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Post by slave_of_emotions » Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:33 pm

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Post by Baralis Truthbender » Fri Sep 23, 2005 6:00 pm

Big Shock: Neutral Evil and borderling Chaotic Evil since I got that when I went for the second choice in cases of doubt :lol:
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Post by Moredo » Fri Sep 23, 2005 6:22 pm

Wow: Samwir is actually Natural Evil! Aarilax here I come! 8)
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Post by icegard » Fri Sep 23, 2005 6:29 pm

Said lawful good for Tivn, but his character sheet has been moving towards lawful evil of late.

Hrmm.... Guess no one is perfect ;)
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Post by Crunk » Fri Sep 23, 2005 6:30 pm

That Quiz must be messed up. for some reason it says Crunk is lawfull Evil ?!?
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Post by Dralix » Fri Sep 23, 2005 6:39 pm

Dralix is Chaotic Good. Which should be no surprise.
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Post by Katroine » Fri Sep 23, 2005 6:40 pm

Pish.

Lawful Neutral

A lawful neutral character acts as law, tradition, or a personal code directs her. Order and organization are paramount to her. She may believe in personal order and live by a code or standard, or she may believe in order for all and favor a strong, organized government. The common phrase for lawful neutral is "true lawful." Lawful neutral is the best alignment you can be because it means you are reliable and honorable without being a zealot.

Sounds like someone needs to stab more.
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Post by Plethora » Fri Sep 23, 2005 6:57 pm

surprise, surprise CN
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Post by Vroshgrak » Fri Sep 23, 2005 6:57 pm

arrr! Richy is lawful neutral! shocking.
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Post by Significant Owl » Fri Sep 23, 2005 7:01 pm

Nesara is, and I quote "Neutral Good". Strange that her sheet says NE...
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Post by Zebranky » Fri Sep 23, 2005 7:07 pm

LG. Not too far off from LN with a slight good leaning.

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Post by Rhissaerk Jalesh » Fri Sep 23, 2005 7:08 pm

Rhissaerk came out True Neutral, how amusing.
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Post by Soshus Eblum » Fri Sep 23, 2005 7:15 pm

Tromso = :twisted: CE

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Post by tygermoon » Fri Sep 23, 2005 7:33 pm

Heh....

Rika came out as NG with some chaotic leanings

"Neutral Good

A neutral good character does the best that a good person can do. He is devoted to helping others. He works with kings and magistrates but does not feel beholden to them. The common phrase for neutral good is "true good." Neutral good is the best alignment you can be because it means doing what is good without bias toward or against order."

Fairly accurate, though I'd say she has more than just "some" chaotic leanings.. :twisted:
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Post by Ellowin » Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:02 pm

Ellowin is:
Neutral Good

A neutral good character does the best that a good person can do. He is devoted to helping others. He works with kings and magistrates but does not feel beholden to them. The common phrase for neutral good is "true good." Neutral good is the best alignment you can be because it means doing what is good without bias toward or against order
Sounds about right, though there are answers she would have given to several of the questions that would have been more chaotic. But, meh ;)
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Post by Pathos Street » Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:09 pm

Fergus took the test, and it says he's Lawful Good.

Well, there we go.
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Post by slave_of_emotions » Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:10 pm

Rhissaerk Jalesh wrote:Rhissaerk came out True Neutral, how amusing.
sounds right for a pseudo animal :P *runs and hides in a very very very deep hole*
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Post by Stormhammer » Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:13 pm

Thror comes out LG...who'd a thunk it... :lol:
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Post by slave_of_emotions » Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:14 pm

SELECTING ELECTING AN ALIGNMENT
Your character has a unique view of the world, of right and wrong, of fairness and natural rights.
The following sections will provide some guidance to you in determining how your character will relate to various moral and ethical choices encountered during the game.
WHAT ALIGNMENT MEANS
Before you begin, keep in mind these caveats.
• You’ll undoubtedly want more information about the question, and more options than the answers presented to you. Just do the best you can, and skip a question completely if you’re totally stuck.
• Note that some questions are interested in correlations to behavior, not the behavior itself. For example, lawful people tend to work at secure jobs—this doesn’t mean that working a steady job makes you lawful.
• Remember that certain character classes have codes of conduct that fall beyond the dictates of alignment. Paladins, for
example, aren’t just supposed to be lawful and good. They are expected to act humble, pious, and chivalric as well.
• This quiz assumes a typical D&D setting, which is a mix of fantasy elements, medieval ideas, and epic myth seen through modern eyes. If your setting is vastly different (or your fellow players are), you may get very different answers to this quiz.
Relationship to Family
Family elders are expressing disapproval of you to the rest of the family. Do you:
_Accept the criticism and change your ways (C + 2)
_Seek a compromise with the elders (C + 1)
_Besmirch the reputation of the elders as you ignore their scorn (E + 1)
_Silence the elders any way you can (E + 2)

Would you give up a promising career to aid the family in time of need?
_In a heartbeat (G + 2)
_Yes, with some reluctance (G + 1)
_Only if I was certain I’d be able to return to my career soon (N + 1)
_No (N + 2)

Would you betray a family member to advance your own career?
_Yes, without a twinge of guilt (E + 2)
_Yes, if I could do it secretly (E + 1)
_I’d resist the temptation (N + 1)
_I find the very idea abhorrent (N + 2)

Do you respect the leaders of your family?
_Their words guide my actions (L + 2)
_They’re role models for me (L + 1)
_They’re often out of touch with my life (C + 1)
_They’re out of touch with reality (C + 2)

If your family had arranged your marriage to someone loathsome, would you:
_Go through with it, proud to serve your family (L + 2)
_Agree, hiding your reluctance (L + 1)
_Subtly work against the union (X + 1)
_Flee (X + 2)

You’re estranged from a family member. On his deathbed, he seeks a econciliation. Do you:
_Speak to him, but hold your ground (C + 1)
_Refuse to speak to him (C + 2)
_Discuss your estrangement openly and without rancor (X + 1)
_Actively seek reconciliation, and heed his dying words (X + 2)

Relationship to Friends
A powerful but corrupt judge offers you wealth if u’ll testify against a friend. Do you:
_Condemn your friend and take the money (E + 2)
_Take the money and testify but try to keep your testimony ineffective (E + 1)
_Refuse the offer and refuse to testify (G + 1)
_Testify on your friend’s behalf, no matter the consequences (G + 2)

Do you become close to friends, or hold most people at a safe distance?
_I have an abundance of close friends (G + 2)
_I have some close friends (G + 1)
_I have few close friends (N + 1)
_I try to keep people at a distance (N + 2)

Have you ever betrayed a friend?
_I’ve done so more than once, and I sometimes get away with it (E + 2)
_I’ve done so once (E + 1)
_I’ve been tempted to do so, but I’ve never gone through with it (N + 1)
_I'd never contemplate such a thing (N + 2)

How do you view lifelong commitment to a single romantic partner?
_I’m waiting to find such a romance (L + 2)
_Such a romance would be ideal—if it’s achievable (L + 1)
_I worry I’d miss out on what others have to offer (C + 1)
_Tie yourself to one person? Huge mistake (C + 2)

Do you insist on repayment when lending money to friends?
_Yes, and I write up a contract so there’s no misunderstanding (L + 2)
_Yes, but I try to be flexible about the exact terms (L + 1)
_No, although it’s sure nice to be repaid (X + 1)
_No, they just owe me a favor (X + 2)

Are you still in touch with childhood friends?
_Yes, we correspond regularly (X + 2)
_Yes, we try to keep in touch (X + 1)
_No, I move around too much (C + 1)
_No, I don’t have anything in common with them anymore (C + 2)

Relationship to Community
Do you donate time and money to improve the local community?
_Yes, the needs of the community are my top priority (G + 2)
_Yes, I donate as much as I can once my own needs are met (G + 1)
_No, I don’t have enough time or money to spare (N + 1)
_No, my local community would be a waste of time and money (N + 2)

Your community is threatened with invasion. Do you:
_Help defend it to your last breath (G + 2)
_Man the barricades with the rest of the community (G + 1)
_Flee as soon as things look grim (E + 1)
_Cut a deal with the invaders to act as a spy (E + 2)

If you were injured and required immediate assistance, would members of your home community agree to help?
_Yes, because they know I’d do the same for them (N + 2)
_Yes, because I’m generally well liked (N + 1)
_Probably not, because I’m distrusted by the powers that be (E + 1)
_Definitely not. I’ve made some enemies here (E + 2)

Do you respect the laws and authorities in the community?
_Yes, without question (L + 2)
_Yes, they’re generally the best way to govern (L + 1)
_When it suits me—there are some laws I just don’t agree with (C + 1)
_I don’t pay attention to the authorities; they’ve got no hold on me (C + 2)

Do members of the community shun, avoid, or mock you?
_Yes, their small minds can’t handle anyone outside the norm (C + 2)
_Some do, because I don’t always fit in (C +1)
_No, I’m generally seen as normal (X + 1)
_No, I set the standard for what is normal in my community (X + 2)

Would you stand for office or seek to represent the interests of the community in some public manner?
_To do so would be an honor I’d joyously accept (L + 2)
_Of course. It’s everyone’s duty to do so (L + 1)
_Only if no one else could handle the job (X + 1)
_No, I don’t want to be responsible for the community’s welfare (X + 2)

Relationship to King And Country
Your country is wracked with famine. Would you:
_Share what food you had with others (G + 2)
_Eat as little as possible yourself and share the rest (G + 1)
_Steal what food you needed to survive (E + 1)
_Steal as much food as possible, then sell it back to the community at a high price (E + 2)

If offered enough money, would you slip a poison into your king’s drink?
_Yes, and I’ve done similar things before (E + 2)
_Yes, if I thought I could get away with it (E + 1)
_No, although a vast sum of money would tempt me (N + 1)
_No, and I’d warn the king of the plot (N + 2)

A plague is sweeping across your country. Would you:
_Undertake a dangerous mission to find a cure (G + 2)
_Heal the sick as best you can (G + 1)
_Avoid contact with the sick (N + 1)
_Flee the country (N + 2)

Do you respect the lawful authority of the rulers of the land?
_Yes. Long live the queen! (L + 2)
_Yes, our rulers are generally fair and just (L + 1)
_No, a ruler is no better than anyone else (C + 1)
_No, rulers are invariably corrupted by power (C + 2)

If you were offered a reasonably lucrative deal, would you spy for a hostile foreign power?
_Yes, because my nation could stand to be knocked down a peg (C + 2)
_Yes, because my nation’s secrets mean little to me (C +1)
_No, because I might get caught (X + 1)
_No, because I’d never violate the trust my nation put in me (X +2)

Do you rely on the government to enforce contracts and property rights?
_Yes, because maintaining the rule of law is more important than any individual dispute (L + 2)
_Yes, because the courts are best equipped to handle such disputes (L + 1)
_Are you kidding me? The government can’t even pave roads (X + 1)
_Absolutely not. If I can’t defend it myself, I don’t deserve to have it (X + 2)

Thoughts on Crime and Punishment
If imprisoned, would you injure or kill others to escape?
_Yes. Serves ‘em right for locking me up (E + 2)
_Yes. They knew the risks when they took the job (E +1)
_No, except for minor wounds that will heal easily (N + 1)
_No. Those guards are just doing their jobs (N + 2)

Do you accept a noble’s right to treat badly the serfs who work on his land?
_Yes. They’re lucky they’re not slaves (N + 2)
_Yes, because sometimes only fear will motivate them (N + 1)
_No, nobles should rule as kindly as possible (G + 1)
_No one has any “right” to treat another badly. Period. (G +2)

You have accidentally committed a crime. Do you:
_Confess, and attempt to make restitution to the victim (G + 2)
_Confess, throwing yourself on the mercy of the court (G + 1)
_Hide your involvement, lying if you have to (E + 1)
_Try to pin the crime on another (E + 2)

If guilty, would you confess to a crime?
_Yes, because it is my duty to do so (L + 2)
_Yes, because it might get me a lighter sentence (L + 1)
_No, I’d make the magistrates prove my guilt (X + 1)
_No, and I’d try to “prove” my innocence (X + 2)

Would you express a revolutionary political opinion if threatened with punishment?
_Yes, I’d rather be punished than remain silent. Up the revolution! (C + 2)
_Yes. Somebody’s got to speak the truth (C + 1)
_No, although I might privately express my opinion to friends (X + 1)
_No, politics aren’t worth getting worked up about (X+2)

While traveling, you witness an assault. You are ordered to testify, which will delay your travel significantly. Do you:
_Slip out of town at night to avoid testifying (C + 2)
_Deny you saw anything (C + 1)
_Remain reluctantly, testify, and leave (L + 1)
_Remain until the trial’s conclusion in case further testimony is needed (L + 2)

Thoughts on Business and the Economy What is the best use of wealth?
_To help the destitute and less fortunate (G + 2)
_Provide for the needs of friends and family (G + 1)
_To stay on top of the heap yourself (E + 1)
_To not only stay on top, but keep others from climbing to your level (E + 2)

When confronted by beggars, do you:
_Give generously (G + 2)
_Give moderately (G + 1)
_Give only what I wouldn’t miss anyway—a copper or two at most (N + 1)
_Ignore them as you walk by (N +1)

By using magic, you could fool village merchants into thinking your copper pieces were made of gold. Do you?

_Yes, and I’ll buy as much as I can (E + 2)
_Yes, but I’ll only cheat the rich merchants (E + 1)
_No, it’s too risky (N + 1)
_No, those merchants have families to feed (N + 2)

You have two job offers. One pays more, but the other is secure and steady. Which do you choose?
_Definitely the lucrative job; steady work sounds like drudgery (X + 2)
_Probably the lucrative job, although I’d look into the secure job (X+ 1)
_The secure job, unless the other job was outrageously lucrative (L + 1)
_Definitely the secure job, because I plan for the long term (L + 2)

What’s the best path to wealth?
_It’s a matter of luck and being in the right place at the right time (C + 2)
_Staying flexible so you can take advantage of good opportunities (C + 1)
_Following a long-term plan that incorporates a comfortable level of risk (L + 1)
_Hard work and perseverance (L + 2)

If you accepted a job or contract, would you try to finish the task even if it got much more dangerous?
_Yes, my word is my bond (X + 2)
_Yes, because it’s good to have a reputation for dependability (X + 1)
_You can bet I’d be renegotiating (C + 1)
_If it’s no longer a good deal, then the deal is off (C + 2)

Scoring the Test
First, look at your G, N, and E scores. As you’ve probably guessed, L, X, and C represent lawful,neutral (with respect to law and chaos) and chaotic. Whichever score is the highest is your most likely alignment. Likewise, C stands for good, N stands for neutral (with regard to good and evil), and E stands for evil. Your likely alignment is the highest of those three scores. For example, if you had a G score of 11, N score of 4, and E score of 3, you’re probably good. If your L score was 5, X score was 10, and C score was 3, you’re neither lawful nor chaotic, but neutral. Overall, such a character would be neutral good. Keep in mind the alignment suggested by the quiz is just that: a suggestion. It describes your character no better than a 36-question test would describe you. But it’s a good way to start thinking about how your character acts when confronted with issues of alignment. Now that your character has taken the test, make a note of which questions scored in the opposite direction from your overall alignment. These exceptions can tell some interesting tales about your character. Are you a good character with a greedy streak? Are you a lawful character who can’t stand the village elders? Don’t just roleplay your alignment—roleplay your alignment exceptions, too. Few characters perfectly embody their alignment choice.

CHANGING AN ALIGNMENT
From time to time (say every three to five levels), it might be a good idea to retake this alignment test to see whether your character is experiencing “alignment drift.” Perhaps you intended him to walk the straight and narrow, but (having fallen in with bad company), he’s becoming increasingly comfortable with behavior that would make his mentors blush. Or perhaps you intended her as a hard-bitten cynic, yet find that she’s the one who makes sure the rescued survivors get safely back to town, sometimes slipping them a few gold pieces to replace their losses. Don’t despair: People change over time, and characters do too. Some become more lawful (there’s nothing like amassing a stockpile of loot to make you want banditry and thieving to stop). Others relax their earlier strictures to embrace a more flexible approach. The alignment you choose while creating the character may not be the alignment that best fits how you play that character. Retaking the test later on also has the advantage that, instead of abstract conditions, you can plug in specific examples of how the character behaved when faced with any of the situations out lined in the “test.” Note that some characters (paladins, clerics, monks) suffer consequences of shifting alignment. Consider this test a qualifying exam for beginning characters in this class (“Well, you seem to score poorly on lawfulness, Sir Eadgar— are you sure you want to be a paladin?”) and a moral and ethical compass for those already on their chosen path.
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Post by Hert Snyder » Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:21 pm

Hert is, of course, solidly Lawful Good.
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Post by WrathOG777 » Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:33 pm

got Neutral Evil, but the damn test has horrible answers.

Almost ever question I was picking the closest instead of answering truthfully.

Family elders are expressing disapproval of you to the rest of the family. Do you:
-Elders? who gives a flying fuck what they think.

...

If your family had arranged your marriage to someone loathsome, would you:
- marry her, and a lady in every village in the area, probably cheat on all of them with whores.

You're estranged from a family member. On his deathbed, he seeks reconciliation. Do you:
-Drop everything to show up! Then drag his dying ass out of bed and torture him to death because it is your last chance.

A powerful but corrupt judge offers you wealth if you'll testify against a friend. Do you:
- Negotiate for more money, take it, AND testify on your friends behalf.

...

Do you insist on repayment when lending money to friends?
- No, they just owe me a favor ... for some reason I do not think they mean the same thing I do by favor.

Are you still in touch with childhood friends?
-Yes! Bob may have been a bully then, but now, as my zombie, he eat elves with me.

Do you donate time and money to improve the local community?
-blowing all your gold on whores and ale counts right?

...

Do you respect the laws and authorities in the community?
- I AM the law. I take gold, favors, or discounts on ale and whores.

...

Your country is wracked with famine. Would you:
-Kill the elves who are starveing your people and bring their bodies for the poor to eat.

A plague is sweeping across your country. Would you:
-Hold a special cerimony to your diety, the Lord of Disease, and offer sick peasants the privlage of being sacrificed! In return you will train their first born as a knight, if the runt survives the training that is.

need I go on?
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That is my opinion, not nessasarily anyone else's opinon, might just be, but that would be a coincodence, and damnit, sometimes the crap I write is not even my opinion either.
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Post by Chasnor » Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:34 pm

That thing is pretty spot on. Had Rolan as CE. Amazing how such a nice guy can be such a low down thieving, murdering bastard. :twisted:
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Post by Melindha » Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:51 pm

That test was biased. My main cares very little for her family, for good reason, and she scored CN! I was shocked. I was expecting NG. (Not that either of those two are on the character sheet.)
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Post by korak » Fri Sep 23, 2005 9:05 pm

Here is one that I always used. Kraven seems to be neutral good...on both....hmmm, my sheet shows chaotic neutral. :) Of course he does have good tendencies.


http://www.mjyoung.net/dungeon/javalign.html

Here is how the scoring was decided also.


Scoring

As you have probably guessed, each of the questions approaches a different issue, and each of the answers relates to a different alignment. Eight of the ten questions distinguish law, chaos, good, and evil; the remaining two questions force the character to choose between corner alignments, making him prefer one thing over another. It is not expected that any character will always choose the anwer for his own alignment first; however, overall there should be more answers under your chosen alignment than under the others. For neutrals, there should be a visible balance, in which answers cross all alignment choices fairly easily.

For quick and easy scoring, this chart has been set up with the question numbers, and the answers, by letter, under appropriate columns. Compare your answers to the chart, copying the number you wrote next to the same letter here as there. For questions 3 and 7, there are two lines, and your answer should appear once in each. Once you have copied your answers into the appropriate column, sum the columns.

Character Name:_______________________________________
Question: Law Chaos Good Evil
1 a c b d
2 a d c b
3 b a a c
d c b d
4 a c b d
5 b d c a
6 a b c d
7 b a a c
c d b d
8 c a b d
9 c a b d
10 b d a c
Total

At this point, you should compare your Law and Chaos scores, and subtract the smaller from the larger; then do the same with your Good and Evil Scores. This gives your tendency toward whichever of the scores is larger. For example, if your scores are Law 44, Chaos 21, Good 35, and Evil 20, then you are 44-21=23 points toward Lawful, and 35-20=15 points toward good. The maximum possible score in any column is 46, and the minimum is 14; therefore the greatest possible difference is 30. The greatest possible difference in both dimensions at once is 22. Differences of up to about 8 are considered nearly neutral, with slight or strong tendencies in one direction. Differences above 10 are clearly in the alignment specified. Side alignment characters should obviously be stronger in the chosen alignment, but may have a little more leeway on what constitutes neutral, perhaps as high as 10 representing strong tendencies toward one side. True neutrals should have at least one dimension clearly under 8, and neither over ten. The same maximum scores which could represent a side alignment with a strong tendency from the neutral can also be viewed as a corner alignment with a strong tendency to favor one axis. However, the player will be more comfortable with a character whose alignment scores are clearly within the parameters of the chosen alignment.

Enter the differences here, and indicate which is the greater number if the difference is not zero:

____________ Law/Chaos ____________ Good/Evil



Of course, by now you are arguing with my answers. Here, then, question by question, is the logic of each answer.

Question 1 gets to the motive of the character. Good characters are always looking to make the world a better place; therefore, answer B, rescuing the weak and helping the helpless, is the good answer. Lawfuls see the world as necessarily being structured, and the unstructured elements as breaking that down. A quest into the unknown has the primary purpose of taming it; therefore, answer A, putting things right, is a lawful response. Answer D, acquiring wealth and power, is definitive of the evil alignment; evils believe that such is theirs by right. As to the chaotic, there can be little reason for such an adventure except the adventure itself, and so answer C, enjoying the thrill of the dangers, is the best choice.

Question 2 looks at character, belief, and personality by considering an alternative career path. The good character will want to do something to help others, especially the poor, so an herbalist, answer C, is the best choice. Evil characters will still want to claim what is theirs, and so answer B, bandit, comes closest. A man-at-arms is clearly involved in a defined position in an authority structure; he knows whence his orders come, what is expected of him, and who he commands. All this, answer A, will appeal to the lawful character. As to the chaotic character, he has no need of any of those things, but wants to live his own life. Being a hermit, answer D, is the easiest way to escape from the structures of society.

Question 3 is the first of the corner alignment questions. Each of the four heroes defines (at least in the popular conception) one of the four combinations. Robin Hood is definitively the chaotic good hero, opposing all that is law and structure because it oppresses the people, and taking the profit he gains for his opposition and giving it to them. Answer A thus credits chaos and good. King Arthur, on the other hand, built one of the finest orderly systems, complete with law and enforcement, command and authority, to bring down the notion that might makes right and establish a good society. He, answer B, combines good with law. Attilla the Hun is most noted for tearing down structures in Europe and Asia. Although he maintained a highly disciplined army for the purpose, he is seen as a raider who destroys entire countries to line his own pocket. This is very close to the heart of chaotic evil, and falls as answer C. When it comes to moving within the dark side, Darth Vader shows us clearly how one can be entirely out for one's self while being completely obedient to a master and strictly part of a chain of command. His entire aspect combines the disciplines of law with the values of evil, and so answer D is the lawful evil choice.

Question 4 restates question one, using names instead of descriptions, to reach the motive of the character in a more poetic way. The soldier, answer A, is the one in the authority structure, the lawful. Heroes are those who rescue others for the sake of the rescued; answer B thus is the good answer. Answer D, the rogue, describes those trying to better themselves at the expense of others, frequently by deception, and is the evil selection. The adventurer is the one who does this because it is there to be done; he is the chaotic, having no better reason to explore than that he may.

Question 5 asks what should happen when the adventure is over. The first answer, wipe out the party and abscond with the money, is clearly the evil answer; many an evil party has passed out of existence because one of them understood answer A as the correct choice. Answer B places the planning of another venture in the hands of those in charge, the lawful decision. Answer C points up that good characters are always seeking to do good; adventuring is generally a way of gaining the means to do so, and the doing good continues between the adventures. Answer D breaks the party up. To the chaotic, the party is a necessary evil which exists for the purpose of the adventure; when the adventure is over, the party no longer really exists except as a group of friends who might adventure again someday. While the lawful thinks of the party as ongoing, an authority structure which continues, the chaotic rejects this notion, and opposes any idea that party rules apply to party members when the necessity of a present danger does not exist.

The issue in question 6 is structure and planning. This is a law/chaos issue, of no real interest to good and evil. The lawful character will choose answer A, because he believes in planning as the best means to achieve goals. The chaotic character will reject answer A, preferring answer B, maintaining flexibility as a way to seize opportunities. The good character would be less interested in these aspects, but would tend toward a balance in which there is enough flexibility to help others, however strictly the plan is formed, thus choosing answer C. Finally, when it comes to planning, the evil character will always keep in mind his maxim, look out for yourself first, answer D.

In question 7, the other corner alignment question, the issue is the nature of government. Answer A describes a belief in which government is ultimately minimized, making it possible for people to be freed from the oppressions of law to just be good to each other the way they would be were it not for the pressures on them to conform. This is a chaotic good belief, and so credits both chaos and good. The lawful good opposes this view, maintaining answer B, that crime must be controlled (by law) in order for everyone to prosper. The lawful evil character does not care about the rest of society, but recognizes in a strong government the opportunity for him to move into the position he deserves, and so chooses answer C, expecting that he is one of those best people. Answer D is the song of the chaotic evil, that the government is trying to keep us in our place, refusing to allow us to do what we want.

Question 8 is the slavery issue. This is difficult to understand in our society. Slavery itself is not a good/evil issue, but a law/chaos issue. It is possible to perceive slavery as a force for good, providing a home for those who would not otherwise have it by employing their services to produce for society at large. In a society in which slavery is legal, lawfuls will not oppose it on lawful grounds, because on lawful grounds it is, as answer C suggests, a reasonable solution to certain economic problems. Conversely, chaotic characters will always oppose enslavement of any creature in principle, whether or not it's legal, and will thus choose answer A. To the good character, the issue is not slavery itself but the treatment of slaves by masters; if slaves are generally well treated, there is not much about which to complain. However, answer B suggests that to the good the inherent flaw in slavery is its openness to abuse by the strong against the weak. As to the evil character, he believes that society should permit him to have what he wants. Although slavery is not a good/evil issue, he sees himself as worthy of being a master if slavery is to exist, and to be treated with deference even where it does not, answer D.

The relationship of the individual to the civil law is the next issue, in question 9. Of course, the lawful believes that law is essential to society, answer C. The chaotic follows that great American maxim that less is more, answer A, rejecting the need for law. To the good character, it is a non-issue. If you are good, says answer B, the law will ignore you. As to answer D, the evil character also sees it as a non-issue. Law or no law, you can make whatever is there work for you. It is your advantage that counts.

Finally question 10 asks us about our unwritten duty. The good character sees, with answer A, that we are all connected, and have a duty to help everyone else. The lawful character, taking answer B, thinks of duty more in terms of the authority which must be obeyed. A duty to himself, answer C, is the evil character's way of thinking: put yourself first. As to the chaotic, perhaps there are some duties to freedom and liberty, or perhaps some have duties to masters they have chosen to obey, or duties to philanthropies and charities to which they are pledged, but in the final analysis you cannot tell anyone that everyone has any specific single duty. It depends on who you are. Thus answer D expresses the chaotic view.

I hope this quiz has helped you understand who your character is and what his alignment really means to him. If you don't like the answer you got, perhaps you should either reconsider your character's motivations and actions, or talk to the DM about a non-penalized alignment change based on a misunderstanding of what your selected alignment really meant.
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Post by Tigg » Fri Sep 23, 2005 9:20 pm

The quiz said NG just like I try to rp... woot, that felt good

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