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<blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 7963920" data-attributes="member: 2629">Look, folks, it is pretty well established that morality is subjective.&nbsp; In case you missed it, there are hundreds of thousands of people that have devoted their lives to studying it and sharing their findings - and there is no consensus.&nbsp; Instead of looking for what the answers are about morality in the game, it is far more interesting to just ask the questions.&nbsp; D&amp;D is an RPG - a role playing game. Characters play a role in a story.&nbsp; Definitive answers with no uncertainty are kind of boring story elements.&nbsp; Instead, revel in the questions being asked and find interesting things to do with the answers the PCs provide.The PCs find some orcs.&nbsp; It is well known in your world that all orcs are made by Gruumsh to be pillagers and agents of destruction.&nbsp; However, these orcs are farming and show no signs of violence at the moment.&nbsp; They are mostly children.&nbsp; Do the PCs leave them be?&nbsp; If so, what happens when a nearby village is attacked days later by an orc raiding party - which included young orcs?&nbsp; If not, what happens when the orcs attack the nearby village and target children as their prey in retribution?The PCs are fighting a powerful Evil. Just before it is beaten, it suddenly surrenders.&nbsp; It looks the paladin in the eye and says, &quot;I surrender and place myself in your custody.&nbsp; Show me your goodly nature, paladin - take me prisoner. I will not try to escape while I await trial, and my word is law.&quot;&nbsp; It is well known that Devils never lie in this world, although the truth they speak is often not what it appears. Do the PCs take it prisoner - and risk that it has some evil plan underfoot that they do not see?&nbsp; If so, what evil can it achieve while prisoner?&nbsp; If not, and they slay it, how can the Devils use the paladin's willingness to slaughter a prisoner against the paladin... and what does the God of the paladin think of the paladin showing no mercy?&nbsp; Some Gods may be all for a no mercy response.... others not so much.Use the ambiguity and questions to propel the story.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jgsugden, post: 7963920, member: 2629"] Look, folks, it is pretty well established that morality is subjective. In case you missed it, there are hundreds of thousands of people that have devoted their lives to studying it and sharing their findings - and there is no consensus. Instead of looking for what the answers are about morality in the game, it is far more interesting to just ask the questions. D&D is an RPG - a role playing game. Characters play a role in a story. Definitive answers with no uncertainty are kind of boring story elements. Instead, revel in the questions being asked and find interesting things to do with the answers the PCs provide. The PCs find some orcs. It is well known in your world that all orcs are made by Gruumsh to be pillagers and agents of destruction. However, these orcs are farming and show no signs of violence at the moment. They are mostly children. Do the PCs leave them be? If so, what happens when a nearby village is attacked days later by an orc raiding party - which included young orcs? If not, what happens when the orcs attack the nearby village and target children as their prey in retribution? The PCs are fighting a powerful Evil. Just before it is beaten, it suddenly surrenders. It looks the paladin in the eye and says, "I surrender and place myself in your custody. Show me your goodly nature, paladin - take me prisoner. I will not try to escape while I await trial, and my word is law." It is well known that Devils never lie in this world, although the truth they speak is often not what it appears. Do the PCs take it prisoner - and risk that it has some evil plan underfoot that they do not see? If so, what evil can it achieve while prisoner? If not, and they slay it, how can the Devils use the paladin's willingness to slaughter a prisoner against the paladin... and what does the God of the paladin think of the paladin showing no mercy? Some Gods may be all for a no mercy response.... others not so much. Use the ambiguity and questions to propel the story. [/QUOTE]

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