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Quintessential True Neutral?

Started by RPGPundit, August 02, 2015, 05:03:16 AM

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RPGPundit

August 02, 2015, 05:03:16 AM
So, I think this one is next.  Is there anyone on the planet who's true Neutral? Or is Kevin Siembieda right?
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August 02, 2015, 06:51:41 AM
The Neutral Planet in Futurama, duh.

RunningLaser

#2
August 02, 2015, 07:10:02 AM
Kevin's writing on true neutral was probably the only hard rule in his games.  That's one alignment that never made much sense to me, and I might be wrong here, but didn't it's definition change a bit over time?  To me, something that is true neutral would be without bias.  

If a game's going to have alignments, I did prefer Palladium's way of doing it over D&D's.

Daztur

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August 02, 2015, 08:15:46 AM Last Edit: August 02, 2015, 12:05:36 PM by Daztur
Arthur Dent.

Have a lot of TN PCs when I don`t want to deal with the alignment system.

TN characters ideologically dedicated to balance are often portrayed as rather ridiculous.

IggytheBorg

#4
August 02, 2015, 12:48:07 PM
Yeah.  I can't imagine that a person who really IS true Neutral would be motivated enough by anything in the cosmos to actually take up adventuring.

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August 02, 2015, 01:07:14 PM
Rincewind.
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#6
August 02, 2015, 04:17:00 PM
Quote from: IggytheBorg;846030Yeah.  I can't imagine that a person who really IS true Neutral would be motivated enough by anything in the cosmos to actually take up adventuring.

Don`t really agree. Plenty of motivations that aren`t really good, evil, lawful or chaotic. The old standbys of greed and vengeance work fine.

James Gillen

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August 02, 2015, 05:34:49 PM
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Turanil

#8
August 02, 2015, 05:39:57 PM
For me, True Neutral would be a total pragmatist who abhors ideologies.
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August 02, 2015, 06:37:35 PM
Haviland Tuf.

IggytheBorg

#10
August 02, 2015, 07:33:22 PM
Quote from: Daztur;846075Don`t really agree. Plenty of motivations that aren`t really good, evil, lawful or chaotic. The old standbys of greed and vengeance work fine.

Those strike me as evil motives, generally.  Or maybe vengeance can be lawful, if it involves  a code of honor kind of thing.  Still bound up in ideology, if you ask me.

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#11
August 04, 2015, 04:10:41 AM
Quote from: The Ent;845976The Neutral Planet in Futurama, duh.

Yeah, but they don't count. They were born with a heart full of Neutrality.
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#12
August 04, 2015, 04:13:40 AM
Quote from: RPGPundit;846427Yeah, but they don't count. They were born with a heart full of Neutrality.

Indeed, they were. :D

KrakaJak

#13
August 04, 2015, 07:34:21 PM
Steve Jobs?
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#14
August 05, 2015, 10:57:22 AM
Quote from: KrakaJak;846563Steve Jobs?

That would be more proof of the Palladium thesis that the divider between Good and Evil is Selfish.

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