Alignment is the characteristic that describes a character's moral and ethical outlook.
Description[]
Each character has one of these nine possible alignments:
| Lawful Good | Neutral Good | Chaotic Good |
| Lawful Neutral | True Neutral | Chaotic Neutral |
| Lawful Evil | Neutral Evil | Chaotic Evil |
They are typically presented in a 3x3 grid like this, because they differ along two axes:
The Good vs. Evil axis[]
This is sometimes referred to as the "moral alignment".
- Good implies compassion for the well-being of others.
- Neutral implies a balance between good and evil.
- Evil implies unscrupulously harming and killing others.
The Lawful vs. Chaotic axis[]
This is sometimes referred to as the "ethical alignment".
- Lawful implies respect for order and authority, honor, and keeping promises.
- Neutral implies a balance between law and chaos.
- Chaotic implies rebelliousness, and striving for freedom.
Items that require certain alignment[]
Belts and girdles[]
- Shimmering Sash (any good)
Helmets[]
- Blessed Helm of Lanthander (not evil)
Necklaces[]
- Bone Talisman (not good)
Body armor[]
- Baleful Mail +2 (not good)
Shields[]
- The Red Knight's Shield +3 (not chaotic)
Weapons[]
- The Sword of Myrloch Vale +3 (not evil)
- Blood Iron +4 (not good)
- Staff of the Hanged Man's Glee +1 (any evil)
- Guktok's Chopper +2 (not good)
- Two handed sword Bane +3 (not good)
- Dead God's Dreaming +4 (not good)
- Pestilent Dawn +4 (not good)
Misc[]
- Holy Chaos! Deck (not lawful)
- The Unstrung Harp (any good/neutral bards)
External links[]
- Alignment article on the Forgotten Realms Wiki, a wiki for the Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting Forgotten Realms
- Alignment article on the Baldur's Gate Wiki, a wiki for the Baldur's Gate games.