# AlignmentRules

> Kinbarrow modding reference — content tree `4a103dcdb658a75a`, version `0.2.0+main.e011511f4`.

`tables/alignment.ron` — the moddable weights that turn an act's motive into alignment drift. The deed's base moral value remains an engine rule; these values say how strongly desperation and greed color it.

**Note on syntax:** these files are RON, not JSON. The shapes below are exact,
but punctuation follows RON — read a real `data/*.ron` file alongside.

## Fields

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `desperate_cost_fraction` | `double` | required | Designer ruling: "The moral cost of a loaf should be left [lower], especially if desperate. Generally all moral costs should be lower when desperate — maybe 20–30% of what they are, but not nothing. It's justified when desperate but it still eats at your psyche. Greed moves should affect morality more." |
| `greed_cost_multiplier` | `double` | required | Multiplier for a greedy act with no need quantity from which to derive excess. `1.0` is the act's full base moral cost; this must be greater. |
| `source` | `Source` | required | Authored source. |

## Nested shapes

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### Source

Every file's top-level value carries `source`.

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#### Source::Srd51

SRD 5.1 — retained nonconflicting catalogue material.

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#### Source::Srd52

SRD 5.2.1 — the 2024-revision System Reference Document, the same CC-BY-4.0 grant as 5.1 and the current rules chassis. Its files carry the `.srd52.ron` suffix so provenance reads off the path; see `data/README.md` for which document rules a given value.

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#### Source::Original

Original content authored for this game (not from the SRD).

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#### Source::Phb2024

Material transcribed from the 2024 Player's Handbook. This source is not redistributable by this project and belongs in a `phb2024` mod.

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#### Source::Dmg2024

Material transcribed from the 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide. This source is not redistributable by this project and belongs in a `dmg2024` mod.

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#### Source::Mm2024

Material transcribed from the 2024 Monster Manual. This source is not redistributable by this project and belongs in an `mm2024` mod.

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#### Source::Tce

Material transcribed from Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. This source is not redistributable by this project and belongs in a `tce` mod.

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#### Source::Xge

Material transcribed from Xanathar's Guide to Everything. This source is not redistributable by this project and belongs in an `xge` mod.