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Assassins: Just Plain Evil or Misunderstood?
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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 1591757" data-attributes="member: 177"><p>Here's the thing - you may be right that not all people who kill for hire are pure evil. But not all people who kill for hire are members of the Assassin Prestige Class.</p><p></p><p>The DMG's assassin, as presented, is the type of person who does not care who the target is. They'll kill just about anyone, guilty or innocent. They are not specifically devoted to justice, or ridding the world of evil doers. These assassins don't restrict themselves to targets that "just needs killin' ". And occasionally killing a person who is doing harm doesn't make you non-evil, if you also kill a lot of folks who don't deserve it. Alignment is the long-term average of deeds and motivations. </p><p></p><p>Mention this to your player - she's planning to join a group of people who have a general policy of not caring about the moral character of the target. Ask her to consider what happens if she starts rejecting jobs based upon moral character. What is the Guild likely to think of that? What does that do to the Guild's reputation?</p><p></p><p>Note that the requirements state that the character must kill someone <em>for no other reason</em> than to join the assassins. Which means that she cannot choose a target using any other criteria. No, "well, this will get me into the Guild, <em>and</em> he's a bad guy." The "and" indicates a reason other than to join. </p><p></p><p>The point of the requirement is to prove that the character will kill anyone, you see. Presumably, the Guild would assign or approve a target. You don't get to kill whoever you want, based upon opportunity, and claim it was for the Guild after the fact, as there's no proof that it was only for the Guild.</p><p></p><p>Of course, if she wants to go through with it, let her. The act of doing so probably makes a big step towards being evil. If she's not exactly innocent to begin with... well, the party cleric may soon have problems with her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 1591757, member: 177"] Here's the thing - you may be right that not all people who kill for hire are pure evil. But not all people who kill for hire are members of the Assassin Prestige Class. The DMG's assassin, as presented, is the type of person who does not care who the target is. They'll kill just about anyone, guilty or innocent. They are not specifically devoted to justice, or ridding the world of evil doers. These assassins don't restrict themselves to targets that "just needs killin' ". And occasionally killing a person who is doing harm doesn't make you non-evil, if you also kill a lot of folks who don't deserve it. Alignment is the long-term average of deeds and motivations. Mention this to your player - she's planning to join a group of people who have a general policy of not caring about the moral character of the target. Ask her to consider what happens if she starts rejecting jobs based upon moral character. What is the Guild likely to think of that? What does that do to the Guild's reputation? Note that the requirements state that the character must kill someone [i]for no other reason[/i] than to join the assassins. Which means that she cannot choose a target using any other criteria. No, "well, this will get me into the Guild, [i]and[/i] he's a bad guy." The "and" indicates a reason other than to join. The point of the requirement is to prove that the character will kill anyone, you see. Presumably, the Guild would assign or approve a target. You don't get to kill whoever you want, based upon opportunity, and claim it was for the Guild after the fact, as there's no proof that it was only for the Guild. Of course, if she wants to go through with it, let her. The act of doing so probably makes a big step towards being evil. If she's not exactly innocent to begin with... well, the party cleric may soon have problems with her. [/QUOTE]
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