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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8483393" data-attributes="member: 6801845">One of the discussions I have with players is that the default in my world is that it's quite brutal.&nbsp; There are no long term prisons (which are a relatively modern invention with exceptions for the wealthy) and justice is swift and final most of the time.&nbsp; There are exceptions from time to time.&nbsp; People have changed the course of campaigns by befriending and aiding a person who was supposed to grow into being a BBEG.&nbsp; So yeah, escorting prisoners?&nbsp; Not really a issue.But if I'm playing StarCraft?&nbsp; I don't have too many qualms about blowing up that Zerg Hatchery. I don't even really think about it much.&nbsp; If I were to loosely base my next campaign on StarCraft using Esper Genesis would it suddenly become controversial?&nbsp; Or is it okay because Zergs are bugs and bugs are icky?In any case, my hope for [EDIT]<s>5E </s>the next version[/EDIT] is that they spend more time talking about the role of alignment, especially in the MM.&nbsp; That there are still alignment guidelines for monsters, but that it's more clearly stated that it's just a default and only representative of the enemy monsters that you face while going back to some kind of verbiage like frequently or usually. I'm assuming that won't happen, that several entries will just have &quot;any&quot; which I personally think takes away something.&nbsp; Especially for those people that just want a beer and pretzels game.&nbsp; Or even for those who want more complexity in their games, but occasionally still want Zerg to the throw at the PCs.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 8483393, member: 6801845"] One of the discussions I have with players is that the default in my world is that it's quite brutal. There are no long term prisons (which are a relatively modern invention with exceptions for the wealthy) and justice is swift and final most of the time. There are exceptions from time to time. People have changed the course of campaigns by befriending and aiding a person who was supposed to grow into being a BBEG. So yeah, escorting prisoners? Not really a issue. But if I'm playing StarCraft? I don't have too many qualms about blowing up that Zerg Hatchery. I don't even really think about it much. If I were to loosely base my next campaign on StarCraft using Esper Genesis would it suddenly become controversial? Or is it okay because Zergs are bugs and bugs are icky? In any case, my hope for [EDIT][S]5E [/S]the next version[/EDIT] is that they spend more time talking about the role of alignment, especially in the MM. That there are still alignment guidelines for monsters, but that it's more clearly stated that it's just a default and only representative of the enemy monsters that you face while going back to some kind of verbiage like frequently or usually. I'm assuming that won't happen, that several entries will just have "any" which I personally think takes away something. Especially for those people that just want a beer and pretzels game. Or even for those who want more complexity in their games, but occasionally still want Zerg to the throw at the PCs. [/QUOTE]

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