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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ivocaliban" data-source="post: 3328483" data-attributes="member: 17596">This was the first thing that came to my mind, as well. Personally, I don't think babies of any naturally-occurring, humanoid race are evil. In other words, it's nurture, not nature, that puts the evil into the troll. Being born with a pre-disposition towards evil is fine, but being born evil is for fiends and such. Otherwise, I'd probably put newborns and infants (tadpoles, in this case) in the Neutral column (with a possible argument for Chaotic Neutral). Of course, if they register evil as in this particular case, then I'd say it's a coin toss. The paladin should make this decision for himself. If he's the sort of Lawful Good that thinks evil is always evil and it cannot be altered, then killing the little river trolls should be permitted without any punishment. After all, they are likely to grow up and bring harm to neighboring communities.However, if he's the sort of paladin that believes that harming a helpless creature is inherently evil in and of itself then he has every right to defend the lives of the little scrags. He may even believe that the creatures can be brought up to turn away from evil...it's called redemption, something which a paladin should understand.So, the solution should depend greatly on how the paladin interprets Law and Good, as well. I commend any player who plays a thoughtful paladin and doesn't see every solution as the easist one ("Kill it before it multiplies"). Not every paladin is the same, despite the like alignment. Any variety you can milk from the class should be rewarded.</blockquote>

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