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<blockquote data-quote="Paraxis" data-source="post: 6531659" data-attributes="member: 13009"><p>Alignment debates always sadly end up going sideways down crazy paths, but sure I can see someone being Good by D&D's definition of good, and making a deal with a powerful outsider as long as they thought it served the Greater Good.</p><p></p><p>Let some oil company help pay your way through law school, with the caveat that you intern there during the summer and start as a paralegal for X amount of time. You do this knowing you want to become an environmental lawyer and fight against them one day but you need the money and want the insider knowledge to help you.</p><p></p><p>I see a background in D&D as something like; Daniel was not the smartest, strongest, or bravest kid in his village and when the Gnoll horde and packs of ghoul scavengers that followed destroyed the only life and loved ones he knew, he hid and cried for what seemed like days in the darkness until a ghoul burst into the small alcove he had hidden in. Time seemed to freeze, as Daniel called out for help, a voice answered and told him the power to fight back against this creature was his for the small price of his soul that Daniel would have the tools to destroy all the gnolls that killed his family if he just said "Yes.". Time came rushing back as a whimpered yes escaped his lips. Daniel let loose his first eldritch blast into the ghoul that crawled toward him.</p><p></p><p>Daniel made a deal with a demon lord who opposed Yeenoghu "Demon Prince of Gnolls", the pact has been struck and power given with his patron thinking Daniel will focus his new found power down a dark and self destructive path of vengeance and hatred directed at worshipers of his patrons enemy. </p><p></p><p>But Daniel has a choice now, he could tap into this power and use it as his patron expects or he could find forgiveness and use his powers to make life better for everyone and if some evil gnolls get in his way that's karma. </p><p></p><p>I guess I am saying it's not who gives you the gun and the training to use it, it is what you do with it that makes you a good person or not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Paraxis, post: 6531659, member: 13009"] Alignment debates always sadly end up going sideways down crazy paths, but sure I can see someone being Good by D&D's definition of good, and making a deal with a powerful outsider as long as they thought it served the Greater Good. Let some oil company help pay your way through law school, with the caveat that you intern there during the summer and start as a paralegal for X amount of time. You do this knowing you want to become an environmental lawyer and fight against them one day but you need the money and want the insider knowledge to help you. I see a background in D&D as something like; Daniel was not the smartest, strongest, or bravest kid in his village and when the Gnoll horde and packs of ghoul scavengers that followed destroyed the only life and loved ones he knew, he hid and cried for what seemed like days in the darkness until a ghoul burst into the small alcove he had hidden in. Time seemed to freeze, as Daniel called out for help, a voice answered and told him the power to fight back against this creature was his for the small price of his soul that Daniel would have the tools to destroy all the gnolls that killed his family if he just said "Yes.". Time came rushing back as a whimpered yes escaped his lips. Daniel let loose his first eldritch blast into the ghoul that crawled toward him. Daniel made a deal with a demon lord who opposed Yeenoghu "Demon Prince of Gnolls", the pact has been struck and power given with his patron thinking Daniel will focus his new found power down a dark and self destructive path of vengeance and hatred directed at worshipers of his patrons enemy. But Daniel has a choice now, he could tap into this power and use it as his patron expects or he could find forgiveness and use his powers to make life better for everyone and if some evil gnolls get in his way that's karma. I guess I am saying it's not who gives you the gun and the training to use it, it is what you do with it that makes you a good person or not. [/QUOTE]
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