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<blockquote data-quote="Charlaquin" data-source="post: 7866835" data-attributes="member: 6779196"><p>It certainly <em>could</em> involve those things, though it doesn’t necessarily have to. Ultimately it’s about promoting and preserving others’ wellbeing and quality of life.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Ooh, now that’s a <em>good</em> question! I would say yes, they are parallel, but in a non-Euclidean geometry where they can intersect. Hierarchies demand sacrifice of some for the wellbeing of others, but who is doing the sacrificing and who is benefiting from that sacrifice? I’d wager you could find a strong correlation between where a Lawful character sits within their society’s hierarchy and where they sit on the Good/Evil axis. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>It is indeed the self-sacrifice that makes an act that benefits others Good in my world. If you only do things for others when doing so doesn’t inconvenience you, you are Neutral at best. I’m not religious, but I have always appreciated this quote: “you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?”</p><p></p><p>Being good takes <em>work</em> in my setting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Charlaquin, post: 7866835, member: 6779196"] It certainly [I]could[/I] involve those things, though it doesn’t necessarily have to. Ultimately it’s about promoting and preserving others’ wellbeing and quality of life. Ooh, now that’s a [I]good[/I] question! I would say yes, they are parallel, but in a non-Euclidean geometry where they can intersect. Hierarchies demand sacrifice of some for the wellbeing of others, but who is doing the sacrificing and who is benefiting from that sacrifice? I’d wager you could find a strong correlation between where a Lawful character sits within their society’s hierarchy and where they sit on the Good/Evil axis. ;) It is indeed the self-sacrifice that makes an act that benefits others Good in my world. If you only do things for others when doing so doesn’t inconvenience you, you are Neutral at best. I’m not religious, but I have always appreciated this quote: “you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?” Being good takes [I]work[/I] in my setting. [/QUOTE]
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