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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RigaMortus2" data-source="post: 870155" data-attributes="member: 11586">Using this logic: A known Thief is walking down the street.  The authorities spot him and give chase, telling him to stop.  He runs, because he doesn't want to go to jail.  The authorities catch up to him and tackle (ie grapple) him to keep him from escaping.  Since the authorities "attacked" the Thief, he is now within his rights to defend himself, knock out the authorities and then CdG them?Owning slaves is a grevous crime.  Should all slave owners be killed?  Is there no other "justice" for them other than death?  This also assumes you KNOW that they committed the crime, that they willfully did it (wasn't under a Geas), and a whole bunch of other factors.IMC there is no such thing as an "always evil" race.  That is the great thing about originallity and creativity.  You can shy away from the oh-so-strict rules in the Core Books and happen upon that CG demon or LE celestial.*sigh* sure it is.  They were no longer a threat, that is just overkill.  You had no reason to do it other than to end it's life.  A Good course of action would be to bind their wounds and tie them up.  An Evil course would be to do just as you described.Wow, found something we agree on.  Of course the same goes with this as well.  You may not KNOW if they are innocent.  I think it's better to be safe and give the benefit of the doubt, rather than to act rashly and often evily.Yup, and those actions are all just as "evil".Please take a look again at the PHB descriptions of Good and Evil, and tell me which alignment is the one that promotes killing, and which one shys away from it because they respect life.</blockquote>

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