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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wraithdrit" data-source="post: 1173656" data-attributes="member: 10820">Well, Paladins striking down defenseless priestess of evil gods is a no fly in my campaign. I TRY to run my game very similar to modern morals. Wars happen. Some people sit on the fence as far as alignment, some are good some are evil.A lawful evil bad guy will probably not kill a surrending good guy in my world. There is no gain in it, especially if they can get gain from ransoming said person back to their order or what not.Earlier in the campaign they captured a Priestess of Bane. After questioning her, they decided to ransom her back to the Zhentarim. They sent her back to town with an NPC guard contingent. The guards were attacked 'off screen' and the Zhentarim priestess helped by healing some of the guards. In exchange she demanded an immediate release. The NPC in charge agreed, thinking that the lives of her men were more important than the ransom of one priestess.That priestess turned around and later led a raid on the party's home turf while the party was away. The Zhentarim now are in control of the mines once again, and the party blames the priestess.Unfortunately it mattered not whether the priestess was alive or dead, because the Zhentarim would have eventually used the portal to send troops to the mines, it just would have taken more time if the priestess had not survived to tell the tale. She was also instrumental in perfectly describing the PCs so that they could have prices put on their heads.So anyways, a precedant has been set in my world that killing someone in combat is one thing, but when the fighting is over, people would rather ransom or imprison people if they are from civilised society. Orks just eat you.I guess that is how I define lawful, be it good or evil, as somewhat civilized. A lawful person just is not going to lop off the head of a helpless prisoner unless they know that prisoner to be guilty of specific crimes and going to die for her deads regardless.This priestess, as far as the party knows, is in chains because she was in the temple of Lolth with the Cult of Kiaransalee swooped in and took over. She has not been a part of raids on the surface (the Death cult is responsible for them).</blockquote>

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