I'm most definitely a launcher. There are limits, of course; if there are 40 neat carts I'm not going to be that guy, but likewise, if there 40 chaotically good carts in the corral, I feel no need to be Elric of Melnibone.
I just started reading the Elric stories. Without giving anything away, what do you mean by this?
That's a hard one to not spoil, Herrick. I'll attempt it.
In Moorcock's universe the two warring forces are Law and Chaos (rather than good and evil). Elric often finds himself sympathetic to the cause of Law and even attempts to further their goals on several occasions, but he can't resist his nature and always ends up bringing about more Chaos. Usually in a big way.
Anymore than that would probably spoil the stories.
Enjoy the books. They're fantastic!
Wow, dude, you did a great job with that. I've been stewing on how to answer that for a while now, and you nailed it. (I would only add that the patron of the line of lords of Melniboné is Arioch, a god of Chaos, making it more complicated. He can call on Arioch to help him but he has great reservations about that. I'll leave it to you to find out more.)
I was lucky enough to have posted on a Michael Moorcock forum for a while; I wasn't a huge fan of the mod (he used that old-school "I'm the overlord here, it's my way or the highway!" mod style which is great for children, not so much for adults looking to talk sensibly about serious subjects), but Mr. Moorcock (I call him that out of respect, which I have an abundance of for him) himself posted frequently, and expansively. I'm proud to say we had some very engaging conversations; at one point he asked for my address, and on more than one occasion, I would get an envelope in the mail with additional reading material related to our conversation. The forum shut down for a while due to Mr. Moorcock's health, but I understand he's doing well (or at least better) but the forum has not returned.