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<blockquote data-quote="Liolel" data-source="post: 1267986" data-attributes="member: 1766"><p>First thing first in my mind domination is never good but sometimes neutral and all the rest of the time evil. It also should be avoided usually.</p><p></p><p>1. This I have to say depends. If you force them to tell you the secret entrance to the lair of the bbeg who's trying to destroy the world then its not good but not evil. However if you are trying to get blackmail information on the target it is evil.</p><p></p><p>2. My opinion on this is it's not good or evil. What you do with the dominated person afterwards determines the alignment. If you then send them to other badguys to say they betrayed the organization its evil, however if you let them go for there help and know they won't cause more trouble its neural.</p><p></p><p>3. This I would say is always evil, the only reason I didn't say dominate is always evil is it has a limited duration. Permanently enslaving a mind thats unwilling is always evil. Sometimes the ends can't justify the means</p><p></p><p>4. This is neutral as long as you tried other options like diplomacy or even bribery first. Basically its neutral if you try to avoid it in this situation and evil otherwise.</p><p></p><p>5. This is like number 4 except the slant towards evil is much more slippery slope. It will become an evil act very quickly.</p><p></p><p>6. This I say is always evil, taking control of a mind is a hideous act when done without good reason.</p><p></p><p>7. Extremely evil. See my reply to 3 for the reasons.</p><p></p><p>I am not looking to get into a debate so if you disagree with these posts I'll just accept that you have your own opinion and not try to defend myself, but I will also not change my thinking unless you had posted some really convincing arguments.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Liolel, post: 1267986, member: 1766"] First thing first in my mind domination is never good but sometimes neutral and all the rest of the time evil. It also should be avoided usually. 1. This I have to say depends. If you force them to tell you the secret entrance to the lair of the bbeg who's trying to destroy the world then its not good but not evil. However if you are trying to get blackmail information on the target it is evil. 2. My opinion on this is it's not good or evil. What you do with the dominated person afterwards determines the alignment. If you then send them to other badguys to say they betrayed the organization its evil, however if you let them go for there help and know they won't cause more trouble its neural. 3. This I would say is always evil, the only reason I didn't say dominate is always evil is it has a limited duration. Permanently enslaving a mind thats unwilling is always evil. Sometimes the ends can't justify the means 4. This is neutral as long as you tried other options like diplomacy or even bribery first. Basically its neutral if you try to avoid it in this situation and evil otherwise. 5. This is like number 4 except the slant towards evil is much more slippery slope. It will become an evil act very quickly. 6. This I say is always evil, taking control of a mind is a hideous act when done without good reason. 7. Extremely evil. See my reply to 3 for the reasons. I am not looking to get into a debate so if you disagree with these posts I'll just accept that you have your own opinion and not try to defend myself, but I will also not change my thinking unless you had posted some really convincing arguments. [/QUOTE]
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