Alignment Situations I

[Olive]

i think it's actually voila. viola is vi-ol-a, the instrument, voila is v-wa-la (sorta), as in 'here you go'

 

[Lord Pendragon]

Again, I'll assume they do NOT know the guards will kill them, voila I am correct. You can assume they DO know the guards will kill them, voila you are correct.

Yeah, I agree. And I should have been more clear earlier that I wasn't trying to debate on both axes.

You also raise an interesting point regarding the abortion issue. In the real-world there is no right answer, or at least both answers could be argued as morally legitimate. But in D&D, there sort of has to be a right answer. Good, Neutral, or Evil.

And I'm not touching that one with a ten-foot pole!

 

[apsuman]

I posted an early response to the hypothetical questions.

I have a few thoughts on alignment. Alignment only works IMHO because we as players have two things over our characters. First is perfect knowledge, and second is a metagame moral compass. In the real world we don't have these things.

We know (or are supposed to know) about the fantasy world our characters play in. In those worlds, some have realms with very rigid well defined legal system. In those worlds, turning over the Fire Giant would be the Good thing (law/chaos not withstanding) to do.

In a realm with a very loose legal system without proper protections of the populace, the accused, and the guards, turning over the Firge Giant would be a bad (i.e. evil) thing to do.

Since we know these things, our characters could kill giant in one realm and be clearly lawful. And they could in some instances turn over the fire giant in some realms and be perfectly well chaotic.

Since we know (again perfect knowledge and a metagame moral compass) we know when our character cross the line even if they would not know.

g!

 

[ced1106]

Originally posted by Sarcoth

Situation A: The group is attacked by a group of thieves right outside a city. The thieves are easily subdued. Some are unconscious and bleeding to death.

Question 1: What should the healers do?
LG = "Take them to the town guard and let the city do its justice."
NG = "Loot the bodies! Loot the bodies!"
CG = "Dude! Do they have a cool sword?"

Question 2: Should the group take prisoners and turn them in at the local guard?
LG = "Assuming the town is proper and just."
NG = "Assuming we still get the experience points."
CG = "Man, this is taking too much time!"

Situation B: The group is attacked by 2 Fire Giants. One is taken down and then the other cries surrender.

Question 1: How should they react?
LG = "Fire Giants are evil. We must slay them without further pain."
NG = "Ask 'em where their loot is first."
CG = "Dibs on the cool sword!"

Question 2: The group paladin already determined they were evil. Would this change how the group should react?
LG = "No."
NG = "No."
CG = "That sword better not be evil!"


Cedric.
aka. Washu! ^O^

 

[RigaMortus]

Re: Re: Alignment Situations I

Situation B: The group is attacked by 2 Fire Giants. One is taken down and then the other cries surrender.

Question 1: How should they react?
LG = "Fire Giants are evil. We must slay them without further pain."

*sigh*

I guess some people will never learn...