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<blockquote data-quote="hamishspence" data-source="post: 5728510" data-attributes="member: 41555">Personally, I prefer Eberron's take on alignment- &quot;Evil&quot; does not mean &quot;has done vile deeds in the past/inevitably will do vile deeds in the future&quot;.&nbsp;It's more an indication of a certain ruthless or callous attitude. Some Evil characters get along just fine with society, and &quot;evil&quot; does not necessarily mean &quot;deserves to be killed on the spot&quot;.&nbsp;&quot;Always X alignment&quot; means that the creature is born with the alignment- but is capable of change. As a result, a newborn Always X Evil creature, is both Evil, and completely Innocent (in the sense that it has, as yet, committed no crimes against others).&nbsp;Add in the aforementioned possibility of changing alignment- and it can be argued that &quot;respect for life&quot; + &quot;punish those that hurt or kill innocents&quot; gives the Lawful Good character a duty to protect the creatures and steer them away from evil.&nbsp;Would the characters cut the throats of a litter of baby Natural Lycanthrope werewolves, in human infant form? If not, why treat these monsters any differently, other than &quot;they look different&quot;?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hamishspence, post: 5728510, member: 41555"] Personally, I prefer Eberron's take on alignment- "Evil" does not mean "has done vile deeds in the past/inevitably will do vile deeds in the future". It's more an indication of a certain ruthless or callous attitude. Some Evil characters get along just fine with society, and "evil" does not necessarily mean "deserves to be killed on the spot". "Always X alignment" means that the creature is born with the alignment- but is capable of change. As a result, a newborn Always X Evil creature, is both Evil, and completely Innocent (in the sense that it has, as yet, committed no crimes against others). Add in the aforementioned possibility of changing alignment- and it can be argued that "respect for life" + "punish those that hurt or kill innocents" gives the Lawful Good character a [I]duty[/I] to protect the creatures and steer them away from evil. Would the characters cut the throats of a litter of baby Natural Lycanthrope werewolves, in human infant form? If not, why treat these monsters any differently, other than "they [I]look[/I] different"? [/QUOTE]

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