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<blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 6218232" data-attributes="member: 2525">It's not modern morality, it's more similar to ancient morality (though not an exact replica of that morality).&nbsp; It's more similar to Beowulf morality, Gilgamesh morality, and Odysseus morality.&nbsp; It's got something in common with the morality of Arabian Nights, Siegfried in the Nibelung, and King Arthur.Given that context, it's just not as complicated as some are making it. You kill the monsters. You trick the wicked. You respect the dead.&nbsp; There isn't a whole lot of struggle in the shades of gray, and it's a lot more black and white than modern concepts of morality.That of course does not mean you have to play with something similar to these ancient concepts of black and white morality, but it's the default assumption of the game, has been since the game's inception, and is one of the defining elements that differentiates D&amp;D from other fantasy role playing games.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mistwell, post: 6218232, member: 2525"] It's not modern morality, it's more similar to ancient morality (though not an exact replica of that morality). It's more similar to Beowulf morality, Gilgamesh morality, and Odysseus morality. It's got something in common with the morality of Arabian Nights, Siegfried in the Nibelung, and King Arthur. Given that context, it's just not as complicated as some are making it. You kill the monsters. You trick the wicked. You respect the dead. There isn't a whole lot of struggle in the shades of gray, and it's a lot more black and white than modern concepts of morality. That of course does not mean you have to play with something similar to these ancient concepts of black and white morality, but it's the default assumption of the game, has been since the game's inception, and is one of the defining elements that differentiates D&D from other fantasy role playing games. [/QUOTE]

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