During several other discussion going on here on the forum me and many others have surfaced thoughts about more substantial effects of alignment and reputation concerning party NPCs etc. Many people have been sceptical to these changes, some positive.
What I would like to know though is what effects alignment has at all currently? (Apart from setting your starting reputation between 8-12, which is rather meaningless since you can so easily get higher/lower rep without any caps. And how would people even know your alignment before you've left the shelter of Candlekeep anyway?)
Before I get sidetracked again... There currently appear to be no penalties for playing outside your alignment (unless you are a paladin or ranger and go on a killing spree of innocents), nor any rewards for playing inside the boundries of your alignment. I'm not sure what should be done about that but as it is the "big" alignment choice which very much defines your character has very little bark, and even less bite.
Thoughts/answers?
What I would like to know though is what effects alignment has at all currently? (Apart from setting your starting reputation between 8-12, which is rather meaningless since you can so easily get higher/lower rep without any caps. And how would people even know your alignment before you've left the shelter of Candlekeep anyway?)
Before I get sidetracked again... There currently appear to be no penalties for playing outside your alignment (unless you are a paladin or ranger and go on a killing spree of innocents), nor any rewards for playing inside the boundries of your alignment. I'm not sure what should be done about that but as it is the "big" alignment choice which very much defines your character has very little bark, and even less bite.
Thoughts/answers?
