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A Lina Inverse-style character would be fun to play, but I don't think she would backstab and betray someone after already selfishly going after some random reward just to get a better (monetary) reward -- that kinda sounds evil...

Accidentally destroying an entire village due to negligence due to only seeing it as a business transaction, then not caring and running away seems more chaotic neutral

The core problem is that, well, 'games are supposed to be fun'.

So, if you're forced to go through all of this boring, tedious garbage that you're expected to say (as well as actions to take) in order to count as 'being good'... you don't want to do that.

Yet it's the same thing for all that... in order to count as 'being chaotic'.

And also to... to count as 'ordering the world'.

Let's not forget too... to count as 'being evil'.

Depending, of course, on the franchise! Things vary!

This sketch is a perfect example, maybe, since can't everybody in this thread think about how fun being a penguin would be? And running over small cars would be? And both at the same time would be?

>>1191806
I'm a video sme, maybe. Though it's funny you mention "not wa ting to be  a goody two shoes". Maybe I am just a very soft boie, but when I play games with moral choices, I tend to have to make a very conscious decision from the beginning if I want it more mean or selfish. I lean fairly naturally to the typical "good gut" choices, not just because it's what you usually do in games.

In stuff like TTRPGs though, "Chaotic Neutral" as a whole should practically be banned. Nobody knows how the hell to play it, and it's just became an unofficial title for "I want an excuse to be a munchkin and a murder hobo and will whine for hours like  a four year old if you point out I create very not-fun issues for the rest of the party this way".

>>1191812
Lina is indeed d a great example. Her "evil" moments and reputations are usually more the result of her having a temper, a tendency to not think things through as well as she likes to pretend, an ego and far too high level magic to go with all of it more than an active desire to be mean. Plenty of moments where you can see she is, at her core, decently well intentioned... She just also wants rewards for everything she does and gets real mad when things go south for her somehow or people underestimate her.

God I need to watch Slayers again.

>>1191819
I think you should play a character that you like playing -- not one where you try to live up to an objective standard for the character.

>...since can't everybody in this thread think about how fun being a penguin would be?

penguins aren't really my thing

>>1191821
I think to play a chaotic neutral character well you would have to have a strong understanding of your character's internal motivations, such that the rest of the group (assuming they are good-aligned) could eventually adapt.

The most fun character I ever played was a chaotic evil character. It was in a monster character campaign.

I like to be lawful good.  I like helping everyone and only taking rewards from those who can afford it.  It’s not boring to me.  I want to be a paragon to inspire people.  How I usually roll in good/evil games.  Sometimes I go more rebellious with a Chaotic Good, but still Good.  I remember my Hawke from Dragon Age fondly as what I’d call Aggressive Good.  Slaughtered a whole village of elves because they threatened my family.  I told them not another step closer.  I stand by my choice.

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I feel like a good example of a character that's chaotic neutral is catwoman. Her two main goals are rather selfish; Just fun for her own amusement and nobody else's and to steal and become rich, although this depends on the interpretation as some versions of her character just have her steal for the sake of the thrill rather than the wealth aspect

Either way she's out for her own selfish enjoyment and goals and completely ignores rules and laws to get what she wants. But is she evil? No, not really.

She's not exactly going to just pull out a gun and shoot people and if she is going to harm anyone the majority of the time it's going to be in self defense and she won't be aiming to kill. At the same time she has shown that she is willing to team up with good guys and heroes but only if their motives or goals tend to align with her own. She won't be doing evil things for the sake of harming others even though she is a criminal, burglar and heist expert.

She's just in it for the fun and to fulfill her own selfish wants, needs and desires and has no care for rules or the law but end of the day she's not going around killing people just for the sake of it or doing things that harm others out of hate for them or enjoyment for harming others. She's very gray, neutral.. and chaotic.