Everything is a part of a rigid order. Ideally there is no ageing,
death, etc. Decay, death & disorder are created by chaos, so Law and
Chaos are in constant opposition.
Good
Good characters are concerned with natural well-being. Standard stuff
like social hierarchy, helping others & settling things peacfully are
recommended. They can be forgiving to evil-doers, unlike the Lawful
people.
Neutral
The standard PC alignment, as it's easiest to play. Strong belief in the
self interest and doing things as they see fit. Wary of either extreme, but
generally apathetic and interested in getting by day to day.
Evil
Evil characters enjoy causing harm and pain'. Ruthless, prepared to kill even
friends and comrades if they stand to gain. Law and order is nothing but a
potential mean to and end.
Chaos
Stability leads to stagnation, and obviously any social behaviour, natural order
and physical permenance must be stopped asap. This generally leads to
unpredictable, mentally unbalanced and psychotic characters.
Some races have limits on which alignments they can have (see races)
but here is a summary:
Human - any
Elf - only good or law
Dwarf - any
Halfling - only neutral
The ways alignments can be changed are as follows:
Mental trauma
The is reflected by the number of insanity points the character has. When this
number reaches a critical level a random or chosen mental affliction occurs
to the character. A possibility is a change of alignment.
A character voluntarily changes
Not recommended, and requires the GM's express permission. Only granted if there
is a real reason why, and assurances that they will stick to the new alignment,
and play it realistically.
GM enforced change
If the player is persistantly playing the character wrongly then the GM can force
the character to change alignment.
In all of these cases, alignment can only be changed one place (ie from evil to good
in one change is not allowed). Also the race restrictions on alignment must be
maintained.
