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<blockquote data-quote="Aelryinth" data-source="post: 7980734" data-attributes="member: 10515"><p>Nature doesn't ahve traditions because nature is not intelligent.</p><p>Nature has instincts.</p><p>Sapients have traditions, which are just standardized codes of conducts for getting involved with one another.</p><p>Saying orcs can't have kingdoms means demons can't have them either, yet there are tons of demon lords and princes with their own realms. There is no difference. Self-preservation gives way to codes of conduct, that are just not laws.</p><p></p><p>The difference in a CE orc and a LE hobgoblin is easy to illustrate.</p><p>A CE orc is assigned to stand guard over some prisoners. He does so because if he doesn't, he will be punished, and maybe killed as an example to others. He doesn't want to obey. He'd rather kill the prisoners and get done with his job, sneak off to go eat or have sex or gamble or abuse some slaves.</p><p></p><p>The LE hobgoblin does it because it's his job, he knows his place and his role, and not letting the prisoners get away is important. Of course, if they do get away, he will be quick to blame it on his superior so he gets a promotion and maybe more pay and benefits out of it.</p><p></p><p>The one obeys the law because its the law, and rules help manage the world. The other does it because if he doesn't, he is in for a world of hurt, and he doesn't want to die just yet. For enough money, he'd be happy to quit the tribe and take his chances out in the wild, having no real loyalty to his superiors or tribe. Another tribe will take him in just as readily.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aelryinth, post: 7980734, member: 10515"] Nature doesn't ahve traditions because nature is not intelligent. Nature has instincts. Sapients have traditions, which are just standardized codes of conducts for getting involved with one another. Saying orcs can't have kingdoms means demons can't have them either, yet there are tons of demon lords and princes with their own realms. There is no difference. Self-preservation gives way to codes of conduct, that are just not laws. The difference in a CE orc and a LE hobgoblin is easy to illustrate. A CE orc is assigned to stand guard over some prisoners. He does so because if he doesn't, he will be punished, and maybe killed as an example to others. He doesn't want to obey. He'd rather kill the prisoners and get done with his job, sneak off to go eat or have sex or gamble or abuse some slaves. The LE hobgoblin does it because it's his job, he knows his place and his role, and not letting the prisoners get away is important. Of course, if they do get away, he will be quick to blame it on his superior so he gets a promotion and maybe more pay and benefits out of it. The one obeys the law because its the law, and rules help manage the world. The other does it because if he doesn't, he is in for a world of hurt, and he doesn't want to die just yet. For enough money, he'd be happy to quit the tribe and take his chances out in the wild, having no real loyalty to his superiors or tribe. Another tribe will take him in just as readily. [/QUOTE]
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