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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gothmog" data-source="post: 1270284" data-attributes="member: 317">I'd probably still classify this as evil, since you are tormenting the sociopath, even though he is still evil.  Good characters can use lethal force and inflict suffering in order to directly combat evil, but even if the goal was to make the evil character do restitution, he is still being tortured.  And just because a character is evil is not a justification to do anything you want to them- they are still sentient creatures and have desires, goals, and free will, as twisted as it might be.  This is especially relevant to good characters, who are to "be altruistic, respect life, and the dignity of sentient beings (PHB)", regardless of the alignment of the victim.  Allowing torture to occur due to dominating the individual definitly is an evil act, even if the outcome might ultimately produce some good consequences.  A character doing this sort of thing might get away with it once, but its not hard to imagine such a character wondering why he didn't dominate more people to make them do "good" and atone for their crimes.  Repeated use of this technique is definitely evil.Note:  I am not saying to never play a character like this- in fact I have played two evil wizards over the years who have used this tactic along with modifying the memories of their targets to insure nothing was remembered, as well as illusions to drive targets into madness.  However, such actions are hardly good, and at best on the shady side of neutral.  If the character uses such actions for personal gain, to benefit himself at a cost to others, because he enjoys it, or just because "its easier"- that is evil.</blockquote>

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