Stupid Neutral: Difference between revisions

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'''''"[[Tropes Will Ruin Your Life|Meh, so what if I refuse to try to put out this fire? As long as I can finish this post, I'll be content. I mean, I'm gonna die someday, so what if it's a little sooner than later?]]"''''' }}

** [[Depending on the Writer|According to some sources]], the concept of a "constantly flip-flopping character" trying to maintain [[True Neutral]] is either a case of an [[Rules Lawyer|overly strict DM]] or an [[Viewers are Morons|unimaginative player]]: a neutral druid would absolutely take up a series of quests to oust various evil/chaotic influences, but only when those evil influences would tip the balance far too far in away from good/lawful. The balance they (are supposed to) seek is the balance of the WORLD, not themselves.

*** This type of argument is also one of the specific reasons they streamlined the alignment system for 4e, and came up with "unaligned", which basically boils down to "works for themselves rather than any particular ideal", and the only way to change alignment is DM-contrivance, permanent mind control, or player's choice, rather than simply "you did too many good deeds in a row, now you're not allowed to pickpocket random strangers."

* Rounding out the ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'' Inquisition examples: the Amalathian faction are the ultimate conservatives, believing that the Imperium as it currently exists is the Emperor's divine work, and that mere mortals have no right to interfere with His divine plan. As such, the Amalathians fight to preserve the Imperium in its current state, [[Inherent in the System|despite all its lumps and imperfections]]. At their most extreme, the Amalathians will even fight to keep corrupt or ineffectual leaders in power, simply to avoid the inevitable shakeup associated with replacing those leaders, even in the face of an ensuing crisis that requires effective leadership. As you can imagine, Amalathians and Recongregators [[Right Hand Versus Left Hand|don't get along very well]].

* [[Rifts]] creator Kevin Siembieda has said that the last part (not getting out of a burning building) is the reason the Palladium Rules System has no Neutral alignments. His opinion is that Neutral characters would be unwilling to do anything interesting, like adventuring.

** Based on Libra, from the main DC Universe, who also "maintains the balance", but what that translates to is "giving the baddies some wins."

* The Neutral Planet in [[Futurama]] is a deliberate parody of this alignment.

'''Neutral President:''' If I die, tell my wife, "hello." }}