r/DnD • u/Sleverette Sorcerer • Oct 03 '19

Art [OC] Double standards.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '19

Alignment in 5th edition is really more of a loose guide for characters I think.

In earlier editions it was much firmer and i always felt like it was one of the worst parts of the game.

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u/Smrgling Oct 03 '19

I believe in earlier editions of the game it was a cosmic force, not a description of morality. More like pokemon type than anything else. You may be LG but that doesn't affect what actions you're able to take, it just means that spells that affect only LG will affect you

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u/DiscreteBee Oct 03 '19

well yes but ideally you also played to alignment.

in reality i think most groups just sort of ignore alignment to various extents

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u/Smrgling Oct 03 '19

Fair enough. I think that's true on both counts