Later editions of D&D have shifted away from tying alignment to specific game mechanics instead, alignment is used as a roleplaying guide and does not need to be rigidly adhered to by the player. The two axes allow for nine alignments in combination. One is the character's views on ' law' versus ' chaos', the other on ' good' versus ' evil'. Most versions of the game feature a system in which players make two choices for characters. In the Dungeons & Dragons ( D&D) fantasy role-playing game, alignment is a categorization of the ethical and moral perspective of player characters, non-player characters, and creatures. Categorization of ethical and moral perspective of creatures in the Dungeons & Dragons universe
