I find your use of the seven deadly sins amusing.
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Alignments are totally subjective. How do I see myself? How do others view me?... I believe that those 2 questions will be answered differently 99% of the time. Every campaign will have variations on what alignments are. My examples are meant only to create dialogue. For instance "slavery" In some Lawful countries in dnd this is acceptable. Scarlet Brotherhood in Greyhawk for example. It is a country that is listed as LE. This country is noted for its use of slaves. So what is the alignment of a slave that escapes his/her shackles? Chaotic? What if this person were originally Lawful before becoming a slave? What is the alignment of someone who was raised in this culture and as a Lawful person tries to uphold what is "right"? In this case slavery as viewed by the country. What would a LG person born in a LE country be seen as? What would he see himself as? If this person lacked the courage to stand up for his beliefs does that change that persons alignment? What if my sincere belief was that anyone who does not worship my God was doomed to eternal damnation? Would I be chaotic if I broke laws in order to "save" these people? I would see myself as good.. What would the people that I'm trying to save think my alignment is? Even if I explained my reasons for doing this. **"Stops for breath"** These are questions I am not wise enough to answer. But you will see these situations every day in your real life. IMO: I can't see how you can put a label on a person and make it stick. It's up to the DM to judge whether or not a character is staying in "character". Please dont flame as I'm wearing my favorite shirt. |