idk. i think a bounty hunter who up to presneting his catch by all that the law require( cuffed ,jaed only or what-not) but DURING the hunt uses any dirty trick out side the book. if he only make pretend when infront of the law ,s oas not to loose the bounty. id allow it. as long as once the facade is over he treat it like getting a shot.
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Could you have a chaotic neutral character, who in a public setting appear lawful good? Saving people, turning in bad guys, following all of the laws of an area to a T, if he knew that by doing so it would result in financial gain?
Sure. Pretty easily.
In order to remain Chaotic, he'd probably need to do some Chaotic stuff when nobody was looking, but the purely mercenary motivation is enough on its own to keep him from really being Good (you can have a Good mercenary, but he needs to care about things other than money as well as the money).
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I think I agree with Lifat. It's not likely a chaotic neutral individual could sustain a plan so elaborate and contrary to his own impulses long enough to convince others, but a neutral character could stick to it.
Huh? Chaotic =/= No Self-Control. Or an inability to plan in the long term. Witness the number of Antipaladins who've passed themselves off as Paladins in the vicinity of the Worldwound, for example.
Chaotic character do not need to suddenly jump on one leg or spur nonsense to remain chaotic. That is Chaotic Stupid.
Chaotic character is not insane character. Chaotic character values his freedom - but he understand that attacking guard that represents Law (that he presumaby hates so much, wich is not the case anyway) will evenrually lead to his capture and loss of said freedom.
If ferryman say that ferry able to transport only 4 people, chaotic character will not jump 5th and scream "You dont tell me what to do!". He can but it will be stupid (and he understand it). But if there is curfew in the village and guard require everyone to be in houses past some time? Well that is THEIR OPINION, it is not fact of boat's buoyancy. So chaotic character would pretty much love to sneak past to deny their arbitrary laws (or may restrain his urge, if punishment is boling of all his family in oil).
Chaotic Neutral is not Greedy Neutral. CN cleric of Gorum might prefer to fight thing rather than loot treasure, while CN priestess of of Calistria might prefer to do kinky stuff, or discard treasure to get vengeance on someone.
Chaotic Neutral character will not stab his companion in the back to steal his treasure, but he might do so if he feels that he gets less than everybody else (but its not like CN fighter will attack wizard after they found magic staff, as he understand that when they find magic sword wizard will have no claim to it).
Chaotic Neutral characer can betray his comrades on his own accord, but that is as likely to happen as Lawful Neutral cavalier betrays his comrades and attacks them because nobleman he pledged to says so.
Chaotic character can pretend to be good to gain something. If he starts to feel pleasure from helping other he may change to Chaotic Good. If he starts to feel glee from pretending and decieving those fools to swindle them from their money he may change to Chaotic Evil.
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Chaotic characters can do elaborate plans, but I'd say that alignment has to both be about intent and actual action. So even if your intention is chaos then committing a lot of lawful acts for a long time would have an effect on your alignment.
Right, which is why I note the need to perform Chaotic acts when he's 'off the clock' to maintain his Chaotic Alignment. :)
Although I wouldn't consider him Chaotic Neutral, I keep thinking Booster Gold...
You can probably justify about anything in the loose system that is alignment. However, some things are more likely than others.
Most chaotic neutral characters wouldn't care a whole lot about Public Perception, they are fierce individualists after all, so why would he spend such an effort trying to appear to be a paragon of virtue? Most chaotic neutral characters are more sort term gratification seekers than long term planners, so what is the motivation for the deception.
The anarchistic tendencies of a typical chaotic neutral would more likely lead them to revel in the bad boy status than try to blend in and hide on it, and while they would like money, they would most likely prefer an alternate way to acquire it, rather than building an elaborate long term ruse.
All that said, even within each alignment there is a lot of room for different personalities and motivations. You could construct something that would fit, but I would look more into the motivations and ethics of the character and see if chaotic neutral is really the best fit.
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Who plays with these weird roleplay restrictions?
These don't exist within the rules.
Where do they come from?
Lets translate that properly.
"Who doesn't play the way I do?"
No.
I asked about the Rules regarding this restriction.
This, being a Rules question, in the Rules Forum.
If these restrictions are not outlined in the Rules, is it so wrong to question where they come from?