Posted by Niallith on November 11, 1999 at 10:07:33:
In Reply to: Ragers and aligment posted by Some new transmuter on November 11, 1999 at 09:29:21:
> I know there has been some post about it earlier but.. think a bout it, how can an elf, a lightwalker become a battle rager? OK people say that he believes that magic is evil and that he is helping the light by slaying all elven mages but how can someone that is good by nature start to think like this.? I'm not sure why you care if a rager can request things from Drizzit, since that is hardly a regular thing, but here's my take on Alignment in CF. Now, if I was playing a good battlerager (and I have), I think I might feel alot of guilt from having to kill other known lightwalkers. But, in my mind, that elf transmuter is the equivalent to today's drug dealers, and is a blight upon the city that needs to be made an example of. Letting them live is only going to cause alot of innocents to suffer later, so its better they were stopped now.
> Suppose you are a human physician IRL and you start believing that all gay peoplemust be destroy, you don't prescribe the god medication to them so they will die.You are a doctor, you wanna help people, that is why you are a doctor (please, don't tell me about the money.. hehehe ) this is just an example... So could we say that the doctor is still a 'good' person.. walking in the light.
> Same thing for ragers. All lightwalker that wish to become ragers should become neutral, I really don't mind if they keep their speciality, just to know that they are lightwalker drives me insane. Can't believe a rager could request the fine gloves from Dritzz.. get the idea?
Alignment has much to do with the beliefs of your character, and what kind of environment they were raised in. If your character honestly believes they are doing the right thing as they have been taught from birth, then by all intents and purposes, they are good.
Remember that killing is not necessarily an evil act in itself. Animals kill for survival, and they are not evil. A large number of religions support killing in the name of their god (how many religions out there think its ok to kill us Americans?). As long as the killing is done for what is perceived to be the greater good, I don't think the character should come to be known as a non-lightwalker...
Now, that doesn't mean its ok to kill people because you want their clothes, or you are bored, or just because they got in your way. These kinda killers are clearly not good... so, justification is the key.