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To clarify my position, I think the Warlocks actions were more borne of a sense of expediency, not any maliciousness on his part. As in, the Lizard has proved due to his reticence/refusal to identify traps in the area, and calling for aid, that he is no longer of use to us, and is in fact a...

I question whether or not the fact the creature took action to aid its fellows and attempt to prevent raiders from making further progress into its homeland/territory, is grounds for its termination. Regardless of any moral compunction it had to honor an agreement it made with the PCs, it has a...

I really think you should give the PCs an eventual way to storm the fortress and free the Priestess. The idea of an innocent damsel in distress being held in a fortress and raped by the BBEG is not precisely motivational material for the PCs to attempt the indirect route to victory. I know...

I think that the simplest way to determine the righteous course is to consider what actions you would expect if the situation were reversed. If a PC was captured, and being forced to lead the way towards the other PCs hiding place/fortress, and was resistant to identifying traps, called for...

Fascinating. I am very curious as to the full make up and implementation of Returned Abeir. It sounds like it has a great deal of potential, and it certainly piques my interest. Maztica is no loss for me, I never used it nor planned to in the future. Halruaa was also a rarely mentioned...

The other Dales are not likely to look kindly on any military force occupying one of the Dales, regardless of the source. Ineffectual or not, Kelvor and the Council are the Lawful government of Scardale, such as it is, and without the approval of either Kelvor or any other politically powerful...

Raise Dead is a failsafe. Consider a person putting hours upon hours developing a characters history, mannerisms, background culture, friends, enemies, and then further detailing this through play. He builds his character well, uses intelligent tactics, and is generally very efficient and...

The novels are generally speaking not a good reference for the Realms as whole. Most of the regions I have seen covered in the novels are those where Good NPCs or governments are firmly in control of the populace, usually one of the Chosen. This is most certainly not the case across the...

I wouldn't really change anything aside from the deities taking a more active role in the areas they were in during the crisis. As for what happened in the novels, Mystra was destroyed beyond even Aos power to return, and he left the others as they were since they caused the whole crisis to...

If you consider this person a friend, and mature, (consider him outside of the gaming realm, to really define this), sit down and talk it over with him before you take any further action. Note that his actions up to this point, and in particular the last session, have been petty, childish, and...

Interesting read. However, as always, defining alignment is a virtually impossible task, particularly when combining the LNC and GNE axes. Allow me to analyze and point out a few issues with your examples. [/b] All of what you describe here could just as easily be applied to a NG or CG...

I don't really see the connection between modern day terrorists and evil religious organizations, particularly in the sense of how they relate to society. The reason modern day terrorists are openly hunted is because they openly declare their intention to overthrow and destroy the current...

I am a great fan of anime, and I would not say that the above image is reminiscent of the style anime is known for. The facial structure alone removes it from the artistic style of anime, and the body structure as well does not resemble almost any anime or manga drawings. You said that you are...

Yet we just went through the multiple justifications and reasoning behind people joining and following an evil deity. If an evil church or religious group poses no immediate or obvious danger to the region or its government, and, as mentioned, actively aids and helps the region, why would...

Are Law and Chaos truly opposing forces to one another in the same sense as Good and Evil, though? That is the first question I would have to ask myself, especially on the level of the personal, character sense, before I would commit to creating scenarios that brought the two forces into...

A weak PC naturally works itself out in my games. If they are incapable of defending themselves and their fellows in combat, or in other situations (certain characters can be just as much a liability in negotiations or espionage as others are in combat), they will pay the price.

The act is actually a Good act, and forcing the culprits in this case to hard labor, that other people routinely engage in to serve them, is righteous, just, and poetic. As for killing those who have already surrendered, I actually do not consider that an Evil act whatsoever if those...

I could accept that religious followers of evil deities would operate in cells when absolutely necessary, however, I sincerely doubt that this would be a desired methodology of operation as it reduces the strength and ability of the church to fulfill its primary purpose. That is, a churches...

Keep in mind that if you put the PCs alongside the events that the Chosen or others interfered and shaped, the end result may be entirely different, and result in an entirely different Forgotten Realms than what is currently canon. That means you will have to be prepared to change numerous...

Perhaps it's because I am younger and have no rose tinted glasses of nostalgia to put on, but all of the art in the newer editions is, to me at least, leagues and bounds better than what has been posted of the old material, including the picture in the original post. The old pictures don't...