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May 13, 2010.Hey guys! I didn't even know where to categorize this as a deviation.
Anyway, I made this alignment system a loooooooooooooooong time ago (sometime in 2004-2005) because I love categorizing things apparently, and found it really fun to have a good idea of the "base of motivation" for my characters. Also, I love nerding it up and find RPGish stuff mesmerizing. 36 alignments! The most I have ever seen!
I think the system is awesome, although I'm not done (I also copyright this! Don't steal my awesome ideas!). I'm not sure if I have an original character for EVERY alignment, I think I have most bases covered. What I would like is some help from all of you out there for the "icon"!
You see, each "alignment" has some kind of representative avatar or icon. I think for the most part, the chosen icons work well. However, SOME I still would like to work on... so let me explain how this works so any of you that would bother reading through this can help/give some input!
A character has 3 polarities:
General good v.s. evil, general rule-following tendencies, and general initiative to act. Also, although a character may have an alignment as their "base of motivation", they may occasionally make decisions near their alignment, or very rarely, out of their alignment (which causes them to be out of character and may shock even themselves).
Very simplified explanations:
GOOD V.S. EVIL
Good - wants to help/reduce suffering
Impartial - not concerned about reducing or adding to suffering, or wants to have a balance of both
Evil - wants to cause suffering (usually for personal gain or pleasure)
Mystical - unknown/mysterious motivations
COMPLIANCE
Lawful - follows rules, values law and structure
Utilitarian - decides of which rules to follow, flexible with structure
Chaotic - does not regard rules or actively shuns them
INITIATIVE
Offensive - active in pursuing motivations, creates challenges for self
Neutral - balance of active, passive, and reactive. May have a roundabout way to pursuing goals.
Defensive - passively pursues motivations or more often reacts only after being challenged
OK, now, the icons I'm not so sure about:
Lawful, Defensive, Evil
- is there a better icon/exemplar/image to describe a being that "follows rules, protects own interests, and revels in suffering"? Is a loyal guy that has been castrated a good fit? Too gendered? Not obviously evil? I didn't want to use something totally weak like "The Lackey" or "The Underling". Each should be able to stand on their own.
=> I SUPPOSE A BLACKGUARD OR CRONY OR ACCOMPLICE OR BOOKMAKER OR SHILL?
Chaotic, Defensive, Impartial
- not sure on this one either. I was trying to find a good icon/word for something like a non-citizen or someone that lives "outside the system" but generally keeps to themself. Perhaps "The Recluse" or "The Vagabond"? Maybe I solved my own problem! But if you have good ideas, please suggest!
=> WILL PROBABLY TURN IT INTO THE RECLUSE
Chaotic, Neutral, Evil
- I wanted a word that kind of described an unpredictable backstabber of sorts. "Turncoat" and "Backstabber" were not eloquent enough words for me. xD
Chaotic, Offensive, Good
- I am thinking about replacing this with "The Vigilante", but I somewhat don't think a vigilante is rule-breaking/"chaotic" enough! If anything, they certainly are weaving WITHIN the system, not smashing through it.. right?
OKOK, I am sure any of you that have read through this have a lot to think about now, so I'll leave the list at that!
At some point, I will have to write long, winding descriptions about each thing or something!
ANNNDDD, even if you can't help me, you can always humour me. Tell me, what alignment would you say are your OCs? Or if you don't have one, where would you place yourself?
Myself, for example (and even as a character), would probably be in the UNG position, "The Philanthropist". I generally like to help, but I pick and choose my battles.
MY SGPA CHARACTERS AND THEIR ALIGNMENTS FOR EXAMPLE:
Solar Cat => UNG - Philanthropist (tendencies towards impartiality when being more selfish, the Advisor)
Dysta => UNI - The Advisor (with tendencies to go into chaotic, good, or offensive lol she's a little unstable, greatly affected by the company she keeps)
Black Seiren => UNM - The Enchanter
Space Girl => LNG - The Leader
Crow => LOG - The Zealot (lol, even though he seems chaotic, he actually follow some kind of code)
Zenith => UDG - The Healer
Horizon => UNI - The Advisor (tendency to go offensive and good, the Hero)
Silver Zodiac => LNI - The Master (tendency to go utilitarian and good, the Philanthropist)
Miss Candy => UOI - The Warrior (tendency to go chaotic and evil, The Assassin)
Miss Kayne => UDI - The Scholar
Johnny => UOI - The Warrior (tendency to go evil, The Conqueror)
Black Coma => LOE - The Dictator (tendency to be more impartial when it comes to family, The Judge)
Ash Trojan => UNE - The Seducer (tendency to defensiveness and impartiality when Coman's taking charge, the Scholar)
Red Flare => UOE - The Conqueror (tendency to neutrality and impartiality when bossed around by Coman, The Advisor)
Lol.. Coman lowers Jer and Ram's greed and initiative it seems..
Wil => UNM - The Enchanter (although comes off more often as impartial or defensive as the Advisor or the Scholar)
Nuraj => LDI - The Gatekeeper (she used to have a more initiative until she had Alt.. lol. Now just spends more time trying to keep it together)
Arkos => CNI - The Spy
Heimdl => UOM - The Sorcerer (sometimes initiative is lowered to the Enchanter, but he's usually working toward something)
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i MAY be a little late but I wanted to say this is really good! there should be a test made out of it to see which alignment you are!
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Coming back to this two years later with Grey's character more stable in my head, it seems like he most frequently falls into the "Warrior" category with episodes of "Psychopath" when his frustration gets the better of him.
Overall, he seems to be hovering around the Offensive/Neutral and Impartial/Evil area, but seems to span a spectrum dependent on initiative.
When he takes initiative (Offensive), he ends up being either the Warrior or the Psychopath. When he's less aggressive (Neutral), he falls towards the Evil end and becomes the Seducer. When he's passive (Defensive), he comes back to Impartial and becomes the Recluse.
It's also kind of interesting to see what's happening along the Compliance spectrum. It's a running theme with Grey that the system oftentimes seems to shut him out, so he's never Lawful. The times when he's able to work within the law (Utilitarian), he's never completely passive (Defensive), which makes sense since he often needs to fight the system in order to stay within the boundaries of the law. And when he fails and falls towards Chaotic, his reactions become one of two extremes. Either he says "fuck it all" and stops caring whether he hurts people (Psychopath) or he just gives up and withdraws (Recluse).
Even though he's still vacillating on the map, I think the triggers that pull him towards certain directions on the axes is more fun to think about than where he exactly ends up. ^^
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Ah, yeah, it sounds like he's more likely a reactionary type of person than a stable/fixed-to-routine one!
He has no yet found himself~~~~
Also as time goes by, I think my characters' motivational bases evolved. Rammey for example was a lot more selfish as a kid--a bully type in order to fit in or boost his own esteem, but then he matures into somewhat more sensitive person who puts more thought not his actions.. but old habits die hard and it gets him killed. lol
And omg, i wanna see more of the Deva Vu RP continue because I love seeing Grey throwing a fit. XD
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There are too many stressors in his life for him to be stable. :C He's very aware he's not the kind of person he wants to be, too.
Classic tragedy. Your own, known flaws bring about your downfall, just as hope for change is on the horizon. Poor Rammeyyyy. D:
I caaan't. There's only so much I can do before I start to feel bad. XD Syreneln did nothing to deserve being his emotional punching bag, hahaha.
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Every character's story is a morality or life lesson --at least mine are--Hahaha!
Rammey is much happier in normal-verse. I think great power came with great responsibility that he couldn't handle. >_> He's safer in the normal world. lol
BUT THE PRECIOUS DRAMA!!! XDDDD
Does he now GROW and feel guilt in the end! IS THERE NO LESSSSSOOONNN!
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Mostly mine end up being "How many OH SHIT moments can I cause the readers...?" So usually it's about the dynamics they cause. XD I always like to start with one clear conflict they're trying to overcome, though.
Is Coman and the rest of the family involved in less shady dealings to drag Rammey into in the normal-verse? XD
Grey would be very different in the normal-verse, considering the cause of his troubles is entirely rooted in the supernatural. Though regardless, he'd probably go through a wild phase in his teenage years.
Eh, who knows. He basically has two fucks to give. One for Cia and one for himself. So anyone else is shit out of luck. Even if they did save his life twice in two minutes. XD
Of course he feels guilty, but he externalizes his guilt so he doesn't have to take responsibility for it. But you could say it's a defense mechanism so that he doesn't become paralyzed with it and make him unable to deal the rest of the crap in his life.
If he ever gets to the point where he doesn't have to live in survival mode anymore, though, it's definitely going to be a deeply ingrained habit he's going to have to overcome if he's going to have a chance to become the kind of person he can be proud of being. Whether or not he'll ever realize this, or even be willing to change remains to be seen. He's got a looong road ahead of him. >w>
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So, I'm not alone with thought of adding Active-Passive for alignment system, but this have more thought than any of my ideas.
For Lawful - Defensive - Evil, I would say Schemer.
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So, for ideas:
Lawful, Defensive, Evil - I was kind of thinking something along the lines of "The Mercenary," but some of them aren't very lawful. But then again, they have to follow their employer's rules to get paid...
Chaotic, Defensive, Impartial - There's the ever-popular "The Hermit," since one can decide to be a hermit for good reasons (protecting others from yourself), bad reasons (shunned/exiled), or more selfish/self-serving reasons (prefers solitude).
Chaotic, Neutral, Evil - I actually think "The Blackguard" would work well here. "A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person," sounds about right
Chaotic, Offensive, Good - "The Vigilante" is actually a good option for this. "A vigilante is an individual or group who undertakes law enforcement without legal authority or illegal authority." while they may cooperate with law enforcement and enforce law when it's being neglected, by their very nature vigilantes are breaking the law because they do not have the legal authority to enforce it.
Also, I think "The Crusader" and "The Zealot" should be switched. Crusaders tend to be operating lawfully for their cause, but in a positive way. Zealots are doing the same, or believe they are, but they're taking it to an extreme that is generally seen as negative and detrimental to their cause and can be seen as too radical and fanatical.
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Yeah, I didn't know what to do for that one since it seems like a mercenary can easily betray their employer depending on what's more profitable. And I guess a mercenary has at least average initiative instead of waiting upon orders. lol I needed a.. "principled" evil person that doesn't act on their own. I thought a booky might fit the bill since they are the type to be accountants for the evil types.. but still not sure! I just want a cooler word for henchman. XD
Hermit and recluse are the same, right? lol I think I chose recluse because it was less often used in other things.
You're right, blackguard for CNE makes sense too.
Yeah, maybe! I guess it just depends whether a crusader or zealot more follows "rules". I don't know if a crusader is generally a rule follower as long as their cause is being worked on (employing whatever tactics they can). I figured a zealot was even more adherent to whatever rules they are following no matter what, making them radical fundamentalists/literalists. I had a hard time figuring out between those two too. xD
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Based off this my characters are like this:
Tech U-N-G (The Philanthropist)
Rai C-O-I (The Assassin)
Tino U-O-G (The Hero)
Max L-O-I (The Judge)
Meranus L-O-I (The Judge)
True U-N-M (The Enchanter)
Raven U-N-I (The Advisor)
Dream L-O-E (The Dictator)
Wolf U-D-M (The Median)
Stone U-D-G (The Healer)
CJ L-O-I (The Judge)
Titan C-O-E (The Psychopath)
Rose L-D-G (The Protector)
Black Rose C-O-E (The Psychopath)
Jess U-O-I (The Warrior)
Diego U-O-I (The Warrior)
Kuro C-O-E (The Psychopath)
Timber L-O-I (The Judge)
Maria L-D-G (The Protector)
Wolkai L-D-I (The Gate Keeper)
Toukai U-O-M (The Sorceror)
Zack L-O-I (The Judge)
Mannez U-O-I (The Warrior)
Alot of them make sense actually, and people that work well together have the same category like Meranus and Max. Don't really see to many I disagree with (Though Rai was almost a clown. He's nowhere near making a fool of himself XD)
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Well, "clowns" don't have to make a fool of themselves. Half the time, they make fools out of others, right? XD
But if Kai's chaotic-offensice-impartial, wouldn't he be closer to chaotic-offensive-mystical (the trickster)?
And thanks! Glad most of the stuff makes sense!
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I cannot work in 4D! XD
Also, "mystical" is already kind of the 4th axis. Haha..
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If it was, then it would not be exclusive to Good/Impartial/Evil.
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It's a floating axis about good/evil/impartial. xD
But like I said, I can't truly add another axis since my mind can't comprehend 4D~
Plus, that would increase the # of combinations to 120ish.
And I have not the mental power to come up with "icons" for that many. xD
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Lawful, Utitiliatrian and Evil? Politician, obviously. XD And personally I rather like the sound of vigilante. When I hear vigilante, I think Punisher who guns down his enemies, not Spiderman who turns in the bad guys to the police.
While alignments are fun, I usually have trouble fitting my characters into any one category. They all vacillate on the axes too much. XD
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Hahaha.. I totally didn't catch that and was confused for a moment.
It's supposed to be lawful, defensive, evil! The politician is more like.. between lawful & utilitarian, neutral, impartial.. >__> If they are not necessarily evil. LOL
What brings more chaotic awe? The Crusader or the Vigilante? xD
I just use it as a base for their general motivations, and then they have tendencies outside of that. lol Like "generally follows rules, generally good, likes seeking challenges (zealot)" that has tendency for impartiality or utilitarian compliance levels. Something like that! I figure giving them one and being mindful of it makes them somewhat more.. consistent and not always out-of-character in how they act. Haha.
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Ooh ooh! Loan Shark!
When I think Crusader, they're following their own theology, so I don't think of them as chaotic. I'd have to go with Vigilante for this one.
lol, I fail consistency so much. XD And then I fabricate internal conflict to explain it once I realize I screwed up. That's probably why they're all over the map. >w>
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Loan shark seems too aggressive..
Maybe more like a Bookie! XD Is there a cooler word for a bookie though? hahah
Hmm.. I guesss.. Crusader/Zealot cold be the same then.. I guess I'll leave it as Zealot though~
I dunno! Grey seems. .. fairly consistent! XD
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thesaurus dot com? XD
Crusader, zealot, same thing. XP
Maybe I'm getting better at this. Or maybe I'm just ignoring what I wrote on his profile. >w> But I still have a hard time placing alignments for him. Grey actually values rules and structure, but he's not in a position where he can really follow the law. He breaks tons of trespassing and loitering laws just by being homeless. He doesn't shy away from causing suffering for his own gain either, though he won't make excuses for it.
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Hahaha.. "bookmaker"..
Okay, which of these sounds "coolest":
Bookmaker, bookie, shill, accomplice, abettor, confederate..
LOL.. I would just throw him into Utilitarian-Nuetral-Impartial with the rest of the undecided folk. xD Advisor you are~! Perhaps unstable UNI if he tends to switch depending on moods. lol
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I like shill. Has a nice ring to it.
...like I said, all over the map. XD For Grey, balance means doing a lot of everything ALL the time rather than trying to maintain neutrality. Hahahaha...
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Stop trying to confuse people with your alignments, Grey! XD
The more you flip-flop, the more you stay in one place!
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It's not even that he's flipflopping! If you look at his motivations, he's not even that unpredictable. >w>
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It's flip-flopping if he is inconsistently spontaneously aggressive or very passive~! XD
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>__< I-I have excuses for that...probably.
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The excuse is that he's a flipflopper just like the rest of his kin! XD
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...only out of water. >.>
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Aquarius ~ Crusader; doesn't seem right but she disregards rules and can be quite rebeliious on purpose, but I think vigilante is a better word
Anon ~ Healer; easy, those are her powers plus if she feels someone is in danger she'll break whatever rules she wants
Pisces ~ Advisor; Picks and chooses sides even including rules and good and evil
Posei ~ Switches between the Scholar and the Recluse; depends on her mood XD
Thanks for sharing! I think this was really useful I wish I had your organizational skills!
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Hahaha.. yeah. I am still deciding whether rule-ignoring-fighter-for-good is a crusader or a vigilante.. Hmmmmm...
No problem! This stuff is infinitely fun for me.. XD
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Hmmm whatever you decide it's Aqua! I would have never thought of this XD All the names and abbreviations... I just wouldn't have thought to organize it all!
About you're other drawing, the one with Microsoft Access, Do you think you could teach me or show me the basics? Especially the more detailed forum part because I really want to be more organized with all the characters and stories I do. Thanks!
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Hahaha.. I don't even remember anything really! It's been years since I set it up, so all that knowledge kind of leaked from my head. >_>
I know it required some kind of macros or call-up functions on double-click .. but.. yeah.. very vague. o___o
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you disappoint me Oh well I'll have to find someone who does...
Why can't it be simple like Word?!
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Ohhkay, let's see here...
Sadie's a U-N-G, so she's a Philanthropist! Sort of fitting. She loves people. XD
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Yeah. I expect a lot of the heroes to be philanthropist types!
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Interesting!
I will figure this out for my OCs when I am less tired! XD
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LOL yess~~
Make everyone think about everything~!
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I like Expatriate! xD Or I dunno.. Vagabond seems more of a drifter, Recluse seems more like he outcasted himself.. Which I suppose is actually effect wanted if they're chaotic! But expatriate sounds like they're trapped in a foreign world. xD
Eunuch doesn't sound too obviously evil, but I cannot think of another title! .-. I will dwell on it..
Uhhh... Ezra is definitely impartial.. Probably more defensive than neutral.. maybe? xD .. And.. probably more utilitarian than chaotic? .. GAH, I'm so bad at these.. xD Because on one hand, he doesn't believe in a broad based code of law, but then.. he'd still like pay for groceries? >_> Well, he has enough money to I guess. If he was broke, he'd have no issues stealing.. agrhhhhh...
Vincent is a Traitor. xD Easy. (THOUGH WAIT, HE DOES HAVE TO PLAY THE GAME OF FOLLOWING THE RULES.. MENTALITY VS. ACTIONS, WHAT IS IT)
Alexis is a Hero. /wahh...
Evans is.. a Healer. xD Haahhh..!
Beth is a Warrior.
Anddd... I think Linda is a leader.. Not too sure on her initiative, hmmm...
I like how the names matched up with them. xD
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Yeah, I like the SOUND of expatriate.. but Recluse (or crazy hermit) might make more sense for a chaotic-passive-no morals person.. xD
I had such a hard time with Eunuch.. maaan.. corrupt-rule-following-keeping-to-self-jerkhole .. what can it be in a single word?? Corrupt Minister.. The Crony? The Accomplice? lol
Ezra, would you rather be a scholar or advisor? Hahahaa.. He's probably more proactive than he thinks he is. Why else would he actively go out to protect his mom using unlawful ways? XD And at the same time, he seems to follow rules as it suits him.
YES! They match so well! <3
That tells me the system works! Hahaa...
And since I put this in.. perhaps now I'll have to go back to all my character profiles to add their alignments in.. >__>
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yeah, that sounds a lot more fitting. xD OH SPEAKING OF HERMITS, I NEED TO GROUP GER. :I
aghh.. once again, I like the sound of Crony. xD The negotiator? That doesn't sound too evil.. and more neutral.. Um.. Lawfully evil and defensive...
What about a rook? xD
In the medieval shatranj, the rook symbolized a chariot. The Persian word rukh means chariot (Davidson 1949:10), and the corresponding pieces in Oriental chess games such as xiangqi and shogi have names also meaning chariot (車).[3]
Persian war chariots were heavily armoured, carrying a driver and at least one ranged-weapon bearer, such as an archer. The sides of the chariot were built to resemble fortified stone work, giving the impression of small, mobile buildings, causing terror on the battlefield. However, in the West the rook is almost universally represented as a crenellated turret.
I DUNNO, LAWFUL.. I'm thinking of classy games and royal family type deals! Still too hard, I've got nothing solid. xD
Yeah! That's why I was teetering on neutral! But can that just be considered a reaction to the appropriate events in his life? .-. Because take away his mom, and he doesn't know what to do at all anymore. But maybe in his case chaotic+defensive or utilitarian+neutral would make more sense. Because then he's chaotic enough to more passively chose to do criminal stuff or he actively chose which rules to follow or not.. I DUNNO. My logic is roundabout. >_>
Ezra: I want to be a spy. :I That seems like the best one.
STRIVING VS. ACTUALITY, DON'T CONFUSE ME MORE. Q___Q
Actually Ger might be a spy.. Impartial, chaotic, neutral. XD
OH AND LEMONS.. Utilitarian, offensive.. I don't know, you'd think he'd be neutral, but I kind of feel a Good vibe from him.
YEAH, YOU SHOULD DO THAT! XD Feel your brain crinkling with thooughhtt!
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Maybe I'll stick with Crony. HRMMM..
Haha.. I keep feeling like Ezra wants to be something he's not. XD It's so cute~~
He wants to be free, so not follow any rules, yet he a lot of times abides, it seems.. UNI that wants to dip into CNI~
Yeah.. maybe Ger is more CNI spyish.. Ezra's idol. LOL
And Lemons.. uhm.. he can be a warrior that has heroic tendencies? :>
I don't even really need to think! I already have their alignments mostly listed in a database! Hahahaaa.. @___@
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It brings to mind menace laced under order! That works!
HAHAHA, SO TRUE. XD Ezra, you're so close, c'mon, just reach! hahahahah!
Ezra: *doesn't want to attempt anything with people watching* :I
Ahahaha, UNI.. that automatically brings to mind unicorns.. Look how mystical you are Ezra, so neutral with the categories! xD
Ezra: .... I guess it can be versatile... Though being chaotic seems the most versatile. :I
OH YEAH! Awww... That's cute. xD
And maybe that's why he looks up to Vincent as well. XD
Tendencies!! That's like adding another layer to all the complexity! xD Well his job is technically.. primarily to defend and protect.. And then he is doing it for the sake of an income for his family.. And he does reason that he is only harming bad guys. I guess the fact that there is that conscious reasoning, makes him utilitarian!
Calling the computer a database amps up the hardcore level so much. XD GO! ACCESS YOUR DATABASE!
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OKAY.. Crony it isss~~!
Keep dreaming, you precious UNI, you~ Feels safe within order, but dreams of chaos~
Yeah, There a "base for motivations" and then tendencies to go outside of it to nearby alignments! And then when you make radical personality changes, you turn out-of-character. xD
Yeah.. Lemons seems like a person that makes choices based on some kind of reasoning between serving himself, his family, clients, and not getting caught. It works!
BUTTT IT IS A DATABASE! LOL
Because it's in a Microsoft Access database file that I spent hours learning how to create a table that could output forms for me to fill in. XD I am afraid my nerd levels knows no boundssss
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Oohhhh, yes, so it'd be like a gradient color dispersing outwards~~ +___+
BUT WHAT HAPPENS WITH DYNAMIC CHARACTERS THAT CHANGE??
WOOO, GOT THAT MAN SETTLED! That fits really well then! He matches up with Beth, hahaha! XD
AHAHAHA WHAT. I AM QUESTIONING ALL I KNOW ABOUT DATABASES. I REALIZED I ACTUALLY KNOW VERY LITTLE, I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT ONE IS IN THE FIRST PLACE. XD
Nerd levels.. more like useful levels.. I can barely work excel. XD I am imagining it as a super excel.
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Change in what why? Like that have multiple personalities? XD I think people an slowly shift their "bases" over time. Like it can be gradual as their tendencies become more of a common occurrence.. or a big life event shocks them to change their ways and make a huge change from like.. lawful-defensive-good to a chaotic-offensive-evil or something.
Or if they keep changing and it doesn't seem to follow any kind of rhyme or reason, I'd just throw them into the chaotic-neutral-mystical pile. LOL
Yah.. it's kind of like super excel! I used to have all my characters in an Excel sheet until I realized it didn't give me enough power to find what I needed and I have too many characters to organize. xD
Most databases allow for some kind of recall of info, search function, or filtering tool, I guess.
I can rearrange and filter all the characters by alphabetical order or alignment or age etc. if I wanted now! XD
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Oh, yeah, I meant the shifting bases thing.. Hmmm.. okay, yes, that's nice how they're not rigid! You can track someone's development through this.
Oohhh.. O____O This sounds so beautifully organized! And high tech! xD What are your characters alignments then?
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Yeah.. that kind of stuff is always fun. <3
I don't have tendencies in my database though.. I just keep those in my head, I guess. XD
Solar Cat => UNG - Philanthropist
Dysta => UNI - The Advisor (with tendencies to go into chaotic, good, or offensive lol she's a little unstable, greatly affected by the company she keeps)
Black Seiren => UNM - The Enchanter
Space Girl => LNG - The Leader
Crow => LOG - The Zealot (lol, even though he seems chaotic, he actually follow some kind of code)
Zenith => UDG - The Healer
Horizon => UNI - The Advisor (tendency to go offensive and good, the Hero)
Silver Zodiac => LNI - The Master (tendency to go utilitarian and good, the Philanthropist)
Miss Candy => UOI - The Warrior (tendency to go chaotic and evil, The Assassin)
Miss Kayne => UDI - The Scholar
Johnny => UOI - The Warrior (tendency to go evil, The Conqueror)
Black Coma => LOE - The Dictator (tendency to be more impartial when it comes to family, The Judge)
Ash Trojan => UNE - The Seducer (tendency to defensiveness and impartiality when Coman's taking charge, the Scholar)
Red Flare => UOE - The Conqueror (tendency to neutrality and impartiality when bossed around by Coman, The Advisor)
Lol.. Coman lowers Jer and Ram's greed and initiative it seems..
Wil => UNM - The Enchanter (although comes off more often as impartial or defensive as the Advisor or the Scholar)
Nuraj => LDI - The Gatekeeper (she used to have a more initiative until she had Alt.. lol. Now just spends more time trying to keep it together)
Arkos => CNI - The Spy
Heimdl => UOM - The Sorcerer (sometimes initiative is lowered to the Enchanter, but he's usually working toward something)
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Oohhhh, it's so interesting to see how they all line up! xD
hahahah, oh Alt, decreasing all your mother's initiative! Though, I do like how "Gatekeeper" fits her in title.. It seems all noble and somber like.
And Coman, just.. dominating everyone, haha!
Ezra: .. Altaire.. I'm just below you. '-'
OOH! The thought just came to me, but this chart would be a good way to help flesh out the communal villains. Cause then people can vote on their alignments and stuff. Cause the standard three by three alignment charts are a lot more lacking~
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Nur: >_> Being a mother changes you.. *sighs*
No more wild and ambitious days.. just keeping things stable for Alt~!
Alt: *smiles* I guess that's another reason that makes us compatible..
Yes! That is a good idea~! I will keep that in mind and make a journal entry about that I guess!
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