| 1 | ->''"Always consider alignment as a tool, not a straitjacket that restricts the character."'' |
| 2 | -->-- Oft-forgotten sentence from ''Advanced [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons Dungeons & Dragons]] [[TabletopGame/AdvancedDungeonsAndDragons2ndEdition 2nd Edition]]'' Player's Handbook |
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| 4 | A character who does things that don't make any sense, just because it's a [[ForGreatJustice "good"]] or [[ForTheEvulz "evil"]] thing to do. It's not that they've lost their goal -- they're actually true to their good or evil [[CharacterAlignment alignment]], but at the cost of every survival mechanism developed by humanity. |
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| 6 | This goes way beyond being a SlaveToPR or CardCarryingVillain. Nor are these characters always {{Knight Templar}}s. A KnightTemplar is not necessarily Lawful Stupid, although they are always Lawful Neutral or Lawful Evil - with fanatical devotion to the word of law and absolutely no concern for the spirit. |
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| 8 | For more on Lawful Stupid and Chaotic Stupid, check out the [[http://theferrett.livejournal.com/189493.html LJ post by The Ferrett]] in which he introduced the terms. However, note that his definition of Chaotic Stupid is closer to our usage of Stupid Evil. |
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| 10 | Also compare DudleyDoRightStopsToHelp (good) and DickDastardlyStopsToCheat (evil) for when pandering to MORAL alignment actually ''hinders'' the objective. |
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| 12 | Alignments covered as sub-tropes include: |
| 13 | |
| 14 | [[index]] |
| 15 | * LawfulStupid |
| 16 | * ChaoticStupid |
| 17 | * StupidGood |
| 18 | * StupidEvil |
| 19 | * StupidNeutral |
| 20 | [[/index]] |
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