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Message: <blockquote data-quote="joethelawyer" data-source="post: 4641130" data-attributes="member: 55764">What I am envisioning is a city setting, characters who were thieves or at least part thieves, as opposed to "rogues."  In other words, people who steal.  People who take want they want from life, not because they think they "deserve it," or for any other weak moral justification.  They simply do it because thats what they do, and they don't try to justify ii or make excuses. People who think their city is the center of it all, so why ever leave. Characters who can get to 30th level and never have killed anything non-human.  When they killed its usually because something went wrong, but they don't lose too much sleep over it.  The choice to not kill is mostly rational, in that killing brings more attention to yourself, so why do it?   The only moral imperative that should be imposed on others is live and let live...but get as much stuff to further your own enjoyment as you can along the way.   Besides, its more fun to outsmart someone, take their stuff, and enjoy the thought of them boiling over in rage and frustration while sitting in the bar with 3 whores vying for your attention (and money), then to crudely kill them and take their stuff. Men out for themselves, stealing, living it up, gambling, whoring, drinking and feasting, blowing a king's ransom in a week because they want the good time it gives.  Living on the streets the week after, scrounging for food, and searching for the next score that will let them live like kings for a week again.Uncaring about missions, quests, the greater good, gods, or anyone else's agenda other than their own.   There may be greater things and world shaping events, battles of good and evil, law and chaos going on, but unless it affects the price of beer and the chances of landing that busty serving wench, who cares?Not wanting to rule empires, or dominate or kill and slay others.  Not looking for power over anyone or anything other than their own lives.No moral ambiguities.  They are the center of the universe, and everything exists for them to use to enjoy their lives to the fullest, and to oversaturate every sense.  Hedonists, who fight and steal to get what they want to live that lifestyle.No Robinhood crap, no helping the kitten get down from the tree.  No going on a mission from the king, or against the king.  No bravery that isn't merely a show to impress the serving wench.  Men who fight dirty, lie and cheat to get what they want.  Lovers of life, women, wine and song.  No plans other than the next heist and how to blow the money afterwards. No fears other than of having to live life by someone else's rules. No desires that can't be satiated by brains, balls, and a bit of luck.The jobs and heists don't build to some grand campaign. There is no greater purpose.  The meaning of life is to live it by enjoying it to its fullest.  They have the bright sparkle of life in their eyes, and laugh at the whims of fate and fortune, undaunted by defeat.Anyone ever try something like his? How did it go?</blockquote>

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