An example of a personal code might be a fighter who adheres to the strict moral code of a long forgotten order of paladins. The character isn't a Paladin, the order fell long ago and has no current adherents, society in general views them as being foolish, yet here's this fighter who maintains this strict code despite it making encounters more difficult for them and doing so even if it means running afoul of local customs or laws.
i.e. Always telling the truth, never accumulating more wealth than needed to survive from day to day, never breaking any promise regardless of the consequences, endeavoring to restore a disgraced family's honor, never eating meat from creatures with 4 legs, and settling all insults of honor to the death, etc.
A personal code would be a set of articulable rules that the character never violates, regardless of whether the results are seen as Good or Evil. That would be an example of a LN adherence to a personal code.
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Playing D&D since 1982
Have played every version of the game since Basic (Red Box Set), except that abomination sometimes called 4e.
I played a Nobleman (Cavalier class, Order of the Lion) in Pathfinder 1st ed, and I ran him as Lawful Neutral (good tendencies). He would dip into evil methods to get the job done, but he was a noblesse oblige type. He fought for the good of his kingdom, with a focus on the good of the people in it, but was willing to do some real nasty stuff in order to achieve it.
Im a bit confused on lawful neutral. Could lawful neutral be someone who has rules they want in place and will do what it takes to enforece them with causing as little harm as possible but also not putting being good above all else.
Neutral in itself is considered a problem child. They are typically self engrossed and pedant.
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Also the Mandalorians aren't relevant since they'd be an external code, not a personal one.
An example of a personal code might be a fighter who adheres to the strict moral code of a long forgotten order of paladins. The character isn't a Paladin, the order fell long ago and has no current adherents, society in general views them as being foolish, yet here's this fighter who maintains this strict code despite it making encounters more difficult for them and doing so even if it means running afoul of local customs or laws.
i.e. Always telling the truth, never accumulating more wealth than needed to survive from day to day, never breaking any promise regardless of the consequences, endeavoring to restore a disgraced family's honor, never eating meat from creatures with 4 legs, and settling all insults of honor to the death, etc.
A personal code would be a set of articulable rules that the character never violates, regardless of whether the results are seen as Good or Evil. That would be an example of a LN adherence to a personal code.
Playing D&D since 1982
Have played every version of the game since Basic (Red Box Set), except that abomination sometimes called 4e.
I played a Nobleman (Cavalier class, Order of the Lion) in Pathfinder 1st ed, and I ran him as Lawful Neutral (good tendencies). He would dip into evil methods to get the job done, but he was a noblesse oblige type. He fought for the good of his kingdom, with a focus on the good of the people in it, but was willing to do some real nasty stuff in order to achieve it.
Neutral in itself is considered a problem child. They are typically self engrossed and pedant.