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I've though about it in passing before and my go-to for a third axis would probably be along the lines of "assholery vs reservedness," though this may be better saved for RP flavor. A Reserved Chaotic Evil character would love to see and cause destruction and chaos, but never claim it as his own if he can at all help it or outwardly show how much he enjoys it; a stoic sociopath kind of dealie. An all-around creepy kind of guy, but it's no more than a gut feeling until he's whispering into your ear how beautiful it feels to shove an icepick into someone's brain and stir it around just as he does it to you. An example in modern lit would be... hell, take your pick from most of Terry Pratchett's villains, though Jonathan Teatime is the most immediate one that comes to mind. rear end in a top hat Chaotic Evil would be fairly obvious and probably the archetypical Chaotic Evil you generally see. A middle-of-the-way Lawful Evil character would be like any modern billionaire: generally demure and diplomatic, but they get a kick out of occasionally dropping something really nasty just to stoke the fire and remind people that no matter how angry they get, they'll never touch the guy who just poo poo-talked them to their face. rear end in a top hat Lawful Good is that loving Paladin who jumps out of hiding to and ruins a nightwatch sting, and then makes everyone shake hands and hug afterwards while shouting the Heironeous equivalent of quoting Psalms. He's pushy and forceful and annoying and even though he's a hero who does great and admirable deeds, there isn't a single person up the entire Sword Coast who doesn't look forward to the day he hauls his poo poo-don't-stink rear end out of their region for good. Reserved Chaotic Good is the one bard in the entire world who only does ensemble instrumentals or tells stories that aren't blatant self-inserts about Really Neutral Good is an adventurer who tries to offset his reputation for acts of heroism with lots of minor acts of shitlordery. He's always got a nasty joke with good timing. Maybe he's surly and pretends to be villainous so people don't think too highly of him; maybe he just really hates cats and, after saving a family from a burning building, compulsively kicks the little girl's kitty a hundred feet and chuckles about his "new personal best." He's not an outright rear end in a top hat, but he goes out of his way to show he's not nearly as straight-edge as he actually is. Truly True Neutral is pretty much any of those annoying hipster cocklords from your Philosophy 101 course your first year in college who couldn't shut up about "maybe the truth is somewhere in the middle  ," which unsurprisingly probably describes a lot of Druids, too, come to think of it.I mean, it's a little on the jokey side, but I think it makes for a fairly legit axis without forcing characters to bring traits like religion or charity into the question while enriching the possibilities for the kind of character they want to portray. Fur20 fucked around with this message at 09:29 on Feb 22, 2014 |
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