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<blockquote data-quote="Majoru Oakheart" data-source="post: 1754718" data-attributes="member: 5143">I see this is where we disagree.&nbsp; I believe that evil can just be evil.&nbsp; Why is it that demons are evil?&nbsp; Because of their choices?&nbsp; They ARE evil.&nbsp; When they are born they are evil.&nbsp; They are embodiments of evil.At least the way I read both the RAW and the lore behind the rules is that in D&amp;D one doesn't say &quot;This item harms those who are evil, let me touch you with it.&nbsp; It burns you!&nbsp; Well, I guess you made a couple of wrong decisions, let's try to fix that.&quot;&nbsp; It is more like &quot;I'm sorry, you are evil!&nbsp; Good energy such as this item harms you because of it.&nbsp; Your mere flesh is infected with evil, and it IS evil until you can rid yourself of it.&nbsp; Where you go, you will leave a slight taint of evil.&nbsp; You generate it.&quot;You could say that the person is not in fact evil, he just has evil taint upon him, or it could be the other way around, he is creating the evil taint.Still, what rules or passages in the rule books would make you believe that items cannot be evil?&nbsp; Where does it say that evil requires will other than your opinion?&nbsp; What is it that gets on the walls of a room when evil has been performed there if not...EVIL as a substance.&nbsp; You detect something when you cast detect evil.&nbsp; It may not be physical, but it sounds like evil exists as an &quot;object&quot; of some sort to be able to infect planes and people and places.&nbsp; Which means it might be able to taint or radiate from negative energy or spells.I just don't see any evidence other than opinions that objects cannot be evil.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Majoru Oakheart, post: 1754718, member: 5143"] I see this is where we disagree. I believe that evil can just be evil. Why is it that demons are evil? Because of their choices? They ARE evil. When they are born they are evil. They are embodiments of evil. At least the way I read both the RAW and the lore behind the rules is that in D&D one doesn't say "This item harms those who are evil, let me touch you with it. It burns you! Well, I guess you made a couple of wrong decisions, let's try to fix that." It is more like "I'm sorry, you are evil! Good energy such as this item harms you because of it. Your mere flesh is infected with evil, and it IS evil until you can rid yourself of it. Where you go, you will leave a slight taint of evil. You generate it." You could say that the person is not in fact evil, he just has evil taint upon him, or it could be the other way around, he is creating the evil taint. Still, what rules or passages in the rule books would make you believe that items cannot be evil? Where does it say that evil requires will other than your opinion? What is it that gets on the walls of a room when evil has been performed there if not...EVIL as a substance. You detect something when you cast detect evil. It may not be physical, but it sounds like evil exists as an "object" of some sort to be able to infect planes and people and places. Which means it might be able to taint or radiate from negative energy or spells. I just don't see any evidence other than opinions that objects cannot be evil. [/QUOTE]

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