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Is killing a Goblin who begs for mercy evil?
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<blockquote data-quote="RigaMortus2" data-source="post: 5738853" data-attributes="member: 11586"><p>This is a good one, thank you for this scenario...</p><p></p><p>When we consider the Lawful Good alignment, so much emphasis gets put on the Good part. There are a lot of conflicts the DM can throw at us where doing the Good thing is not the Lawful thing, and vice versa. More often then not, the choice is made on the side of Good.</p><p></p><p>Your example is a great scenario where I think picking the Lawful option is the right thing to do.</p><p></p><p>Sparing his life would be Good.</p><p>Not sparing his life would not be Good, but it also would not be Evil. His crimes were obviously heinous enough to warrant a death penalty. Unless he is dying for an unjust reason (something silly, like being executed for cheating on his wife). But since you did not go into detail as to what he was convicted of and why he got a death sentence, I will assume it was just.</p><p></p><p>Not sparing his life and fulfilling your duty would be the Lawful act.</p><p>Sparing his life would be Unlawful... Or a Chaotic act from a D&D standpoint.</p><p></p><p>I think it is more clear cut and precise when you look at the Lawful/Chaotic options and more grey or lenient from the Good/Evil options.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RigaMortus2, post: 5738853, member: 11586"] This is a good one, thank you for this scenario... When we consider the Lawful Good alignment, so much emphasis gets put on the Good part. There are a lot of conflicts the DM can throw at us where doing the Good thing is not the Lawful thing, and vice versa. More often then not, the choice is made on the side of Good. Your example is a great scenario where I think picking the Lawful option is the right thing to do. Sparing his life would be Good. Not sparing his life would not be Good, but it also would not be Evil. His crimes were obviously heinous enough to warrant a death penalty. Unless he is dying for an unjust reason (something silly, like being executed for cheating on his wife). But since you did not go into detail as to what he was convicted of and why he got a death sentence, I will assume it was just. Not sparing his life and fulfilling your duty would be the Lawful act. Sparing his life would be Unlawful... Or a Chaotic act from a D&D standpoint. I think it is more clear cut and precise when you look at the Lawful/Chaotic options and more grey or lenient from the Good/Evil options. [/QUOTE]
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