Back on the alignment thing, I was chatting with Alex last night and had an interesting thought with the hacker analogy:
Hacking is a chaotic action, yet it is being used for a lawful purpose. Can one's actions and values have conflicting allignment?
A paladin can be a surpreme police officer, tracking down and defeating criminals in all directions, earning respect and admiration from the public and peers. Lawful traits for a lawful purpose. But does she understand why they are criminals?
A rogue can be a police officer too. By having a shady past, he can understand why criminals do what they do. He can understand what they see and how they plot. By understanding the enemy, rather than just tracking them down, he can give himself a different advantage. Chaotic traits for a lawful purpose.
Could lawful traits be used for a chaotic purpose?
