[Wintersheart]

*grins*

I was the GM on said quest and I think you handled it very well. The NPC was an airhead and you did well to control yourself while still showing your emotions during her rant. As it was she was preparing to attack.

To answer your question I think there is a lot more to a character than alignment and many of the more interesting characters have areas in which they don't reflect a very literal reading of their alignment. As I see it alignment should never become a straight-jacket, but remain an overall guideline for your character.

I know you to be both a responsible player and a very good RPer so the second issue with alignment is not something I worry about with you, but alignment is also used to moderate player behaviour. Outside GM supervision we all have a responsibility not to force our fellow players into having to choose between breaking server rules (PvP) or bad roleplay. If people blatantly ignore your signals and warnings and continue to taunt or irritate then I don’t think they are roleplaying very well, but rather lacking in respect for you as a player.

Occasionally I get the impression someone is unsatisfied with the server rules on character and player behaviour, whereupon they decides to create a little monster with whom they try to circumvent server rules under the guise of IC behaviour or roleplay. I personally loathe it as I see responsible player behaviour as a cornerstone of good roleplay.

*grins*
You touched a nerve and got me ranting. For good and mature roleplayers alignment is a guideline to help you roleplay. For immature roleplayers alignment serves to moderate their behaviour.

/Wintersheart