Character and Scruples

Character

Character noun - A written or printed mark that is meant to convey information to the reader.

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Scruples and character are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scruples" instead a noun "Character".

Scruples noun - Motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions.

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Character and scruples are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Character" instead a noun "Scruples".

He keeps getting endorsed by every adult character that he's responsible, and more capable than they are to the point that even Negan, who's pretty much a modern day warlord without any scruples of killing people without a good reason, lets him live because he's impressed with him.

Source: Character Shilling
More generally, any character from Mage: The Awakening with high Gnosis and low Wisdom is someone who understands great magical secrets and wields powerful Arcana with very few scruples about using them.

Source: Enlightened Antagonist
Though some (Quark after his Character Development, for instance) do have scruples, and others (*cough* Nog *cough*) ditch True Neutral completely.

Source: True Neutral

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