How Do You Play An Alignment In Dungeons And Dragons?
The alignment system for Dungeons and Dragons has been a hotbed of debate for as long as the system has existed. The system is designed to give players a framework for their character’s personalities and DMs for enforcing and expecting certain actions from the players. The problem with the system stems from heavy-handed DMs that use alignments to dictate to the players how to act and from players frustrated by a system they don’t fully understand. Use alignment as a basis for a character’s personality, not the end of their personality. Alignments are defined by a list of general statements of worldview and ideals. Those are not the full description of the alignment; they are a window into the alignment’s mindset. Use this basic mindset to create a compatible personality for a character. Take the time to make your alignment your own. Think about your personality and how you would react in any situation. Apply the ideas expressed about the alignment to your ideas for personality and find
