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<blockquote data-quote="Wyrmshadows" data-source="post: 3969608" data-attributes="member: 56166">My point is that justifying the unjustifiable in the context of a role playing game with moral absolutes should be very difficult, but in D&amp;D it isn't. In fact people think it sensible that paladins and devils go to war against elves who've teamed up with demons because the former team is lawful and the other is chaotic.Only in D&amp;D is it conceivable to do lots of good and then balance that out with plenty of evil and end up as anything other than an evil SOB. Morality isn't a weird balancing act anywhere else but in the irrational alignment speak of D&amp;D.Keeping things in the context of RPing games alone can give us plenty of examples. Though sometimes it is necessary to reference myths and religion (even if broadly) in order to make a point. If D&amp;D's morality bear no semblance to either real-life or even mythical morality why bother with it at all?Wyrmshadows</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wyrmshadows, post: 3969608, member: 56166"] My point is that justifying the unjustifiable in the context of a role playing game with moral absolutes should be very difficult, but in D&D it isn't. In fact people think it sensible that paladins and devils go to war against elves who've teamed up with demons because the former team is lawful and the other is chaotic. Only in D&D is it conceivable to do lots of good and then balance that out with plenty of evil and end up as anything other than an evil SOB. Morality isn't a weird balancing act anywhere else but in the irrational alignment speak of D&D. Keeping things in the context of RPing games alone can give us plenty of examples. Though sometimes it is necessary to reference myths and religion (even if broadly) in order to make a point. If D&D's morality bear no semblance to either real-life or even mythical morality why bother with it at all? Wyrmshadows [/QUOTE]

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