D&D General Melf's Guide to Greyhawk: The Shield Lands

[Maxperson]

I don't think that evil, even in 1E, means "instantly begins rampaging and destroying things."

Remember, the Horned Society/Hierachs are evil as well, but they want to have a functioning government and society. Probably quite a few guildmasters across the Flanaess are evil, too, and not just the assassins and thieves.

Evil is selfish and doesn't care about anyone but themselves and their family and friends. That honestly fits well into a whole lot of societies, both fantasy and real, without much problem.

With regard to humanoids, they were basically evil raiders. Not even a neutral city would let in close to 6000 of them to settle down. It's far too great a risk. It's far more likely that non-evil humanoids made their way to the city and gradually grew to the numbers of today, raising their children to be..............people. Some would be evil. The overwhelming majority, like humans, would be neutral, just wanting to left alone to live and earn money to survive. And some would even be good.

 

[Cordwainer Fish]

Conan has also been a member of the Avengers, because someone at Marvel has lost their damned mind.

If Howard the Duck can be an Avenger, why not Conan?

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

If Howard the Duck can be an Avenger, why not Conan?

Howard kills fewer people.

 

[wizard71]

Luke also didn't mention the books you insist he did

Why would he need to? Also what reason besides the books would Dan need to apologize to Luke for? Please elaborate. I want to expound upon your theories on why an apology was offered and accepted?

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Why would he need to? Also what reason besides the books would Dan need to apologize to Luke for? Please elaborate. I want to expound upon your theories on why an apology was offered and accepted?

• Someone said something rude to Luke behind closed doors in 2001.
• Some original art they promised to return to the family got lost in the mail and is gone forever.
• A project that was secretly greenlit quietly got cancelled when there was a change in management.
• They used to date and Ayoub just ghosted him.

We don't know the answer. And anyone who says otherwise is projecting what they want to be true onto the relationship of two people who have every opportunity to explain the issue in public but have chosen not to.

 

[Scribe]

Evil is selfish and doesn't care about anyone but themselves and their family and friends. That honestly fits well into a whole lot of societies, both fantasy and real, without much problem.

This is how I've seen it for decades.