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<blockquote data-quote="Gothmog" data-source="post: 1268887" data-attributes="member: 317"><p>True, a reason can be contrived to justify most any action, but in the context of an adventure, mental domination abilities are seldom, if ever, used for something considered &quot;good&quot;.&nbsp; Using dominate person to do something &quot;evil&quot; in order to accomplish something &quot;good&quot; in the long run doesn't still justify the action to a LG or NG character (CG might be an exception, but rarely).&nbsp; However, too many callous and evil uses of dominate would send even the purest soul down the slope towards evil, and using it for personal gain, power, or just because its &quot;easier&quot;.&nbsp; In your example, its hard to tell if using domination would be good or evil- although probably more towards the good end of things.&nbsp; But the person could be very upset you prevented them from their intended action, even if it was self-destructive.&nbsp; And I would argue that yes, the illusion of free will is more important than life in many cases (although this is a rather modern mindset- neither life nor free will were given as much weight historically in medieval society).&nbsp; So while the spell itself isn't evil, most of the reasons it would be used could be considered evil.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Gothmog, post: 1268887, member: 317"] True, a reason can be contrived to justify most any action, but in the context of an adventure, mental domination abilities are seldom, if ever, used for something considered "good". Using dominate person to do something "evil" in order to accomplish something "good" in the long run doesn't still justify the action to a LG or NG character (CG might be an exception, but rarely). However, too many callous and evil uses of dominate would send even the purest soul down the slope towards evil, and using it for personal gain, power, or just because its "easier". In your example, its hard to tell if using domination would be good or evil- although probably more towards the good end of things. But the person could be very upset you prevented them from their intended action, even if it was self-destructive. And I would argue that yes, the illusion of free will is more important than life in many cases (although this is a rather modern mindset- neither life nor free will were given as much weight historically in medieval society). So while the spell itself isn't evil, most of the reasons it would be used could be considered evil. [/QUOTE]

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