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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Trickstergod" data-source="post: 1908413" data-attributes="member: 10825">No, that's an over-simplified black and white response on your part. Just because I say that wanton murder is evil it doesn't mean that a planned one isn't. Not to mention that most player characters don't randomly kill things every game, in my experience. Much of the time, it generally runs along the lines of "We're killing them before they kill us." Or they're killing things for treasure. Or to defend their kingdom. Or whatever. There's generally some reason there. Sometimes it's a good reason. Sometimes it's not. Let's also not forget that premeditated, scrupulously planned murders can still be wanton (i.e., gratuitously cruel, merciless; marked by unprovoked, gratuitous maliciousness). Killing just to kill most certainly is not good. But just because you're killing with a reason doesn't make it good. Things are not black and white, so quit trying to simplify things and putting words into peoples mouth. Otherwise, you can be construed to be saying "Well, killing with a reason and plan is evil! So killing without a reason or a plan is good!" Which obviously isn't the case. So what do you want to know? What's more important, the act or the reason for the act? The reason, of course.</blockquote>