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<blockquote data-quote="Endur" data-source="post: 758823" data-attributes="member: 3346">The whole issue of innocents being threatened by an evil doer is complex.As a frequent player of Paladins, I don't have a single answer to the problem.Sometimes, it makes sense to attack.&nbsp; Sometimes it makes sense to not attack.&nbsp; Sometimes it makes sense to provoke the evil doer into action.The idea of raising the victim from the dead is a cheap cop-out in my opinion.&nbsp; If the evil doer is a wizard, you don't know that the victim will be raisable, it might require resurrection.&nbsp; The slain victim might not want to return to life.&nbsp; There might not be a cleric of high enough level. etc. etc.So I think you have to take action assuming that the evil doer is capable of killing the potential victims.&nbsp; And I think you have to try to stop him if he attempts to hurt them.&nbsp; On the other hand, I also think that you can't let the evil doer just do what he wants.&nbsp; His threat does not give him control.The Lethal Weapon series handles this situation a lot.&nbsp; Mel Gibson and Danny Glover usually get around the hostage situation through distractions.Tom</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Endur, post: 758823, member: 3346"] The whole issue of innocents being threatened by an evil doer is complex. As a frequent player of Paladins, I don't have a single answer to the problem. Sometimes, it makes sense to attack. Sometimes it makes sense to not attack. Sometimes it makes sense to provoke the evil doer into action. The idea of raising the victim from the dead is a cheap cop-out in my opinion. If the evil doer is a wizard, you don't know that the victim will be raisable, it might require resurrection. The slain victim might not want to return to life. There might not be a cleric of high enough level. etc. etc. So I think you have to take action assuming that the evil doer is capable of killing the potential victims. And I think you have to try to stop him if he attempts to hurt them. On the other hand, I also think that you can't let the evil doer just do what he wants. His threat does not give him control. The Lethal Weapon series handles this situation a lot. Mel Gibson and Danny Glover usually get around the hostage situation through distractions. Tom [/QUOTE]

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