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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Azlan" data-source="post: 1110674" data-attributes="member: 2340">Right. A person's aura (which is the overall rating of his combined virtues & vices) is either gray, light gray, dark gray, black, or white. (Actually, there could be subtle shades in between these, but for game purposes, we'll just use these five auras.)About 50% of a world's population rates as gray; 20%, as light gray; 20%, as dark gray; 5%, as black; and 5%, as white. This would be a fairly balanced world, as far as auras go. However, if a given world was, say, undergoing an age of "darkness" (such as Earth during WWII), then the mix might be 50% gray, 15% light gray, 25% dark gray, 7% black, and 3% white.In any case, even the extremes of "white" and "black" do not necessarily equate as "good" and "evil".See, while a person's aura will give a overall indicator for that person's pre-disposition in life, you can't totally judge him based upon that. For example, a person with a "dark gray" aura could be a dangerous villain; then again, he could instead be just a petty criminal or even simply an unscrupulous commoner.As a further example, a half-orc beggar with a "dark gray" aura could be a wretched alcoholic who is anarchistic, irresponsible, and lascivious. But maybe this guy is also fairly charitable (he shares what meager spare change he gets with a pair of old, homeless ladies who inhabit the streets with him). And while this guy may be in need of rehabilitation, he certainly isn't the kind of "evil" being that should be put to death by any paladin or crusader who happens to cross paths with him!So, when a paladin detects a person's aura (which he will be able to do, replacing the paladin ability, "detect evil"), if he detect a dark gray or even a black aura, it won't necessarily give him a license to kill that person, since a person with a dark gray or even a black aura may still possess one or two redeeming qualities (i.e. "virtues").It all depends on which virtues and vices are in the combination, and to what degree those certain virtues or vices are at.</blockquote>

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