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MarqFJA The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer from Deserts of the Middle East (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
#1: Aug 9th 2011 at 8:03:34 PM

I've been thinking of creating my own parody Character Alignments, but I'm currently lacking in inspiration. Any suggestions for already-existing Character Alignment parodies to do "research" on? The Character Alignment example list is pretty much exclusively composed of non-parodies at the moment, and they all looked... boring!

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nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
CrystalGlacia from at least we're not detroit Since: May, 2009
#3: Aug 9th 2011 at 8:06:44 PM

...What do you mean by parodies? Do you mean the nonstandard alignments such as Stupid Evil and Neutral Selfish, or something else? Enlighten us.

"Jack, you have debauched my sloth."
MarqFJA The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer from Deserts of the Middle East (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
#4: Aug 9th 2011 at 8:11:19 PM

From Character Alignment's article:

As with all good concepts, it's very ripe for parody - there are such motivational posters of alignments including "Chaotic Awesome" (for Cartman) and "Chaotic Gorgeous" (Evanna Lynch's portrayal of Luna Lovegood).
So yeah, something like Stupid Evil and its sister tropes, but with a greater variety. For example, a fellow troper-writer gave a character of his the alignment of "Extreme Chaotic, Romantic Neutral".

edited 9th Aug '11 8:16:39 PM by MarqFJA

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CrystalGlacia from at least we're not detroit Since: May, 2009
#5: Aug 9th 2011 at 8:18:18 PM

Well, in that respect, there's limitless possibilities on what you can do with them.

I'm sorry to say that I don't really have any advice or opinions on the matter.

-ducks out of the thread-

"Jack, you have debauched my sloth."
feotakahari Fuzzy Orange Doomsayer from Looking out at the city Since: Sep, 2009
Fuzzy Orange Doomsayer
#6: Aug 9th 2011 at 8:31:42 PM

*Cough*

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nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#7: Aug 9th 2011 at 8:39:08 PM

[up]Nice find. Boring Evil is actually a pretty good fit for one of my villains, come to think of it.

alethiophile Shadowed Philosopher from Ă‹a Since: Nov, 2009
Shadowed Philosopher
#8: Aug 9th 2011 at 8:40:05 PM

My favorite from the generator: Sarcastic Evil. For some reason I find the word 'sarcastic' funny.

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SKJAM Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#9: Aug 9th 2011 at 8:47:02 PM

One that's gotten discussion before is "Chaotic Everywhere", This character not only believes in maximum personal freedom to do as hesh pleases, but must be involved in all the campaign's/story's events, regardless of how physically implausible this would be.

To give an example: one player in a series of RPG campaigns I also participated in had this as the alignment for all his characters. If half the party was delving in a dungeon while the other half was on a wilderness expedition, his character would somehow be on both teams. The same applied if any other character was trying to get something done solo. You want a private audience with the duke for diplomatic discussions? Searching through the books in the wizarding school library? Some personal time with the cute barmaid? His character would be there and demanding attention, and usually ticking off the NPC with ill-timed and vulgar comments.

Sadly, he was the GM's roomie and paid the majority of the rent.

MarqFJA The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer from Deserts of the Middle East (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
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66Scorpio Banned, selectively from Toronto, Canada Since: Nov, 2010
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#11: Aug 9th 2011 at 9:31:03 PM

I suppose you could take various mental defects, and if you are creative enough, put them on a mind map then you have your alignments. I can't figure out if this one ex of mine was chaotic borderline or borderline neutral. Is BPD a fuction of law and chaos or good and evil or do we create a new axis?

Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you are probably right.
66Scorpio Banned, selectively from Toronto, Canada Since: Nov, 2010
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#12: Aug 9th 2011 at 9:33:52 PM

There are a surprising number of political theorists and psych researchers who use 2D profiles that are analagous to D&D alignments. R.Manzer, Political Compass, the OKC Political Test, et al.

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Acebrock He/Him from So-Cal Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: My elf kissing days are over
He/Him
#13: Aug 10th 2011 at 2:13:44 AM

I loved four results in particular from that character alignment generator:

  • Enthusiastic Neutral
  • Neurotic Good (something I know I'll have to play with)
  • Inattentive Evil
  • Chaotic Unoriginal

edited 10th Aug '11 2:14:05 AM by Acebrock

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doorhandle Gork Side 4 Life from Space Australia! Since: Oct, 2010
#14: Aug 10th 2011 at 5:15:12 AM

Untfathomable X: Omniscient Morality License, with the added bonus of being almost unknowable. As of such, the only real distinction between them would be how the unfathomable being thinks of themselves. examples: God (U.G), Gygas (U. E) Yog-Sogoth (U.N) Kamen no maid guy (U.A (Unknowable awesome.)

Self-Righteous X: when someone THINKS their one morality but is in fact another one, normally Lawful evil thinking they are lawful good. They are the morality they THINK they are for magical effects however, except for the ones which directly detect alignments, and even then they probably won’t believe you. EX: Any Knight Templar is Self-Righteous Good (actually l.E).

Hungry Neutral: no malice, just want their damn lunch. The Blob would probably be this.

Card-carrying Evil. Self-Explanatory

feotakahari Fuzzy Orange Doomsayer from Looking out at the city Since: Sep, 2009
Fuzzy Orange Doomsayer
#15: Aug 10th 2011 at 3:18:51 PM

Some of the best stuff I've seen in the comments for the generator:

Confused Neutral

Obsessive Evil

Sexy Evil

edited 10th Aug '11 3:20:44 PM by feotakahari

That's Feo . . . He's a disgusting, mysoginistic, paedophilic asshat who moonlights as a shitty writer—Something Awful
LoganLocksley Occasionally Smart from On the ceiling Since: Oct, 2011
Occasionally Smart
#16: Aug 10th 2011 at 4:10:14 PM

Ha...this is great...my favorite so far is Chaotic Cuddly...whatever that means...

He's like fire and ice and rage. He's ancient and forever. He burns at the centre of time. Rory punched him in the face.
feotakahari Fuzzy Orange Doomsayer from Looking out at the city Since: Sep, 2009
Fuzzy Orange Doomsayer
#17: Aug 10th 2011 at 4:13:15 PM

^ Hmm . . .

That's Feo . . . He's a disgusting, mysoginistic, paedophilic asshat who moonlights as a shitty writer—Something Awful
OhSoIntoCats from The Sand Wastes Since: Oct, 2011 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#18: Aug 10th 2011 at 4:26:51 PM

Heh:

Inebriated Evil

Drooling Good

Vocal Neutral

Lawful Angsty

Erotic Neutral

Unfashionable Good

edited 10th Aug '11 4:27:20 PM by OhSoIntoCats

SavageHeathen Pro-Freedom Fanatic from Somewhere Since: Feb, 2011
Pro-Freedom Fanatic
#19: Aug 10th 2011 at 4:39:09 PM

Chaotic Verbose, the alignment of Those Two Bad Guys.

You exist because we allow it and you will end because we demand it.
OhSoIntoCats from The Sand Wastes Since: Oct, 2011 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#20: Aug 10th 2011 at 6:58:49 PM

Here's an interesting one:

Lawful Pyromaniac.

Like Fahrenheit 451?

edited 10th Aug '11 6:59:03 PM by OhSoIntoCats

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Night The future of warfare in UC. from Jaburo Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
The future of warfare in UC.
#22: Aug 10th 2011 at 10:38:23 PM

Inebriated Evil...

Isn't that Doctor Jekyll?

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66Scorpio Banned, selectively from Toronto, Canada Since: Nov, 2010
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#24: Aug 11th 2011 at 10:00:23 AM

Pedantic Neutral?

Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you are probably right.
Night The future of warfare in UC. from Jaburo Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
The future of warfare in UC.
#25: Aug 11th 2011 at 12:51:30 PM

Lawful Rabid (Elliot Stabler)

Lawful Nerdy (Gil Grissom)

Lawful Sunglasses (Horatio Caine)

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