D&D General I really LOVE Stomping Goblins

Vaalingrade said:

And you called them evil for that in a context where inherent evil is being used as an excuse for extermination. Please recognize this.

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I would consider someone that shows no remorse for trying to murder others, that fantasizes about murdering others, evil. Sometimes psychopaths are born that way, they have what's termed termed callous and unemotional traits. The vast majority of them end up harming others so yes I would consider them evil.

Humans of course can change, but most treatment of psycopaths fail or at best have limited success. Obviously good and evil are just labels we use, but what else do you call someone who's murdered multiple people "just because" who doesn't value the lives of others at all? That doesn't even recognize what a look of fear is?

In any case, this has gotten off track. I just disagree with the idea that we can positively know with any certainty that all intelligent species will share the same concept of good and evil as we do.

Umbran said:

How many times did Chidi get splattered in "The Trolley Problem" episode?

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It's funny that you mention the Trolley Problem, since a manga that I like, QED, did its own analysis on it. Moral of the story, it depends on the campaign.

Galandris said:

We already know one can't depict reducing the population in slavery, I guess depicting them being killed to the last isn't that much better.

Players.. I wouldn't "forbid" them to do anything, its the players' character, but I could say "Mmmm, you dealing with consequence of being war criminals isn't the campaign I'd like to run, so you can take over from here, I'll roll a character [or not]" if it was really egregious.

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I miss that one,
Do Wotc state that they won’t depict no more slavery in their official product?

Krachek said:

I miss that one,
Do Wotc state that they won’t depict no more slavery in their official product?

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I think that was Paizo.

Horwath said:

well, there was a case that many consider her a war criminal and decided to (rightfully)execute her for that crime

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Indeed she was executed in the show, they don’t even take time to make a trial.

Krachek said:

I miss that one,
Do Wotc state that they won’t depict no more slavery in their official product?

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Micah Sweet said:

I think that was Paizo.

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It was indeed Paizo. WoTC got rid of the Paying the Price segment of trading slaves for slaves in the Volo book.

When Paizo was asked how "no slavery" happened in Pathfinder 2E, they went "I should go" and boarded the Normandy, where they proceeded to fly off to fight against the Reapers, leaving the question unanswered.

Cadence said:

"We don't wanna go to war today!"

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The video is very nice.
it show well the chain of evil. A whip B, in turn B Whip C, And C only dream when he will be able to whip A.

WW1 butchery inspired Tolkien for his horde of orcs, dehumanized soldiers who killed each others for obscure reason. Once you take time to name orc, to let them think and talk, they are no more classic orc, but fit more modern humanoid with any alignment and thus not deserved to butchery.

Oofta said:

I would consider someone that shows no remorse for trying to murder others, that fantasizes about murdering others, evil.

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This in a thread about and defending thoroughly enjoying murdering others for what they were born as in a fantasy.

This is not the argument you want to be making.

I find it highly unlikely that you intended to 1) start the argument about inherent evil as it applies to an excuse for killing with a literal child, 2) stigmatize mental illness as evil, 3) effectively advocate for slaughtering the mentally ill. But that's what you're coming off as.

Krachek said:

I miss that one,
Do Wotc state that they won’t depict no more slavery in their official product?

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WotC would have to delete the entire underdark to get rid of pointless slavers.

So naturally, I am down for that.