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<blockquote data-quote="Sacrosanct" data-source="post: 6585227" data-attributes="member: 15700">Ah!&nbsp; I probably should have guessed that.&nbsp; My bad.&nbsp; I guess I've seen WAY too many posts where people made that argument in all seriousness.&nbsp; And it's just plain odd.Wait, what?&nbsp; Killing a green dragon is basically racism or speciesism?&nbsp; Look, D&amp;D is a fantasy game where we have the luxury to define certain monsters as &quot;always bad&quot; and don't have to follow the rules of real life.&nbsp; Besides, what do green dragons eat?&nbsp; They are not vegetarians.&nbsp; The bottom line is you have no idea what the back story to that painting is.&nbsp; What we do know, from a D&amp;D context is that green dragons are maliciously evil and look to cause harm.&nbsp; What we know from that painting is that you have a large sized creature perfectly capable of killing livestock and people.&nbsp; You're trying to make it out like they are hanging a puppy or something.Hate to break it to you, but I've played with impartial DMs for almost 35 years.&nbsp; I am one myself.&nbsp; The game world keeps on keep'n on regardless of what the PCs do.&nbsp; It reacts based on PC actions.&nbsp; I don't start changing up the rules on a whim based on a player's behavior.&nbsp; Lucky for me, I guess I don't play with players who view the game as just a way to express their homicidal tendencies.But based on your response, I can assure you that I wouldn't want to play in your games, if you're thinking you like to &quot;question my moral failings&quot; any time my PC wants to kill a green dragon.&nbsp; D&amp;D is not a game for you as a DM to sit on a pedestal and dictate your personal morals on others.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sacrosanct, post: 6585227, member: 15700"] Ah! I probably should have guessed that. My bad. I guess I've seen WAY too many posts where people made that argument in all seriousness. And it's just plain odd. Wait, what? Killing a green dragon is basically racism or speciesism? Look, D&D is a [b]fantasy[/b] game where we have the luxury to define certain monsters as "always bad" and don't have to follow the rules of real life. Besides, what do green dragons eat? They are not vegetarians. The bottom line is you have no idea what the back story to that painting is. What we do know, from a D&D context is that green dragons are maliciously evil and look to cause harm. What we know from that painting is that you have a large sized creature perfectly capable of killing livestock and people. You're trying to make it out like they are hanging a puppy or something. Hate to break it to you, but I've played with impartial DMs for almost 35 years. I am one myself. The game world keeps on keep'n on regardless of what the PCs do. It reacts based on PC actions. I don't start changing up the rules on a whim based on a player's behavior. Lucky for me, I guess I don't play with players who view the game as just a way to express their homicidal tendencies. But based on your response, I can assure you that I wouldn't want to play in your games, if you're thinking you like to "question my moral failings" any time my PC wants to kill a green dragon. D&D is not a game for you as a DM to sit on a pedestal and dictate your personal morals on others. [/QUOTE]

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