So how would you classify Ashok in terms of classic D&D alignment? He’s 100% Lawful zealot. That IS his defining characteristic. He’s definitely not Evil as that would not conform to the LAW. Is he Good or Neutral? Both are kinda of irrelevant to the enforcement of the LAW.
The classic D&D alignment system totally sucks for creating characters for a novel. 🙂
Most humans would be It’s Complicated. To the casteless in the first half of the book, he’s Lawful Evil, 2nd half Lawful Hopefull, and to most of his peers he would be Lawful Scary. To Omand he’s Lawful Stupid.
OK,we need pictures of the Official Baen Editing Kurkri ; )
Yes, we do!
So how would you classify Ashok in terms of classic D&D alignment? He’s 100% Lawful zealot. That IS his defining characteristic. He’s definitely not Evil as that would not conform to the LAW. Is he Good or Neutral? Both are kinda of irrelevant to the enforcement of the LAW.
Which would make him Lawful Neutral. Individual concerns are completely irrelevant compared to the Law.
The classic D&D alignment system totally sucks for creating characters for a novel. 🙂
Most humans would be It’s Complicated. To the casteless in the first half of the book, he’s Lawful Evil, 2nd half Lawful Hopefull, and to most of his peers he would be Lawful Scary. To Omand he’s Lawful Stupid.