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<blockquote data-quote="Funeris" data-source="post: 2648462" data-attributes="member: 22792">Well, I suppose we have to now break the hippie druid up into different archetypal camps.&quot;The Anti-violence hippie druid&quot; - Would not confront the Goblins physically at first.&nbsp; Would confront the Goblins diplomatically first...and barring suitable negotiations would ask for outside help....direct a party of lawful humanoids toward the rapists/murderers/maimers of humans/animals etc.&nbsp; After all, Goblins are living creatures, a part of nature...and even they have a right to life.&quot;The Protector of the Green hippie druid&quot; - Sees humanity (and humanoid) life as a plague.&nbsp; Strike first, ask questions never.&nbsp; For the greater good (nature's protection), all threats must be dealt with quickly.&nbsp; This would be your extremist.&quot;Middle-of-the-Road hippie druid&quot; - Seeks a diplomatic solution if possible, if not lays down the smack.If you're going to run goblins as always aligned evilly (and I do not) then I would agree with your assessment that the goblins need to be smacked down.But if you're playing the stereotypical &quot;dope smoking, bunny loving, tree hugging hippie&quot; that respects all life...well Goblins are a form of life and more importantly an aspect of nature.&nbsp; They may represent the &quot;evil&quot; (at least in western philosophy's view) aspect of existence...such as death and destruction, but these are necessary evils...destruction and death opens the way for new creation and new life.&nbsp; Hippie druids would know this.But then I'm an ambiguous-alignment type of guy.~Fune</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Funeris, post: 2648462, member: 22792"] Well, I suppose we have to now break the hippie druid up into different archetypal camps. "The Anti-violence hippie druid" - Would not confront the Goblins physically at first. Would confront the Goblins diplomatically first...and barring suitable negotiations would ask for outside help....direct a party of lawful humanoids toward the rapists/murderers/maimers of humans/animals etc. After all, Goblins are living creatures, a part of nature...and even they have a right to life. "The Protector of the Green hippie druid" - Sees humanity (and humanoid) life as a plague. Strike first, ask questions never. For the greater good (nature's protection), all threats must be dealt with quickly. This would be your extremist. "Middle-of-the-Road hippie druid" - Seeks a diplomatic solution if possible, if not lays down the smack. If you're going to run goblins as always aligned evilly (and I do not) then I would agree with your assessment that the goblins need to be smacked down. But if you're playing the stereotypical "dope smoking, bunny loving, tree hugging hippie" that respects all life...well Goblins are a form of life and more importantly an aspect of nature. They may represent the "evil" (at least in western philosophy's view) aspect of existence...such as death and destruction, but these are necessary evils...destruction and death opens the way for new creation and new life. Hippie druids would know this. But then I'm an ambiguous-alignment type of guy. ~Fune [/QUOTE]

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