#melliwyk is still more self-interested than not but at the end of the day she fundamentally really is a good person | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

blujayonthewing · 2 months

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I'm really glad elyss came several years before melliwyk, because mel's alignment shift from chaotic neutral to chaotic good sometimes feels a little embarrassing in an 'I can't keep my own feelings to myself for the sake of committing to the bit' sort of way, but the counterpoint to that is that elyss, steadfastly true neutral, just simply Does Not Care about anyone other than her own loved ones or anything outside her own immediate interest no matter how much I sometimes wish she would

#she has a soft spot for children but that's the only real exception. other people's problems are none of her business!#she's not gonna look for your kidnapped husband or whatever unless the paladin wants to (he wants to. this is my loophole as a player lol)#whereas *I* wanna befriend and adopt every NPC and do quests and help people out of genuine desire to help #melliwyk is still more self-interested than not but at the end of the day she fundamentally really is a good person #she just lost track of it for awhile. being around people again has reminded her that she cares about people actually #she IS bothered by needless suffering. she IS smart enough to recognize when smart people handwave 'necessary sacrifices' to be cruel #she DOES oppose evil on principle rather than just because of how it directly affects her or her friends and family--#not just passively and in general but actively enough to want to do something about it herself #and I dunno it's nice. it's nice that it feels like that's not just me muddying the waters with my desires as a player--#but that it's just something *neither* of us realized when I started playing her but that was nonetheless always true #and honestly I also think it's nice that elyss is Like That but that I don't think there's anything wrong with her for it #she's not evil! she's not hurting anyone who didn't deserve it! she's literally just trying to mind her own business #she's not going to needlessly or carelessly hurt people just for her own gain like early campaign melliwyk would have #she's true neutral like a wild animal is true neutral and That's Fine #the ONE downside I suppose with mel is that 'NICE does not mean GOOD' is compelling to me #especially when your stereotypical chaotic neutral dnd character is an edgelord asshole #but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ maybe if her field of study had more opportunities for human experimentation lmao #melliwyk the experimental necromancer or behaviorist or summoner has a different relationship with ethics I have no doubt #melliwyk has READ studies with Dubious Ethics and gone 'I mean they couldn't have GOTTEN results like this otherwise'#really the biggest difference between Good Melliwyk and Neutral Melliwyk is opportunity for temptation. which is also compelling #my OCs #melliwyk #elyss

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