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<blockquote data-quote="Merkuri" data-source="post: 3290703" data-attributes="member: 41321">What is morality, if not the disposition of the universe towards individuals?Well, maybe they're not the same exact thing, but I think they're related.&nbsp; Morality can be defined a number of different ways, and the way it's defined depends on how the universe works.&nbsp; If the universe has a strict code that lays down what's right and what's wrong then it may not take intent into account.&nbsp; But you may have a universe that can make exceptions to the code based on intent.I guess basically what I'm saying is that you can use either method of determining morality based on the type of game you're playing.&nbsp; They both lend themselves to a certain style of game, while neither is absolutely right in the sense of D&amp;D.Personally, I believe that intent matters in the real world, but that has no bearing on D&amp;D.&nbsp; Sometimes I may want to play in a cold, harsh, uncaring reality where morality is strict and evil is evil regardless of intent, and sometimes I want to play in a world more like what I think of as our own, where what you believe is just as important as what you do.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Merkuri, post: 3290703, member: 41321"] What is morality, if not the disposition of the universe towards individuals? Well, maybe they're not the same exact thing, but I think they're related. Morality can be defined a number of different ways, and the way it's defined depends on how the universe works. If the universe has a strict code that lays down what's right and what's wrong then it may not take intent into account. But you may have a universe that can make exceptions to the code based on intent. I guess basically what I'm saying is that you can use either method of determining morality based on the type of game you're playing. They both lend themselves to a certain style of game, while neither is absolutely right in the sense of D&D. Personally, I believe that intent matters in the real world, but that has no bearing on D&D. Sometimes I may want to play in a cold, harsh, uncaring reality where morality is strict and evil is evil regardless of intent, and sometimes I want to play in a world more like what I think of as our own, where what you believe is just as important as what you do. [/QUOTE]

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