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<blockquote data-quote="Frostmarrow" data-source="post: 46549" data-attributes="member: 1122">I think it would be beneficial to the game if good characters spared the lives of evil villains more often. The point of being good is to have qualms about what to do with defeated, yet evil, villains. In the end the evil guys should be spared. The reason is two fold. First, if you spare them no one can accuse you of being evil. (They might accuse you of being naive, but that's part of the hero business). Second, if you spare them they come back for revenge. This is a good thing - it leads to another adventure. Moreover the DM gets to flesh out an NPC. Some positive meta-gaming never hurt anyone.It's cowardly to kill defensless evil villains. Although you can do any of the following:1) Challenge the villain to single combat to the death.2) Sentence the villain to death an execute him in an orderly fashion. Which includes witnesess and the act of reporting the incident to the proper authorities. Obviously this option is for the lawful characters.3) Cast Atonement on the villain in the hopes he will convert to your alignment.4) Tie them up and leave them.5) Send them on their way.Anyway. If you spare the villain and the DM wants him dead the villain will probably meet his destiny shortly by his own accord. Perhaps he falls off the cliff, gets impaled and electrocuted, who knows? Have anyone seen this in a movie?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Frostmarrow, post: 46549, member: 1122"] I think it would be beneficial to the game if good characters spared the lives of evil villains more often. The point of being good is to have qualms about what to do with defeated, yet evil, villains. In the end the evil guys should be spared. The reason is two fold. First, if you spare them no one can accuse you of being evil. (They might accuse you of being naive, but that's part of the hero business). Second, if you spare them they come back for revenge. This is a good thing - it leads to another adventure. Moreover the DM gets to flesh out an NPC. Some positive meta-gaming never hurt anyone. It's cowardly to kill defensless evil villains. Although you can do any of the following: 1) Challenge the villain to single combat to the death. 2) Sentence the villain to death an execute him in an orderly fashion. Which includes witnesess and the act of reporting the incident to the proper authorities. Obviously this option is for the lawful characters. 3) Cast Atonement on the villain in the hopes he will convert to your alignment. 4) Tie them up and leave them. 5) Send them on their way. Anyway. If you spare the villain and the DM wants him dead the villain will probably meet his destiny shortly by his own accord. Perhaps he falls off the cliff, gets impaled and electrocuted, who knows? Have anyone seen this in a movie? [/QUOTE]

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