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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kieperr" data-source="post: 2908752" data-attributes="member: 40226">A suggestion. If you have access to it, the Book of Exalted Deeds, in Chapter 1: The Nature of Good, discusses how creatures of good alignment act and behave within the game. This material applies to all characters of good alignment, not just exalted ones. Exalted characters are simply those good characters that all other good characters strive to emulate (For a real life example, nuns are good, Mother Teresa was exalted). In this chapter is a section on mercy (pg 7). This section states:End of paragraph 1: "In a world full of enemies who show no respect for life whatsoever, it can be extremely tempting to treat foes as they have treated others, to exact revenge for slain comrades and innocents, to offer no quarter and become merciless."Beginning of paragraph 2: "A good character must not succomb to this trap. Good characters must offer mercy and accept surrender no matter how many times villains might betray that kindness or escape from captivity to continue their evil deeds."A paladin's actions are not based on his opponent's alignment. A paladin's actions are based on the paladin's alignment. A paladin is lawful good and must always act in such a manner. Killing a creature that has surrendered simply because it is evil is basing the paladin's actions on the hobgoblin's alignment. Killing a foe that has surrendered is an evil act no matter what the foe's alignment may be. Killing a good or neutral creature that has surrendered is an evil act and so is killing an evil creature that has surrendered.In DnD it is the alignment of the character commiting the act that matters, not the alignment of the creature the act is commited against. An evil act is an evil act no matter who commits it or whom it is commited against.Within the game you did the right thing. The paladin chose to commit an evil act and he lost his paladinhood because of it. There is no reason for you to worry or feel guilty. Good characters are altruistic. Check the synonyms for altruism in a thesarus. Yahoo reference came up with these: Kindly, charitable interest in others: beneficence, benevolence, benignancy, benignity, charitableness, charity, goodwill, grace, kindheartedness, kindliness, kindness, philanthropy.</blockquote>

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