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<blockquote data-quote="Felix" data-source="post: 1226613" data-attributes="member: 3929"><p>Please note that most of these things would have the Chaotic descriptor, because Breaking the Law is one expression of Chaos.</p><p></p><p>Theft - Armed Robbery.....................<strong>E</strong>, moderate</p><p>Theft - Unarmed Robbery..................<strong>E</strong>, very slight</p><p>Theft - Shoplifting............................<strong>E</strong>, very slight</p><p></p><p>Note that murder is seperate from Assassination. Since you didn't ask, I won't comment on the morality of a government sanctioned hit. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>Murder – 1st degree.......................... depends upon motivation, ie, "did they have it comin?"</p><p>Murder – 2nd degree.......................... depends upon morality of act you were doing. Likely moderate Evil</p><p>Murder – self-defense......................... morally neutral</p><p>Murder – the church said I should do it..<strong>L</strong>, morality depends upon church</p><p>Murder – my dog said I should do it.......<strong>C</strong>, morality depends upon breed of dog. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></p><p>Manslaughter..................................... morally neutral</p><p></p><p>Slavery – Actively enslaving others..........<strong>E</strong>, moderate to heavy</p><p>Slavery – Purchasing slaves.....................<strong>E</strong>, moderate</p><p>Slavery – Owning slaves (passed down from previous generations, or as a gift)........<strong>E</strong>, slight</p><p>Slavery - Owning good, intelligent creatures (e.g. giant eagles).....<strong>E</strong>, slight (as in having been passed down)</p><p></p><p>Rioting................................. mindless, petty, and likely Evil</p><p>Trespassing...........................<strong>E</strong>, very slight</p><p></p><p>A&B for A&B's sake is evil. If you want to steal or kidnap, that is under their headings.</p><p>Assault and Battery (lethal)</p><p>Assault and Battery (subdual)</p><p></p><p>Rape.........................................<strong>E</strong></p><p></p><p>Destruction of Property – Arson.......<strong>E</strong>, slight to moderate</p><p>Destruction of Property – Graffiti.......<strong>E</strong>, slight</p><p></p><p>Bribery..............................................<strong>E</strong>, petty</p><p>Embezzlement – from the rich................<strong>E</strong>, slight</p><p>Embezzlement – from the government......<strong>E</strong>, slight</p><p>Extortion – for ‘protection’.....................<strong>E</strong>, moderate</p><p>Collecting tribute from peasants – for ‘protection’ <strong>E</strong>, moderate -- Does the condition of the victim matter? Just because someone is rich makes them an OK target to steal from? </p><p>Blackmail..............................................<strong>E</strong>, slight to moderate</p><p></p><p>Kidnapping – for profit............................<strong>E</strong>, moderate</p><p>Kidnapping – for press gangs...................<strong>E</strong>, moderate</p><p>Kidnapping - for slavery...........................<strong>E</strong>, moderate</p><p></p><p>Fraud – Selling stolen property...................<strong>E</strong>, slight-- most of the evil is in having stolen it</p><p>Fraud – Selling non-existent items...............<strong>E</strong>, slight to moderate</p><p>Fraud – Inflating the value of items..............<strong>N</strong>, caveat emptor</p><p></p><p>Grave Robbery – stealing valuables.............<strong>E</strong>, very slight</p><p>Grave Robbery – stealing bodies.................<strong>E</strong>, slight to moderate</p><p></p><p>Creating Undead – as servants....................\</p><p>Creating Undead – as guards........................><strong>E</strong>, it ain't NATURAL!</p><p>Creating Undead – as soldiers....................../</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Felix, post: 1226613, member: 3929"] Please note that most of these things would have the Chaotic descriptor, because Breaking the Law is one expression of Chaos. Theft - Armed Robbery.....................[b]E[/b], moderate Theft - Unarmed Robbery..................[b]E[/b], very slight Theft - Shoplifting............................[b]E[/b], very slight Note that murder is seperate from Assassination. Since you didn't ask, I won't comment on the morality of a government sanctioned hit. :) Murder – 1st degree.......................... depends upon motivation, ie, "did they have it comin?" Murder – 2nd degree.......................... depends upon morality of act you were doing. Likely moderate Evil Murder – self-defense......................... morally neutral Murder – the church said I should do it..[b]L[/b], morality depends upon church Murder – my dog said I should do it.......[b]C[/b], morality depends upon breed of dog. ;) Manslaughter..................................... morally neutral Slavery – Actively enslaving others..........[b]E[/b], moderate to heavy Slavery – Purchasing slaves.....................[b]E[/b], moderate Slavery – Owning slaves (passed down from previous generations, or as a gift)........[b]E[/b], slight Slavery - Owning good, intelligent creatures (e.g. giant eagles).....[b]E[/b], slight (as in having been passed down) Rioting................................. mindless, petty, and likely Evil Trespassing...........................[b]E[/b], very slight A&B for A&B's sake is evil. If you want to steal or kidnap, that is under their headings. Assault and Battery (lethal) Assault and Battery (subdual) Rape.........................................[b]E[/b] Destruction of Property – Arson.......[b]E[/b], slight to moderate Destruction of Property – Graffiti.......[b]E[/b], slight Bribery..............................................[b]E[/b], petty Embezzlement – from the rich................[b]E[/b], slight Embezzlement – from the government......[b]E[/b], slight Extortion – for ‘protection’.....................[b]E[/b], moderate Collecting tribute from peasants – for ‘protection’ [b]E[/b], moderate -- Does the condition of the victim matter? Just because someone is rich makes them an OK target to steal from? Blackmail..............................................[b]E[/b], slight to moderate Kidnapping – for profit............................[b]E[/b], moderate Kidnapping – for press gangs...................[b]E[/b], moderate Kidnapping - for slavery...........................[b]E[/b], moderate Fraud – Selling stolen property...................[b]E[/b], slight-- most of the evil is in having stolen it Fraud – Selling non-existent items...............[b]E[/b], slight to moderate Fraud – Inflating the value of items..............[b]N[/b], caveat emptor Grave Robbery – stealing valuables.............[b]E[/b], very slight Grave Robbery – stealing bodies.................[b]E[/b], slight to moderate Creating Undead – as servants....................\ Creating Undead – as guards........................>[b]E[/b], it ain't NATURAL! Creating Undead – as soldiers....................../ [/QUOTE]
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