Aligning Misconceptions #4 - Neutral Good

So we walked the line of neutrality, from chaotic to lawful and now we go into Good.

Neutral Good is the baseline for the good alignments. You are halfway between Law and Chaos, but what does that mean?

D&D calls this alignment the "Benefactor" alignment. You are interested in the "Greater Good." Laws are ok, but sometimes you need to step outside of them to accomplish aforementioned "Greater God." Freedom is important to you, but only as long as that freedom is not used to cause suffering or harm to others. There can be a touch of idealism in Neutral Good; however, this is the case with any Good alignment, since they all believe in the "Greater Good" to one extent or the other. If you can help someone, you probably will; however, that's not to say that you'll help a farmer till a field while on a quest to slay a dragon.

A great iconic example of Neutral Good is Luke Skywalker. He fights against a lawful government, goes out of his way to help others, yet disobeys orders and discards advice from his mentors/superiors.