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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wicht" data-source="post: 1179069" data-attributes="member: 221">First off, I don't see any inherent evil behavior in anything done in the situation.  If everyone thought they were doing the right thing then it can all fall nebulously into good.  The dwarf was an attempted murderer so its hard to feel real sorry for him.  Furthermore, he was a captive of war and so any weapons he had seem forfeit.  Now on to other more specific matters..1) Did the rogue intentionally lie or was he misleading or was he mistaken.  Chaotic and Neutral good characters would IMO not have as big a problem with lying if they felt the ends was necessary.  Lawful Good characters would probably not lie about such an item but might make misleading statements, “Let’s see how cooperative you are before we see about letting you have your crossbow back.”  In the end, the intention and exact wording are important if you want to be strict on sticking to an alignment.2) If the party beat the dwarf while the dwarf was trying to kill them, only a fool would rearm him.  It is customary for defeated foes, individual and armies, to lose their weapons before being allowed freedom.  If the wizard claimed the crossbow and the party knew about it then I am not sure its an alignment issue at all.3) If a prisoner is released and he then tries to kill you it is hardly “murder” to defend yourself.  Most people when released would scheme to get their property back, not make a suicide attack.  You can hardly fault the fighter for the poor choices of an NPC, though from a players perspective, releasing the dwarf seems dumb.  But still not an alignment issue.4) If someone rushes at you, trying to kill you and you are armed and defend yourself and the result is a dying opponent, it hardly seems murder.  If the aristocrat truly killed the dwarf out of pity it is not necessarily evil.</blockquote>

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