What part do actions play in being good or evil?

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calronmoonflower

Sep 24, 2007 2:14:07

What part do actions play in being good or evil?



I’ve seen many arguments that say that actions do not necessarily have much impact on whether you have a good or evil alignment. Generally these arguments rely on the question “Do you have to act to gain a good or evil alignment?” The answer is simply no.

However, this is misleading. Because the connection between action and being good/evil is not absolute that doesn’t necessary follow that the connection is not profound.

Here I will go over the standards for alignment under the Rules As Written and highlight the connections with action or the lack there of in being good/evil and write out some general rules for the interaction between action and being good/evil.


A creature’s general moral and personal attitudes are represented by its alignment: