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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ARandomGod" data-source="post: 1486115" data-attributes="member: 17296">Actually, I think that this is not only fine, but makes it easier to play neutral. You just have to not take things to extremes."Good do things for others/against evil."So if you are doing something for another, that's against evil, and therefore not an evil act. But it is not necessarily a good act either. It is, indeed a neutral act."Evil do things for self/against good."Doing things for yourself is against good, ie not good. But not evil, just not good. Or to say, neutral.Both "good" acts AND "evil" acts can also be neutral acts. That is the reaon for and definition of neutral.All the people above who seem to think about a concept "NO, that is EVIL"They're not entirely wrong, they just have no concept of neutral. Hell, most Good people think of neutrals as evil. But they're not.And I've noticed a tendancy from that type of individual to either not be able to describe a neutral act at all (A lot of the above examples saying what's evil and not neutral fail to meantion what's neutral and not good) Generally they simply think of neutral as a lesser form of good.And that, in my opinion. Is just someone with a lack of imagination.And someone who can't actually concieve of evil, generally.If ANYthing that's not good is evil, then that seriously lessens what evil actually IS. Which, I suppose, isn't a bad thing, really. It's innocent, naive, and shows a lack of experience and imagination, as I said above, but really it's kind of sweet. Remember: "Evil is not who you kill, it's how you identify magic items"**Inside joke. Who and why you kill is actually a good definition of evil. But it's not the only one. As follows:... from an evil character played by my brother. He was a halfling... used to sneak into the villiage homes at night and befriend the little children do nice things for them. Give them little gifts, be sweet. Tell 'em he was a magic "brownie", and they couldn't tell anyone or he couldn't come again.Get them to try on these magic boots he found..."If she dances 'till her feet bleed and won't stop, I leave. If something good happens, I see if she can take 'em off, and we'll go try little billy's house next."I think that was evil. And he never really stole anything, or killed anyone. He was only nice to people. Other people he was with killed people and stole things, but it's not like he liked or trusted those guys.</blockquote>

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