Alignment hit? no spoilers

LeannaJJorg · #1 (**permalink**) 09-26-2003, 12:49 PM

How does a chaotic good character different from a neutral good or lawful good
I have a chaotic good ranger and the good is up to 100 and the chaotic is still at 60 what I'm I doing wrong

Xandax · #2 (**permalink**) 09-26-2003, 04:34 PM

In the game you can only change between Good, Neutral and Evil.
There is no switching between chaotic, neutral and Lawfull.

Not legally anyway - you could possible console command yourself a new aligenment.

Ron_Lugge · #3 (**permalink**) 09-26-2003, 05:18 PM

Perhaps thats a comment on the nature of alignments. When it comes to good-evil-neutral what you are is what you are. When it comes to chaotic/lawful, its what you think you are that matters. (Everyone can agree XXX is evil / good, but even choatic characters support the law frequently, and lawful good characters probably fight the law when its wrong)

D.Windsor · #4 (**permalink**) 09-29-2003, 01:04 PM

SoU has 'lateral' alignment changes depending on your actions or reasoning. There aren't a lot of them, and its really hard to get the Chao/law alignment titles (eg, Crusader for LG)

the classic NWN has only good/evil shifts, although there are a lot of conversation choices that really should nudge you one way or the other.

Xandax · #5 (**permalink**) 09-29-2003, 10:27 PM

Hmm - I didn't notice any shifts from my lawfull towards chaotic in SoU, and my monk was far from lawfull

D.Windsor · #6 (**permalink**) 09-29-2003, 11:32 PM

it is actually tough to shift to chaotic.. I noticed a few places where you could rack a 1 point shift here or there, but none of those hefty 7-point shifts.. on the other hand, I noticed 2 7-point lawfull shifts and a 3 pointer.

Basically, to shift to chaotic, you have to be a door'n'chest busting liar with no sense of personal property.. that should do the trick!

LeannaJJorg · #7 (**permalink**) 09-30-2003, 07:55 PM

I'm getting confused.. You know when you start a new character and you have to pick between good, neutral or evil alignment or reputation
To get to the point I'm more used to the reputation on the baldur's gate series so can somebody explain to me if you have to leave youre good at 88 and the neutral at 50

Xandax · #8 (**permalink**) 09-30-2003, 10:22 PM

In Neverwinter nights there is no the reputation as you know if from baldurs gate.

There is only your alignement.
Alignment is either: Good, Neutral, Evil combined with Chaos, Neutral or Lawful.

So your alignement is either Lawful Good, Lawful Neutral, Lawful Evil, Neutral Good, True Neutral, Neutral Evil, Chaotic Good, Chaotic Neutral or Chaotic Evil.
All followed by two numbers indication your characters present "alignment" score in Lawful/Neutral/Chaotic and the latter is on the Good/Neutral/Evil.
So if you have
Neutral (50) Good (88). It means you are a neutral good alignment, and that your "Good" has increased due to your character being "Good".

Other NPC will respond to your alignement in some manners and your past actions.

Thus if an Evil person does enough good things - his alignment will switch as the number moves towards the 50 line(the Good/Neutral/Evil number), and then become Neutral. Same with Good if you do evil.
I myself have not experienced swifting between the Chaotic/Neutral/Lawful line, but others apparently have. (The Lawful/Neutral/Chaos number)

For an overview over the alignment and what "score" your alignment will shift between the various types check out the table in your manual (p. 166 in mine).