Dark Ages Alignments


Dark Ages Alignments
Oathkeeper
Neutral
Oathbreaker

Trying to think how this might work mechanically, or if it has to at all. One’s alignment might not actually align with their actions.
Maybe you just need to keep track of Oaths sworn and whether they were kept or broken.

XP bonus for oaths kept?
Reaction penalty for oaths broken?

A broken oath’s result would be it’s own reward. Like a victory in battle or personal power. Keeping an oath might mean a suicide mission.

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  1. Jeff RientsJuly 5, 2017 at 9:28 AM

    Do you want to reward keeping a good public reputation or actually being good or both?

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  2. Casey G.July 5, 2017 at 9:40 AM

    Neither, I think? Mostly I’m thinking about personal honor. Maybe I need to look at Oriental Adventures again.
    In Cornwell’s Warlord Chronicles, Arthur is unpopular with almost everyone despite rising in personal power because he refuses to break his oath to put Mordred on the throne. So maybe keeping that oath gave him more XP but he lost out on becoming a king himself? So once Mordred is king he has to suck it up.

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