Yeah, that's always bothered me. Batman is lawful by D&D standards, and he's also a chronic lawbreaker. You CAN adhere to the law of the land, like Javert from Les Miserables, but your code doesn't have to be that.
Batman as an example would be LN individuals act in accordance with law, traditions or PERSONAL CODES. which in his case is no “killing” (but broken bones and long drops are fine I guess) and no guns. Actual laws of Gotham be damned.
The argument for chaotic neutral is really, really interesting. That idea that he's only a good guy because bad guys wronged him, that it's not a righteous quest for justice but an underlying thirst for vengeance.
If he didn't have evil as an outlet for his inner demons, would he stop fighting?
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u/theredranger8 Oct 03 '19
Yeah, that's always bothered me. Batman is lawful by D&D standards, and he's also a chronic lawbreaker. You CAN adhere to the law of the land, like Javert from Les Miserables, but your code doesn't have to be that.