Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Campbell" data-source="post: 8324384" data-attributes="member: 16586"><p>I'm not totally opposed to sentient creatures that act in mostly cruel ways. I just think it should be done with a critical look at the tropes and they should not be inherently cruel. Pathfinder Second Edition does a fairly good job of threading the needle with a bunch of traditionally evil ancestries. Orcs, goblins, hobgoblins, and kobolds have societies that are pretty cruel in general and a fair number of those you encounter will probably be engaging in acts of cruelty. However, they also depict societies where not every orc is cruel and their culture has some very admirable qualities as well even though on the balance they tend to live very violent and aggressive lives. They also don't let the civilized ancestries off the hook entirely for their role in perpetuating the cycle of violence even though it's very understandable why they do.</p></blockquote><p></p>