Originally posted by Doubtful
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Actually true. The (extremely) Chaotic and (somewhat, if the wholesale bloody slaughter of evil because-it's-evil is considered so) Good Helga has been assaulted by Paladins more than she has necromancers. Meh, she's the same number of steps away from Chaotic Evil than she is from Lawful Good.
Who says all the in-fighting only occurs on Team Evil?
Anyway, as for alignment shifts, the method I always use as a PnP DM is to gradually notice more and more shifting alignments, then try and pull around an event that marks the clear transition of alignment.
Someone who flaunts minor laws constantly won't become Chaotic, but I'll take notice, and sooner or later some kind of event where they have the option of outright disregarding lawfulness for any reason (To save innocents if they're good, to gain for themselves if they're neutral). If they go the path of Chaos, they become chaotic. Inform the player of the shift after that, and they won't really have a leg to stand on when it comes to arguing it.
'I'm making you chaotic'.
'But... But I'm Neutral!'
'You just caused a paperwork nightmare for the entire city, broke several laws, and did so mainly on a whim, just to let a few innocent prisoners free.'
'....Hmm.'


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