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I wouldn't say alignment change is required though (in a RPG fantasy campaign featuring a CE Riddick-like character making similar decisions). In The Chronicles of Riddick, Aereon seems happy to label him as evil: "In normal times, evil would be fought by good. But in times like these, it...

Maybe. CE characters doing acts of kindness isn't unheard of- in FRCS, Klauth "Old Snarl" the statted great red wyrm is pretty malevolent- to the extent that the rulers of neighbouring cities are thinking of getting together a "Great Hunt" to deal with him- yet he "does small acts of kindness...

Yes. Complete Scoundrel's sample media characters with alignments, might be a useful place to start- for comparison. Han Solo is listed as TN Mal Reynolds (Firefly) is listed as CG Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Carribean) and Al Swearengen (Deadwood) are listed as CN Riddick (Pitch Black)...

The 4E book Open Grave: Secrets of the Undead has a few paragraphs on Nocturnus (page 20)- it's ruled by undead, and basically anything is allowed if you pay for "indulgences" first. Not sure if Dragon Magazine goes into more detail.

BoED makes it pretty clear that it is, in fact, Evil to kill "noncombatants" and that, in the case of non-Always Evil creatures, they should be approached with the assumption that they are redeemable- "orcs, goblins, and even the thoroughly evil drow". The idea that goblins are a "plague" or...

Savage Species makes it very clear that an Evil creature can be a loving parent, devoted spouse, loyal friend, and so on without affecting its Evilness. Even within the class of "Always Evil" creatures, a case can be made that their Evilness is something that can be changed- it's a mixture of...

Why's that? What does a creature have to have, to qualify for the label "monster" which turns the idea of giving it dignity or respect into an amusing one?

One example of "sentient" being used where "sapient" would be closer: the campaign models in the D&D 3.0/3.5 (it uses some prototype 3.5 rules, for skills) splatbook Savage Species: I've generally thought it's one of the better Good attitudes for characters to take.

"Sapient" is the term I like to use- mostly from reading H Beam Piper's Little Fuzzy books- where the sapience of the creatures is a major factor in a trial- is the person being tried guilty of "murder" or "cruelty to animals"? However, a great many sci-fi novels, films and TV serieses tend...

If I was DMing a D20 Past game- with a Nazi Scientist running a lab, intended to create Evil Supersoldiers- and the PCs not only killed the scientist, but then went on to slaughter all his small children that were on site- you can bet there would be a discussion, if the characters were in...

One being's "monster spawn" is another being's "children".

BoED does make some mention of "redeemed monsters" where a monster, rather than being killed, is treated firmly but kindly, and gently coaxed toward the side of good, and encouraged to make restitution for its past deeds. The example given is a mind flayer.

Personally, I prefer Eberron's take on alignment- "Evil" does not mean "has done vile deeds in the past/inevitably will do vile deeds in the future". It's more an indication of a certain ruthless or callous attitude. Some Evil characters get along just fine with society, and "evil" does not...

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