Chaotic Neutral has historically been a difficult alignment to play and to define. Agents of chaos, as likely to pay for a beer as they are to steal it and kick a baby in the process.
In all actuality, chaotic neutral characters are predictable in their unpredictability. In a list of ten life goals, personal freedom ranks 1-9. As long as they are free to do what they like they are happy. As soon as someone begins tightening the noose of restrictions, they will likely switch sides if offered more freedom.
They are not necessarily evil, they are self interested. They are not necessarily beneficent, they are selfish. They may work towards lofty or depraved ideals, but will always do so because it is convenient to them; and that is what separates them from chaotic good or chaotic evil. All three are rebellious but they can be distinguished by motivations. Fairness motivates good, malevolence motivates evil, and apathy motivates neutral.
An excellent example of chaotic neutral played to the hilt is Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean. He plays loose and easy with his loyalties, he does what seems most beneficial to him at any given moment, yet he manages to work within a group for a higher goal (as long as the goal doesn't impinge upon his freedom).
Thursday, April 1, 2010
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