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Message: <blockquote data-quote="N'raac" data-source="post: 5982789" data-attributes="member: 6681948">Quite possibly.  Were the goblins dangerous?  If not, then charging in to kill them for some coin seems lacking in respect for life, does it not?  Respect for life is a hallmark of good.  Did they attack first, slit the throats of the fallen and slaughter the women and children?  That strikes me as far from a good act.Or were the goblins actively raiding the nearby town and killing villagers?  In this case, putting a stop to their actions seems a non-evil act to take.  Do the heroes do just as much damage as is needed to stop the raiding?  Do they investigate why the goblins have taken up raiding to seek a more peaceful solution?  Those seem like things Good characters would do.Good also includes Altruism, so being hired to attack the goblin village doesn't seem to epitomize Good.  If there are valid reasons to attack the goblins - like ending their attacks on a peaceful settlement - it seems like Good characters would not need to be paid to perform such a service, but would be motivated by their altruism.Of course, this is addressed from the point of view of the alignment descriptions, and not the point of view of most actual fantasy gaming.</blockquote>