Alignment rant

[LazarX]

Silh wrote:

MrSin wrote:

Silh wrote:

When people talk about alignment, it's always good to take ones self out of the situation and try to look at it without any bias if possible.

Morality is a man made construct made of biases. Removing the biases makes everything neutral. If you view it as a neutral it is all neutral.

What we as players view is entirely different from characters. There are still set codes. Actions taken will fall into one moral section or the other, whether or not we want it to or not, at least when playing the game where there are set rules and descriptions. Character actions influence the world in which Pathfinder exists.

Example:
A N/G druid of Shelyn trying to kill fleeing, unarmed creatures then trying to justify it doesn't fully understand the concept of morality. Was this the player or the character declaring that action? (It was for more experience points, according to the player.)

As a DM, I had a supposedly Neutral Good Druid when faced with a faction mission decided to do the mission by cold bloodledly ambushing and murdering an NPC. Given that there were alternate ways of accomplishing it and the character did not even think of any other alternative, made this one of the only time I changed a character's alignment on the spot. And no the fact that it was an Andoran mission, was not a bloody excuse.

[Jessica Price]

Finlanderboy wrote:

Correct Mister Mrsin. After 3 pages I think it is a valid. There is a point where everyperson needs to draw the line and stop argueing their side. If you think he should not be allowed to put his opinion of you in his post or have other agree with him, then you have deeper issues than being whiney.

Actually, while you should feel free to debate someone's opinion, I have a hard time imagining a situation in which putting your (negative) opinion of another person is appropriate here. We discourage ad hominems and personal attacks. Argue with the post; don't attack the poster.

Removed some personal back-and-forth and replies. Please revisit the messageboard rules.

[Porphyrogenitus]

Oh wow, an Alignment rant thread! How could I have missed out on this?!?

Actually it's probably a good thing I did.

*makes save and manages to shut my mouth and keep my opinions on this stuff to myself. . .this time.*