Affiliation replaces Alignment in Hyadian Schism. The Chaos, Neutral and Law points obtains in game equates to a sort of "Karma" that acts like a game mechanic when the character deals with gods and some Sorcery/Cult Miracles.
Please note that this Affiliation system is not based on Good or Evil. Obviously some of the acts in the list below could be considered good or evil but this system is not mean to trap character play in a moral system. Though obviously certain acts will cause them to be more vulnerable to the influences of certain powers and abilities depending on how much they have accumulated in certain affiliations.
Another form of affiliation is used with NPC groups, such as villages, caravans, cults, etc...
These awards or penalties can affect how members of such groups will react to the player characters.
Affiliation Awards and Penalties Chart:
Act Performed: Chaos: Neutral: Law:
Frees Someone or Group
Imprison Someone or a Group
Performs a deed related to restoring balance/harmony
Heals or Provides assistance to an enemy or stranger
Killing a Creature of Chaos or highly Chaos aligned Individual
Killing a Creature of Law or highly Law aligned Individual
Killing a Diety of Chaos
Killing a Diety of Law
Kiling a Neutral Based Diety
Killing Sworn Enemy in Honorable/Fair Combat
Killing Sworn Enemy though deception/distraction/cheating
Binding a Shub-Spawn or other Creature of Chaos
Learning a new Spell or Ritual of Sorcery
Learning a new Psionic or Yithian Algarithm
Falls in Love with Another
Make Something Unique
Create Inspiring Art
Murders (Not Self-Defense/Not Enemy Target)
Rescues a Stranger from Danger
Invoking a Chaos Aligned God with results
Invoking a Law Aligned God with results
Invoking a Neutral Based God with results
Destroying a Shrine, Cult or Monument to a Chaos God
Destroying a Shrine, Cult or Monument to a Law God
Destroying a Shrine, Cult or Monument to a Neutral God
Summoning a Creature of Chaos
Summoning a Creature of Law
Summoning a Creature of Neutrality/Balance
Tells a Significant Lie with vast consequences
Tells a Truth with vast consequences
Steals or Destroys Important Relic of Chaos Influence
Steals or Destroys Important Relic of Neutral Influence
Steals or Destroys Important Relic of Lawful Influence
Converting a Lawful or Chaotic Group to the Balance
Converting a Lawful Group to Chaos
Converting a Chaotic Group to Law
Risks Life in Impressive Act dedicated to Chaos
Risks Life in Impressive Act dedicated to Order
Risks Life in Selfless Act to assist other
Bringing a community to Anarchy
Brings a community into Authoritarianism
Brings a community into Harmony