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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 7817686" data-attributes="member: 6801845">First, it's a game.&nbsp; Yes, the alignment system is simplified much like HP or AC.&nbsp; It's not meant to be a simulation of reality.However, I don't view orcs (or other monstrous races) as humans with a bad skin condition.&nbsp; They aren't evil because of nurture, it's fundamental to their nature.&nbsp; Take cats for instance.&nbsp; Your little fur buddy is a murder machine.&nbsp; They have fun hunting and killing anything smaller than they are that can't effectively fight back.&nbsp; Some of that's the hunting instinct they need to survive, but most house cats don't need to kill to eat, given the opportunity they'll do it simply because they enjoy it.I'm not saying cats are evil because they are animals and it's not fair to assign morality to an animal.&nbsp; Let's say for a moment that there was a cat with human intelligence that still went around killing things because killing things is fun.&nbsp; Make them a bit bigger and they particularly get joy out of killing other sentient creatures, the more defenseless the better.I would consider that sentient cat evil.&nbsp; It is part of their nature to enjoy the suffering and pain of others.&nbsp; They may not go around &quot;playing&quot; with innocents if they think they can't get away with it, but if no one is watching?&nbsp; Have at it.I can see campaigns where there is morality is based on point of view but that is not the base assumption of D&amp;D.&nbsp; In D&amp;D some creatures are just wired differently.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 7817686, member: 6801845"] First, it's a game. Yes, the alignment system is simplified much like HP or AC. It's not meant to be a simulation of reality. However, I don't view orcs (or other monstrous races) as humans with a bad skin condition. They aren't evil because of nurture, it's fundamental to their nature. Take cats for instance. Your little fur buddy is a murder machine. They have fun hunting and killing anything smaller than they are that can't effectively fight back. Some of that's the hunting instinct they need to survive, but most house cats don't need to kill to eat, given the opportunity they'll do it simply because they enjoy it. I'm not saying cats are evil because they are animals and it's not fair to assign morality to an animal. Let's say for a moment that there was a cat with human intelligence that still went around killing things because killing things is fun. Make them a bit bigger and they particularly get joy out of killing other sentient creatures, the more defenseless the better. I would consider that sentient cat evil. It is part of their nature to enjoy the suffering and pain of others. They may not go around "playing" with innocents if they think they can't get away with it, but if no one is watching? Have at it. I can see campaigns where there is morality is based on point of view but that is not the base assumption of D&D. In D&D some creatures are just wired differently. [/QUOTE]

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