Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.
Enchanted Trinkets Complete--a hardcover book containing over 500 magic items for your D&D games!

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lord Pendragon" data-source="post: 1765253" data-attributes="member: 707">I wandered into the Archives section last night and happened upon a fascinating thread which got me thinking about Honor and how it pertains to a D&D world, so I thought I'd start at thread to discuss it a bit.Now, to me, the word "honor" brings to mind the legendary knights of old.  Men who kept their vows, who judged others based on their actions, not heresay.  They didn't lie or cheat or steal.  Honor, at the heart of it, seems to be, IMO, mostly a matter of honesty and trust.  When an honorable person gives you their word, that means something.But in the thread I mentioned earlier, it seemed that many posters favor a more expansive meaning of the word 'honor.'  Fighting 'fair' as it were.  Never attacking an opponent who is unarmed, or helpless, or weak.  A man who strikes down an enemy who has not drawn a weapon is, by this definition, dishonorable.  As is the man who strikes down an enemy he knows has no chance of defeating him.I wonder, though.  If this second definition is valid, can there ever be an honorable man in a D&D world?  What is "fighting fair" when your enemy may be a monk who needs no weapon, or a spellcaster who, given the chance, can strike you dead with a word?  And how does an honorable 20th-level PC deal with, say, an Imp?  The Imp is clearly no challenge to the PC.  Does that mean the PC is "above" striking down such an evil foe, and must instead wait until the Imp runs off and finds a Pit Fiend?  Or are the rules of honor satisfied if the PC merely informs the Imp of his presence, hands him a weapon, and makes sure not to cast Hold Monster on him?Thoughts?</blockquote>

Verification