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<blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 7919518" data-attributes="member: 6801228"><p>If it isn't poisonous to us then it doesn't count?</p><p></p><p>I'm reminded of a link I saved for when someone was remaking a pantheon. Too bad GiTP is still down, or I'd post the full link because it was really good.</p><p></p><p>But, his philosophy involved making every god reasonable to be worshipped by normal people, and he had a god who used poisons. How could this be acceptable to the common man?</p><p></p><p>Because poison is an equalizer. No amount of education, training, or wealth can protect you from a poisoned goblet. Why is a dagger different than poison? Because a wealthy person can buy armor to protect them. They can take the time to train in the arts of war to deflect and fight off their attacker. They can hire bodyguards to fight for them.</p><p></p><p>But, to take a look back at the Ninja's of history, when you have a nobleman in heavy, expensive armor, wielding a steel blade with years of training, fighting a commoner with cloth and a few cheap iron tools at best... should we call that a "fair fight"? Should we call the commoner "Evil" for poisoning a caltrop, tricking the nobleman into stepping on it, and winning the fight through being clever and quick instead of rich and educated?</p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't want to say "poison is good" but, killing is never "good" either. And if we are going to go out with the intent to kill someone, it shouldn't matter how we do so, and whether or not it is "fair" to our target.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chaosmancer, post: 7919518, member: 6801228"] If it isn't poisonous to us then it doesn't count? I'm reminded of a link I saved for when someone was remaking a pantheon. Too bad GiTP is still down, or I'd post the full link because it was really good. But, his philosophy involved making every god reasonable to be worshipped by normal people, and he had a god who used poisons. How could this be acceptable to the common man? Because poison is an equalizer. No amount of education, training, or wealth can protect you from a poisoned goblet. Why is a dagger different than poison? Because a wealthy person can buy armor to protect them. They can take the time to train in the arts of war to deflect and fight off their attacker. They can hire bodyguards to fight for them. But, to take a look back at the Ninja's of history, when you have a nobleman in heavy, expensive armor, wielding a steel blade with years of training, fighting a commoner with cloth and a few cheap iron tools at best... should we call that a "fair fight"? Should we call the commoner "Evil" for poisoning a caltrop, tricking the nobleman into stepping on it, and winning the fight through being clever and quick instead of rich and educated? I don't want to say "poison is good" but, killing is never "good" either. And if we are going to go out with the intent to kill someone, it shouldn't matter how we do so, and whether or not it is "fair" to our target. [/QUOTE]
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