing life, prosperity, and happiness to all deserving creatures.
Creatures of neutral good alignment believe that there must be some regulation in combination with freedoms if the best is to be brought to the world. Law and chaos are merely tools to use in bringing life, happiness, and prosperity to all deserving creatures. Order is not good unless it brings this to all; neither is randomness and total freedom desirable if it does not bring such good.
Neutral goods value both personal freedom and adherence to laws. They feel that too many laws may unnecessarily restrict the freedom of good beings. They also believe that too much freedom may not protect society as a whole and encourage counterproductive divisions and in-fighting.
These characters value life and freedom above all else, and despise those who would deprive others of them. Neutral good characters sometimes find themselves forced to work beyond the law, yet for the law, and the greater good of the people. They are not vicious or vindictive, but are people driven to right injustice. Neutral good characters always attempt to work within the law whenever possible, however."
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#3 CHAOTIC GOOD
"A chaotic good character acts as his conscience directs him with little regard for what others expect of him. He makes his own way, having little use for laws and regulations, but he's kind and benevolent, believing in goodness and right. He hates it when people try to intimidate others and tell them what to do. Their actions are guided by their own moral compass which, although good, may not always be in perfect agreement with the rest of society.
While creatures of this alignment view freedom and the randomness of actions as ultimate truths, they likewise place value on life and the welfare of each individual. To the chaotic good individual, freedom and independence are as important to life and happiness. The ethos views this freedom as the only means by which each creature can achieve true satisfaction and happiness. Law, order, social forms, and anything else which tends to restrict individual freedom is wrong, and each individual is capable of achieving self-realization and prosperity through himself.
Chaotic goods believe that freedom is the only means by which each creature can achieve true satisfaction and happiness."
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#4 Lawful Neutral
The lawful neutral being normally sees law and order as of prime importance, with the well-being of the group put ahead of the individual on almost every occasion. Those of this alignment view regulation as all-important, taking a middle ground betwixt evil and good.
Lawful neutral beings believe in a strong, well-ordered government, whether that government is a tyranny or benevolent democracy. Lawful neutral beings will uphold the law regardless of whether it is considered just or not. Whether a law is good or evil is of no import as long as it brings order and meaning.
Thus, personal gratification of needs and desires is well and fine, as long as this doesn't interfere with the ultimate ordering of the cosmos; all other considerations are secondary. Life, to the lawful neutral being, has no meaning without order, and is thus expendable when faced with the choice between it and harmony.
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#5 True Neutral
The "true" neutral looks upon all other alignments as facets of the system of many things. Thus, each aspect--evil and good, chaos and law--of things must be retained in balance to maintain the status quo. Nothing must ever become predominant or out of balance. Absolute neutrality is the central or fulcrum position quite logically, as the neutral sees all other alignments as parts of a necessary whole.
True neutral characters tend to remain nonjudgmental and uncommitted to any moral, legal, or philosophical system beyond the basic tenets of their own society. They are pragmatic rather than emotional in their actions, choosing the response which makes the most sense for them in each situation. Neutral characters don’t believe in upholding the rules and laws of society, but nor do they feel the need to rebel against them.
A Neutral character may be preoccupied with their own agenda and simply have no interest in what’s happening around them, they may just be looking to see who can offer them the best deal, or simply doing what’s most convenient in any situation. On the negative side, True Neutral characters can come across as apathetic and indecisive. They can be frustrating to work with because they don’t want to commit to any side. In fact, since most humans are true neutral, it is the alignment of the majority of people encountered in day-to-day situations.
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#6 Chaotic Neutral
Chaotic Neutral characters are free spirits. They do what they want but don’t seek to disrupt the usual norms and laws of society.
These individuals don’t like being told what to do, following traditions, or being controlled. That said, they will not work to change these restrictions, instead, they will just try to avoid them in the first place. Their need to be free is the most important thing.
Chaotic Neutral characters do what is most likely to ensure their freedom, protect their free will, and get them the outcome they want. That might be a Good action like helping someone, or an Evil action like failing to tell the truth. However, a Chaotic Good character is more likely to take a Good action than an Evil one because it usually results in a better outcome and an easy time of it for them.
Chaotic Neutral characters might be one step away from being caught for a misdeed in one moment, then redeem themselves with a good action in the next moment. They can easily slip into Chaotic Good or Chaotic Evil if they take too many Good or Evil actions in a row.
Chaotic Neutral characters sometimes disrupt order just for the sake of it and leave others to sort it out.
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#7 Lawful Evil
Lawful Evil characters operate within a strict code of laws and traditions. Upholding these values and living by these is more important than anything, even the lives of others. They may not consider themselves to be Evil, they may believe what they are doing is right.
These characters enforce their system of control through force. Anyone who doesn’t follow their code or acts out of line will face consequences. Lawful Evil characters feel no guilt or remorse for causing harm to others in this way.
Characters with a Lawful Evil alignment may follow their own Evil moral code or be part of an ordered system following a leader. However, if their master stops adhering to the code, they may seek to overthrow them or find a replacement.
Lawful Evil alignments are particularly bad because Evil combined with order and structure, often leads to very powerful Evil movements and society-wide regimes.
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#8 Neutral Evil
Neutral Evil characters are selfish. Their actions are driven by their own wants whether that’s power, greed, attention, or something else. They will follow laws if they happen to align with their ambitions, but they will not hesitate to break them if they don’t.
They don’t believe that following laws and traditions makes anyone a better person. Instead, they use other people’s beliefs in codes and loyalty against them, using it as a tool to influence their behaviour.
These characters make allegiances with others to further their own agenda but will quickly leave allies when they are no longer useful.
Characters with a Neutral Evil alignment will hurt others if it furthers their agenda but they will not harm people for no particular reason. Unless their agenda is to spread evil for evil’s sake, in which case, they may harm others en masse.
Above all else, Neutral Evil characters care about one thing and one thing only, themselves.
Neutral Evil characters are particularly bad because they can carry out Evil for Evil’s sake, with no code to follow or rebel against.
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#9 Chaotic Evil
Chaotic Evil characters care only for themselves with a complete disregard for all law and order and for the welfare and freedom of others. They harm others out of anger or just for fun.
Characters aligned with Chaotic Evil usually operate alone because they do not work well with others. They can be controlled with force but only temporarily. As soon as they have a chance, they will take out the person controlling them.
They may be driven by their desire to spread Chaos and Evil or because they enjoy it. They are unpredictable and freely express wild and intense emotions because they see no reason to control or suppress them.
Chaotic Evil characters are the most Evil of all because they are out to destroy everything – order, tradition, life, freedom and choice.
