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IsildurSat 27-Mar-04 12:38 AM
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#4201, "RE: Good Killing Neutral"


          

> For those of you keeping score, neutral is exactly
>that...neutral. It's not someone who is both evil and good at
>times, nor is it someone who waffles back and forth...it's
>someone who is neither.)

This may constitute hijacking (of the thread) but I've always had a problem with how neutrality plays out in Carrion Fields. It seems not to correspond to anything in the "real world". Maybe that's fine, since Thera isn't reality, but in a few other areas there's been somewhat of a push for "realism".

Most neutrals do things that most normal people consider pretty damn evil. Killing orphans and little elf children. Killing "kind, peaceful" (i.e. good-aligned) player characters without provocation, purely out of greed. But it seems that as long as they balance out these evil acts with "good" acts they're in no danger of an alignment change. To my mind, neutral characters should *not* be attacking people unprovoked unless there's a specific reason in their RP. The same goes for good-aligned characters (yes, even with regard to evils) except that most goodies have an RP angle that permits (or demands) that they attack evils.

Anyway, that's my rant for the evening. Think I'll go pore over my overpowered script-enhanced spreadsheet in preparation for my fantasy baseball draft tomorrow. It's so tragic when one of your addictions starts to compete with the other.

  

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HOT TopicGood Killing Neutral [View all] , Thelleneor, Fri 09-Apr-04 11:49 AM
Reply RE: Good Killing Neutral, Isildur, 13-Feb-07 11:14 AM, #50
Reply RE: Good Killing Neutral, Isildur, 13-Feb-07 11:14 AM, #51
Reply you crack me up, laxman, 13-Feb-07 02:58 PM, #52
Reply RE: Good Killing Neutral, ellen, 13-Feb-07 10:33 AM, #49
Reply RE: Good Killing Neutral, Boldereth, 12-Apr-04 09:42 AM, #47
Reply The way I handle it..., Vladamir, 27-Mar-04 07:22 PM, #28
Reply I hope they change it so they just decline. nt, Cerunnir, 27-Mar-04 07:44 PM, #29
Reply Yeah because actually roleplaying it out is bad for the..., Vladamir, 27-Mar-04 08:09 PM, #30
     Reply It isnt roleplay wise good that Ludan attack you outrig..., Cerunnir, 27-Mar-04 07:53 PM, #31
          Reply Why not?, Vladamir, 27-Mar-04 08:08 PM, #32
               Reply What about. Dispose of his fool, elite dwarven guards. ..., Cerunnir, 27-Mar-04 08:12 PM, #33
Reply on the other hand, incognito, 27-Mar-04 10:21 PM, #34
     Reply Yes but as a paladin I felt obligated not to stereotype..., Vladamir, 28-Mar-04 04:23 PM, #35
Reply RE: Good Killing Neutral, Sevarecan, 26-Mar-04 09:48 PM, #19
Reply RE: Good Killing Neutral, Isildur, 26-Mar-04 07:43 PM, #17
Reply Agreed (n/t), Valguarnera, 26-Mar-04 11:06 PM, #20
Reply Good to have you back, Isildur. (n/t), Little Timmy (Anonymous), 27-Mar-04 03:46 PM, #27
Reply In CF, the precedent means nothing...so stop using it a..., Wilhath, 26-Mar-04 03:20 PM, #6
Reply Seeking clarity., General_Malaise, 26-Mar-04 03:31 PM, #7
Reply RE: In CF, the precedent means nothing...so stop using ..., Thelleneor, 26-Mar-04 05:43 PM, #9
     Reply I don't think playability is an issue., Wilhath, 26-Mar-04 06:22 PM, #10
          Reply RE: I don't think playability is an issue., Thelleneor, 26-Mar-04 06:56 PM, #14
               Reply Generally, yes., Wilhath, 27-Mar-04 11:41 AM, #24
                    Reply RE: Covering wear slots:, Valguarnera, 27-Mar-04 03:16 PM, #26
Reply Beat me to it, here's what was gonna be my post. :P, General_Malaise, 26-Mar-04 02:56 PM, #5
Reply For what it's worth..., nepenthe, 06-Apr-04 09:20 PM, #38
     Reply Out of interest, how did your paladin come to wield, Evil Genius (Anonymous), 07-Apr-04 03:52 AM, #39
     Reply RE: Out of interest, how did your paladin come to wield, nepenthe, 07-Apr-04 05:16 PM, #41
     Reply Who cares?, Moridin, 07-Apr-04 07:36 AM, #43
          Reply Why was my answer deleted but his false accusation left..., Evil Genius (Anonymous), 08-Apr-04 03:25 AM, #44
               Reply Text enclosed., Valguarnera, 08-Apr-04 03:52 AM, #46
                    Reply RE: Text enclosed., Moridin, 14-Apr-04 03:52 PM, #48
     Reply How about requesting from neutrals?, General_Malaise, 07-Apr-04 09:15 AM, #40
          Reply RE: How about requesting from neutrals?, nepenthe, 07-Apr-04 05:33 PM, #42
               Reply That's all..., General_Malaise, 08-Apr-04 02:08 PM, #45
Reply RE: Good Killing Neutral, Valguarnera, 26-Mar-04 12:56 PM, #3
Reply RE: Good Killing Neutral, Beer, 26-Mar-04 02:47 PM, #4
Reply Quick question, General_Malaise, 26-Mar-04 03:36 PM, #8
Reply RE: Quick question, Thelleneor, 26-Mar-04 06:29 PM, #12
Reply RE: Elite dwarven guards., Valguarnera, 26-Mar-04 11:10 PM, #21
     Reply How about requesting from neutrals?, General_Malaise, 29-Mar-04 10:24 AM, #36
          Reply Why not have neutrals not attack, just evils?, Cassman, 29-Mar-04 04:48 PM, #37
Reply RE: Good Killing Neutral, Thelleneor, 26-Mar-04 06:27 PM, #11
     Reply RE: Good Killing Neutral, Isildur, 27-Mar-04 12:27 AM, #22
Reply RE: Good Killing Neutral, incognito, 26-Mar-04 12:32 PM, #2
Reply RE: Good Killing Neutral, shokai, 26-Mar-04 12:30 PM, #1
     Reply RE: Good Killing Neutral, Thelleneor, 26-Mar-04 06:42 PM, #13
     Reply Play and evil character. Then come back to us., Cerunnir, 26-Mar-04 07:23 PM, #15
          Reply Playing Evil, Thelleneor, 26-Mar-04 07:40 PM, #16
               Reply Ok, paladins cant kill neutrals., Cerunnir, 26-Mar-04 09:08 PM, #18
               Reply balance and game mechanics are linked, incognito, 27-Mar-04 02:23 PM, #25
     Reply RE: Good Killing Neutral, Isildur, 27-Mar-04 12:38 AM #23
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