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Message: <blockquote data-quote="saethone" data-source="post: 2180321" data-attributes="member: 29671">i would say its evilread page 9 on book of exalted deeds - ends and means,"When do good ends justify evil means to achieve them? Is it morally acceptable, for example, to torture an evil captive in order to extract vital information that can prevent the deaths of thousands of innocents? any good character shudders at the thought of committing torture, but the goal of preventing thousands of deaths is undeniably a virtuous one, and a neutral character might easily consider the use of torture in such a circumstance. With evil acts on a smaller scale, even the most virtuous characters can find themselves tempted to agree that a very good end justifies a midlly evil means. Is it acceptable to tell a small lie in order to prevent a major catastrophe? A large catastrophe? A world-shattering catastrophe?In the D&D universe, the fundamanetal answer is no, an evil act is an evil act no matter what good result it may acheive."straight from the horses mouth</blockquote>