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Post by ahabicher on Sept 30, 2021 9:30:37 GMT -6
I used to explain to people that "Law = Rules & Civilization" and "Chaos = Impulse, Emotion, Ego". In the past, that went really well. In the last couple of years, that got some angry reactions from people who felt that was a slight against them and their personal creed.
So I now default to: "Law is if you think there is an order to the universe and you go to heaven after you die. Chaos is if you think all is just random chance and death is the end." People understand that.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2021 10:41:53 GMT -6
I used to explain to people that "Law = Rules & Civilization" and "Chaos = Impulse, Emotion, Ego". In the past, that went really well. In the last couple of years, that got some angry reactions from people who felt that was a slight against them and their personal creed. I must say that I must really be out of the loop of modern culture, I would never have guessed that people would be offended by the above explanation and yet are OK with the below explanation. So I now default to: "Law is if you think there is an order to the universe and you go to heaven after you die. Chaos is if you think all is just random chance and death is the end." People understand that. The second does make me think of another way of defining Law, Neutral and Chaotic that I will exercise discretion and not post. But something I will start using in my game, if I start and OD&D game with only the three alignments.
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Post by Porphyre on Sept 30, 2021 13:58:21 GMT -6
I used to explain to people that "Law = Rules & Civilization" and "Chaos = Impulse, Emotion, Ego". In the past, that went really well. In the last couple of years, that got some angry reactions from people who felt that was a slight against them and their personal creed. So I now default to: "Law is if you think there is an order to the universe and you go to heaven after you die. Chaos is if you think all is just random chance and death is the end." People understand that. Sorry to auto-quote:
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Post by tombowings on Oct 1, 2021 2:59:25 GMT -6
I used to explain to people that "Law = Rules & Civilization" and "Chaos = Impulse, Emotion, Ego". In the past, that went really well. In the last couple of years, that got some angry reactions from people who felt that was a slight against them and their personal creed. So I now default to: "Law is if you think there is an order to the universe and you go to heaven after you die. Chaos is if you think all is just random chance and death is the end." People understand that. I would have a hard time understanding the first. I don't see impulse, emotion, and ego as opposing civilization and rules. I see it more as Law = civilization makes the rules; Chaos = everyone makes their own rules. I'm an anarchist, but I'm also one of the more organized people I know. I have a lot of rules I expect myself to follow. I just don't expect anyone else to follow them.
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Post by rredmond on Oct 1, 2021 4:18:06 GMT -6
Alignment threads are always dicey. But there are rules forbidding real world politics and real world religion here. Consider that a friendly reminder- please don’t slip again. And, I’ll check with the boss, but I think we are finished with this particular alignment thread. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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