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<blockquote data-quote="willpax" data-source="post: 372652" data-attributes="member: 1602">I suppose that I try to keep it simple. As I've found it difficult to improve on the general maxim &quot;minimize avoidable suffering,&quot; I define evil as the purposeful infliction of suffering on another. Where I probably depart from many on the boards is my feeling that such acts are not redeemed by mitigating factors such as good intentions or the targets of such suffering being evil themselves. I think the infliction of suffering hardens you to the act, making you more likely to do it again--making you more evil despite your good intentions. It will probably come as little surprise that I don't use the standard alignment system, using instead a corruption/madness mechanic cobbled together from parts of Star Wars d20, Wheel of Time d20, and my own personal modifications. So, to answer your question, I think we all have some shades of gray, although the spectrum is fairly wide. I also think (although my wife disagrees with me on this, and she is smarter than I am and therefore probably right) that most people by this definition are more good than evil. But then again I'm an optimist.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="willpax, post: 372652, member: 1602"] I suppose that I try to keep it simple. As I've found it difficult to improve on the general maxim "minimize avoidable suffering," I define evil as the purposeful infliction of suffering on another. Where I probably depart from many on the boards is my feeling that such acts are not redeemed by mitigating factors such as good intentions or the targets of such suffering being evil themselves. I think the infliction of suffering hardens you to the act, making you more likely to do it again--making you more evil despite your good intentions. It will probably come as little surprise that I don't use the standard alignment system, using instead a corruption/madness mechanic cobbled together from parts of Star Wars d20, Wheel of Time d20, and my own personal modifications. So, to answer your question, I think we all have some shades of gray, although the spectrum is fairly wide. I also think (although my wife disagrees with me on this, and she is smarter than I am and therefore probably right) that most people by this definition are more good than evil. But then again I'm an optimist. [/QUOTE]

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