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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ogre Mage" data-source="post: 2490515" data-attributes="member: 3404">CdG is NOT always evil, but I would say in this particular case, the PCs actions were evil based on the information that was given.  Good demands respect for life, even the life of opponents and/or evil creatures.  This does not mean you always have to stay your hand, but good tries to avoid killing unless necessary.  The individual was sleeping and presumably presented no imminent danger.  While there are some creatures who are so powerful and irredeemably evil that killing them in their sleep would be perfectly justified (evil dragons and demons come to mind), that does not appear to be relevant in this instance.In terms of how Good, Neutral and Evil view the sanctity of life, I would say:Good:  respects life, even the lives of opponents or evil individuals.Neutral:  respects the lives of others so long as those others do likewise.Evil:  doesn't respect life.Notably, the conflict occured in this instance because the bandits initiated violence against the PCs.  It would, in my view, take several repetitions of this action to shift a PCs alignment from Good to Neutral.  While the action was a violation of the general ethos of good, it does not violate the less burdensome standard of neutrality.</blockquote>