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-Below is a modified version of D&D's classic alignment chart. The roles are mostly the same, however careful consideration was put into defining the previously named "neutral" qualities. In order to add more complexity, you may select two adjacent roles for your character to contextually switch between. For instance, if you want to play a wandering ronin archetype who has a soft spot for the oppressed, you may opt to describe him as a Vagabond/Revolutionary alignment.<br /><br />
+Below is a modified version of D&D's classic alignment chart. The format is mostly the same, however careful consideration was put into defining the ambiguously named "neutral" qualities. "Good" and "Evil" were renamed to "Altruistic" and "Selfish" for the sake of specificity.<br/ ><br />
 <b>Note:</b> Alignments should be descriptive, <b>not prescriptive</b>. Therefore, don't be afraid to change your character's alignment to better fit how you're playing him/her.
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-Below is a modified version of D&D's classic alignment chart. The roles are mostly the same, however careful consideration was put into defining the previously named "neutral" qualities.<br />
+Below is a modified version of D&D's classic alignment chart. The roles are mostly the same, however careful consideration was put into defining the previously named "neutral" qualities. In order to add more complexity, you may select two adjacent roles for your character to contextually switch between. For instance, if you want to play a wandering ronin archetype who has a soft spot for the oppressed, you may opt to describe him as a Vagabond/Revolutionary alignment.<br /><br />
 <b>Note:</b> Alignments should be descriptive, <b>not prescriptive</b>. Therefore, don't be afraid to change your character's alignment to better fit how you're playing him/her.
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 | style="height:100px; width:150px; text-align:center;" | '''Altruistic'''<br /><sub>I want to help others, possibly at my own expense.</sub>
 | style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center; color: white; background-color: #826c0a;" | '''The Exemplar'''<br /><sub>One who performs magnanimous acts in order to set a standard of behavior for others.</sub>
-| style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center; color: white; background-color: #634a10;" | '''The Mediator'''<br /><sub>Characterized by their boundless empathy, mediators try to maximize well being regardless of loyalties.</sub>
+| style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center; color: white; background-color: #634a10;" | '''The Mediator'''<br /><sub>Characterized by their boundless empathy, mediators try to maximize wellbeing regardless of loyalties.</sub>
 | style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center; color: white; background-color: #332b03;" | '''The Revolutionary'''<br /><sub>Those who believe true good can only be achieved by opposing and supplanting authority.</sub>
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 Below is a modified version of D&D's classic alignment chart. The roles are mostly the same, however careful consideration was put into defining the previously named "neutral" qualities.<br />
 In order to add more complexity, you may select two adjacent roles for your character to contextually switch between. For instance, if you want to play a wandering ronin archetype who has a soft spot for the oppressed, you may opt to describe him as a Vagabond/Revolutionary alignment.<br />
-<b>Note:</b> Alignments should be descriptive, <b>not prescriptive</b>, therefore don't be afraid to change your character's alignment to better fit how you're playing him/her.
+<b>Note:</b> Alignments should be descriptive, <b>not prescriptive</b>. Therefore, don't be afraid to change your character's alignment to better fit how you're playing him/her.
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 ! scope="column" rowspan="3"| Motivation
 | style="height:100px; width:150px; text-align:center;" | '''Altruistic'''<br /><sub>I want to help others, possibly at my own expense.</sub>
-| style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center; color: black; background-color: #ffffcc;" | '''The Exemplar'''<br /><sub>One who performs magnanimous acts in order to set a standard of behavior for others.</sub>
+| style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center; color: white; background-color: #826c0a;" | '''The Exemplar'''<br /><sub>One who performs magnanimous acts in order to set a standard of behavior for others.</sub>
-| style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center; color: black; background-color: #ffffcc;" | '''The Mediator'''<br /><sub>Characterized by their boundless empathy, mediators try to maximize well being regardless of loyalties.</sub>
+| style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center; color: white; background-color: #634a10;" | '''The Mediator'''<br /><sub>Characterized by their boundless empathy, mediators try to maximize well being regardless of loyalties.</sub>
-| style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center; color: black; background-color: #ffffcc;" | '''The Revolutionary'''<br /><sub>Those who believe true good can only be achieved by opposing and supplanting authority.</sub>
+| style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center; color: white; background-color: #332b03;" | '''The Revolutionary'''<br /><sub>Those who believe true good can only be achieved by opposing and supplanting authority.</sub>
 |- style="vertical-align:middle;"
 | style="height:100px; width:150px; text-align:center;" | '''Jaded'''<br /><sub>I don't want to set the world on fire.</sub>
-| style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center; color: black; background-color: #ffffcc;" | '''The Politician'''<br /><sub>Values stability above all else. Politicians are happy to be cogs so long as the machine runs.</sub>
+| style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center; color: white; background-color: #8e4509;" | '''The Politician'''<br /><sub>Values stability above all else. Politicians are happy to be cogs so long as the machine runs.</sub>
-| style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center; color: black; background-color: #ffffcc;" | '''The Recluse'''<br /><sub>An individual withdrawn from society, emotionally and sometimes geographically if they can help it.</sub>
+| style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center; color: white; background-color: #703e15;" | '''The Recluse'''<br /><sub>An individual withdrawn from society, emotionally and sometimes geographically if they can help it.</sub>
-| style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center; color: black; background-color: #ffffcc;" | '''The Vagabond'''<br /><sub>Disaffected actor who operates on whims and emotions. Vagabonds have no discernible agenda beyond hedonistic pursuits.</sub>
+| style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center; color: white; background-color: #422004;" | '''The Vagabond'''<br /><sub>Disaffected actor who operates on whims and emotions. Vagabonds have no discernible agenda beyond hedonistic pursuits.</sub>
 |- style="vertical-align:middle;"
 | style="height:100px; width:150px; text-align:center;" | '''Selfish'''<br /><sub>I want to improve my lot in life above all else.</sub>
-| style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center; color: black; background-color: #ffffcc;" | '''The Schemer'''<br /><sub>Shrewd manipulators who bend the rules of society to their ends and shroud themselves behind bureaucracy.</sub>
+| style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center; color: white; background-color: #720d04;" | '''The Schemer'''<br /><sub>Shrewd manipulators who bend the rules of society to their ends and shroud themselves behind bureaucracy.</sub>
-| style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center; color: black; background-color: #ffffcc;" | '''The Opportunist'''<br /><sub>Always chooses the winning side. In desperate times, quick to desert when the chance presents itself. Pathological liar.</sub>
+| style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center; color: white; background-color: #4f0e08;" | '''The Opportunist'''<br /><sub>Always chooses the winning side. In desperate times, quick to desert when the chance presents itself. Pathological liar.</sub>
-| style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center; color: black; background-color: #ffffcc;" | '''The Sociopath'''<br /><sub>A ruthless individual with a unique disregard for life. A dangerous ally and an even worse enemy.</sub>
+| style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center; color: white; background-color: #380505;" | '''The Sociopath'''<br /><sub>A ruthless individual with a unique disregard for life. A dangerous ally and an even worse enemy.</sub>
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 ! scope="column" rowspan="3"| Motivation
-| style="height:100px; width:120px; text-align:center;" | '''Altruistic'''<br /><sub>I want to help others, possibly at my own expense.</sub>
+| style="height:100px; width:150px; text-align:center;" | '''Altruistic'''<br /><sub>I want to help others, possibly at my own expense.</sub>
 | style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center;" | '''The Exemplar'''<br /><sub>One who performs magnanimous acts in order to set a standard of behavior for others.</sub>
 | style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center;" | '''The Mediator'''<br /><sub>Characterized by their boundless empathy, mediators try to maximize well being regardless of loyalties.</sub>
 | style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center;" | '''The Revolutionary'''<br /><sub>Those who believe true good can only be achieved by opposing and supplanting authority.</sub>
 |- style="vertical-align:middle;"
-| style="height:100px; width:120px; text-align:center;" | '''Jaded'''<br /><sub>I don't want to set the world on fire.</sub>
+| style="height:100px; width:150px; text-align:center;" | '''Jaded'''<br /><sub>I don't want to set the world on fire.</sub>
 | style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center;" | '''The Politician'''<br /><sub>Values stability above all else. Politicians are happy to be cogs so long as the machine runs.</sub>
 | style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center;" | '''The Recluse'''<br /><sub>An individual withdrawn from society, emotionally and sometimes geographically if they can help it.</sub>
 | style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center;" | '''The Vagabond'''<br /><sub>Disaffected actor who operates on whims and emotions. Vagabonds have no discernible agenda beyond hedonistic pursuits.</sub>
 |- style="vertical-align:middle;"
-| style="height:100px; width:120px; text-align:center;" | '''Selfish'''<br /><sub>I want to improve my lot in life above all else.</sub>
+| style="height:100px; width:150px; text-align:center;" | '''Selfish'''<br /><sub>I want to improve my lot in life above all else.</sub>
 | style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center;" | '''The Schemer'''<br /><sub>Shrewd manipulators who bend the rules of society to their ends and shroud themselves behind bureaucracy.</sub>
 | style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center;" | '''The Opportunist'''<br /><sub>Always chooses the winning side. In desperate times, quick to desert when the chance presents itself. Pathological liar.</sub>
 | style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center;" | '''The Sociopath'''<br /><sub>A ruthless individual with a unique disregard for life. A dangerous ally and an even worse enemy.</sub>
 |}