Talk:Freelance Alchemist
From Full Metal Alchemist d20
I don't think you should put the alignment restriction on the base Alchemist classes. Especially the Freelance Alchemist. Can you honestly say all alchemists in FMA acted lawfully? I mean, everyone who was searching for the Philosopher's Stone was basically looking to break the laws of equivalent exchange.
Instead, maybe remove the aligment restriction from Freelance Alchemist altogether, change the Combat Alchemist's to "Any nonchaotic", and save the lawful restriction as a prerequisite for the State Alchemist.
Shaggard
The alignment restriction for Freelance Alchemist should be Non-Chaotic, not Lawful. Freelance alchemists, while they do have to adhere to a set of rules regarding Alchemy itself, they also are free to ignore other rules and traditions. A lawful character follows the rules because they are the rules, for good or evil they are there for a reason. but a neutral character also follows rules (and laws), but usually because someone is forcing them, or the laws seem like a good idea. Take for instance, Ed Elrich. He follows the laws of alchemy because he has to, not because he wants to, but he's perfectly willing to throw away the laws of the state to do 'good.' I would call Ed Chaotic Good, but perhaps Neutral Good is better. However, I disagree that combat alchemist should ne allowed to be non lawful. The nature of being a military man, which is what combat alchemist is supposed to represent, is inherently a lawful pursuit. Add to that the intrinsic lawfulness required to be an alchemist, and you have a perfect case for making Combat Alchemist lawful only. And while alchemists aren't required to act LAWFULLY per se... they do need to have a healthy respect for law to function.
Superglucose 01:29, 30 Jun 2007 (EDT) Edited to add signature.
Besides, what happens if they break alignment? It's not like God's going to punish me for not believing in a moral principle that stems from the laws of physics.
TheFiifthMan 04:45, 08 Aug 2007 (EDT)
Perhaps it's State Alchemists that should be non-Chaotic, since they work for the military and all. Then again... Ed wasn't exactly lawful, was he? It's a tough question. Either way, I don't think that alchemists should be forced to be Lawful simply because they follow the 'laws' of alchemy. That would be like saying that all objects are Lawful simply because they obey the laws of gravity and motion. (I think I used this analogy on another page, but it's still valid.) I would tend to agree that Ed is Chaotic Good, and Armstrong would be a good example of Lawful Good, I think. -Qwazzerman 18:47, 9 Aug 2007 (EDT)
