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<blockquote data-quote="mlund" data-source="post: 4380602" data-attributes="member: 50304"><p>The line between "Unaligned" and "Evil" can be an awfully mushy one - especially with Melora. Not caring about morality doesn't make you Unaligned. Chaotic Evil sociopaths are, by and large, fully in denial of the existence of moral right and wrong. Evil characters aren't evil because they believe themselves to be Evil.</p><p></p><p>Butchering millions of sapient individuals because you "hate cities" and "love wild creatures" doesn't seem to be any different from any other justification of slaughter ascribed to Evil and Chaotic Evil forces. This kind of thing doesn't make you Unaligned - it makes you Evil, even if you like to plant trees and refrain from kicking puppies.</p><p></p><p>If Melora is Unaligned it is because her consciousness is unable to make moral choices - such as that of a Computer or an Animal - not because her actions would make a reasoning character Unaligned if they chose to make them. She may not be able to even evaluate a human as distinct from a tree other than by physical characteristics. That's kind of interesting to keep in mind if Epic PCs ever have to wrangle or deal with deities. Moral debate / appeals to Melora would be like trying to have a conversation with a Llama or a Whale.</p><p></p><p>- Marty Lund</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mlund, post: 4380602, member: 50304"] The line between "Unaligned" and "Evil" can be an awfully mushy one - especially with Melora. Not caring about morality doesn't make you Unaligned. Chaotic Evil sociopaths are, by and large, fully in denial of the existence of moral right and wrong. Evil characters aren't evil because they believe themselves to be Evil. Butchering millions of sapient individuals because you "hate cities" and "love wild creatures" doesn't seem to be any different from any other justification of slaughter ascribed to Evil and Chaotic Evil forces. This kind of thing doesn't make you Unaligned - it makes you Evil, even if you like to plant trees and refrain from kicking puppies. If Melora is Unaligned it is because her consciousness is unable to make moral choices - such as that of a Computer or an Animal - not because her actions would make a reasoning character Unaligned if they chose to make them. She may not be able to even evaluate a human as distinct from a tree other than by physical characteristics. That's kind of interesting to keep in mind if Epic PCs ever have to wrangle or deal with deities. Moral debate / appeals to Melora would be like trying to have a conversation with a Llama or a Whale. - Marty Lund [/QUOTE]
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