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<blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 2146012" data-attributes="member: 99">This is why I don't usually try to play Good PCs.&nbsp; Folks seem to want to hold them to an almost impossibly high standard.&nbsp; I think lots of folks like to look up there on the character sheet and see the word in their alignment, but if you're expected to turn dangerous, evil people loose, fully armed and armored or put your life in dire peril by hauling them along with you as prisoners then I question how much Good your character is really doing in the world.See, the Evil in my games is not foolin' around.&nbsp; You don't become Evil by stealing candy from the vending machine, missing your mortgage payment, crossing against the light and leaving your dirty socks on the floor.&nbsp; If you want to be evil then you're at least going to have to show a callous disregard for the lives of innocents in the pursuit of your own selfish goals.&nbsp; It gets worse from there.Maybe in the views of others, Neutral is really the best alignment to go after Evil because they can behave in a way that is smart, ruthless and pragmatic.&nbsp; And you'd better be smart, ruthless and pragmatic if you want to erradicate Evil.&nbsp; Some folks seem to think that Good can sit around and think happy thoughts and Evil will suddenly say, &quot;Oh, my bad.&nbsp; I shouldn't have been so Evil.&nbsp; Here's some cash for that orphanage you guys were wanting to build.&quot;So in the games I run, Good folks can go after Evil with a vengeance.&nbsp; Evil deserves whatever it gets.&nbsp; And I'm perfectly fine if your Paladin wants to say:&quot;You, my friend, are Evil.&nbsp; And unfortunately for you, my job is to find Evil and destroy it.&nbsp; You made my job easy and came after me.&nbsp; Thanks.In case you were wondering, I'm not here to redeem you.&nbsp; I'm not here to show you the error of your ways.&nbsp; You could have seen the error of your ways yesterday.&nbsp; That was the day you should have repented and vowed to turn your back on evil.&nbsp; But this morning you got up and decided to do wrong until you met me.The guy with the sword.I've been endowed by my god and my church to dispense justice and you're about to get yours.&nbsp; Ready yourself...&quot;But hey, that's just me.&nbsp; If your interpretation of the alignments works for you then go for it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rel, post: 2146012, member: 99"] This is why I don't usually try to play Good PCs. Folks seem to want to hold them to an almost impossibly high standard. I think lots of folks like to look up there on the character sheet and see the word in their alignment, but if you're expected to turn dangerous, evil people loose, fully armed and armored or put your life in dire peril by hauling them along with you as prisoners then I question how much Good your character is really doing in the world. See, the Evil in my games is not foolin' around. You don't become Evil by stealing candy from the vending machine, missing your mortgage payment, crossing against the light and leaving your dirty socks on the floor. If you want to be evil then you're at least going to have to show a callous disregard for the lives of innocents in the pursuit of your own selfish goals. It gets worse from there. Maybe in the views of others, Neutral is really the best alignment to go after Evil because they can behave in a way that is smart, ruthless and pragmatic. And you'd better be smart, ruthless and pragmatic if you want to erradicate Evil. Some folks seem to think that Good can sit around and think happy thoughts and Evil will suddenly say, "Oh, my bad. I shouldn't have been so Evil. Here's some cash for that orphanage you guys were wanting to build." So in the games I run, Good folks can go after Evil with a vengeance. Evil deserves whatever it gets. And I'm perfectly fine if your Paladin wants to say: [i]"You, my friend, are Evil. And unfortunately for you, my job is to find Evil and destroy it. You made my job easy and came after me. Thanks. In case you were wondering, I'm not here to redeem you. I'm not here to show you the error of your ways. You could have seen the error of your ways yesterday. That was the day you should have repented and vowed to turn your back on evil. But this morning you got up and decided to do wrong until you met me. The guy with the sword. I've been endowed by my god and my church to dispense justice and you're about to get yours. Ready yourself..."[/i] But hey, that's just me. If your interpretation of the alignments works for you then go for it. [/QUOTE]

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