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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 5011602" data-attributes="member: 22779">Gack, I don't think I've ever seen so many walls of text in a thread.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown    :("  data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" /> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />You bring up a point here though Celebrim that should get expounded upon a bit.  The idea that good is passive and evil is active.  In D&D and in most fantasy, I'd say that's 100% true.  Think of the plot of just about every fantasy story you've ever read.  The good kingdom is going along its merry way, when the evil prince/princess/baron/warlord/whatever comes along, smashes things and takes the crown.  The heros must now rise up and defeat this horrible menace.Going all the way back to LoTR, it's pretty much a standard trope.  The status quo is generally good and evil comes and threatens that.  Good then has to react.  Actually, I would argue that good isn't passive, but, it is reactive.  You don't really read too many stories about the good, kind, wise warlord going out and devouring the neighbouring kingdoms.  The good, kind, wise leader brings everyone to the table, explains to them what a good idea it would be to have a united front and everyone agrees.  So, of course evil is cool.  Evil actually gets to start the ball rolling.</blockquote>

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