Saturday, February 9, 2013

Neutral Good

The Neutral Good character cares most about people. They're not generally looking for trouble, but if they need to cross the line for the right reasons, they'll do it.

This is the character that really shows how neutrality is simply part of the spectrum. Both Neutral Good and Chaotic Good characters care about people, and both are willing to break the law to do it. The only real difference between the two is how eager they are to break the law. Where a Chaotic Good character might be willing to start a riot over a minimal injustice, the Neutral Good character may try to go through the proper channels to solve a problem before considering it futile.

Neutrality is often seen in one of two ways: disinterest or levelheadedness. The above example of the character who tries to do things legally before choosing to break the law is levelheaded. A disinterested character would help people and not know if it was against the law or not. I tend to not like the latter concept because the difference between Neutral and Chaotic would become minimal.

Where the Chaotic Good character makes for a great action movie hero, the Neutral Good character makes for a more believable hero. They are more down to earth and they are more relatable. While you may not fantasize about how awesome it would be them, you could much more easily imagine yourself being them.

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