{AD&D2e} What the fuck was wrong with the writers

PoliteNewb · Post by **PoliteNewb** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 4:02 pm

People should really discuss either AD&D 9-part alignment systems or D&D 3-part systems, because mixing them up is causing some confusion.

The best definition of 3-part alignment is probably this.

There is no good definition of 9-part alignment, because it is fucked six ways from Sunday. This is not to say you couldn't salvage something from it, but none of the actual books ever did.

Wrathzog · Post by **Wrathzog** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 2:48 pm

This is all pretty silly.
Alignments have always been easy to figure out (as long as you agree with how I define them).

Mistborn · Post by **Mistborn** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 8:56 pm

Wrathzog wrote:This is all pretty silly.
Alignments have always been easy to figure out (as long as you agree with how I define them).

...

that's a joke right.

Wrathzog · Post by **Wrathzog** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 10:19 pm

No way, I'm totally serious.

Mistborn · Post by **Mistborn** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 10:42 pm

Wrathzog wrote:No way, I'm totally serious.

Listen I thought it was clear. You are hideously mistaken about so many other things that I assumed at first you were serious. I assume for the sake of sanity you are still joking.

Please un-Poe yourself.

Wrathzog · Post by **Wrathzog** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 11:03 pm

My avatar is Psyduck for a reason.

Mistborn · Post by **Mistborn** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 11:50 pm

Wrathzog wrote:This is all pretty silly.
Alignments have always been easy to figure out (as long as you agree with how I define them).

Wrathzog wrote:No way, I'm totally serious.

Wrathzog wrote:My avatar is Psyduck for a reason.

...fuck it

0/10 stop being so frozen fast and come back in the fall semester basketweaver

John Magnum · Post by **John Magnum** » Thu Mar 21, 2013 12:36 am

Mistborn, please drop this level of stupidity and resume your normal, slightly less asinine quality of discourse.

Whipstitch · Post by **Whipstitch** » Thu Mar 21, 2013 1:14 am

i'm dying

i have been feeling ill and this thread is actually killing

Stubbazubba · Post by **Stubbazubba** » Thu Mar 21, 2013 7:31 am

I can only laugh at Mistborn.

Mistborn · Post by **Mistborn** » Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:04 am

You guys do realize that was self-parody right.

Fuck we have entered an infinite recursion of Poes law.

Ted the Flayer · Post by **Ted the Flayer** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:09 am

Maybe we'd get it if you weren't a NAZI. Mo' like Lord MistHITLER!

OgreBattle · Post by **OgreBattle** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:30 am

Is an abortion clinic arsonist LAWFUL or CHAOTIC in alignment

icyshadowlord · Post by **icyshadowlord** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:32 am

And there goes Godwin's Law.

ishy · Post by **ishy** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 10:45 am

OgreBattle wrote:Is an abortion clinic arsonist LAWFUL or CHAOTIC in alignment

Evil.

RadiantPhoenix · Post by **RadiantPhoenix** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 3:47 pm

OgreBattle wrote:Is an abortion clinic arsonist LAWFUL or CHAOTIC in alignment

Is an arsonist lawful or chaotic?

fectin · Post by **fectin** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 5:09 pm

Depends. Is he a centaur? Are there stairs?

Wrathzog · Post by **Wrathzog** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 5:19 pm

OgreBattle wrote:Is an abortion clinic arsonist LAWFUL or CHAOTIC in alignment

Chaotic.
And now that I've taken the bait...

RadiantPhoenix · Post by **RadiantPhoenix** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 5:31 pm

fectin wrote:Depends. Is he a centaur? Are there stairs?

Make a table with all the possible combinations and how that influences things.

Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 6:30 pm

I'm glad no-one ever tried to resolve the four-point alignment spectrum with a Cartesian coordinate plot system.
"So, what's your character's alignment?"
"-1.25 Evil, 6.75 Chaotic."
"Well, don't rescue any puppies or you'll never get into the Abyss."

Username17 · Post by **Username17** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 6:47 pm

Ancient History wrote:I'm glad no-one ever tried to resolve the four-point alignment spectrum with a Cartesian coordinate plot system.
"So, what's your character's alignment?"
"-1.25 Evil, 6.75 Chaotic."
"Well, don't rescue any puppies or you'll never get into the Abyss."

Life would be better if you weren't wrong.

-Username17

duo31 · Post by **duo31** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 6:50 pm

What if they are Hellhound Puppies? Huh? What then?

zugschef · Post by **zugschef** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 7:33 pm

duo31 wrote:What if they are Hellhound Puppies? Huh? What then?

what if the puppies are destined to bite little children in the face at the playground?

erik · Post by **erik** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 11:02 pm

zugschef wrote:
duo31 wrote:What if they are Hellhound Puppies? Huh? What then?
what if the puppies are destined to bite little children in the face at the playground?

what if the children are destined to be cultists of vecna?

Foxwarrior · Post by **Foxwarrior** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 11:10 pm

What if Vecna is secretly using his deific position to destroy the very concept of Evil?