A question on Chaotic Neutral

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Zacharine

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Based on this:

"Above respect for life and good, or disregard for life and promotion of evil, the chaotic neutral places randomness and disorder. Good and evil are complimentary balance arms. Neither are preferred, nor must either prevail, for ultimate chaos would then suffer. This view of the cosmos holds that absolute freedom is necessary. Whether the individual exercising such freedom chooses to do good or evil is of no concern. After all, life itself is law and order, so death is a desirable end. Therefore, life can only be justified as a tool by which order is combated, and in the end it too will pass into entropy.

Chaotic neutral characters believe that there is no order to anything, including their own actions. With this as a guiding principle, they tend to follow whatever whim strikes them at the moment. Good and evil are irrelevant when making a decision.
This is the insurgent, the con-man, gambler, and high roller; the uncommitted freebooter seeking nothing more than self-gratification. This type of character will at least consider doing anything if they can find enjoyment or amusement. Life has meaning, but theirs has the greatest meaning. According to chaotic neutrals, laws and rules infringe on personal freedom and were meant to be broken. This character is always looking for the best deal, and will work with good, neutral, or evil to get it; as long as he comes out of the situation on top."

I think you need to find a middle ground.

You have no reason other than the repressed freedom of the slaves to motivate the killing of the slavers.

You have nothing but the monetary reward to motivate you into letting the slavers live.

So as chaotic neutral, I'd say you need to get both or neither.

I would say, kill the slavers, loot the bodies and tell the slaves to escape themselves if they wish for freedom while doing nothing to expedite that freedom (not counting killing the slavers). After all, life is a fight to break free of laws and restrictions.

Unless of course, you have some other character trait that allow you to derive pleasure or amusement from some other fourth or fifth solution.
 

Asturiel

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Darrkon Fearlock said:
I've always seen Chaotic Neutral as a, I'll do whichever I want depending on my mood, so stop being hung up on your alignment, and think of what the character him/herself would do.
...but that is a major factor in what your character would do jes?
 

Cmwissy

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What if the fight with the slavers is a real effort, and being materialistic Chaotic Neutral, I don't want to put my neck on the line for strangers?
 

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Morderkaine said:
I would say to be true chaotic neutral, what you should do is sell the slaves to the slavers, then kill the slavers. Because what the slavers do is evil, and neutral is balance. And you get money, and people (the ex-slaves) like you. Bonus points if you get the slaves to help kill the slavers to lessen the danger to yourself.

If killing the slavers is too dangerous and not an option - free the slaves. It satifies dont harm the innocent, and you are not losing anything - just deciding not to take advantage of the innocent.
This choice seems the most appropriate. Also, give the slaves a code word. As soon as you say, "RELEASE THE KRAKEN", that's when they should overthrow the slavers.
 

Cmwissy

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I guess the real question is; would a Chaotic Neutral character sacrifice innocents for personal pleasure?

They would not get pleasure out of seeing others pain, but they would rather have the money.


EDIT: I am reminded of the part from Pirates of the Caribbean 3 where Jack Sparrow has to sacrifice 100 people for his own life (Jack being Chaotic Neutral personified) and he agrees
whole-hastily
 

Irony's Acolyte

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I figure it would be Chaotic Neutral to take the money. Freeing the slaves for no reward seems too Good, but if just taking the money makes you feel too Evil just kill the slavers, loot their possesions, then leave the slaves to their own devises. In fact that would actually be my first choice come to think of it.
 

drisky

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Chaotic Neutral is defined by "free spirt" just consider what your character would do rather than the alignment. A chaotic neutral character could do ether, and sense there not lawful they can break a personal code of honor from time to time. And if your alignment switches its fine unless you louse powers.
 

Zacharine

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Cmwissy said:
I guess the real question is; would a Chaotic Neutral character sacrifice innocents for personal pleasure?
In a heartbeat.

In this case, if your character anticipates a life-threatening fight, should he turn against the slavers, he will not fight. Because above all else, his own life counts the most, followed by self-gratification in the form of entertainment, personal advancement and greed.

However, taking the money and later revisiting the establishment to poison the slavers would be an acceptable option as well.

Take the money if your life is by reasonable expectations on the line sohuld it come to a fight. BUT, if I was a CN character, I wouldn't let it stay there. Poison the slavers, buy the slaves and free them, burn the entire place down with everyone inside... It feels to me that this should not stays a quick good-v-evil decision. Something chaotic needs to be done, as allowing the slavers to continue as they were is accepting a form of *shudders in despise, barely believing the word he is about to utter *....order. *Spits on the ground*

Perhaps killing them all, perhaps tipping them off to a rival slavers' group. Perhaps killing off a few selected leaders or enslaving them to your own benefit and amuzement.... possibilities are endless. Self-gratification and amuzement, regardless of good and evil, is the byword of CN.
 

King of the Sandbox

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Sir Kemper said:
1. Kill Slavers.

2. Free Slaves.

3. Kill Slaves.

That should just about do it.

EDIT: 4. Sell there looted possesions.
See, I'm with this guy. I know it's not really how you play CN, but it's the most fun. And make sure you say "It's cool, I'm Chaotic Nuetral.", in character, to those slaves as you do it, and everything will be a-Ok.
 

Hallow'sEve

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Please consult the chart [http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y351/Palsotov/DungeonsDragonsAlignment.jpg]
 

Layz92

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I say chaotic neutral is more loose than what alot of people are saying. I think it just meens your character does whatever would please them most at the time. If you character has a problem with slavery (like mine invariably do... I just really have a problem with slavery IRL or in games) then he would have no qualms about laying down his personal law and stomping every slaver in the room (or backstab if you are a rogue and not a barbarian... mine almost invariably are barbarian...) if he was cool with it and wanted some cash he might ask for a bribe, if he just didn't care he would walk on.