(07-21-2014, 01:56 PM)FreelanceWizard Wrote:(07-21-2014, 01:44 PM)ExKage Wrote: I don't think anyone here is saying most of Ul'dah, the Syndicate or the Blades are "Good" in alignment.
... but what is the line separation for Neutral and Evil?
Motivation and consequence, I'd argue, but Neutral on its own is very poor alignment descriptor.
I think this thread is a great example of the problems the D&D alignment system has, especially when dealing with settings without an objective good and evil. Palladium tends to deal with those better, but that's like saying Budweiser is better than Coors if you hate American mass market beer.
This is a good point. D&D is a setting with rules and a cosmology that reinforce its alignment system. Good is a place, it's a thing. A celestial being of pure good can drop down and tell you if something is good or not. It's not complicated human morality, it's a system for streamlining if your paladin does bonus damage on his smite attack.
Out of that framework it tends to break down, and the waters muddy very quickly.
