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There's a push, especially in D&D, to remove the alignment system. I actually don't agree; I think it's perfectly acceptable to make it optional at your table, but I find that it lets players grab hold of something concrete to hang a character on.
But a massive problem I see with it is there's a serious lack of nuance when it comes to lawful alignments. I think it's because being lawful can seem kind of exhausting. You do have to follow the rules, if you care about losing alignment (something I don't like). That doesn't mean you have to be Doing Law all the time.
To this end, I'm going to offer some suggestions for what lawfulness can look like, based on my own real world experience. ( Read more... )
But a massive problem I see with it is there's a serious lack of nuance when it comes to lawful alignments. I think it's because being lawful can seem kind of exhausting. You do have to follow the rules, if you care about losing alignment (something I don't like). That doesn't mean you have to be Doing Law all the time.
To this end, I'm going to offer some suggestions for what lawfulness can look like, based on my own real world experience. ( Read more... )
