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<blockquote data-quote="Dozen" data-source="post: 6014573" data-attributes="member: 6698275"><p>From what glimpses I got from the Bible and pals, I'd guess God or Jahveh or Allah or whatever you want to call him/her is Neutral by D&D standards, not Good. I'm not a Christian/Jew/Muslim, so those more educated can call me out on it. </p><p></p><p>Anyway, one thing about Evil that most people forget is, they aren't that horrible most of the time. Their moral compass is on the fritz for sure, but those Frost Giants didn't spend all their time on evil schemes while laughing maniacally, did they? Besides, Frost Giants are just often Chaotic Evil; Statistically, that means 3 out of those 5 giants are likely not even bad guys. They also must have some way to get by their dayly life, have friends, families, and maybe a way to justify as to why they raided the countryside aside from enjoying the sort a tad too much. You can make a deal with them based on that, make them your vassals, send them to community service, make them take an oath to return the favor, have them provide you with information, and so on. Based on what you said, the giants know the party is too dangerous to mess with openly, and if you befriend them over time, they could be trusted to a limited degree, maybe even as comrades-in-arms, though that latter would need a lot of work to achieve.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dozen, post: 6014573, member: 6698275"] From what glimpses I got from the Bible and pals, I'd guess God or Jahveh or Allah or whatever you want to call him/her is Neutral by D&D standards, not Good. I'm not a Christian/Jew/Muslim, so those more educated can call me out on it. Anyway, one thing about Evil that most people forget is, they aren't that horrible most of the time. Their moral compass is on the fritz for sure, but those Frost Giants didn't spend all their time on evil schemes while laughing maniacally, did they? Besides, Frost Giants are just often Chaotic Evil; Statistically, that means 3 out of those 5 giants are likely not even bad guys. They also must have some way to get by their dayly life, have friends, families, and maybe a way to justify as to why they raided the countryside aside from enjoying the sort a tad too much. You can make a deal with them based on that, make them your vassals, send them to community service, make them take an oath to return the favor, have them provide you with information, and so on. Based on what you said, the giants know the party is too dangerous to mess with openly, and if you befriend them over time, they could be trusted to a limited degree, maybe even as comrades-in-arms, though that latter would need a lot of work to achieve. [/QUOTE]
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