Alignments and Alignment appropriate Gods and Goddesses

greywynd

Jump realities and there is a paladin lich that rules one of the nations of Oerth.

Pwent didn't "choose" to become a vampire. He has done the best he could for Bruenor and Gauntlgrym under his circumstances. What wouldn't Moradin accept? Moradin booted Bruenor off his throne because Bruenor left Pwent hanging and in need.

lazarx

ambisinisterr said:

Alignments are not an active part of Fourth Edition D&D mechanics.

Somewhere within this interview one of the members asks R.A. Salvatore what he felt about the changes that removed alignments from game mechanics and his answer is my answer although I'll paraphrase: who cares?

He basically goes on to say the alignment system is a fundamentally flawed system that really is not able to accurately define a character. People are complex and they don't fit into those predefined roles. His character Jarlaxle is likely best described as Chaotic Neutral but there are examples of him being every alignment throughout the series. The alignment system is a crutch people fall on and use too literally more often than not and Salvatore says outright he doesn't even consider it when writing the novels.

That's pretty much Salvatore's take on the whole game system. As far as it comes to writing his stories at novels, the best Salvatore gives the game mechanics is lip service, and frequently not even that much. And that's justifiable... D+D at it's heart and soul is a wargaming system with roleplaying that was bolted on, and the history of the game has been one of efforts trying to make them fit together.