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<blockquote data-quote="auburn2" data-source="post: 8047770" data-attributes="member: 6855259"><p>I would disagree with this completely. Fairness means in accordance with the rules or equitable. In particular with respect to equitable if said prisoners would kill you in a similar postion then it is only "fair" that you kill them.</p><p></p><p>I understand the arguement that it is inherently evil to murder prisoners who surrendered (although I do not agree with it in all cases). I do not agree ever that it is "unfair".</p><p></p><p>Also for people that say killing prisoners is absolutely always evil I have a few questions:</p><p>1. Are good characters similarly duty bound to try to revive an enemy that fell in combat. RAW they are not "dead" until they fail three saves. So as the last Goblin that ambushed you is struck down should you not render aid on any that are not already dead? When you play good characters do you do this after every battle?</p><p></p><p>2. To expand on #1 - If you are not required to render aid then presumably some of them are going to pass three saves and thereby live on their own ... what do you do about that. A LG character obviously can't leave the evil Goblins to continue raiding, looting etc and he can't kill such helpless creatures. So this a quandry, while he may not have to help them live, some are going to live anyway and they would need to at least take those that survive on their own prisoner. So after every battle do you wait to see who revives on his own so you can take them prisoner and turn over to the authorities?</p><p></p><p>3. What about Vampires you capturred, or Vampires that are defeated and regnerating in their coffins? Is it evil to kill such helpless beings? If Strahd surrenders to you in the final battle is a good character duty-bound not to kill him?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="auburn2, post: 8047770, member: 6855259"] I would disagree with this completely. Fairness means in accordance with the rules or equitable. In particular with respect to equitable if said prisoners would kill you in a similar postion then it is only "fair" that you kill them. I understand the arguement that it is inherently evil to murder prisoners who surrendered (although I do not agree with it in all cases). I do not agree ever that it is "unfair". Also for people that say killing prisoners is absolutely always evil I have a few questions: 1. Are good characters similarly duty bound to try to revive an enemy that fell in combat. RAW they are not "dead" until they fail three saves. So as the last Goblin that ambushed you is struck down should you not render aid on any that are not already dead? When you play good characters do you do this after every battle? 2. To expand on #1 - If you are not required to render aid then presumably some of them are going to pass three saves and thereby live on their own ... what do you do about that. A LG character obviously can't leave the evil Goblins to continue raiding, looting etc and he can't kill such helpless creatures. So this a quandry, while he may not have to help them live, some are going to live anyway and they would need to at least take those that survive on their own prisoner. So after every battle do you wait to see who revives on his own so you can take them prisoner and turn over to the authorities? 3. What about Vampires you capturred, or Vampires that are defeated and regnerating in their coffins? Is it evil to kill such helpless beings? If Strahd surrenders to you in the final battle is a good character duty-bound not to kill him? [/QUOTE]
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