Being unaligned was the state of a lack of capacity for making moral decisions, whether that be due to reticence,[note 1][1] or the natural inability to make such choices.[2]
Well, the Beastlands have their own sayin', 'Eat or be eaten.'
It ain't good, it ain't evil, it's just how it is. Deal with it, berk.
Description[]
Creatures lacking intelligence (or those who had animal-like intelligence) or sentience were unaligned. Even though some were savage, such as sharks, such creatures were only this way due to their bestial nature and predatory instincts.[2] Essentially, such beings could only act on instinct, and thus could not comprehend good or evil, and law or chaos.[5]
In terms of reticence, unaligned individuals were ones who did not take a stand for either good, evil, or neutrality. Being unaligned indicated that someone may have been benign or undecided about their morality.[6][7]
Objects, except those which were sentient, were unaligned. As such, a know alignment spell would reveal nothing about them.[8]
Notable Unaligned Creatures[]
- Golems and other constructs that lacked the ability to think for themselves.[9][10][11]
- Some elementals, such as flail snails.[15]
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References[]
- ↑ Bruce Cordell. Excerpts: Alignment. 4th Edition Player's Handbook. "Being unaligned is not the neutral alignment of previous editions."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford (2014). Player's Handbook 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 122. ISBN 978-0-7869-6560-1.
- ↑ Dale Donovan (December 1995). “Liber Benevolentiae”. In Michele Carter ed. Planes of Conflict (TSR, Inc.), p. 8. ISBN 0-7869-0309-0.
- ↑ BioWare (September 2000). Designed by James Ohlen, Kevin Martens. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn. Black Isle Studios.
- ↑ Wizards RPG Team (July 2014). “Lost Mine of Phandelver”. Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set (Wizards of the Coast), p. 51. ISBN 978-0-7869-6559-5.
- ↑ Bruce Cordell. Excerpts: Alignment. 4th Edition Player's Handbook. "(...) unaligned is benign."
- ↑ Rob Heinsoo, Andy Collins, James Wyatt (June 2008). Player's Handbook 4th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 20. ISBN 0-7869-4867-1.
- ↑ Mark Middleton et al (January 1998). Wizard's Spell Compendium Volume Two. (TSR, Inc), p. 485. ISBN 978-0786906642.
- ↑ Adam Lee, et al. (September 2019). Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus. Edited by Michele Carter, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 236. ISBN 978-0-7869-6687-5.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins (September 2020). Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden. Edited by Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 301. ISBN 978-0786966981.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins (September 2020). Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden. Edited by Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 308. ISBN 978-0786966981.
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford (2014). Player's Handbook 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 304–311. ISBN 978-0-7869-6560-1.
- ↑ Wizards RPG Team (July 2014). “Lost Mine of Phandelver”. Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set (Wizards of the Coast), p. 61. ISBN 978-0-7869-6559-5.
- ↑ Kim Mohan, Mike Mearls (April 2017). Tales from the Yawning Portal. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 242. ISBN 978-0786966097.
- ↑ Mike Mearls, et al. (November 2016). Volo's Guide to Monsters. Edited by Jeremy Crawford, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 144. ISBN 978-0786966011.
- ↑ Wizards RPG Team (July 2014). “Lost Mine of Phandelver”. Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set (Wizards of the Coast), p. 60. ISBN 978-0-7869-6559-5.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins, et al. (September 2016). Storm King's Thunder. Edited by Kim Mohan, Michele Carter. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 250. ISBN 978-0-7869-6600-4.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins, Will Doyle, Steve Winter (September 19, 2017). Tomb of Annihilation. Edited by Michele Carter, Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 213. ISBN 978-0-7869-6610-3.
Connections[]
Lawful good • Neutral good • Chaotic good
Lawful neutral • (True) neutral • Chaotic neutral
Lawful evil • Neutral evil • Chaotic evil
Lawful good • Good • Unaligned • Evil • Chaotic evil