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Not sure if this is the right place for this, but was anyone else tickled by the D&D reference in the blog? I feel like D&D is a great example of a mustachian pastime.

Regardless, I brought to mind some interesting questions about what defines people's goals. As a general rule, I'd probably fall more on the lawful side of things and view more "chaotic" people as destructive, but that's mostly because I don't trust a single person's ability to choose wisely outside of the law.

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Re: There’s Something You Need to Know About The Rules - D&D alignments
« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2013, 08:34:00 PM »
I was one of very few girls in my area playing the game back in the 80s and 90s, so yeah, that made me chuckle too.
In real life, I am probably Chaotic Good, but I always played a Chaotic Neutral thief, however. ;)

Chaotic Neutral is called the "Anarchist" or "Free Spirit" alignment. A character of this alignment is an individualist who follows his or her own heart, and generally shirks rules and traditions. Although they promote the ideals of freedom, it is their own freedom that comes first. Good and Evil come second to their need to be free, and the only reliable thing about them is how totally unreliable they are. Chaotic Neutral characters are free-spirited and do not enjoy the unnecessary suffering of others, but if they join a team, it is because that team's goals happen to coincide with their own at the moment. They invariably resent taking orders and can be very selfish in their pursuit of personal goals. A Chaotic Neutral character does not have to be an aimless wanderer; they may have a specific goal in mind, but their methods of achieving that goal are often disorganized, unorthodox, or entirely unpredictable.
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Re: There’s Something You Need to Know About The Rules - D&D alignments
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2013, 12:22:10 AM »
Haha! I appreciated the D&D reference too, and also Voldemort.
In games I veer towards chaotic neutral but in real life I'm chaotic good.
Anyone else notice that people who are resistant to "mustachianism" tend to fall on the Lawful end of the spectrum..?

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Re: There’s Something You Need to Know About The Rules - D&D alignments
« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2013, 05:30:59 AM »
Anyone else notice that people who are resistant to "mustachianism" tend to fall on the Lawful end of the spectrum..?

If they are referring to the laws of the Life Script, then yes.  Go to school, get married, buy a house, have a kid, trade in your car, fall for advertising, etc.  Doing what they are told means to spend and look forward to collecting your Social Security check.

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Re: There’s Something You Need to Know About The Rules - D&D alignments
« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2013, 09:00:48 AM »
I just took an Alignment Test: http://easydamus.com/alignmenttest.html

True Neutral it is, though I lean a bit to the Chaotic and the Good sides.

I really do try to be balanced and compromising in everyday life. I've learned that extreme positions are generally mistaken in some way and the middle road is often the optimal one.

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Re: There’s Something You Need to Know About The Rules - D&D alignments
« Reply #6 on: October 23, 2013, 09:11:17 AM »
If they are referring to the laws of the Life Script, then yes.  Go to school, get married, buy a house, have a kid, trade in your car, fall for advertising, etc.  Doing what they are told means to spend and look forward to collecting your Social Security check.

For me, this is a large part of the appeal of MMM and other blogs that discuss FIRE and "lifestyle design". In school I hated rules just for the sake of rules. I pushed boundaries often - never enough to get in real trouble though. I was the 5th grader who instead of writing the required DARE essay about how awesome it was, wrote 2 pages on why the program was ineffective and a waste of time that could have been spent on actual education.

I like the idea of breaking free and hate that life has become a game where whoever has the highest paying job and shiniest toys "wins".

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Re: There’s Something You Need to Know About The Rules - D&D alignments
« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2013, 07:41:27 AM »
...DARE? You're telling me that in 5th grade you were writing essays with a focus on pro-legalization for minors?

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Re: There’s Something You Need to Know About The Rules - D&D alignments
« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2013, 03:14:20 PM »
Since when does DARE promote legalization? You're thinking of a different organization.

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Re: There’s Something You Need to Know About The Rules - D&D alignments
« Reply #9 on: November 21, 2013, 10:37:44 AM »
I'm content with my quiz results

You Are:


True Neutral



True Neutral- A true neutral character does what seems to be a good idea. He doesn't feel strongly one way or the other when it comes to good vs. evil or law vs. chaos. Most true neutral characters exhibit a lack of conviction or bias rather than a commitment to neutrality. Such a character thinks of good as better than evil after all, he would rather have good neighbors and rulers than evil ones. Still, he's not personally committed to upholding good in any abstract or universal way. Some true neutral characters, on the other hand, commit themselves philosophically to neutrality. They see good, evil, law, and chaos as prejudices and dangerous extremes. They advocate the middle way of neutrality as the best, most balanced road in the long run. True neutral is the best alignment you can be because it means you act naturally, without prejudice or compulsion. However, true neutral can be a dangerous alignment when it represents apathy, indifference, and a lack of conviction.

http://easydamus.com/alignmenttest.html

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Re: There’s Something You Need to Know About The Rules - D&D alignments
« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2013, 03:25:54 PM »
I just took an Alignment Test: http://easydamus.com/alignmenttest.html

True Neutral it is, though I lean a bit to the Chaotic and the Good sides.

I really do try to be balanced and compromising in everyday life. I've learned that extreme positions are generally mistaken in some way and the middle road is often the optimal one.

I'm true neutral too, according to that test. Interesting.

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Re: There’s Something You Need to Know About The Rules - D&D alignments
« Reply #11 on: December 12, 2013, 07:17:06 AM »
Unfortunately, he didn't address whether rangers can be chaotic good:


  I would think most rangers are chaotic good.  The Lone Ranger, Robin-hood, and Zoro are great examples of chaotic good.