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24131, Good Conjurers Conjuring Bad Things
Posted by BaronMySoul on Wed 31-Dec-69 07:00 PM
This has always been a curiosity to me.

You have a good conjurer binding, say, a nightgaunt and then sending it on some evil fool.

Strictly from the RP perspective, I just see it as someone good thinking he can control something evil and putting it to good use against a dark enemy. Kinda like using Hannibal Lecter to catch Cowboy Bob, though they kept him under lock and key.

I could see an argument both for and against the use of mephits and nightgaunts. How about you all?
24134, Sounds like an argument Varsuvius would make...
Posted by Twist on Wed 31-Dec-69 07:00 PM
to hirself, after the recent events in the Order of the Stick online comic play out.

For those with no clue what I'm talking about, it's a big comic, spanning several years, but the recent story arc which involves a neutral mage making a deal with the devil (and a demon and some other sort of hellspawn, actually) for the power to do good (save hir family) starts here:

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0624.html
24135, I lol'd
Posted by Mekantos on Wed 31-Dec-69 07:00 PM
"Bugsby's Expressive Single Digit!"
24154, Keep reading, It's a funny comic.
Posted by Twist on Wed 31-Dec-69 07:00 PM
I also recommend Erfworld, also on the www.giantitp.com site.
24160, RE: Keep reading, It's a funny comic.
Posted by Isildur on Wed 31-Dec-69 07:00 PM
Holy crap. It's based on the error function? Sweet!
24192, Damn, it made a wave of nostalgic memories about my AD&D past!
Posted by Dervish on Wed 31-Dec-69 07:00 PM
Read first 100 pages already :)
24162, Devil, Demon, and Daemon actually!
Posted by Straklaw on Wed 31-Dec-69 07:00 PM
(They mention it in comic 633)

Oddly enough, I never paid enough attention to realize Varsuvius was neutral. I always figured s/he was an elf, so was good. Bah, Raistlin'll always be the baddest neutral-mage-with-the-good-guys guy ever!
24174, I love that comic. nt
Posted by Zephon on Wed 31-Dec-69 07:00 PM
nt
24133, Short version:
Posted by Daevryn on Wed 31-Dec-69 07:00 PM
You can potentially write/play a viable good aligned conjurer role that uses evil servitors.

However, this character can't be in Fortress.
24132, this has been rehashed a lot
Posted by bobbyp on Wed 31-Dec-69 07:00 PM
I think they should be able to, but the imms have said repeatedly that goodies constantly using evil servitors will be punished in some form. One of the arguments I always get from people is "what if it broke loose from your control and killed a bunch of innocents?". Despite the fact this has NEVER happened. I see them as a tool with a very predictable behavior pattern. It could be argued this is because of game mechanics, but it could also be argued that it is because of limits placed on the creature by the spell. I'm all for it, but I don't think the imms will ever go for it.