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Trilarion: Social = redistribution of wealth from the rich to the poor
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Unsocial = mine is mine
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jamyskis: That's a mistranslation of the German words "sozial" and "unsozial", which aren't the same as "social". Its closest translation is probably "socialist", but the term "sozial" also encompasses other more centrist movements like social democracy and the Third Way that embrace robust social security mechanisms and labour protection.
But there are social benefits, social services, social nets, ... not only in Germany. I specifically meant the idea of active redistribution from rich to poor, actively reducing inequality, and, on the other side, opposing any of this. So what would be appropriate terms to describe that?

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Trilarion: Lawful = Independent, strong jurisdiction
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Unlawful = dependent, corrupt jurisdiction
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jamyskis: Is this a mistranslation of "rechtsstaatlich" and "unrechtsstaatlich"? If so, you're looking for the terms "rule of law" and "arbitrary rule".
Thanks for the suggestions. That was exactly what I was looking for.

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Trilarion: Free = Laws that enable freedom
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Non-Free = Laws that prohibit freedom
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jamyskis: What does this even mean?
An example for a law that prohibits freedom would be censorship in Singapore. An example for the law that enables freedom would be the right to carry weapons in the US. These are just examples but I hope you get what I mean. Maybe you have appropriate terms for that.
Post edited May 23, 2017 by Trilarion
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anothername: AFAIK newer D&D editions let in any street riff raff that is able to yell their deities name louder than anyone else. :P
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Breja: Oh come on. What's even the point?
They replaced the alignment requirement by the choice of a code or a "good" cause that you live by. 5ed for example allows "dark knight" loyal evil paladins that are okay with lots of innocent casualties as long as the "greater evil" is vanquished.
Dunno. On one hand, that would allow some pretty assholish paladins if you play with jerks. On the other hand, I find the idea of a paladin that thinks of himself as loyal and Good, but is not always objectively so, is interesting. It allows some interesting dynamics in knight orders (since the universe doesn't solve the argument by simply Falling the ass of the guy who is wrong), to have paladins of opposite causes fighting each other, it gives interesting "gray" guys, it allows the player to question the morality of his character without the DM simply telling him how to play...

I'll launch my first 5ed game in a few weeks. I'll tell you how it turns out ;)