ALIGNMENT Alignment consists of three parts. The first of these is your character's priorities, a hierarchy of loyalties. Secondly are your character's morals, the attitudes and traits that shape your character's outlook on life. Finally, your character's beliefs are any superstitions, principles, habits, etc., that your character has. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PR!RT"S #our priorities classify ho$ you %ie$ authority by gi%ing a hierarchy of loyalties. They gi%e a general sense of $hat things outside of yourself are most important, and $hich you $ould put before yourself. There are se%en priorities& eity, So%ereign, Race, (omeland, Family, )omrades, and Self. Rank these in order of importance. f a priority has no importance for your character or you do not recogni*e the priority, do not list it at all. "+ample& f e%en $ithout higher priorities, your character $ill not listen to his or her family, and might e%en do ust the opposite of $hat they suggest, then do not list Family among your character's priorities. )omrades must be on the list. !ther priorities may be added if necessary, such as o%er or Pets.
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!RAS orals /uantify your personality in those areas that are easily compared. They are the attitudes and personality traits that most strongly shape your outlook on life. There are si+ areas, categories roughly, that you must /uantify your character in& )ourage, )uriosity, isposition, (onesty, oyalty, and 0iolence. At the simplest, each of these can consist of ust an adecti%al rating& (o$ %iolent are you, ho$ honest are you, etc. (opefully, you $ill go further, adding both color and detail. Rather than 1 am honest to a fault and get %iolent at the slightest pro%ocation,1 try 1 ha%e an ingrained belief in honesty, $hich makes it a struggle for me to lie, e%en to protect others. '%e al$ays had a temper, and $ill react $ith %iolence to e%en the hint of pro%ocation. 'm especially sensiti%e to being called a hothead or being told that 'm lousy $ith a s$ord. (o$e%er, 'd ne%er kick a man $hen he's do$n, and don't like the idea of others helping me in my fights.1 #ou need not commit your character on any besides these morals, but you are encouraged to do so. Follo$ing is a list, but it is by no means complete. Feel free to use any other traits you can think of. n many cases /ualifiers can and should be used 2polite to men, but curt $ith $omen3. Also, specific fears, hatreds, desires, etc., should be listed here. #ou can freely add morals during play or bet$een sessions, but you may not remo%e them $ithout specific permission. The follo$ing lists are little more than a compilation of adecti%es 2the Thesaurus is my friend3. As such, there is a great deal of o%erlap, and ambiguity. Feel free to use or not use anything here.
)!4RA5" bold bra%e co$ardly cra%en heroic intrepid spineless timid $eak-kneed
challenging fainthearted lily-li%ered timorou s
chicken-hearted courageous fearful fearless gallant plucky pusillanimous shy unflinching %aliant
)4R!ST# blas6 e+amining incurious intrusi%e nonchalant prying uninterested
indifferent /uestioning
in/uiring snoopy
in/uisiti%e unconcerned
SP!ST!7 aggressi%e aloof amiable argumentati%e arrogant arrogant capricious caring cheerful conceited cooperati%e cruel forgi%ing formal friendly generous gloomy greedy harsh helpful hospitable hostile impulsi%e irre%erent irritable ealous madcap mischie%ous moody morose nai%e opinionated patient peaceable proud proud /uiet sadistic sober sociable spiteful stern
(!7"ST# candid deceitful dishonorable ust lying phony scheming unbiased unscrupulous
fair fraudulent scrupulous sincere
honorable truthful
!#AT# deceitful reliable turn-coat
dependable steadfast un$a%ering
de%ious treacherous
de%oted disloyal treasonous true
faithful trust$orthy
0!"7)" berserk murderous sadistic
compromising non%iolent tran/uil
conciliatory cruel pacifistic peaceful %iolent $ar-like
destructi%e pugilistic
/uiet
)!4RT"S# barbaric boorish brus/ue ci%il courteous courtly crude curt debonair discourteous genteel graceless gracious ill-beha%ed ill-mannered impertinent impolite polite respectful rude unci%ili*ed uncouth unrefined $ell-bred $ell-mannered
"8TR!0"RT"97TR!0"RT" audacious insolent
bashful /uiet
bold shameless
caring coy daring sheepish sociable
for$ard timid $ary
AT"RAS a%aricious charitable co%etous metaphysical miserly mundane thrifty $astrel $orldly
e+tra%agant generous sensual spendthrift
greedy spiritual
!4T!!: bigoted optimistic sanguine
cheerful cynical fatalistic idealistic narro$-minded perfectionist pessimistic positi%e realistic sarcastic suspicious trusting
PRA)T)AT# imaginati%e /ui+otic
impractical le%el-headed realistic sensible sober
practical unrealistic
pragmatic utilitarian
PR" abashed aloof arrogant ashamed elitist haughty humble immodest o%erbearing prideful self-centered selfless shy unpretentious %ane
conceited egotistical ealous meek modest self-effacing selfish
AR54"7TAT0" antagonistic /uarrelsome
articulate
garrulous
hot-tempered
antagonistic
irritable
malign
o%erbearing
(!ST" aggressi%e
spiteful
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;""FS ;eliefs are those things that do not fall in the realm of either of the t$o abo%e categories. They are the superstitions, principles, habits 2good or bad3, and psychological limitations that $e all ha%e, and that make us uni/ue. All characters ha%e some principles or superstitions, such as& Resurrection is impossible, black pigs bring good luck, al$ays carry a knife in your boot, ne%er $alk through a door behind an orc, spit in the face of all d$ar%es, it is dishonorable to fight a $oman, etc. Any more-common superstitions, such as ne%er look at the full moon o%er your left shoulder and don't $alk under a ladder, are also possibilities. Finally, obligations and regular habits also belong here, such as paying an annual tribute to the priesthood that resurrected you, needing a $eekend in the poshest inn a%ailable once a month, or drying your boots by the fire e%ery night. At least t$o-thirds of your character's beliefs should be hindrances of some sort. #our character must ha%e at least one more ;elief than the sum of the Priorities he or she does not recogni*e and his or her le%el. There are se%en categories that most beliefs fit into, though your character's beliefs need not necessarily fit into them& < actions and responses of gods < mo%ements of the land9hea%ens9seas < ingestion of or abstinence from certain foods < bodily adornment < 2dis3association $ith a particular race9class9gender < 2un3fa%ored use of a particular $eapon9spell9attack form < mystical symbols9color9numbers9shap es9plants9minerals9spells
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