Would a Lawful Good Paladin of Bahamut slay a fleeing goblin?`

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Plutonis: Mar 25, 2011

Zombie Squared posted:

What's the difference between lawful good and chaotic neutral???

About two martinis!

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MotherFuckingT-REX: Feb 8, 2011; I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT
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Zombie Squared posted:

What's the difference between lawful good and chaotic neutral???

About one fleeing goblin!

# ? Sep 17, 2014 17:19

The Protagonist: Jun 29, 2009; The average is 5.5? I thought it was 4. This is very unsettling.

Killing goblins, like killing viruses, is a Lawful and Good act.

Letting it live when you could cauterize it supports chaos and evil.

# ? Sep 17, 2014 17:30

QuantumNinja: Mar 8, 2013; Trust me.
I pretend to be a ninja.

The Protagonist posted:

Killing goblins, like killing viruses, is a Lawful and Good act.

Letting it live when you could cauterize it supports chaos and evil.

Now just replace the word "goblins" with any non-white human race you'd like and go ahead and move to Mississippi.

# ? Sep 17, 2014 17:32

The Protagonist: Jun 29, 2009; The average is 5.5? I thought it was 4. This is very unsettling.

Goblins aren't people. They're closer to gremlins. Was it wrong to genocide the gremlins?

Yeah thought not.

# ? Sep 17, 2014 17:33

Mr.Unique-Name: Jul 5, 2002

The Protagonist posted:

Killing goblins, like killing viruses, is a Lawful and Good act.

Letting it live when you could cauterize it supports chaos and evil.

But viruses aren't alive.

Are you saying goblins are undead?

# ? Sep 17, 2014 17:38

Zombie Squared: Feb 16, 2007

Would you become a fallen paladin if you slew a fleeing skeleton?

# ? Sep 17, 2014 17:41

QuantumNinja: Mar 8, 2013; Trust me.
I pretend to be a ninja.

Yeah, I think killing fleeing skeletons is totally fine, because they're abominations unto the Platinum Dragon god. They don't feel, they can't repent, they're dumb shambling bones.

Goblins, on the other hand, might have thriving villages.

# ? Sep 17, 2014 17:41

MotherFuckingT-REX: Feb 8, 2011; I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT
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im sick of this undead erasure, as an intelligent undead, you and your bodily warmth disgusts me

# ? Sep 17, 2014 17:42

Coolness Averted: Feb 20, 2007; oh don't worry, I can't smell asparagus piss, it's in my DNA

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metricchip posted:

I loving care. I'm sure tons (literally) of other greasy nerds do too.

Chaotic good and lawful evil were great and I feel that they stripped it down to make 4E arbitrarily different. It's a petty complaint but dammit I want my Robin Hood alignments back.

Except they still exist dude, play whateva you want, 4th was just about getting rid of bulshit "for story reasons I'm forcing the paladin to fall b/c I just made an impossible moral situation enjoy being a shittier fighter, scrub"

the 5 alignment thing like most of the good stuff from 4th that got ditched was to get rid of stupid bullshit nerd arguments and arbitrary player punishment

Also this is the correct answer:

Bleu posted:

if the goblin is actually surrendering peacefully the paladin has to make the effort to not immediately murder it - he might take it to trial and righteously sentence it to death for being a goblin in the first degree tho

if it just runs away he might, at most, have to throw down a "CEASE THINE RESISTANCE! CEASE THINE RESISTANCE!" while he chops it in half

# ? Sep 17, 2014 19:39

MotherFuckingT-REX: Feb 8, 2011; I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT
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is it a black goblin, op? or a jew goblin

# ? Sep 17, 2014 19:47

Eye of Widesauron: Mar 29, 2014

Actually in a well functioning group this will be discussed and a fun end reached for all regardless of rules and deferring to good role play

# ? Sep 17, 2014 19:50

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

Widestancer posted:

Actually in a well functioning group this will be discussed and a fun end reached for all regardless of rules and deferring to good role play

# ? Sep 17, 2014 19:52

Attorney at Funk: Jun 3, 2008; ...the person who says honestly that he despairs is closer to being cured than all those who are not regarded as despairing by themselves or others.

Ferrinus posted:

nihnoz is right

hosed up but true

# ? Sep 17, 2014 20:09

Coolness Averted: Feb 20, 2007; oh don't worry, I can't smell asparagus piss, it's in my DNA

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Widestancer posted:

Actually in a well functioning group this will be discussed and a fun end reached for all regardless of rules and deferring to good role play

lol like a well functioning group is still playing d&d or pathfinder

# ? Sep 17, 2014 20:25

SunAndSpring: Dec 4, 2013

Listen, if you aren't down for a little racial cleansing, you aren't fit to be a servant of the god Bahamut and maybe you should worship some other lame god like :lol:

Corellon.

# ? Sep 17, 2014 21:46

01011001: Dec 26, 2012

alignment, at least the 3x3 kind, is loving awful

# ? Sep 17, 2014 21:52

The Protagonist: Jun 29, 2009; The average is 5.5? I thought it was 4. This is very unsettling.

i don't know why everyone keeps throwing around the word race when goblins are clearly a species about as worthy of concern as rats

some people do have pet rats though so maybe thats an option

# ? Sep 17, 2014 21:55

LaTex Fetish: Oct 11, 2010

SunAndSpring posted:

Listen, if you aren't down for a little racial cleansing, you aren't fit to be a servant of the god Bahamut and maybe you should worship some other lame god like Corellon.

of course my man sunandspring comes in and drops some knowledge on everyone.

# ? Sep 17, 2014 22:22

MotherFuckingT-REX: Feb 8, 2011; I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT I WANNA THROW IT
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pretty sure Corellon is down for killing all non-elves

# ? Sep 17, 2014 22:25

Xenocides: Jan 14, 2008; This world looks very scary....

Widestancer posted:

Actually in a well functioning group this will be discussed and a fun end reached for all regardless of rules and deferring to good role play

This fun end will undoubtedly involve slavery followed by applied taxidermy.

# ? Sep 17, 2014 22:45

01011001: Dec 26, 2012

Widestancer posted:

a well functioning group

yeah let me know when you find sasquatch too

# ? Sep 17, 2014 22:48

Grim: Sep 11, 2003; Grimey Drawer

Corellon would totally genocide the drow, have fun being a racist you racist

# ? Sep 17, 2014 22:53

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

# ? Sep 17, 2014 22:59

Plutonis: Mar 25, 2011

can someone make a ferretball-esque post saying when a lg paladin can rape someone

# ? Sep 17, 2014 22:59

BlueDestiny: Jun 18, 2011; Mega deal with it

Coolness Averted posted:

lol like a well functioning group is still playing d&d or pathfinder

I tried to play pathfinder once. After we killed the boss, two guys got into a huge argument about hit points per inch of a stone wall and then spent 20+minutes rolling for exciting loot like: tables, chairs, some rugs, a wardrobe and basically every piece of furniture in the castle.

# ? Sep 17, 2014 23:02

Berk Berkly: Apr 9, 2009; by zen death robot

When rules layering and arguing over alignment, its important to remember the nature of Order/Chaos. You can have two completely different entities put in the same situation and end up with the same result but for completely different reasons.

For Chaotic a individual, its all about the feeling, the whim of the moment. If a goblin pops out a Chaotic character would say, "I FELT threatened so I took out my wand of FUCKYOU and imploded their organs."

For a Lawful individual, its all about the reasoning, the justification is whats of merit. In the same situation, a lawful character might say, "I could not ALLOW myself to come to harm, thus I summoned the meteors."

I hope this helps.

# ? Sep 17, 2014 23:38

Nihnoz: Aug 24, 2009; ararararararararararara

BlueDestiny posted:

I tried to play pathfinder once. After we killed the boss, two guys got into a huge argument about hit points per inch of a stone wall and then spent 20+minutes rolling for exciting loot like: tables, chairs, some rugs, a wardrobe and basically every piece of furniture in the castle.

You should get stat boosts for decking out your home base with furniture.

# ? Sep 17, 2014 23:50

Nihnoz: Aug 24, 2009; ararararararararararara

I finally loving did it. I fixed pathfinder. It was so obvious.

# ? Sep 17, 2014 23:51

Plutonis: Mar 25, 2011

Nihnoz posted:

I finally loving did it. I fixed pathfinder. It was so obvious.

i'll fix your face with a claw hammer

# ? Sep 17, 2014 23:52

Nihnoz: Aug 24, 2009; ararararararararararara

Responding will only encourage me.

# ? Sep 17, 2014 23:55

Nihnoz: Aug 24, 2009; ararararararararararara

I'm only doing it for the attention.

# ? Sep 17, 2014 23:55

Mach2: Feb 28, 2014

Nihnoz posted:

I'm only doing it for the attention.

I honestly believe this.

However, like bonzibuddy, that won't stop me doing it anyway.

# ? Sep 18, 2014 00:01

Effectronica: May 31, 2011; Fallen Rib

law is for bitchmade fascists and americans

chaos is for dumbshit byronic heroes and motorhead fans

my suggestion: play moonglum

# ? Sep 18, 2014 00:04

But Rocks Hurt Head: Jun 30, 2003; by Hand Knit; Pillbug

Nihnoz posted:

You should get stat boosts for decking out your home base with furniture.

that sounds fun

# ? Sep 18, 2014 00:04

Plutonis: Mar 25, 2011

what is wrong with motorhead you hipster PoS

# ? Sep 18, 2014 00:04

Effectronica: May 31, 2011; Fallen Rib

TheLovablePlutonis posted:

what is wrong with motorhead you hipster PoS

i didn't say anything bad about motorhead

# ? Sep 18, 2014 00:05

Nihnoz: Aug 24, 2009; ararararararararararara

Mach2 posted:

I honestly believe this.

However, like bonzibuddy, that won't stop me doing it anyway.

bonzi is my bro. Have you seen his morrowind mod.

# ? Sep 18, 2014 00:07

pospysyl: Nov 10, 2012

Cast Detect Evil on it because magic, unlike mortals, is infallible.

# ? Sep 18, 2014 00:11

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Nasgate: Jun 7, 2011

Did the Goblin actually attack you OP? If he fled without attacking, then he broke no law. And not all evil born creatures are evil. So unless he commited a crime and you could prove him evil it would be unjust to kill him.

Though, only Bahamut's priests are pacifists. Not pallys.

# ? Sep 18, 2014 00:25

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