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Simeon Salus

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7. Agreed. Alignment isn't so much a designation as it is a grouping of plotted behaviors on the chart.

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 7, 2025, 08:53 AM

Apr 2025

The chart represents the universal set of all potential behaviors.

The closer the behavior plot is to the top ( the good), the more the subject's behavior demonstrates helping others. The farther down (the evil), the more their behavior is about harming others.

On the other continuum, the closer the behavior plots to the left (the lawful), the more their behavior is about being trusted by others and assisting the success of others. The farther right the behavior is plotted (the chaotic), the more their behavior centers around their own desires and their own personal success.

It's not a predictive graph, merely illustrative of previous behaviors.

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In gaming, I utilize D&D's alignment chart as a way of graphically plotting behavior to establish a personality type [View all] Simeon Salus Apr 2025 OP

Mental health professionals do the same kind of thing based on science. Irish_Dem Apr 2025 #1

I agree. But there are far more gamers than clinical psychopathologists. Simeon Salus Apr 2025 #2

Good point. Whatever model works is great. Irish_Dem Apr 2025 #3

Agreed. Alignment isn't so much a designation as it is a grouping of plotted behaviors on the chart. Simeon Salus Apr 2025 #7

The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. Irish_Dem Apr 2025 #10

I'm not a gamer, so I have questions! yardwork Apr 2025 #8

I'm not sure how anybody feels about anything. I'm not sure you're asking questions that I can answer. Simeon Salus Apr 2025 #9

That actually helps a lot! yardwork Apr 2025 #11

It's been my experience that many people liked playing chaotic and evil characters Kaleva Apr 2025 #14

There have been a lot of high profile villains in fiction lately. yardwork Apr 2025 #16

Civilization is skin deep it is said Kaleva Apr 2025 #17

Yep, he's definitely Bettie Apr 2025 #4

A guy I know told me years ago, after rump posed while descending that gilded escalator EYESORE 9001 Apr 2025 #5

When you've gamed a lot, you begin to recognize (or perhaps imagine) archetypes Simeon Salus Apr 2025 #6

Any metric in a storm. Hugin Apr 2025 #12

Me too, it's proven to be a very useful tool for media analysis generally (books, movies, series), history, politics... 0rganism Apr 2025 #13

Life got exciting when there was a high level Paladin hunting you down Kaleva Apr 2025 #15