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<blockquote data-quote="Desdichado" data-source="post: 5728849" data-attributes="member: 2205">I've always seen alignment making the most sense when it's limited to being team jerseys, basically.&nbsp; But there you have it.This seems a little surreal.&nbsp; I'm a big fan of making orcs and goblinoids more interesting than just walking bags of XP.&nbsp; I don't need to be indoctrinated into this paradigm of roleplaying where we bite our nails and wring our hands about whether or not we might be offending fictional entities in a fictional setting.&nbsp; I'm very familiar with it.&nbsp; I'm just pointing out that it's hardly the only way to play the game.&nbsp; Sometimes a goblin is just a goblin and when you see one, roll initiative.Dude!&nbsp; It's not a Godwin just because I used the word Nazi!&nbsp; It's a valid question to ask.&nbsp; Way to dismiss it though; I think it's an interesting comparison; what would you do if your PCs came across Nazis in the dungeon?&nbsp; Would they sit around worrying about what their names were?&nbsp; Would they worry about if the Nazis are offended that we think of them as monsters?&nbsp; Would they be concilatory and make deals with them?You don't think that's a valid counterpoint way to look at the issue, so you're going to dismiss it with the Godwin label?And technically, it's not a Godwin unless I compare someone I'm arguing with on the internet to a Nazi.I'm not hung up on monsterdom.&nbsp; It is a run of the mill alignment question, and &quot;dude, they're monsters.&nbsp; I draw my sword and attack&quot; is one of the run of the mill answers to it as well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Desdichado, post: 5728849, member: 2205"] I've always seen alignment making the most sense when it's limited to being team jerseys, basically. But there you have it. This seems a little surreal. I'm a big fan of making orcs and goblinoids more interesting than just walking bags of XP. I don't need to be indoctrinated into this paradigm of roleplaying where we bite our nails and wring our hands about whether or not we might be offending fictional entities in a fictional setting. I'm very familiar with it. I'm just pointing out that it's hardly the only way to play the game. Sometimes a goblin is just a goblin and when you see one, roll initiative. Dude! It's not a Godwin just because I used the word Nazi! It's a valid question to ask. Way to dismiss it though; I think it's an interesting comparison; what would you do if your PCs came across Nazis in the dungeon? Would they sit around worrying about what their names were? Would they worry about if the Nazis are offended that we think of them as monsters? Would they be concilatory and make deals with them? You don't think that's a valid counterpoint way to look at the issue, so you're going to dismiss it with the Godwin label? And technically, it's not a Godwin unless I [I]compare[/I] someone I'm arguing with on the internet to a Nazi. I'm not hung up on monsterdom. It is a run of the mill alignment question, and "dude, they're monsters. I draw my sword and attack" is one of the run of the mill answers to it as well. [/QUOTE]

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