I often get scared that my writing turns people off and away :p

I hope everyone is having a good week. Looking forward to the next few rounds of posts :)

"Good isn't nice." is a new philosophy that's caught on among paladin players and I have always approved of the idea and gone with it before, but I am pleased to know it is gaining more traction. Just because you are a "good guy", doesn't mean you need to be a "nice guy". Another I enjoy is "Temper mercy with wisdom.", as there's a lot of times lacking wisdom or insight will come back to bite one.

Canonically, Chaotic Good will always be the "greater good" and Lawful Good the "just and goodly". If you are playing the straight and narrow or closer to Exalted type rules, there's no option but to really abide by the "classic" staple of honor. If you are going by the newer interpretations, "honor" need not be societal honor anymore; you need honor only your code and your beliefs, of which are inherently good because of their tenants and their source. This results in some more unusual and newer interaction, in that Lawful Good might just be outright opposed in beliefs to Lawful Neutral societies.

I think this is in part why you see the Oath of the Crown in addition to the Oath of the Devotion in the current edition.

Personally, I've always seen CG as, "Do what you feel is right despite what the law says."

<Snipped quote by Belwicket>

More so, "Do what is right, despite what the law says."