Re: Lawful Stupid

Jeff Heikkinen <no.way@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Chances are suprisingly good that David Johnston was not wearing pants
> when he or she said:
>> On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 01:23:28 GMT, "Bradd W. Szonye"
>> <bradd+news@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> >> If by "good example" you mean "cop out." Yes, habitually using Evil
>> >> magic is a good indicator that you are Evil. Yes, habitually using
>> >> Good magic is a good indicator that you are Good. Says so, right on
>> >> the box. But it's a way of avoiding the question.
>> >
>> >How so? Hang on -- you do understand that chaos is real, "tangible"
>> >stuff in D&D, right?
>>
>> Yes I do. So what?
>>
>> >I suspect that you're greatly underestimating the gravity of casting an
>> >aligned spell.
>>
>> Not in the least. That's why using that as your representative
>> example is such a copout. Yes, when something is labelled "Chaos" for
>> your convenience you can suspect it might have something to do with
>> being Chaotic. OBVIOUSLY tapping into supernatural forces of Chaos is
>> Chaotic. Duh. So is that the only way you can be Chaotic?
>
> Of course not, and nothing Bradd has said suggests otherwise. What an
> idiotic question.

Right. Casting aligned spells is just one way to show a tendency toward
an alignment. I didn't say that it's the /only/ representative example;
indeed, I gave other examples in my articles.
--
Bradd W. Szonye
http://www.szonye.com/bradd
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