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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 949284" data-attributes="member: 1656">Not at all.You removed the bolding, y'see, which did change the meaning of the sentence to an extent.There's a difference between evil, and EVIL.Devils.  Demons.  Most intelligent undead.  Chromatic dragons.In their stat block in the Monster Manual, they are "Always Evil".Irredeemable.  EVIL.There are othe creatures who are "Usually Evil" or "Often Evil".  Non-evil individuals of these races are not unknown; therefore, it stands to reason, it is possible, despite cultural conditioning, for members of these races to turn from the path of evil.Certainly, there are goblins who are EVIL, who will go out of their way to torture, cause pain, hurt, kill.  And a Paladin can go forth and Smite them with my blessing.  But there are other goblins who have an evil alignment, and whose souls are weighted towards the evil end of the scale, because they are selfish, mean-spirited, nasty... but that doesn't mean that the world is made a better place because the Holy Hunter-Killer Robot slaughters them, their children, and their worg puppies.And just as there are inoffensive goblins whose souls fail the Paladin Radar Test, there are inoffensive humans, elves, and so forth.  Not every man who shows up on the scan drops live kittens into boiling water for entertainment.  Not every man is a killer, or a rapist, or a criminal mastermind.Not everyone who is evil is EVIL.Whipping out the Holy Avenger because you've discovered that Ebeneezer Scrooge's soul is in less than tip-top shape is not a Good act.-Hyp.</blockquote>

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