Asperger's Syndrome as D&D Character Alignment

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Chaotic Evil

A chaotic evil character does whatever his greed, hatred, and lust for destruction drive him to do. He is hot-tempered, vicious, arbitrarily violent, and unpredictable. If simply out for whatever he can get, he is ruthless and brutal. If he is committed to the spread of evil and chaos, he is even worse. Thankfully, his plans are haphazard, and any groups he joins or forms are poorly organized. Typically, chaotic evil people can only be made to work together by force, and their leader lasts only as long as he can thwart attempts to topple or assassinate him. The demented sorcerer pursuing mad schemes of vengeance and havoc is chaotic evil. Chaotic evil is sometimes called "demonic" because demons are the epitome of chaotic evil. Chaotic evil is the most dangerous alignment because it represents the destruction not only of beauty and life but of the order on which beauty and life depend.

--excerpted from the Player’s Handbook, Chapter 6



I knew I was chaotic already.
IMO ADD - Chaotic Neutral describes me more accurately.

I don't neccesarily match my characters, though. I don't think I've played any evil alignments, but I mainly stick to neutral as a happy medium in which both are possible. So, I lean towards Chaotic Neutral characters; They're just more fun to play. But all this talk of D&D is getting my blood boiling...
I believe that there are some online D&D games that allow someone to DM and play an adventure online. You create characters, and play in a chat-based window. Maybe we could find that program and get some games going?

I love these D&D themed posters.

Come to think of it, a while back I wondered if Asperger's could be represented in D&D as some kind of character feature (I don't know a lot of D&D terminology or mechanics. It shows, doesn't it?) that takes off points in Charisma and puts them in Intelligence, or something...

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25.8069758 is the root of all evil!

I am Chaotic Neutral.

I got true neutral.

Loved taking this quiz!

Based on your answers to the quiz, your character’s most likely alignment is Lawful Good.

Lawful Good

A lawful good character acts as a good person is expected or required to act. She combines a commitment to oppose evil with the discipline to fight relentlessly. She tells the truth, keeps her word, helps those in need, and speaks out against injustice. A lawful good character hates to see the guilty go unpunished. Lawful good is the best alignment you can be because it combines honor and compassion.

--excerpted from the Player’s Handbook, Chapter 6


I have been playing D&D nearly 20 years. I have been playing with the same group for about 15 now.

The discussion of what our real alignments would be came up some years back. Most like Chaotic Good or Neutral Good. I said I was Lawful Good (It just felt right to say). Most of my friends agreed with me.

Interestingly enough I had a different discussion with another gaming group about how they felt the general population would be alignment wise. Most people said it was an even mix of all the alignments. However, one guy had a very interesting view. He said that he felt about 80% of the population was Lawful/Neutral Evil and the other 20% made up the rest. He said that a lot of people only obey the laws to avoid punishment, while most people try to bend laws as much as possible to help themselves get ahead in life.

There was more to that discussion, but it was interesting for me to understand why he thought that.

i got true neutral but as for good and evil i would pack all my weapons and make my own fortress and wait out the everlasting war and if you tried to attack me i would pin you to the wall with a kitchen knife

I got true neutral which makes a lot of sense to me. I "do what seems like a good idea" and lack bias. It's what I strive for in real life.

Neutral Good (commonly "True Good").

"A neutral good character does the best that a good person can do. He is devoted to helping others. He works with kings and magistrates but does not feel beholden to them. The common phrase for neutral good is "true good." Neutral good is the best alignment you can be because it means doing what is good without bias toward or against order."

I like this description very much Haven't seen anyone else here with this result yet... or did I just miss it?

True Neutral
I think because I disregard authority but act by a code of honor.

"A neutral character does what seems to be a good idea. She doesn’t feel strongly one way or the other when it comes to good vs. evil or law vs. chaos. Most neutrality is a lack of conviction or bias rather than a commitment to neutrality. Such a character thinks of good as better than evil. After all, she would rather have good neighbors and rulers than evil ones. Still, she’s not personally committed to upholding good in any abstract or universal way. Some 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. The common phrase for neutral is "true neutral." Neutral is the best alignment you can be because it means you act naturally, without prejudice or compulsion."

OOh, it said neutral is the BEST alignment! ;P
I miss RPGs, our 2 FLGS shut down ages ago.

Joeker, the story behind that poster is one of the funniest DnD stories ever. I'll see if I can find it.

and here it is:

I know those things, but those weren't my point. My point was that if you made a set of stats that actually fit my abilities (i.e. translated me directly into a character), it would likely be the sort of stats that are often taken as a sign of being a munchkin of some kind, backstory or no backstory. I was continuing on the theme someone else started about what the stats of an autistic person would look like.