A question about Yuan-Ti alignment [Archive] - Wizards Community

A question about Yuan-Ti alignment [Archive] - Wizards Community

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ODDin
05-12-07, 04:12 PM Yuan-Ti are said to be mostly chaotic evil. However, it escapes me how chaotic evil creatures can have a society such as theirs - a strict theocratical society with a complex system of social classes (the fact that the features of each half-blood determine its social rank sounds pretty complex). Such a society sounds quite lawful, really.
For that matter, I don't see how chaotic - especially chaotic evil - creatures can form any society whatsoever. At best, it should be a small group of people with no specific leadership.

P.S. Is there any chance we will one day see a supplement that elaborates about the Yuan-Ti? I find them quite cool.
Return of the Flumph
05-12-07, 06:50 PM The way I handle it, the Yuan-Ti have only one real rule: no Yuan-Ti kills any other Yuan-Ti.

Other than that, anything goes.
ODDin
05-12-07, 07:17 PM That doesn't really sound correct.
After all, there are different social classes => there are different attitudes towards these social classes. A "don't kill" attitude isn't quite versatile enough to handle that. :)
Dead_Weasel
05-13-07, 04:42 AM Serpent Kingdoms (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=products/fracc/965660000) is probably as close as you are going to get to an official yuan-ti supplement. Yuan-ti are not organized at all - their society's hard and fast divisions are based on immediately apparent, physical differences between the subraces. Although the yuan-ti are convinced of their species' supremacy, they are still highly competitive at all levels - individual, familial, tribal, etc. This conviction, combined with their absolute paranoia and self-serving natures, does result in the race's absolute unification against anything that is not scalykind, but prevents them from so much as trusting each other. The megalomania of even a pureblood is not to be underestimated.
vegetalss4
05-13-07, 04:51 AM For that matter, I don't see how chaotic - especially chaotic evil - creatures can form any society whatsoever. At best, it should be a small group of people with no specific leadership.

they can the stronger rule the weaker with brutality
Evil DM Mk3
05-13-07, 04:51 AM When it comes to a CE society the following is a good guide.

1.You follow those superiours that would slaughter you if you didn't.
2.You tell your followers they die if they fail.
3.Outsiders are not wecome.
4.Backstabing.
5.Intrigue.
6.Politics.
7.Doubledealing.
ODDin
05-13-07, 04:54 PM Thanks, I think I get it better now. :)

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
ODDin 05-12-07, 04:12 PM	Yuan-Ti are said to be mostly chaotic evil. However, it escapes me how chaotic evil creatures can have a society such as theirs - a strict theocratical society with a complex system of social classes (the fact that the features of each half-blood determine its social rank sounds pretty complex). Such a society sounds quite lawful, really. For that matter, I don't see how chaotic - especially chaotic evil - creatures can form any society whatsoever. At best, it should be a small group of people with no specific leadership. P.S. Is there any chance we will one day see a supplement that elaborates about the Yuan-Ti? I find them quite cool.
Return of the Flumph 05-12-07, 06:50 PM	The way I handle it, the Yuan-Ti have only one real rule: no Yuan-Ti kills any other Yuan-Ti. Other than that, anything goes.
ODDin 05-12-07, 07:17 PM	That doesn't really sound correct. After all, there are different social classes => there are different attitudes towards these social classes. A "don't kill" attitude isn't quite versatile enough to handle that. :)
Dead_Weasel 05-13-07, 04:42 AM	Serpent Kingdoms (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=products/fracc/965660000) is probably as close as you are going to get to an official yuan-ti supplement. Yuan-ti are not organized at all - their society's hard and fast divisions are based on immediately apparent, physical differences between the subraces. Although the yuan-ti are convinced of their species' supremacy, they are still highly competitive at all levels - individual, familial, tribal, etc. This conviction, combined with their absolute paranoia and self-serving natures, does result in the race's absolute unification against anything that is not scalykind, but prevents them from so much as trusting each other. The megalomania of even a pureblood is not to be underestimated.
vegetalss4 05-13-07, 04:51 AM	For that matter, I don't see how chaotic - especially chaotic evil - creatures can form any society whatsoever. At best, it should be a small group of people with no specific leadership. they can the stronger rule the weaker with brutality
Evil DM Mk3 05-13-07, 04:51 AM	When it comes to a CE society the following is a good guide. 1.You follow those superiours that would slaughter you if you didn't. 2.You tell your followers they die if they fail. 3.Outsiders are not wecome. 4.Backstabing. 5.Intrigue. 6.Politics. 7.Doubledealing.
ODDin 05-13-07, 04:54 PM	Thanks, I think I get it better now. :)