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<blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 431075" data-attributes="member: 2067">Assassins are, by the rules, evil.Anything not a Assassin (PrC) is just a mercenary -- a hired hand for some slick gold.So hiring an Assassin is as evil as hiring a mass murderer is. As evil as summoning a demon is. As evil as hiring a rogue of ill repute is.Thus, it's pretty fricken' evil. It's making somebody else pull the trigger -- someone who takes joy in watching the blood spurt from the wound. You're furthering evil by furthering the joy of one who is evil, and thus hurting the world in general -- every time a demon smiles, the world grows a bit darker.If your assassins are indistinguishable from mercenaries (e.g.: just people you pay to do things), it can be less significantly evil. If one pays a CE rogue some gold to kill someone, it's still powerfully evil. If someone pays a CG rogue some gold, it becomes less evil -- because the CG rogue won't further the force of evil by the killing, and will make sure that the target deserves it. If someone pays the CN rogue some gold to kill, it's less evil, as well, but it still isn't exactly a pure act. Heck, paying the CG rogue isn't a pure act -- just an abdication of responsibility. The CN rogue is doing it out of money, out of greed, perhaps, but not out of a genuine desire to kill things for money and enjoyment like a true assassin is.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="I'm A Banana, post: 431075, member: 2067"] Assassins are, by the rules, evil. Anything not a Assassin (PrC) is just a mercenary -- a hired hand for some slick gold. So hiring an Assassin is as evil as hiring a mass murderer is. As evil as summoning a demon is. As evil as hiring a rogue of ill repute is. Thus, it's pretty fricken' evil. It's making somebody else pull the trigger -- someone who takes joy in watching the blood spurt from the wound. You're furthering evil by furthering the joy of one who is evil, and thus hurting the world in general -- every time a demon smiles, the world grows a bit darker. If your assassins are indistinguishable from mercenaries (e.g.: just people you pay to do things), it can be less significantly evil. If one pays a CE rogue some gold to kill someone, it's still powerfully evil. If someone pays a CG rogue some gold, it becomes less evil -- because the CG rogue won't further the force of evil by the killing, and will make sure that the target deserves it. If someone pays the CN rogue some gold to kill, it's less evil, as well, but it still isn't exactly a pure act. Heck, paying the CG rogue isn't a pure act -- just an abdication of responsibility. The CN rogue is doing it out of money, out of greed, perhaps, but not out of a genuine desire to kill things for money and enjoyment like a true assassin is. [/QUOTE]

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