As a wise man once said

“Pirate”

Players will rarely go on a quest without pay expected at the end .

That was literally the thing that popped into my mind when I read that line.

Speaking of alignments, I really like Neutral Good. It lets you literally break the law when you have a good case, while letting you be law abiding when that is beneficial. And without the same focus on self interest and whims that chaotic neutral tends towards.

It's the Robin Hood alignment, you can be a highwayman thug with a heart while still retaining that noble aristocrat with honor when it suits the situation better. You can cheat, lie, steal as long as it's reasonable and for a good case, then turn around and have an zero irony honorable duel when it suits you.

Chaotic good is fun to.

Alignments are all about how you play them. My Hell's Rebels character was a Lawful Good ex-cop who had no moral qualms about taking part in the rebellion because her personality was all about maintaining enough stability for the common folk to live their lives. Her first priority was always to the well-being of the community, and to keeping the inevitable chaos of a revolution manageable. She also had experience in undercover work, so she had some of the best Bluff and Disguise scores in the group.