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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zappo" data-source="post: 1123358" data-attributes="member: 633">That's because, unlike the real world, in D&D there are genetically evil races and even "races" (undead, devils...) that deserve genocide.Ghouls are intrinsically, inhumanly evil and impossible to redeem; they don't have any positive quality, they aren't even alive. Killing them is never an evil act IMO, and it is good in many circumstances; there are no problems there.Drows and orcs are almost always evil; the individual may be worth talking to, but it can safely be assumed that any large group of drows and orcs has committed atrocities in the past and is going to keep them up in the future if given a chance. Attacking them so that they stop it, even using lethal force, is a good act in D&D; attacking them because you are following a personal agenda is neutral IMO, though I can see it being debatable. Killing them all, to the last one, even the ones that are fleeing, even the ones that have surrendered, even after your objective has already been reached, even when there is no need to kill them? Uhm... at least neutral, and probably evil, depending on circumstances and the interpretation of the DM. Besides, they deserve a chance to prove that they aren't normal drow and orcs, and aren't dedicated to evil. Naturally, if none of them have tried to flee or surrender - well that's just the DM being unrealistic. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />Humans though - you can't make assumptions on humans. A human stronghold may be a den of evil in need of eradication, or it could be a fortress of paladins. It will contain heaps of people that don't have the general alignment. It will contain lots of people that are not a threat. They tried to kidnap and torture a party member - ok, so the leaders definitely aren't good and a whoopin' is in order, but this still isn't a justification for a complete massacre.I hope I have been clearer. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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