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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arrgh! Mark!" data-source="post: 1779201" data-attributes="member: 14559">I must disagree with the people arguing against his use of the sword.Now, yonder sword is intelligent, and tempting. But he resists the temptation to do evil - and only does 'good' with it. He attempts to destroy it at first, but realises he cannot. He also realises that the sword may tempt someone else into evil - he bears it, knowing it will be hard, but knowing that he may bear it through and another character may fall into evil.He hasn't done an evil (Bad) thing at all.In the end, a sword is a sword - a piece of metal to kill someone. The powers inherent (+1, or whatever) aren't evil. If he does not use it for evil, as he could any sword at all, he cannot be punished. In fact, he is deliberately taking a burden to save someone else. Not evil. The intelligence is evil, but not he. The swords powers aren't evil, neccesarily, but the intelligence behind them is.Evil, as good, is in deeds. saying there's some socratic Form of Evil is all well and good, but if it doesn't do evil (it merely laughs in the background, hiding in it's black cloak) it's not evil. If no evil deed is done, no evil has been done, hence he is still a good man. (Assuming he was good to begin with).Certainly, I daresay he wants to destroy it. But until he can, there should be no punishment at all for taking the burden.Bloody hell, I'd reward any paladin brave enough to risk his soul.</blockquote>

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