laeZ1
2012-08-21, 01:00 PM
Hey giants, I didn't think I'd ever post this here, but I'd like to hear what you all have to say about it.
In my game, I've got what I call the adjusted alignment system. It doesn't come into play often, but it's there. Basically, when you make your character, you choose your alignment (as normal), but your class and race may alter it. Let's take one of my players, for instance. He plays a chaotic good elf necromancer. Even though he's good, because he took necromancer as a class, I've given him an adjusted alignment of evil. What this does is make things that target "evil" (such as smite evil or protection from evil) affect him as though his original alignment was evil. However, when things target "nongood", it won't affect him because he still is "good". The same applies in reverse. Smite good will affect him, while abilities that target "nonevil" doesn't apply.
So far, the system works and nobody has abused it. However, the more I read in the playground, the more convinced I am that this can be abused, and that I'm just unable to see it. How can this be abused? What would you all suggest I watch out for?
In my game, I've got what I call the adjusted alignment system. It doesn't come into play often, but it's there. Basically, when you make your character, you choose your alignment (as normal), but your class and race may alter it. Let's take one of my players, for instance. He plays a chaotic good elf necromancer. Even though he's good, because he took necromancer as a class, I've given him an adjusted alignment of evil. What this does is make things that target "evil" (such as smite evil or protection from evil) affect him as though his original alignment was evil. However, when things target "nongood", it won't affect him because he still is "good". The same applies in reverse. Smite good will affect him, while abilities that target "nonevil" doesn't apply.
So far, the system works and nobody has abused it. However, the more I read in the playground, the more convinced I am that this can be abused, and that I'm just unable to see it. How can this be abused? What would you all suggest I watch out for?