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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2016-10-24 06:11 pm

[ SECRET POST #3582 ]


⌈ Secret Post #3582 ⌋

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[Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries]


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[Daredevil, Wilson Fisk/Vanessa Marianna]


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[Overwatch]


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[Mob Psycho 100]


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[Malcolm in the Middle]


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[personal profile] cbrachyrhynchos 2016-10-24 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Species alignment is more of a generality than a mandate. Exceptions were liberally explored in licensed material. (Drizzt is the most notorious, but there's an entire cult of good Drow.)
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[personal profile] feotakahari 2016-10-24 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hey, wait a minute. Aren't dark elves evil?"
"Oh, my, no. Not since they became a player race. Now the whole race consists of nothing but Chaotic Good rebels, yearning to throw off the reputation of their evil kin."
"Evil kin? Didn't you just say they were all Chaotic Good?"
"Details."

Seriously, D&D has had everything from a heroic succubus to a heroic mind flayer. There's a reason the Monster Manual tends to say "usually chaotic evil," and when it says "always," there's usually a reason for that, too.

[personal profile] cbrachyrhynchos 2016-10-24 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
In fact, either Dragon or Dungeon (the magazines for officially sanctioned fan content), had an entire issue devoted to playing monstrous parties, including how to roleplay the gelatinous cube.

[personal profile] herpymcderp 2016-10-24 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, yeah. Exactly that, pretty much.

I don't think anyone at all actually uses species alignments unless - as stated - the only thing they want out of a session is to roll some dice, drink some booze, and make silly jokes about cheetos and mountain dew.

[personal profile] cbrachyrhynchos 2016-10-24 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, there are useful spells like "Detect Alignment," if only to give Paladins a clear conscience when lopping off heads or turning undead.

[personal profile] herpymcderp 2016-10-24 11:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Wouldn't want to accidentally the whole only good skeleton warrior out there, amirite?

[personal profile] cbrachyrhynchos 2016-10-25 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
True, I also think the alignment system can be a useful shorthand for religion-based classes, since right-relationship with your god is an underutilized game mechanic. Neutral Good deities may be somewhat consequentialist in their behavior reward system, but the PC will need to deliver the greater good for attention. Lawful Good deities will be a stickler for their rules, even if all it does is get the PC martyred.
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[personal profile] ariakas 2016-10-25 02:45 am (UTC)(link)
SKELETON WARRIORS DUH-NUH-NUH-NUH-NUH

/matt and woolie

[personal profile] herpymcderp 2016-10-25 08:15 am (UTC)(link)
Best friends 4 lyfe.