What faction..

I've always used playing through Torment as my alignment indicator, and if I'm not trying for something else I always end up Chaotic Neutral or Chaotic Good. As for faction, I've always had a penchant for creation (actually sat down one time, worked out how chain mail works, and made a full high quality suit out of electric fence wire) and have aspired to improve myself, so the Godsmen, or whatever they became in Post FW, seem a logical choice for me.

This is kind of odd but I consider myself someting like Neutral Lawfull Good, (or is it Lawfull Neutral Good, or even Lawfull neutral I´m still not quite shure), as of faction I think I´m closest to Godsmen philosopy (we are destined for something more) with heawy dosage of Athar (yes, higher being exist but it is not old man with beard, sorry if I offendend someone) and Free league.

EDIT: Hmph. I did aligment quiz at WotC site out curiosity and it says that im neutral. That was bit of disapointment.

I like to think that all the factions have a small piece of the bigger picture, I for one would try to synthesize all the conflicting philosophies into one. That is, I'd probably try working with every faction if possible (except, probably, the anarchists. I like the factions, I wouldn't want to try and destroy them.).

Fraternity of Order.

I am Lawful Neutral and already exhibit the Namer ability to use Tongues as an amateur lingaphile and speaker of several languages.

I'd prefer "Chaotic Good", although in truth my real-life alignment is probably closer to "Chaotic Neutral"...

I can't really pin myself down with one alignment, but if the nine alignments were arranged in the three-by-three format, I'd definitely be bouncing around somewhere in the upper left quadrant... Lawful Neutral with Good tendencies, perhaps.

As for the factions, well, that's even harder. My strongest personal beliefs seem a mash of Athar, Guvner, and Bleaker philosophies—there is no higher power, and everything is actually quite orderly and follows an extraordinarily complex set of laws and equations when you look at it all closely, yet despite the orderly nature of the universe there is no real *reason* for anything. I'm certainly depressed enough to be a Bleaker, too , though I find the Guvner idea of working around the laws of the universe absurd.

Despite that, though, there is something that appeals to me in many of the factions. I may not approve of the Mercykillers themselves, but I find justice a mighty fine idea; I approve of the Godsmen's quest for self-improvement; that the universe and everything in it is slowly (or in some cases not so slowly) dying and decaying seems obvious; experiencing new things is quite delightful, though the Sensates take it a bit too far; and bringing down the government is always fun. Even the Xaositects speak to something deep within my mostly-Lawful soul, calling out the wilder, madder side of myself—though as I have noted the idea that everything is chaos does not agree with me.

So, uh... I guess I'm a Convert?

Funny how everyone seems to be of good alignement, yet most of the people I meet I would labelize evil, or sometimes neutral.
I guess no on seems to realize he´s selfish. (oh, and by the way, of course i´m definitely neutral good, of the bleakers)

I don't think being selfish makes a person evil ... everyone is selfish, it is the nature of humanity. It is when you place that selfishness ahead of the well being of others that you start treading closer to that line. (and it really depends in what way ... eating the last of the ice cream, even though you know it is someone else's favorite doesn't make you evil, just makes you a bit of a jerk)

To be evil a person has to be almost purely selfish, thinking only of themselves - even when they think of others, or "believe" in a cause, it is always to justify themselves.

Most people, I think, are generally good ... but place them in the right situation and that little shoulder imp takes control. That is why the three alignment system, or the tendancies system, works much better.

Like I state in my post, I consider myself Neutral Good with Lawful tendencies ... I might do things you find distasteful, and given the opportunity even evil, but I am a typically a giving, generous and thoughtful person - so I don't qualify as evil, taken as a whole, not even close.

(note: I'd have no problem calling myself evil if it fit, and even considered it, but if I'm being honest, it simply doesn't fit)

I don't bring it up in polite company often, but I have strong ties to the Communals. Internally I'm a Bleaker. As for alignment, Good, but with the vagueness of Law/Chaos I don't know. One or the other, by your standard, but probably not neutral.

>>the Guvners are too willing to follow unjust laws<<

You have to remember, though, that part of the reason Guvners, at least some Guvners, learn the laws is so they can find the loopholes and make those laws work for them, not against them. So, while a Guvner who sometimes breaks the rules isn't a very good faction member, a Guv who makes those rules dance to his tune is.

As for the Bleakers ... kind of difficult to remain upbeat when you're philosophy is "There's no point to anything". Dispite that, the Bleak Cabal does run a charity institution in my game ... not sure if that was from canon material ... but it can be important to remember that since there is no point to the future, you might as well make the best of today - no point to that either, but it makes life easier.

The Wizard's Alignment Test says I'm Neutral. Then, this test isn't really useful: If offered enough money, would you slip a poison into your king's drink? Erm, yes. I'd rather get a nice place on Elysium.

As with this nobody admits he'd be evil: Well, everyone thinks he's right. That's why the good-evil dichotomy doesn't work in real life. Moral is something entirely subjective (as well as to individuals or social systems). In my view the lines between Mount Celestia and Baator are very thin.

Well I think you could use this critics against every consequense drawn out of any Faction's major viewpoints. That said, your individual Bleaker might see things quite different or is affected in another way.

Hmm. Being a cynical and not terribly nice person that I am, all the alignment quizzes tend to plot me somewhere in the grey area between True Neutral or Neutral Evil, leaning slightly towards the latter. This strikes me as accurate. I'm out for Number One, and while I don't particularly want to cause trouble for anyone, if it comes down to a choice between them and me, well, too bad for them (Selfish? I prefer the term enlightened self-interest). I like order and regulation, they give life structure, but I'm too cynical to be very lawful, and given to occasional flights of whimsy.

As for factions, either Fated or Athar. I'm an atheist, so I like the Athar, but they're a little to vitriolic for my tastes. I'm a quiet, placid person. The Fated suit my "Look out for Number One" philosophy.

Alignment:

I'm probably Chaotic Neutral but leaning heavily toward Chaotic Good. While I have certain lawful tendencies, particularly in some obsessive compulsive behaviour that I notice in myself, my love for personal freedom supersedes all. I'm very empathic and sympathetic to others' plights and try to help out when I can, but I can hardly describe myself as exalted enough for the Good heading. My respect for nature is also on the one hand druidically neutral, but on the other Elysium/Beastlands/Arborea style wild.

Faction:

Either Indep, as per the whole personal freedom thing mentioned above, or Cipher, since I can actually believe in a real-life version of that particular philosophy. Likewise, the Godsmen idea of self improvement is favorable, butI see too much power-hunger in it. I can sympathize with Bleakers, but do not share that pessimistic view. Parts of the knowledge and sensation seeking of the Guvners and Sensates, respectively, appeal to me, but only parts. Finally, Chaosmen live constantly in a kind of mood that I occasionally fall into, but they are too wavey on the Good/Evil axis for my tastes.

Alignment: I would like to say I'm Chaotic Neutral, but I'm probably more like Chaotic Good.

Faction: I really like the Cipher philosophy and before I even knew anything about the Planescape setting (beyond PS:T) or the Transcendant Order, I followed a fairly similar one...so the Transcendant Order it is for me.

I would probably be True Neutral. It seems to make the most sense to me. However, I've been accused of being Chaotic Good. I'll let someone concerned over such matters determine that and catalog it. May sound strange coming from a supposed modron, hmm? Perhaps it's strange only dependent upon one's own point of view relative to this.

Faction? I've had the strongest feelings of connection to the Transcendant Order or Free League. They don't seem overly concerned over the details. They are concerned with themselves first and how they relate to the multiverse second. I've been accused of being a Signer before, though. But isn't anyone, with a strong belief in themselves and their ideology?

I think the thing to remember about alignment is that it only works if it is measured in actions, rather than ideals. So, while many of us may have roughly the same philosophy as, say, the Revolutionary League or Xaoxitects, we rarely perform acts associated with those factions because doing so would quickly get us removed from polite society. One of the core traits of chaotic individuals is a willingness to defy the law when it suits their interests. Since very few of us are willing to break the law on a whim, very few of us are genuinely chaotic in the D&D sense of the word.

Sure many people like to flout tradition and go against the grain of society, but doing so is only enough to make them neutral, in and of itself. The stoned hippy who grows marijuana behind the government's back is Chaotic. The kid who buys it might also be Chaotic, but probably isn't unless there are other things in his life pushing him that way. The kid's non-smoking friend, who's only crimes are speeding and thinking a Che Guavera shirt and a tongue ring make him a rebel, definitely isn't.

Here's some skin back!

I'd join the Xaositects in a New York minute, fixating on the absurdist/dada/fluxist/pomo side of them. My alignment is Chaotic Awesome. I totally stole that. I resent anyone claiming that chaos isn't stupidity - it definitely is; it's stupid awesome is what it is. Also, drugs.

I'm already proficient in Babble.

Happy doomguard/xaositect. I like breaking stuff way too much for my own good and I'm generally random and unpredictable in a sanse kinda way. As for class I'd 'like' be a wizard. Realisticly I wouldn't have the attention span or the ability to spell words right. I'd more likely be a fighter with unarmed combat feats. As for alignment, CN leaning towards neutral and good.

If I told you I had to look over my post twice to do it?

Oh, if we're talking classes, I am emphatically a wizard. I mean come on, it's a nerd's dream come true. And I can't imagine casting magic missile as being harder then studying the financial policy of Andrew Jackson.

Well, either that or I'd be a clerk somewhere, with ink stained fingers and a supercilious expression towards all those dirty adventurers who come traipsing messing up my neat scrolls.

That would be so awesome... (Yes, I have very strange definitions of awesome).