Ok #dnd peeps, here comes another question. Do you enjoy playing with Alignment and do you *actively* use it in your games?
— Matt Stickrod, Paladin of Torm (@plus1longsword) April 6, 2019
So, yes I enjoy playing with it. What do you mean by “actively?” Does alignment play an important role in your campaigns? Most people write down their alignment on their sheets, but then it is almost nearly forgotten.
— Matt Stickrod, Paladin of Torm (@plus1longsword) April 6, 2019
I use it as a regular roleplay check in when significant events/decisions occur.
I also use it as another axis to award inspiration, like another character trait.
It often has magical/metaphysical significance.
I DON’T use it to force character decisions. It follows those.
— Dan Dillon (@Dan_Dillon_1) April 6, 2019
As Dungeon Master I use Alignment only for exceptional magic items such as the variant Robes of the Archmagi, and similar items, and mainly for cosmological forces like demons, celestials, inevitables, etc.
For players, I never ever use alignment and instead simply have the world respond to player character actions as sensibly as the world can.
For roleplay guidance, the backgrounds do a far better job.