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<blockquote data-quote="WayneLigon" data-source="post: 3668854" data-attributes="member: 3649">A great deal of weight should be given to it, since it's the linchpin in any alignment discussion. The only reason we have most alignment threads and arguements is that morality as written in the D&amp;D rules is different from our own real world. In the real world there is no such thing as absolute evil or good, no way to detect same, and no supernatural forces. In the D&amp;D world, absolute inbred 'born Evil' (or Good) unchangeable morality is a reality for a number of creatures, and a great likelihood for several more. If you have a creature that is born evil, then killing it is the only way to deal with it; it can't be reasoned with or brought over or converted to your point of view by any means I know of save the Helm of Opposite Alignment. If you don't, then you can't justfiy a lot of actions unless you've taken the time to ascertain if the targets are Evil. And even then, there are a number of situations in which they should be given options. At the same time, the orc coming at me with a sword in hand and blood in his eyes is gonna die if I have anything to say about it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneLigon, post: 3668854, member: 3649"] A great deal of weight should be given to it, since it's the linchpin in any alignment discussion. The only reason we [I]have [/I] most alignment threads and arguements is that morality as written in the D&D rules is different from our own real world. In the real world there is no such thing as absolute evil or good, no way to detect same, and no supernatural forces. In the D&D world, absolute inbred 'born Evil' (or Good) unchangeable morality is a reality for a number of creatures, and a great likelihood for several more. If you have a creature that is born evil, then killing it is the only way to deal with it; it can't be reasoned with or brought over or converted to your point of view by any means I know of save the Helm of Opposite Alignment. If you don't, then you can't justfiy a lot of actions unless you've taken the time to ascertain if the targets are Evil. And even then, there are a number of situations in which they should be given options. At the same time, the orc coming at me with a sword in hand and blood in his eyes is gonna die if I have anything to say about it. [/QUOTE]

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