Hello blog follower(s)! Here's a fun test I came up with for Dungeons & Dragons that can be equally applicable to personality typing in real life. The idea is based on the D&D system separating morality into three distinct objectives: Law/Chaos and Good/Evil, and Neutrality/Extremism. Obviously these aren't the only factors in morality, but they do seem to give 9 startlingly accurate personality types. At a later date I may toy around with the idea of adding additional axes to the model. For example, in the Might & Magic universe civilisations are separated further by life/death, order/chaos, neutrality, nature/spiritualism and others which may be equally applicable in pinpointing moral outlooks. For now though, have fun on this small voyage of self-discovery.
Alignment can be a problem in D&D. People are generally
asked to choose from a number of descriptions of moralities, which are
brilliant ones, but don’t quite do the job. I think this is because people
aren’t presented with situations in which they need uphold that morality, so
they don’t understand the full implications of it. Ever after their character
will dissolve into a mess of moral discovery, behaving in a way that is best
described as ‘Truly chaotical lawful good bad neutrality’. Sometimes the
solution to this is to start all characters off as ‘True Neutral’, and adjust
their morality thereafter depended on their choices in the game. But this isn’t
really true, either, because characters don’t start the adventure without any
stains on their past.
Thus I have decided to create a multiple choice alignment
test that may indicate what kind of character you’ll play. Try it, it’s fun!
Oh, and I recommend having some idea of your answer in mind
before selecting from the multiple choice list, so as to prevent being swayed
by the descriptions. Make a note of the question number and the letter you
selected. Please let me know if your choice is excluded, or if you spot any
errors.
Question 1: Born!
You have just been born! Congratulations! Maybe you were
born to loving parents, or left on a doorstep somewhere to fend for yourself.
Maybe you were spawned from an egg with a hundred brothers and sisters in a
dark cave somewhere. Maybe you strangled your twin with your bone-tipped
fingers before emerging triumphant from the womb. Either way, you probably
don’t have a very strong opinion of being born yet. You will later though.
A: You’re
happy your parents were kind enough to have you born, and didn’t kill you
afterwards. No matter what has happened
to you in life, it has stemmed from the natural course of the universe. Everyone deserves a
chance, after all.
B: Well,
this is the way things work. Your parents had you, but you can’t really say
why. They probably weren’t
thinking too hard about it, or what your opinion would be in the matter. People do things for their own
reasons. What you do should be based on your own reasons, now that you’re here.
C: How the
hell could they do this to me?!? Irresponsible bastards. You know what? Screw
them. They made me suffer.
I’m going to make them suffer in return. That’s justice.
D: I was a
product of active choice, of the love and mutual respect of two people coming
together to make something
special. It’s wonderful to be alive, to be able to make my own choices.
E: Hey, who cares? I’m here. That’s the
important part. Who can ever really know about why they were born, or if
there’s such a thing as fate? It only really matters what I do to get through
today.
F: My
parents made me, with some purpose in mind. And then they messed it all up. I
owe them nothing. I’m in
it for myself.
G: Hey,
imagine that! Weird, isn’t it? That something like life can happen. It can be
so much fun, so fulfilling!
Maybe I’ll have my own kids one day. Even if I don’t, it just goes to show what
can happen in a world full of
love.
H: I don’t know why I’m here exactly.
If I’m supposed to be going somewhere, I’d probably have been given the
directions by now. I think I’ll go ‘that’ way. It’s important to experience new
things.
I: Mwa ha ha those fools! They had no
idea what they were unleashing upon the world. I’d most likely murder my
parents if they were in front of me. Not because of their stupidity. Not
because they didn’t give me the respect I deserved. But because it would be
fun, and it would prove I’m better than them.
Question 2: Raised!
Your childhood very often defines who you become in later
life. Some people have happy childhoods adventuring in their locale, taking any
excuse to get out of the house. Others quiver under the weight of books and
unanswerable questions. Some people murder their best friends and blame it on
drifters. Others practise forbidden magick in secret, or masturbate
excessively. Looking back, what did your childhood mean to you?
A: I did my best to respect my elders
and get along with my peers. I stood up for myself, and for the kids who were
smaller than me. The friends you make as a child are the truest in later life,
after all.
B: Sure, I went to bed on time, and
didn’t swear, and paid attention during lessons. It’s important to have structure
in life. It’s also a good idea to sit back and think things over before
deciding on what’s fair, and being young is all about keeping an eye out for
the just course.
C: Being a kid was metered torture.
Adults never looked too closely, so long as you didn’t cross the line too
often. There’s always someone smaller than you to bully and coerce into doing
what you want. Then again, there’s always someone bigger than you, too, and
it’s a good idea to keep out of their way and do what they say. You knew when
you were a kid that one day you’d be the biggest and meanest of them all. You’d
never get bullied again, so long as you were the one dishing out the damage.
D: Kids live in their own kind of
world, one not quite within the bounds of responsibility, yet run by rules of
its own. You think you did right by most people, helping out where you could,
avoiding the punishments of adults in matters you felt you could handle and
seeking their advice when things got too big to manage alone. The important
thing is you tried to do the best you could, even if you didn’t have much
structure in your life.
E: To be honest, you were kind of a
loner. You made up all your own games, avoided the bullies, and didn’t really
get involved with other people’s problems. You were going through your own
stuff at the time, and childhood just sort of passed you by.
F: You did pretty well for yourself as
a kid. You were obviously smarter than your peers. Being small and sneaky meant
you could blackmail folks and play innocent whenever you got in trouble. You
kind of wish things were that easy nowadays.
G: You were a wild child growing up. You
always disagreed with your parents, but still had a very definite sense of what
you felt was right. You stole toys from your enemies and gave them to your
friends. When someone bigger that you did something you felt was bad, you had
an urge to punish them, putting dead fish in their shoes or blunting their
shaving razor. No-one ever proved it was you, and for the most part you never
wanted the recognition. You were fate’s agent, acting on the authority of a
higher force than your elders.
H: When you think back on your
childhood, you remember a long line of successful pranks. You were quite simply
mayhem personified. Your targets were random, your methods clever and
elaborate. No-one could ever control you, and you swore they never would. In a
way, childhood never really ended.
I: It always surprises you how much
you got away with. Adults were so stupid.
Every second of your childhood was spent stripping away at the useless
innocence that came with it. You were sexually adventurous, at times violent,
and often cruel. It’s likely that you murdered a few animals before
fanaticising about human targets.
Question 3: Angst!
Childhood stopped rather abruptly, and you started to
question who you really were, what’s important in life, and when you might lose
your virginity. It is a hideous time to look back on, but I’m afraid you must.
How did you start to see the world during this time?
A: You started to picture yourself as a
leader. It isn’t always about doing what’s popular, but defining what’s
popular, too. You spoke out for your friends to stick together, no matter their
differences, because there is strength in unity.
B: People could be so cruel to one
another, but you wouldn’t be a part of that. You know you’re not a leader, but
you’re not a follower, either. You did what you felt was right, regardless of
popularity. You were the sort who was kind to those cruel people you didn’t
like, because it’s all about who you are, not who they are.
C: Wait – did everyone go crazy all of
a sudden? What the hell? If they think acting differently makes them more
mature, they’re in for a nasty surprise. You just kept doing what you always
did when you were a kid, but with more refined elegance and panache. No-one
gets to say who you are, or what you’re supposed to be. You know that. You’ve
always known that, and you’re going to follow your own heart, whatever happens.
D: You reckoned there was little in
life that was more important than popularity. There was an established order to
the world, and you intended to stick to that order. If that meant tripping an
unpopular kid in the street, so be it. If it meant collecting alms for orphans,
so be it. It doesn’t really matter what you do, but how those actions are
perceived by those around you. Being a leader means upholding the rules,
whatever those rules might be.
E: Everything changed so fast it sort
of bewildered you. All of a sudden people seemed to be looking at you and
wondering where you stood, and you didn’t really know what to tell them.
Couldn’t they go back to leaving you alone? Why are your choices so important
to them? Most of the time you just nodded and went along with whoever was being
the pushiest at the time. You gave your opinion from time to time, but to be
honest you didn’t really care, one way or the other.
F: Growing up opened a whole new world
of experiences for you. Chances are you had frequent romances, tried a little
of everything, and broke all the rules without even stopping to notice they
were there.
G: At last, you were climbing to the top
of the pile. You didn’t really know what you wanted, but it was important to
you that you could have anything, when you felt the urge. People looked up to
you because you were mean and tough, and you weren’t afraid to be. You beat up
the minorities, and the freaks who wouldn’t fall in line. You pressured your
peers into acts of cruelty as proof of their loyalty. Maybe you weren’t at the
top yet, but it was only a matter of time before you got there.
H: Emotions made everyone else so weak,
so easy to manipulate. Most of the time, you could lie and cheat your way into
getting what you wanted. But you had to be careful, too, because people were
watching you more closely. As funny as you thought it was to be cruel, it
helped to be charming to get what you wanted, when the situation didn’t arise
to simply take what you wanted.
I: Rage boiled over in your teen
years. You got into a lot of fights, and did enough damage to scare the people
around you. You vandalised beautiful artworks. You hurt the people you loved,
because you loved them. Life is a vapid, meaningless pit. You’re determined to
crush it, and show everyone how fragile and pathetic it truly is.
Question 4: Clarity
Now at last you know what it’s all about. You’re pretty
certain that if you had to sum up the meaning of life, it would be...
A: Pure,
simple destruction.
B: Self-fulfilment,
no matter how dark the urge.
C: Being in
control of everything, and everyone.
D: Experiencing
as much of the world as possible.
E: Observing
from afar, to have the clearest sense of the truth.
F: Upholding
order efficiently.
G: Being true
to yourself, and letting others be true to themselves.
H: Spreading
kindness and love across the whole wide world.
I: Protecting
the weak, serving justice, and rooting out evil.
Question 5: Smooches!
Almost everyone falls in love or has a crush at some point
in their lives. For you, that point is now. Whether this is a fling with some
barbarian warrior, a chance encounter at a Viruski orgy or an old-school shot
at matrimony, how do you see this thing playing out?
A: Love is eternal. We’ll get married
and I’ll protect my partner for the rest of my life. Love is worth protecting.
B: Love brings out the highest
potential in people. For as long as we’re together, we’ll be happy. I guess I’d
be okay with compromising myself for them, if it makes them happy. But there
are some things I feel strongly about that they will have to see from my side,
too.
C: Love is an amazing, beautiful thing.
To be honest there were times I wasn’t sure I’d find anyone. But my partner
reminds me of all the best things in the world, and encourages me to be true to
myself. I worry that we may eventually drift apart, because while we complement
one another now I don’t think I’d be all that willing to change if we got in a
serious argument. We’ll just have to respect the ways in which we’re different
for as long as we can.
D: Finally, someone I can settle down
with! We’ll have 2.5 kids, and a house with a white picket fence where we can
grow old together. Who wouldn’t want that?
E: I’d do anything for my partner. I’d
BE anything for them. I just want the chance to love them, and be with them.
F: Settle down? Yeah, right. Look, I’m
willing to stick with this thing as long as I’m feeling it, but as soon as that
stops I’m out of here. Life’s way too much of an adventure to give up on by
committing to one person.
G: Finally, someone obedient! My partner
will do everything I say. They exist solely to make me happy.
H: I’ll stick it out as long as it
takes to get what I want, but then I’ll have to end it. Maybe I love my
partner, but that’s because I tell them exactly what they want to hear. No-one
loves the real me. People are too selfish for love to be real.
I: They expose a weakness within me.
Love is horrifying. I’ll have to kill them, or if I can’t bring myself to it,
drive them away. Nothing ever lasts. Perhaps murdering my partner at the height
of our passion for one another will immortalise our love before it fades away.
Question 6: Dreams!
You awake early in the morning with a clear sense of a vivid
dream you’ve just had. Try to recall the details.
A: You encountered an old nemesis of
yours who has been a figure of torment in your life. You pummelled it endlessly
with your fists, but it just kept laughing at you and wasn’t hurt, though your
own hands were cut and bleeding. Remembering this dream fills you with a deep
sense of shame.
B: You were at the wedding of a friend
of yours, giving a traditional speech in which you eulogise their finest
qualities. The visual aspects of the dream faded away as you consciously
focused on saying the right words. It was very important for you to do justice
to the feelings you have for this person.
C: You dreamed you were alone, drifting
through the sky and listening to the most beautiful music. You are filled with
a deep sense of peace and fulfilment.
D: You dreamed about doing the same
work you do during the day. It felt like it went on for hours, and you are
quite tired when you wake up.
E: You spend hours tossing and turning
all night, trying to remember what the dream was about. Then you wake up. It
turns out there never was a dream, merely an illusion of one.
F: Snippets of memory and conversation
are layered through your dream like a four-dimensional puzzle. The story they
tell is impossible, mixed up in details you only really notice now that you are
awake. You’re sort of glad it’s over now, and you don’t have to deal with the
falsified problems present in the dream.
G: It was a sex dream, and quite a
memorable one. Is there any chance you could re-create what you saw? You own it
to yourself to try, damn the consequences.
H: You dream of being discovered. After
being so careful, you lost control and slipped up. Your friends and relatives
look down at you in shame, and you feel a sense of dread. You run, and run, and
run, aware that some powerful force is chasing you, and will never stop.
I: Dream? No. You never sleep so well.
Every night is a thousand different screams, a festival of torment delivered
back to you by those you have wronged. Mostly you feel indifferent to them.
Tonight their jeers were a little grating.
Question 7: Home!
After another week on the road, you have started musing
about where you grew up. You aren’t homesick exactly, you are just surprised at
how far you’ve come.
A: I grew up in a strict, regimented
environment; either a church or a military barracks, or somewhere similar. I
always had responsibilities, and people depended on me doing my job right.
B: I grew up with a fair deal of
exposure to the outside world. ‘Home’ was a safe location I could retreat to
when things got too much, but I also spent a great deal of time getting
involved with the community. I often had friends over, when they needed to
share that safe space.
C: I never really felt I belonged
anywhere, even if I did have a ‘home’. If anything, I made temporary homes of
places by doing good within them. I stayed over at friends’ houses, or worked
in exchange for lodging.
D: I grew up in a sheltered
environment, rarely coming into contact with the outside world. It still shocks
me how different things are out in the world sometimes.
E: I drifted around a lot. Sometimes
when I was tired I just fell asleep under the stars, or found somewhere
comfortable and quiet. I’ve never had trouble sleeping, wherever I am. Food
wasn’t hard to find, whether by work, by charity, or by family.
F: Home is where you hang your hat.
I’ll stay anywhere, so long as there aren’t any strings attached. Of course,
there are always strings attached, so I tend to up and leave at a moment’s
notice to stop people reeling me in. There is one secret place, though, that I
remember quite fondly. I’d go back there whenever I needed time to myself. I
wonder if anyone else has found it by now.
G: I remember home – I ran that place
with sheer terror. All my stuff spilled out into everyone else’s space, and I’d
crucify them if they dared touch it. I’d play games with the people there
constantly, to keep them on edge. There’s nothing worse than having someone
else get comfortable in my space.
H: Home was a safe retreat – a place
I’d visit from time to time to stow away tokens and trophies in-between adventures.
I didn’t like having other people there – even having someone come in to clean
it was a problem. I’ve always felt most comfortable living alone. I never had
people over, no matter how badly they needed a place to go.
I: Home? Home is the husk of whatever
you happen to be killing at the time, be it a victim’s house or an abandoned
building. There’s always stuff inside to deface and smash when you get angry.
Question 8: Not Home!
In your travels, you’ve heard of many fantastical places,
and there’s one on your list that you’ve always wanted to visit. Where is it?
A: Maraxis, the City of Shields. They
say that it is an amazing sight, made of white marble, where there is no hunger
and no crime. The guardians of Maraxis fight with a bladed shield in each hand,
and are masters of defensive combat. Watching them performing their drills must
be incredible.
B: Castle Edgemere in Ayonil. It is
said that beggars who show up at the gates of the castle are invited inside and
offered to dine with the king in his grand hall. Such simple charity is far
more inspiring than statues or monuments.
C: Crystimere Lake in Verandar. You’ve
heard that Verandar fosters individual freedom more than anywhere else in the
whole world, and it is filled with people from all corners living in harmony
and mutual respect. Lake Crystimere is supposed to be beautiful, crystals
glinting like diamonds from its clear depths.
D: The dwarri cities of Stragenthor.
They say that the dwarri have devised the perfect culture, where everyone knows
their place and live by it in total contention. Runic pillars span the full
height of their caverns, blazing with phosphorescent lights and echoing with
the hum of machines.
E: You’ve always wondered what it would
be like to return home, after all your adventures. How different would it be
now? You wonder if anything would have been different if you had stayed, and
what effect your leaving had on those around you.
F: There’s hardly a place that ISN’T on
your list of places to see. You’ve always wanted to visit a big city like
Toros, and meet the wild fey in the forests of Avestari. You want to sail
across the pale blue waters of the Learsea, and see the living gods in the
temples of Cerpatine. You can hardly wait to get going.
G: The ossuary at Kvaak Grous has always
fascinated you. Is it really made entirely out of bones? Does it really extend
as far up into the sky as the high peaks of the mountains? The sheer dominating
effort that it must inspire is something you would love to see. And perhaps
while you’re there you can buy a slave or two.
H: You’ve always wanted to visit
Tarshaan. They say that someone clever can earn enough there to buy a small
kingdom, or trade it in for magick and power. You reckon you could handle the
ogre magi. A little flattery goes a long way.
I: You’re more of the ‘hate the place
you’re at’ type of person. If anything, you’d like to visit the ruins of
Mircai, the dragon city. It’s difficult to imagine what magick was used to
decapitate the most powerful race in the world. Perhaps you might find
something...
Question 9: Politics!
Throughout your life, you have witnessed many changes in the
world around you, both locally and at large. What are your views on the
politics of power?
A: Power belongs in the hands of the
state, and should be governed through careful law-making, adherence to
traditions, and the interaction of numerous specialised functionaries. It is
far worse to make reckless changes that disrupt society than to hold to laws
that may not fulfil the populace. Sometimes giving people what they want is
dangerous – people need guidance from the wise.
B: Power belongs in the hands of the
individual, though you admit individuals who abuse power need to be policed by
some degree of law. Autonomy is important – why do people need to form
societies anyway? Can’t they just keep their heads down and get on with their
lives?
C: Any attempt to control people is
wrong. You believe that whatever society that arises from a lack of
restrictions most clearly represents the will of the individuals that compose
it. Oppressors are free to try and take you on, but you’ll kick them in the
teeth and fight their rules at every turn for your right to live your life as
you see fit. There’s nothing better than being surrounded by a diverse, interesting
group of people who can share their differences and still be friends.
D: Power belongs in the hands of the
just – by this you mean those who believe in equal rights for all living
beings; people who are willing to stand up for those too weak to stand
themselves. It does not matter if they
are a king or a council or a church – what proves the right to power is that it
is used for the good of all.
E: Power is not necessarily a bad thing
– it can be used to aid the sick, feed the hungry and support the arts. But
power is not something held by a state: it is in the responsibilities of each
individual, who must assess to what extent they can be responsible for changing
the world around them, and act on it to the best of their ability.
F: Power corrupts when it is given to
or taken by someone. Only those who generate power themselves can fully
understand the cost of its use. With this in mind, you reject the state that
claims a right to the living you have earned yourself, or to the skills you
have worked so hard to attain. You will fight for the liberty that belongs to
you, and the liberty of others, should you encounter oppression.
G: Power belongs to the strong. The
baddest and meanest make the best rulers, because they understand there is
always someone more powerful out there looking to squash them, and always
someone below looking to replace them. Power lies in attaining and subjugating
souls, be it by wealth or by fear.
H: Power is want. Sometimes the
motivations of a man are more applicable than whether he has money or followers
– a sharp knife can kill a powerful man, provided you give those closest to him
the right motivation. The only true power is in keeping others distracted long
enough to let you have what you want. Sew hatred and despair between those
around you, and they will be too distracted to take a close look at what you
yourself are doing.
I: Power is an illusion. Anyone can
die, at any moment. Why bother with governments and schemes and
responsibilities? Just take what you want, even if that means killing for it.
There’s no point in running from the fact that everyone dies, no matter how
powerful.
Question 10: Work it!
A time comes in everyone’s life when they need to exchange
the value of their skill for the means to survive. Some people labour with
their hands, others with their minds or their tongues. Some choose to follow
their passion, some are little more than slaves to the passions of others. What
kind of work most interests you, and what makes your job worthwhile?
A: Any work is worth doing. You’ve
never really thought about it much, so long as you get your fair share for the
effort you put into it. You have no real desire to rise through the ranks, and
you don’t believe there’s any job that’s too lousy to do. You may never find a
way to make money out of your passion, so long as working supports your
passion.
B: You change jobs faster than anyone
you’ve met, never quite settling on one you’ve been comfortable with. You
aren’t adverse to stealing from your employers when you feel your effort is
going unrewarded, and you are incredibly motivated by chances to prove yourself
and turn a profit. That said, your career doesn’t define you. You like to have
lots of time to go on holidays and focus on other aspects of your life. You
tend to select artistic or creative jobs.
C: You literally live for your job –
there’s nothing better than getting up and going to work every day, and being a
part of something bigger than yourself. You run things as efficiently as
possible, caring little for personal feelings or ‘human’ clients. To you, it’s
all about the numbers. You prefer very structured work, as part of a company
where you can work with accounts or logistics, or with people. You have a
definite drive to rise through your career path.
D: Work has always been a test for you
as to how to get the most gain for the least effort. You’ll steal, con or gamble
your way to victory. You like to have power, but you’re probably not in charge.
You’re the one who spreads dissent among the workers’ unions. You’re the right
lieutenant in the street gang, who takes care of all the jobs too dirty for the
boss. You enjoy your work because you’re good at it, and because it’s a way to
see the physical results of your actions.
E: You’ve never done a hard day’s work
in your life – a fact you pride yourself on. If you need something, you take
it. If you don’t, you’ll break it. Working is for the weak.
F: The way you see it, you’re either a
toady or a tyrant. You are incredibly motivated to advance and be the kingpin.
You’re the sort who pushes your boss off a roof if you get the chance. You’re
the sort who sells drugs to kids to turn a profit. You are a strategist, and do
well with structured jobs that sell skill rather than smarts. You like to earn
your keep, and for you working is all about the efficiency of it, expressing
control through your wealth and power.
G: Work is a chance to turn your
abilities towards the generation of value – be it fair, low prices; job
creation, or security, you are a provider for others. You respect your place in
society, and see it as a means to improve the quality of life both for yourself
and for the community. You make a fair boss, and a reliable worker. You have a
particular knack for administrative and legislative tasks, identifying needs
and opening them up to consumers. You hardly ever notice how much money is
going in your pocket – job satisfaction is a task well done.
H: Work is an expression of who you
are, whoever your are. There are many jobs out there that need doing, and only
one of them is perfect for you. You’ve devoted considerable efforts towards
finding it. You charge steep rates, because you have great talent and skill in
your chosen field and your profits are a reflection of your personal value.
What makes work worthwhile to you is attaining value based on being who you
are.
I: You don’t care all that much for
money – out of everyone, you’re the most likely to get involved with charity
work. You put value in people’s smiles and gratitude, and try to sell yourself
for a low, fair rate. Your calling probably lies in a medical discipline or a
similar task that brings you into contact with your clients.
Question 11: The
Sweetroll Test!!!
You remember a very special day when you were young; a
kindly woman gave you a sweetroll to eat, as you were very hungry. You hurried
off to find somewhere to eat it, and in the process of taking a secluded
shortcut a gang of street youths surrounded you and demanded you give up the
roll or be beaten to a pulp. How did you respond?
A: You would subject yourself to no
oppressors! You threw the sweetroll up on to a nearby roof and ran away while
the gang was distracted. Later you recovered the roll and enjoyed its tasty
goodness.
B: You offered to share the roll
equally among yourself and the gang, with the promise that by working together
you could probably afford enough to buy other rolls to share among yourselves
at least once a week.
C: Thuggery is never right, and
deserves to be punished. Preparing for a beating and determined to deprive them
of victory, you crushed the sweetroll into the dirt beneath your feet and said,
“Bring it,” as badassedly as you could.
D: You agreed to their terms, shoved
the sweetroll in your mouth and told them they could have it just as soon as you
were done with it. Then you ran away, and suffered only minor welts from the
rocks they threw at you before you outpaced them.
E: You
handed over the sweetroll, and hurried off on your way. Easy come, easy go.
F: The moment they offered their
ultimatum, you started yelling loudly for the intervention of a constable. The
gang panicked and ran, wrestling fistfuls of sweetroll from your hands before
they did so.
G: Bullies never have the stomach to
offer a proper threat. You pulled out your pocketknife and stabbed the leader
in the eye before he could so much as flinch. The rest of the gang ran
screaming in terror. Now THAT’S a threat.
H: You did the sensible thing, of
course: you led the gang back to the old lady’s home and helped them overpower
her and steal her stuff, leaving with a tasty cut of the profits.
I: You accepted the gang’s right to
your property by way of superior strength, but asked if you might join up with
them for their next heist. It was slow work after that, but you weaselled your
way up to be the leader of that gang, and became the terror of bakeries far and
wide, running it better than it ever did without you.
Congratulations!
You survived the testing process.
You may now have
cake.
If you want me to do the calculations for you, just send me
your answer sheet. If you’d prefer to do it yourself, follow the arbitrarily
complex system detailed below.
This is the
alignment table:
Lawful
|
Neutral
|
Chaotic
|
|
Good
|
The Crusader
|
The Benefactor
|
The Rebel
|
True
|
The Judge
|
The Witness
|
The Free Spirit
|
Evil
|
The Dominator
|
The Malefactor
|
The Destroyer
|
The answers to each question will give you 2 points to
assign: One along the X axis, one along the y axis. Follow the directions in
the example for the calculations.
Example:
Q1: Born! A
Q2: Raised! C
Q3: Angst! G
Q4: Clarity! E
Q5: Smooches! B
Q6: Dreams! F
Q7: Home! I
Q8: Not Home! A
Q9: Politics! G
Q10: Work it! E
Q11: The Sweetroll Test!!! I
Lawful ||||||
Neutral ||
Chaotic |||
Good |||
True ||
Evil ||||||
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Once you have your scores for each category, look at your
‘True’ and ‘Neutral’ lanes. Divide the number in two, and subtract it from each
bordering lane. The remainder goes back into its own lane when one of the
bordering lanes hit zero. You’ll be left with this:
Lawful |||||
Chaotic ||
Good ||
Evil |||||
Then subtract the lowest number from the highest in each
axis.
Lawful |||
Evil |||
Which reveals the character as The Dominator, and the
intensity to which they are a dominator. This affects how well your character
is likely to get along with others. The intensity of one’s moral conviction can
be a determining factor in particular situations, giving bonuses or penalties
in confrontations.
These are the points assigned for each question:
Q1: Born!
A: + 1
Lawful, + 1 Good
B: + 1
Lawful, + 1 True
C: + 1
Lawful, + 1 Evil
D: + 1
Neutral, +1 Good
E: + 1 Neutral,
+ 1 True
F: + 1
Neutral, + 1 Evil
G: + 1
Chaotic, + 1 Good
H: + 1
Chaotic, + 1 True
I: + 1
Chaotic, + 1 Evil
Q2: Raised!
A: + 1 Lawful,
+ 1 Good
B: + 1 Neutral,
+ 1 True
C: + 1 Lawful,
+ 1 Evil
D: + 1 Neutral,
+ 1 Good
E: + 1 Neutral,
+ 1 True
F: + 1 Neutral,
+ 1 Evil
G: + 1 Chaotic,
+ 1 Good
H: + 1 Chaotic,
+ 1 True
I: + 1 Chaotic,
+ 1Evil
Q3: Angst!
A: + 1
Lawful, + 1 Good
B: + 1
Neutral, + 1 Good
C: + 1
Chaotic, + 1 Good
D: + 1
Lawful, + 1 True
E: + 1
Neutral, +1 True
F: + 1
Chaotic, + 1 True
G: + 1
Lawful, + 1 Evil
H: + 1
Neutral, + 1 Evil
I: + 1
Chaotic, + 1 Evil
Q4: Clarity!
A: + 1 Chaotic,
+ 1 Evil
B: + 1 Neutral,
+ 1 Evil
C: + 1 Lawful,
+ 1 Evil
D: + 1 Chaotic,
+ 1 True
E: + 1 Neutral,
+ 1 True
F: + 1 Lawful,
+ 1 True
G: + 1 Chaotic,
+ 1 Good
H: + 1 Neutral,
+ 1 Good
I: + 1 Lawful,
+ 1 Good
Q5: Smooches!
A: + 1
Lawful, + 1 Good
B: + 1
Neutral, + 1 Good
C: + 1
Chaotic, + 1 Good
D: + 1
Lawful, + 1 True
E: + 1
Neutral, + 1 True
F: + 1
Chaotic, + 1 True
G: + 1
Lawful, + 1 Evil
H: + 1
Neutral, + 1 Evil
I: + 1
Chaotic, + 1 Evil
Q6: Dreams!
A: + 1
Lawful, + 1 Good
B: + 1
Neutral, + 1 Good
C: + 1
Chaotic, + 1 Good
D: + 1
Lawful, + 1 True
E: + 1
Neutral, + 1 True
F: + 1
Chaotic, + 1True
G: + 1
Lawful, + 1 Evil
H: + 1
Neutral, + 1 Evil
I: + 1
Chaotic, + 1 Evil
Q7: Home!
A: + 1
Lawful, + 1 Good
B: + 1
Neutral, + 1 Good
C: + 1
Chaotic, + 1 Good
D: + 1
Lawful, + 1 True
E: + 1
Neutral, + 1 True
F: + 1
Chaotic, + 1True
G: + 1
Lawful, + 1 Evil
H: + 1
Neutral, + 1 Evil
I: + 1
Chaotic, + 1 Evil
Q8: Not Home!
A: + 1
Lawful, + 1 Good
B: + 1
Neutral, + 1 Good
C: + 1
Chaotic, + 1 Good
D: + 1
Lawful, + 1 True
E: + 1
Neutral, + 1 True
F: + 1
Chaotic, + 1True
G: + 1
Lawful, + 1 Evil
H: + 1
Neutral, + 1 Evil
I: + 1
Chaotic, + 1 Evil
Q9: Politics!
A: + 1
Lawful, + 1 True
B: + 1Neutral,
+ 1 True
C: + 1
Chaotic, + 1 True
D: + 1
Lawful, + 1 Good
E: + 1
Neutral, + 1 Good
F: + 1
Chaotic, + 1 Good
G: + 1
Lawful, + 1 Evil
H: + 1
Neutral, + 1 Evil
I: + 1
Chaotic, + 1 Evil
Q10: Work it!
A: + 1
Neutral, +1 True
B: + 1
Chaotic, +1 True
C: + 1
Lawful, +1 True
D: + 1
Neutral, +1 Evil
E: + 1
Chaotic, +1 Evil
F: + 1
Lawful, +1 Evil
G: + 1
Lawful, + 1 Good
H: + 1
Chaotic, + 1 Good
I: + 1
Neutral, + 1Good
Q11: The Sweetroll
Test!!!
A: + 1
Chaotic, + 1 Good
B: + 1
Neutral, + 1 Good
C: + 1
Lawful, + 1 Good
D: + 1
Chaotic, + 1 True
E: + 1
Neutral, + 1 True
F: + 1
Lawful, + 1 True
G: + 1
Chaotic, + 1 Evil
H: + 1
Neutral, + 1 Evil
I: + 1
Lawful, + 1 Evil
