The Office Characters and Their Zany D&D Alignments

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If The Office started a campaign of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), resident geek Dwight Schrute would be their Dungeon Master. The characters are already of a certain archetype that you might compare with a character in the role-playing game, from the rebel to the destroyer. Name a Dunder Mifflin employee, and there’s a D&D character that shares their roles, traits, and abilities. And each of them can be made more authentic by their D&D alignment chart.

A Brief Introduction to the D&D Alignment Chart

Anyone who’s into role-playing games like D&D knows that alignment, though not a requisite to all games, helps make characters more grounded. Alignment is a categorization of a character’s moral and ethical codes. It’s not meant to dictate how a character will act, but it will provide the player with a guide to what they might do in any given situation. 

Originally, the D&D alignment chart was limited to a battle between law and chaos. But updated editions of the game also distinguish characters based on their inclination to do good or evil, which gave rise to this D&D alignment chart:

Characters who abide by the law prefer order in society, while chaotic characters value their freedom and individuality. Ethically neutral characters are somewhere in between the two. 

When it comes to morals, goodness is characterized by altruism and self-sacrifice, while evil characters show no compassion for others. Neutral characters sit in a morally grey area and can be influenced to do either good or evil things.

If The Office Characters Were in D&D

Nine seasons of The Office honestly feels like an extremely long D&D campaign. But at least we got to know the employees of Dunder Mifflin and where their ethics and morals might lie, and we can take an educated guess on their D&D alignment. This list won’t include any guest stars on The Office, but instead focuses on the main cast.

Lawful Good: Darryl Philbin, Oscar Martinez

Darryl might make fun of Michael’s ignorance once in a while, but his ambition, good heart, and protectiveness of his employees set him apart. He had an admirable work ethic and fought for his career with Dunder Mifflin’s CEO when Michael tried to derail it. He was also a caring father who wanted to improve his relationship with his daughter, which overall makes his D&D alignment lawful good. 

Though he is prone to self-righteousness and being a know-it-all, Oscar is generally a lawful good individual as well. He’s reliable around the office and was often the voice of reason amidst Michael’s antics. What really sold Oscar’s morality, though, is when he helped Michael through bankruptcy and offered Angela a home when she got evicted. 

Neutral Good: Pam Beesly, Phyllis Vance

Neutral good in D&D alignment characterizes helpful and empathetic individuals who occasionally break the rules as long as they can justify it with a good cause. Pam, who is often influenced by Jim’s leg-pulling, is the best example of this in The Office. She cares for others to the point of selflessness (in other words, her entire relationship with Roy) but isn’t above stirring a little chaos for what she thinks is a good reason. 

Think of the time she helped Michael get closure from Holly by reading a confidential letter she wrote. Or the time she teamed up with Dwight to find out if Jim is attracted to another woman. Classic neutral good. 

Phyllis and her motherly qualities also make her neutral good. Like Pam, she’s sensitive and thoughtful towards her colleagues.

Chaotic Good: Michael Scott, Jim Halpert

He might be obnoxious at times, but Michael is a good person deep down and more likable than the pilot season of The Office makes him out to be. Over the course of seven seasons, he formed genuine relationships with his co-workers, actually learned to care for others, and was a decent boss from time to time. But all of his good deeds and good intentions are often undermined by his inability to follow authority and overall chaotic energy.

If you’re not sold on Michael’s D&D alignment yet, only on the chaotic part of it, think about the Michael Scott Paper Company. He could have easily sold it back to Dunder Mifflin for a nice payout, but he fought for his and Ryan’s old jobs and even got Pam a promotion. He became protective of Erin, who never had a stable father figure in her life. And in a rare tender moment in The Office, he was the only one to come to Pam’s art show and actually support her. 

On the other hand, Jim is a more consistent chaotic good character. He’s a prankster, sure, and antagonizes Dwight more than he should, but he generally advocates for the good of the office. His good moral character is more obvious in his relationship with Pam, whom he supported even before they got into a relationship. He encouraged her to pursue her art dream even if it meant spending a lot of time away from each other.

Lawful Neutral: David Wallace

David is the straight-faced CFO-turned-CEO of Dunder Mifflin who adheres to tradition and organization. He’s possibly the most human-like of all The Office characters when the rest are written to be extremes of one archetype. We don’t get to see much of David on the show because of his position in the company. However, his strong sense of integrity and fairness convinces me that his D&D alignment is lawful neutral.

True Neutral: Stanley Hudson, Toby Flendeson

Stanley is the office grump and embodies quiet quitting, but what he lacks in social skills, he makes up for in…not really much else. Aside from money and Pretzel Day, there are few things that can persuade Stanley to follow rules or break them or to help or hurt others. His D&D alignment is true neutral because he simply doesn’t really care for a lot of things. 

Remember when Michael said to Toby, “Honestly, every time I try to do something fun or exciting, you make it not that way.” And that’s because The Office character was specifically written to neutralize all of the chaos Michael ensues. As an HR rep, he has to be a true neutral. He isn’t meant to take sides but to hear everyone out and propose a sensible solution to problems like too much PDA or updating sexual harassment policies in the workplace.

Chaotic Neutral: Kelly Kapoor, Meredith Palmer, Kevin Malone

On the negative extreme of neutrals are chaotic neutral characters. This D&D alignment is known to be in a morally grey area and to be ethically free to the point of being irresponsible. All of those describe Kelly, Kevin, and Meredith in The Office. 

Kelly likes to stir drama for entertainment without necessarily being evil. “Sometimes I get so bored I just want to scream, and then sometimes I actually do scream. I just sort of feel out what the situation calls for,” is an actual quote from her on The Office. 

Meanwhile, not much is clear about Kevin’s moral code, but he’s definitely on the chaotic side, at least ethically speaking. Sometimes, he isn’t even aware that he’s breaking the rules, like when he realized he’s been accidentally insider trading.

And finally, Meredith falls under this D&D alignment because she’s more free and uninhibited, often to the point of making her coworkers feel uncomfortable. She’s definitely open about her sexual adventures and doesn’t conform, but she doesn’t harm people or help them.

Lawful Evil: Dwight Schrute, Angela Martin

Dwight may be an endearing character in The Office, but he had a way of imposing his own moral conduct on others that were harmful to them. For instance, he started a fire to force the Dunder Mifflin employees to learn the correct response and wouldn’t admit to his mistakes that led to Stanley’s heart attack. He tried to sabotage Jim’s career, tricked Angela into marriage, and killed her cat (to put it out of its misery even though it wasn’t dying).

His D&D alignment matches with his co-worker-turned-wife Angela, who can be pretty devilish. She was a conservative Christian woman who two-timed coworkers but didn’t see what was wrong with the adultery. She reported Pam to Child Services for drinking a little caffeine during her pregnancy. Angela was just generally awful to be around because of her judgmental and hypocritical behavior.

Neutral Evil: Ryan Howard

Ryan, specifically Ryan in an executive position, is the epitome of neutral evil in The Office. This D&D alignment is described by their selfishness and hunger for power, which culminated in a failed and fraudulent revamp of the Dunder Mifflin website. When Ryan was rehired after his scandal, he didn’t get any better. He toyed with Kelly’s feelings to make himself feel better and plotted with Dwight to sabotage Jim.

Chaotic Evil: Creed Bratton

And finally, the true chaotic evil of The Office is Creed. In the finale, it was revealed that Creed was using an alias and was living a double life all along. He’s a loon and has the propensity to be as chaotic as Michael— remember when he became the branch manager by default and briefly aimed to take the company down? I wouldn’t say he was malicious towards anyone in the office but at worst, he may be a murderer, hence, the D&D alignment.