chem light wrote...
Okay, what is all this alignment stuff? Chem light never DD'd or played DD.
The old alignment system of D&D (um. Maybe the new one, too, I haven't played since 2nd Ed.

) was split into three categories: Lawful (does everything by the rules), Neutral (does everything not necessarily by the rules, but not entirely by emotion), and Chaotic (does everything by emotion). AD&D split it up further with Good & Evil.
Lawful Good is someone who does things by the rules in the pursuit of Good. Lawful Evil is someone who does things by the rules in the pursuit of Evil. Lawful Neutral is someone who does things by the rules because the rules are there.
Neutral Good is someone who does Good, sometimes breaking the rules to get there. Neutral is someone who does whatever (and is hard to pin down - they tend to think that Balance is Important). Neutral Evil is someone who does Evil, but sometimes follows the rules.
Chaotic Good is someone who tends to aim towards good, but is emotional in doing so. Chaotic Evil is often the insane badguy routine.
And Chaotic Neutral is simply fun to play.