D&D 5E Is trafficking in soul coins ostensibly evil?

[Zardnaar]

All that is basically how I see it though there are other ways good souls end up in hell in D&D, like Wyll in BG3 if you fail to do his patron's bidding

Wyll actively sold his soul though it's a bit different.

 

[R_J_K75]

Wyll actively sold his soul though it's a bit different.

I've not played the game, so I was wondering if there were other circumstances involved. I don't see a good mortal worshipping an evil deity unless it's out of fear, I also don't see a good or neutral deity condemning a good person's soul to hell unless they committed a major transgression, which in that case it's probably deserved.

 

[Chaltab]

I've not played the game, so I was wondering if there were other circumstances involved. I don't see a good mortal worshipping an evil deity unless it's out of fear, I also don't see a good or neutral deity condemning a good person's soul to hell unless they committed a major transgression, which in that case it's probably deserved.

Wyll sold his soul for warlock powers to fight some super bad cultists. He was also 17 at the time.

 

[R_J_K75]

Wyll sold his soul for warlock powers to fight some super bad cultists. He was also 17 at the time.

Does it specify what deity he worshipped or who he sold his soul to?

 

[Chaltab]

Does it specify what deity he worshipped or who he sold his soul to?

He's not religious and sold his soul to a servant of Zariel.

 

[R_J_K75]

He's not religious and sold his soul to a servant of Zariel.

Gotcha, just another case of an evil being tempting a mortal with quick power

 

[Henadic Theologian]

If you are a seller yes, if your buying them for any other reasons then releasing the soul into a none evil plane then yes. Only mercy is the moral choice.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Wyll sold his soul for warlock powers to fight some super bad cultists. He was also 17 at the time.

Prime time for bad decisions!

 

[Zardnaar]

Gotcha, just another case of an evil being tempting a mortal with quick power

Pretty much yes.
In older material you're looking at an alignment change to LE for making the pact.

The reason he's a fool though is because mortal existence is temporary. Condemning your soul to the hills is essentially permanent.

He did do it to save the lives of others but who knows he doesn't end up as a devil that causes more death than what he saved.

 

[R_J_K75]

Pretty much yes.
In older material you're looking at an alignment change to LE for making the pact.

The reason he's a fool though is because mortal existence is temporary. Condemning your soul to the hills is essentially permanent.

He did do it to save the lives of others but who knows he doesn't end up as a devil that causes more death than what he saved.

Changing your alignment was definitely a thing in 1E and 2E. Can't remember if it was still in place in 3E, if it was, I never saw it enforced, or did so myself. Because alignment is so subjective I think it's good it's being/been phased out. But I like the concept, it adds a lot to the game and wish WotC would have provided better rules/guidelines on the topic. 2E had a cool page or two with an example scenario that incorporated all the alignments, but I don't remember whether it's in the PHB or the DMG. Hard to believe that in 50 years there was never a supplement by TSR/WotC on alignment, aside from a few articles in Dragon and elsewhere. I think the closest we ever got was the Book of Vile Darkness and the Book of Exalted Deeds. I'd take that over another adventure any day.

BG3 sounds like a cool game but my attention span is very limited for PC/console games nowadays. I bought a Nintendo Switch last March and I played it for a good month or so then my interest waned, and I can't even remember the last time I played it.