D&D Alignment test, what's your affinity?

http://easydamus.com/alignmenttest.html

Mine is Chaotic Neutral. Closer to evil than good.



I found an interesting question with #7:

7. A powerful but corrupt judge offers you wealth if you'll testify against your friend. Do you:

#1 Condemn your friend and take the money?
#2 Take the money and testify, but try to keep your testimony ineffective?
#3 Refuse the offer and refuse to testify?
#4 Testify on your friend's behalf, no matter the consequences?

I picked #2 for a rational reason. First of all, if a judge was looking to pay people money to testify, he'd likely find another if I refused. So if I took the money, and gave ineffective testimony, not only would my friend get off the hook, but that judge would lose his case, + I get paid for helping a friend get off the hook.

Yes, I would absolutely lie my ass off to keep a friend from going to jail. If someone wants to pay me to lie so a friend doesn't go to jail, I'd do it. And given that we live in a system that lies to people on a regular basis, I sure as hell don't feel any obligations to be honest to shore up such a system. Sure, I'll swear on some book I don't care about. They can kiss my ass!

Some other affinities might find it dishonorable to testify against a friend. I do as well, IF you go up there and give them testimony that can convict your friend.

The D&D alignment system is beyond worthless.

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ScrotieMcB schrieb:

The D&D alignment system is beyond worthless.

Aye. Good and Evil, Chaos and Law; are not clearly and unambiguously defined, nor can they even be in principle. They are things of fairy tales and patriotic action movies.
The villainization of others is a dangerous concept. It pits individuals against each in conflict over lies and propaganda.

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SkyCore schrieb:

Aye. Good and Evil, Chaos and Law; are not clearly and unambiguously defined, nor can they even be in principle. They are things of fairy tales and patriotic action movies.
The villainization of others is a dangerous concept. It pits individuals against each in conflict over lies and propaganda.

You're Lawful Good, bro. A true SJW.

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ScrotieMcB schrieb:

The D&D alignment system is beyond worthless.

I'm betting you're probably Neutral Good.

Here is my general understanding:

Chaotic - Acts based on feel/mood, cares less about rules and consequences. Chaotic people are prone to go vigilante, or disobey rules they don't agree with.

Lawful - Typically obeys rules, even if they disagree.

Neutral - Middle of the road between the two. Probably more rational than Chaotic or Lawful. Could go either way depending on the situation. Consequences for your actions would certainly weigh heavily for making decisions for a neutral person.

Moral Alignments:

Good - Puts the well being of others above themselves.

Neutral - Puts an emphasis on themselves mostly, although won't necessarily take it to the extreme. Prone to being apathetic toward the needs of others.

Evil - Will take advantage of anyone to get ahead, and use any means necessary.

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MrSmiley21 schrieb:

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ScrotieMcB schrieb:

The D&D alignment system is beyond worthless.

I'm betting you're probably Neutral Good.

I bet I could argue anyone is Neutral Good. Me, you, Darth Vader, anyone. Thomas Aquinas pretty aptly demonstrates that we do not intentionally pursue evil, that the road to hell is paved in good intentions; from there, I'd just need to convince the audience that my subject falls short of pure dogmatic adherence to either law or chaos, which wouldn't be difficult as both are untenable in their purist forms.

As I said, utterly fucking useless. Like most things pop-geek, it takes the most base among the general popular culture then adds a single layer of additional complexity, resulting in a product just as base for all practical purposes, but allowing the clever to find a safe, harmless outlet for said creativity, effectively neutering them with the construction of alternate "realities" just as with the braindead masses and their "reality television." It's called D&Die for a reason.

Few thoughts on some alignment combos:

Neutral Evil - An incredibly scheming, cunning, calculating person. Someone like a crime boss who keeps a low exposure to the authorities and lets others take the fall for their deeds.

Chaotic Evil - Would stomp a kitten's guts out, then turn around and split your skull with an axe for trying to interrupt them.

Lawful Evil - I'm thinking of something like a loan shark who brutally enforces usurious interest rates, and someone like this would bribe politicians, and other officials and use the corrupt system in place as a tool to further their personal gains. There are tons of Lawful Evil people in power positions in corrupt governments. If I had to pick which alignment would be the most dangerous, this is probably it.

I ended up as a true neutral, with very slight tendencies towards chaotic and evil. Whatever, I guess...

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ScrotieMcB schrieb:

I bet I could argue anyone is Neutral Good. Me, you, Darth Vader, anyone. Thomas Aquinas pretty aptly demonstrates that we do not intentionally pursue evil, that the road to hell is paved in good intentions; from there, I'd just need to convince the audience that my subject falls short of pure dogmatic adherence to either law or chaos, which wouldn't be difficult as both are untenable in their purist forms.

Good/Evil is sorta defined in a somewhat reasonable way. At the end of the day good and evil might be subjective to each individual person though.

I don't know what sort of interaction you've had with people over the years Scrotie, but based on mine, I can confirm there is more evil in people than you think. I'm not necessarily a believer that everyone is inherently "good".

Chaotic Evil, though it was close to being Chaotic Neutral, 2 points difference.