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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ogre" data-source="post: 1151911" data-attributes="member: 4671">Being the masterful threadender that I am, I will add my 2 cents....First let it be know that I have read this entire discussion.Second, I agree with LuYangshih.I run an Elf Paladin who slays those who detect as evil, unless wisdom dictates otherwise. For example: if I'm in a city, I don't go and cut someone down if I detect evil, I leave the direct confrontation to the law, unless immediate action is required.If I'm in the wilderness or on a road, I will confront them and become judge, jury and executioner. My DM calls this 'Road Justice'. heh This PC has a belief, his god grants him the vision to see into the souls of evil beings. It is his job to release these souls so that they will be free from the land of the living. He says a quick prayer, that the evil souls will be guided by his god so that they may return to the prime as good beings. He is not blood thirsty, he is actually quite pleasant and generous, lawful and patient. I do not run him as a social worker, he is run like a warrior of truth and justice and purges the land of ALL evil. That's how I play him.Now, I do understand the other arguments presented here, and would even run this PC much different if that was how the DM viewed it. But, I think the main thing here is:Is evil evil? And is the paladins ability an insight that comes direct from his god to cast judement? Or is it more of a feeling, an inkling to curb your actions and simply give you a guideline on how to act?Either way is valid in my book, but it really must be the DMs decision. I also think that the core D&D game expects alignment to be black and white. Evil is eevil. When I DM I place 80% of the civilized population in a neutral alignment, only 10% respectively are either evil or good.One final thing, I think adding real-world examples to define alignment is like trying to put a square in a round hole.Good debate guys! It was fun and a learning experience! Plus, you kept it civil. Thx.</blockquote>

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