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Originally Posted by kdogg3403  So does attacking someone who has their back to you, that is no imediate threat to you or your party fall in line with being of good alignment? Even if they are evil creatures? Or am I confusing lawful good with good? |
Yes, it certainly can fall in line with the alignment. If this player was playing a Paladin of some God of noble virtue, who never surprised an opponent, then it might be a problem, but given the circumstances, I don't see that it'd necessarily be required to give them further warning. The Hobgoblins were presumably a potential danger, slave-taking was against their cultural mores, and they knew their was a threat from the party, otherwise they'd not have run in the first place.
Now if the slave-taking Hobgoblins were a part of a lawful authority, or if one of them was merely injured unto death, and the player declined to act on it, that might be an issue, but even then, there's nothing mechanically in the game to handle it, so it'd be up to the DM anyway.
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