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Subject: Re: Alignment
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Date: Wed, 8-May-85 14:03:38 EDT
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It seems to me that the whole idea of alignment is far too much of a 
simplification, and very inaccurate at that. Since the forces that
enforce alignment anyway are the gods, how about this system: each god
dictates rules for his worshippers, which may be the standard sorts of
good/evil/chaotic/lawful rules, or they may be quite different. ("You are
to respect all life, except for some race, which you are to take all
possible measures to exterminate", for instance.) Whether a group
of characters can travel together will depend on what the character's
gods think of each other, and how strongly their opinions are. Of
course, a character need not have a god, in which case he can freely
associate with anybody (unless the other person's god doesn't like
atheists...), but for most characters, the benefits of having a god
will outweigh the problems of having to follow the god's rules. This
sort of system may be a bit more paperwork, as the players and the DM's
have to keep track of what their gods want of them as opposed to the
dictates of a few alignment classifications, but I think it would add
a lot more variety than the alignment system...

	Wayne