{"id":6843,"date":"2012-01-31T14:00:17","date_gmt":"2012-01-31T19:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/?p=6843"},"modified":"2012-01-31T14:06:57","modified_gmt":"2012-01-31T19:06:57","slug":"trope-tuesday-chaotic-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/trope-tuesday-chaotic-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Trope Tuesday: Chaotic Good"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A pox on the phony king of England!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wherever you find the\u00a0evil empire<\/a>, dirty cops<\/a>, or a misguided crusade<\/a>, chances are there’s a\u00a0Chaotic Good<\/a>\u00a0somewhere in the shadows fighting against it. \u00a0From barbarian heroes<\/a> to freedom fighters<\/a>, rebellious princesses<\/a> to ethical sluts<\/a>, these free-spirited<\/a>, noble-minded<\/a> rebels<\/a> are constantly at war with the man<\/a>, robbing the rich to give to the poor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

From the easydamus character alignment page<\/a>:<\/p>\n

A chaotic good character acts as his conscience directs him with little regard for what others expect of him. He makes his own way, but he’s kind and benevolent. He believes in goodness and right but has little use for laws and regulations. He hates it when people try to intimidate others and tell them what to do. He follows his own moral compass, which, although good, may not agree with that of society.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Interestingly, once the evil bad guys are gone, the balance between Good and Chaotic is even more difficult to keep than the line between Good and Lawful. \u00a0For that reason, Chaotic Goods often make extremely poor rulers after the war is over. \u00a0When they win, they usually do one of the following:<\/p>\n