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Although politics is a restricted subject on this board, which is why I will limit my response, that is a good example. Look at all of the atrocities and oppression suffered by the people of both Afghanistan and Iraq before the United States removed the governments responsible. If anything, we...

Misplaced mercy and compassion create a false justice that accomplishes nothing, though. Mercy is a noble trait, but applying it to those who do not deserve it will have grave consequences.

Actually the consensus is about even on this issue so far. [/b] And you seem to be missing my point that unless a persons greed or selfishness is so great that they will harm or destroy others because of it, they are more Neutral than Evil. Again, when determining alignment, I would always...

For a base class, I would suggest Druid. Or another Cleric.

Creating an Evil Cleric is actually one of the most effecient ways to build a playable Evil character. Because of the defined ethos and approach sanctioned by whatever religion you choose to worship, you have a good baseline to build your actions off of. In addition, Evil characters lack the...

I disagree. :cool: [/b] Actually, no. You seem to be misinterpeting strong action as Evil. Lawful Good characters are the "Crusaders" according to the PHB. Waging a Crusade against Evil and its influence. The Paladin only emphasizes this trait all the more. [/b] In a fantasy D&D world...

Perhaps, but I am arguing from the standpoint of the rules as written. Alignment is supposed to be an objective measuring of a characters given morality and beliefs. If it becomes subjective than you are no longer following standard D&D rules. As for the Merchant, I would ask a qualifying...

And so, the enemy abandons the field, leaving my forces to claim victory at last. :D

AEG has good material? Please. After I looked over a few feats from Swashbuckling Adventures, I became convinced that AEG is the last company I should ever buy material from. Outside companies rarely have the standards WoTC does, and it really is a matter of preference whether or not you...

N with NE tendencies. The Paladin should show him the error of his ways by exposing his illegal activities. [/b] If he is killing others purely for enjoyment, I would qualify him as LE. He imagines his reticience to kill women and children somehow makes him better than other evil characters...

Who cares about all that. The truly important question is, does the book explain why Angels are so damn randy? The Half-Celestial template can be applied to every corporeal creature in existence.

Actually, no, those points were not addressed. Virtually everyone agrees the Fighter needs more class skills and skillpoints, save for a few claiming the Fighters dominance in combat makes up for it. What dominance in combat? Second, no one really addressed the lack of a reason to continue in...

Arravis and D4: So what? D&D is not supposed to model real life. In the D&D system, Evil is a real and tangible force, as is Good, and to a lesser extent Law and Chaos as well. In addition, just because you can understand a villians motivations doesn't mean you should forgive them for the...

The Wizard does have more class skills than the Fighter, and the high Intelligence required means he has many more points to spend. Furthermore, the skills you listed your "great fighter" having are impossible to achieve with a standard Fighter until 15th level, and they would cost a total of...

The argument is getting nowhere. I have two problems with the Fighter. One, is it is nearly impossible to build a character concept with the class that is interesting and effecient. Two, there is rarely a reason to continue taking levels in the class once you hit mid to high levels. I have...

Banes popularity amongst Realms players is surprising, considering his poor showing from a historical standpoint. Perhaps this is because his replacement, Iyachtu Xvim, was even more lacking than his predecessor. Beshaba and Cyric are my favorite Evil Realmsian deities, and far better than...

But the Paladin is a Templar of his faith, a mighty warrior pursuing his chosen path of righteousness. His skills and abilities are warlike by nature, and there is a reason for that. As I have said so many times before in this thread, the Paladin is not bound to try and redeem every evil he...

By the way, I never said Detect Evil by itself was a license to kill. A Paladin following that edict would be breaking the Lawful part of his alignment, and furthermore, regardless of the morality of the action, such actions would be complete foolishness. Wisdom is one of the valued attributes...

I just do not think a character like Scrooge was truly evil. In the story, when he saw the suffering he was causing, as well as the end his actions would lead him to, he felt remorse and regret about it, which of course led him to change his ways. I think Evil characters do not have regret or...

Thank you Stormfalcon. I appreciate it. Laughter, away!