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<blockquote data-quote="Silvercat Moonpaw" data-source="post: 5189441" data-attributes="member: 46652">I would have voted &quot;No&quot; except it included the hedging &quot;Depends on how it's used.&quot;&nbsp; If I'm going to use a hedge it's not going to be that.&nbsp; Instead I say &quot;No, unless the reasons it's evil are applied equally and without arbitrariness.&quot;(Just addressing &quot;Animate&quot; spells right now.)Because it animates something that isn't supposed to be animated?&nbsp; Then making a golem is evil.&nbsp; Also possibly druid spells that cause plants to grow and/or move.It traps or otherwise subverts the free will of another being?&nbsp; Golems again.&nbsp; Plus all spells that mess with the mind.&nbsp; Plus summoning spells are at least a gray area.It &quot;perverts the cycle of life&quot;?&nbsp; I don't know what that means, but if it means rot then any spell that preserves anything from rot or any healing spell is also evil.&nbsp; And resurrections!It creates a being that will go off and destroy things?&nbsp; See what I say below about harming people.(Including other &quot;evil&quot; necormancy spells.)Hurts people either directly or by weakening them with a disease or something, or creating a creature that will go out and randomly kill things?&nbsp; Then any magic that results in hurting or destruction is evil.Negative energy is used?&nbsp; Then all negative energy use is bad.&nbsp; But the negative energy example is still more arbitrary than I'm comfortable with: it's a force of destruction, so all forms of destruction should be &quot;evil&quot;.So what's &quot;abitrariness&quot;?&nbsp; It's whoever's making up the rules does not apply them equally.&nbsp; If the rules are not going to be applied equally I say &quot;Screw you!&quot; to whoever is in charge of them.Short Version: Give the reasons.&nbsp; Apply them equally.&nbsp; Then I don't care whether it is or isn't.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Silvercat Moonpaw, post: 5189441, member: 46652"] I would have voted "No" except it included the hedging "Depends on how it's used." If I'm going to use a hedge it's not going to be that. Instead I say "No, unless the reasons it's evil are applied equally and without arbitrariness." (Just addressing "Animate" spells right now.) Because it animates something that isn't supposed to be animated? Then making a golem is evil. Also possibly druid spells that cause plants to grow and/or move. It traps or otherwise subverts the free will of another being? Golems again. Plus all spells that mess with the mind. Plus summoning spells are at least a gray area. It "perverts the cycle of life"? I don't know what that means, but if it means rot then any spell that preserves anything from rot or any healing spell is also evil. And resurrections! It creates a being that will go off and destroy things? See what I say below about harming people. (Including other "evil" necormancy spells.) Hurts people either directly or by weakening them with a disease or something, or creating a creature that will go out and randomly kill things? Then any magic that results in hurting or destruction is evil. Negative energy is used? Then all negative energy use is bad. But the negative energy example is still more arbitrary than I'm comfortable with: it's a force of destruction, so all forms of destruction should be "evil". So what's "abitrariness"? It's whoever's making up the rules does not apply them equally. If the rules are not going to be applied equally I say "Screw you!" to whoever is in charge of them. [b]Short Version:[/b] Give the reasons. Apply them equally. Then I don't care whether it is or isn't. [/QUOTE]

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