Alignment chart for things in Rimworld

[Call me Arty]

Alignment	Lawful	Neutral	Chaotic
Good	Lawful Good	Neutral Good	Chaotic Good
Neutral	Lawful Neutral	True Neutral	Chaotic Neutral
Evil	Lawful Evil	Neutral Evil	Chaotic Evil

Y'know. This kinda thing. I just had an argument with a bunch of friends about how  this would look for superheroes, and thought it'd be neat for the various things in Rimworld. For example:

Animals	Lawful	Neutral	Chaotic
Good	Thrumbo	Muffalo	Chicken
Neutral	Cow	Pig	Boomalope
Evil	Timber Wolf	Alphabeaver	Manhunter Yorkies

Technically, they'd all be neutral from a roleplaying point of view, but it's the way you encounter them in the game that altered my feelings about them. The black hole of frames that is an out-of-control chicken population, the fact that no amount of turrets can seem to defend against a bunch of tiny yellow (and adorable) targets, etc.

Maybe an overly dumb or nerdy idea, but I feel like there's a lot of strong opinions that this forum can agree on.

If you want the setup I used in my tables, I believe quoting this will show the setup, then you can just paste the new stuff over what I have. Ctrl-F helps.

[Toast]

Uses for "Yorkies Join" event:

Yorkies	Lawful	Neutral	Chaotic
Good	Nuzzle Room	Bonded Animal mood boost	Free-range pest control
Neutral	Sold to friendly colony	Sold to orbital trader	Sold to trader with large leather stock
Evil	Dinner	Raider bait	Hats

[Shurp]

Prisoners:

Prisoners	Lawful	Neutral	Chaotic
Good	Recruit	Endless Friendly Chat	Catch and Release
Neutral	Sold to friendly colony	Sold to orbital trader	Execute
Evil	Harvest Organs	Hats	Raw Cannibalism

[Call me Arty]

 Didn't expect this to actually get two good responses as the first replies and so soon. Neat. Thanks, my dudes.

Also, dammit, thought I had an original bone in my body.

[cultist]

It really should be called a morality chart, because it barely even breaks the skin on the discussion of what good and evil actually mean and how they complement each other.
On the other hand, I guess the name comes from the fact that you align yourself with a deity with a similar moral outlook - that's the orginal purpse of the D&D alignment chart IIRC.

[Call me Arty]

It really should be called a morality chart, because it barely even breaks the skin on the discussion of what good and evil actually mean and how they complement each other.
On the other hand, I guess the name comes from the fact that you align yourself with a deity with a similar moral outlook - that's the orginal purpse of the D&D alignment chart IIRC.

I kinda disagree. Whenever I fill it out, there's some pretty interesting discussion. There's a true neutral, but there's no such thing as "pure evil" or "absolute good". Adolf Hitler is the poster child for bad dudes, so you'd figure he'd go in Chaotic Evil, which might be the evilist box in the chart. Thing is though, the guy had systems, and was working towards an ideal. Therefore, Mr. Evil Von Evilson would be Neutral Evil. It means a lot to put someone in one of those boxes.

[Yoshida Keiji]

Adolf Hitler is the poster child for bad dudes, so you'd figure he'd go in Chaotic Evil, which might be the evilist box in the chart. Thing is though, the guy had systems, and was working towards an ideal. Therefore, Mr. Evil Von Evilson would be Neutral Evil. It means a lot to put someone in one of those boxes.

I love Western cultural biases. Hitler worked towards Jews annihilation and has been recognized as the most evil person ever... However...when Israelis "ALSO" work towards Palestinian annihilation... the Westerns... turn the blind eye... Then of course... the United Shits of America moves their embassy to Jerusalem...

[cultist]

I kinda disagree. Whenever I fill it out, there's some pretty interesting discussion. There's a true neutral, but there's no such thing as "pure evil" or "absolute good". Adolf Hitler is the poster child for bad dudes, so you'd figure he'd go in Chaotic Evil, which might be the evilist box in the chart. Thing is though, the guy had systems, and was working towards an ideal. Therefore, Mr. Evil Von Evilson would be Neutral Evil. It means a lot to put someone in one of those boxes.

It's flawed in a lot of ways, but to take your example, the system essentially links being chaotic to being evil, because it considers chaotic evil to be the polar opposite of lawful good. The deeper issue here is the mixing of law/chaos and good/evil - assuming that there's no real difference between personal morals (good/evil) and societal morality (lawful/chaotic). "Neutral" (on the law/chaos scale) is also kind of a nonsensical term as most people's view on a crime is highly skewed based on who commited it, the nature of the crime, the circumstances etc. In reality, most people are "neutral" in regards to law because they aren't going to act against their own will or judgement simply because the laws states that they must.

But as I said, it's a system designed to pick a deity and serve as a roleplaying tool and not much else. It does that job admirably.

[Ramsis]

Do we really need this kind of conversation going on gents?

[Call me Arty]

Do we really need this kind of conversation going on gents?

Administrators	Lawful	Neutral	Chaotic
Good
Neutral
Evil	Ramsis

In all seriousness, do you mean the conversation about morality in reference to real-life peoples and events, or the alignment charts?

If it's about the real-life people and discussion of morality and how it might be a little iffy, keep inmind you had to scroll past the guy who made a chart depicting eating raw human flesh as an option in the game this forum is devoted to. Considering the genocide of Sheriffs and Pyromaniacs that occur on a daily basis, I'd figure Hitler's fair game for conversation and comparison to kobolds.

If your concern is the alignment charts, then, well, it's not too different from the art thread, just with less talent involved. Like, a lot less talent.

[Ramsis]

Just keep the aggressive stuff to the low end please.

[Call me Arty]

Just keep the aggressive stuff to the low end please.

I didn't see Yoshida's post, if that's what you meant. I just don't see a whole lot of "aggressive" stuff in this thread. Mostly just jokes.

[Call me Arty]

 Let's get this thread back on track.

Weapons	Lawful	Neutral	Chaotic
Good	Assault Rifle	Bolt Action Rifle	LMG
Neutral	Revolver	Autopistol	Minigun
Evil	Sniper Rifle	Incendiary Launcher	Psychic Shock Lance

Mods	Lawful	Neutral	Chaotic
Good	Hospitality	Vegetable Garden	Rimsenal
Neutral	Prepare Carefully	Allow Tool	Crashlanding
Evil	Cheaper Components	More Monster Girls	Rim of Madness: Cults

[OFWG]

Just have to say that labeling boomalopes as "chaotic neutral" brings me great amusement for some reason.

[Call me Arty]

Just have to say that labeling boomalopes as "chaotic neutral" brings me great amusement for some reason.

I actually switched to generators for the first time ever, after only using renewable energy. Had a small herd of cute 'lil boomies keeping the colony running.
Then I got raided. A lot of boomies got hurt. I put them all in the same animal hospital.
Then one died. Surrounded by many of their near-death friends.
It is this memory that has them in their place.