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<blockquote data-quote="Al" data-source="post: 2211552" data-attributes="member: 2486">I think he's on the LN/LE borderline, which makes things difficult.&nbsp; Largely, a lot will be determined as to what sort of society he is creating.&nbsp; If it's a win-win situation for all parties involved, or even if he doesn't go out of his way to cause suffering, I don't see why he'd be precluded from being LN.&nbsp; However, if he deliberately oppresses minorities for the purported good of the country/majority he's drifting to LE.&nbsp; Doing so for the benefit of his pocket swings him round to NE.eg. The secret police.&nbsp; Three thought processes, three different alignments.&quot;The secret police can work on dissenters and dissidents and create stability.&nbsp; A civil war would cost thousands of lives, so it's really just a balance of calculations.&nbsp; And only the worst offenders need be executed - a few targeted beatings can easily get the message across&quot; (LN)&quot;By conducting a mass wave of executions, we can take out the leaders of the dissident movement, cow the opposition back into line and preserve the regime.&nbsp; If that fails, we'll move on to friends and family.&nbsp; Long live the king!&quot; (LE)&quot;This secret police is a great idea.&nbsp; I can claim national security *and* bump off that bard who made a joke about me at the last court performance&quot; (NE)As for what the PCs should do, it's a tough call, but sometimes it's better to let (particularly Lawful) Evil people remain in place in order to ensure stability and order for a nation.&nbsp; Perhaps the PCs could speak to the king about the morality of a &quot;secret police&quot; that bumps off internal dissent, and conduct a rational debate.&nbsp; It's a roleplaying situation, a battle of wits and diplomacy rather than the lawful-stupid &quot;Smite Evil&quot; approach.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Al, post: 2211552, member: 2486"] I think he's on the LN/LE borderline, which makes things difficult. Largely, a lot will be determined as to what sort of society he is creating. If it's a win-win situation for all parties involved, or even if he doesn't go out of his way to cause suffering, I don't see why he'd be precluded from being LN. However, if he deliberately oppresses minorities for the purported good of the country/majority he's drifting to LE. Doing so for the benefit of his pocket swings him round to NE. eg. The secret police. Three thought processes, three different alignments. "The secret police can work on dissenters and dissidents and create stability. A civil war would cost thousands of lives, so it's really just a balance of calculations. And only the worst offenders need be executed - a few targeted beatings can easily get the message across" (LN) "By conducting a mass wave of executions, we can take out the leaders of the dissident movement, cow the opposition back into line and preserve the regime. If that fails, we'll move on to friends and family. Long live the king!" (LE) "This secret police is a great idea. I can claim national security *and* bump off that bard who made a joke about me at the last court performance" (NE) As for what the PCs should do, it's a tough call, but sometimes it's better to let (particularly Lawful) Evil people remain in place in order to ensure stability and order for a nation. Perhaps the PCs could speak to the king about the morality of a "secret police" that bumps off internal dissent, and conduct a rational debate. It's a roleplaying situation, a battle of wits and diplomacy rather than the lawful-stupid "Smite Evil" approach. [/QUOTE]

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