Posted by EverLight on August 3, 2000 at 22:40:53:
In Reply to: Poll: What is this thing called Lightwalker? posted by Skylar on August 3, 2000 at 19:58:37:
> These are a series of questions, based in the Ultima IX game, which I found some of them to be very interesting into what is a true lightwalker and how a lightwalker are supposed to behave.
> Any and all opinions are welcome, including commentaries about the questions and the answers, from players and imm staff. (Hey imms, comments about your religions here?)
> P.S.: All "lightwalkers" questions, answers and ideas are taken solely in the context of fantasy, specifically CF.
I think I will have a try at these.
> Questions
> 1: You have stunned your mortal enemy in battle and he lies defenseless at your feet,
> A) Do you show compassion and allow him to recover?
> B) Do you show Valor and finish off your enemy?
> C) ....
C) (Closer to A) I would tell my enemy that the reason I slay him now is to protect him from harming others(like he most likely did to me somehow to become my mortal enemy).
> 2: You have sworn to protect someone at all costs, yet this person commits a crime, when the authorities arrive,
> A) Do you show honesty and turn the person in question?
> B) Honor your word and lie to protect?
> C) ...
I think the reasoning behind the crime and the crime itself would have a lot to do with what I decided.
> 3: In furious battle a fellow knight deserts, leaving many endangered by doing so. If in his run he's surrounded by enemies, do you
> A) sacrifice yourself in order to protect him?
> B) let justice be served and let him die?
> C) ...
Depends on whether my sacrificing myself would leave others, who did not desert their post, in danger or not. If it would leave others in danger, I would not. If it wouldn't put them in danger, I would sacrifice myself.
> 4: A starving and burly duergar A-P accosts you and demands your food, do you
> A) Show compassion and give him your only loaf of bread?
> B) Refuse and showing Valor engages him?
> C) ...
C) I would tell him that I give him half the loaf, not because he told me to, but because he appears to need it. I would then go on to explain that had he asked for it instead of demanded, I would have gladly given all of it.
> 5: When young you have pledged to marry your sweetheart whenever she wished. Now you're in a sacred quest and she calls you to your pledge, do you
> A) Honor your word, abandoning your quest to marry her?
> B) Break your word and follow your sacred mission?
> C) ...
A) Unless the quest was needed to be completed quickly to save someone.
> 6: In a battle your commander order you to guard the retreat path, yet the battle goes poorly to your comrades, do you
> A) be loyal and stand your post?
> B) help your fellows in battle?
> C) ...
B) I would stay as close to the retreat path as possible(make sure no foes get past me to it if I can) but I would go to help them in battle.
> 7: You have sworn to obey Lord Danellaran. He covets a piece of land owned by the gnomes, do you
> A) Honor your word and evict the gnomes?
> B) refuses to act injustly and fall in disgrace with your lord?
> C) ...
C) I would ask for a reason why, otherwise I would not.(Another true lightwalker would gladly give reason if time permitted.)
> 8: You have been entrusted with an uncounted purse of gold, in your path you find a family whose house and belongings have been burned and possess nothing, nor you possess anything to give, do you
> A) Show Compassion giving them some of the gold?
> B) Be honest and return the purse to the owner, intact?
> C) ...
B) I cannot give what is not mine. I would however tell the people that I would try to return with whatever I could get to give them.( I am fairly sure that I could get some reward for holding this large bag of gold or at least convince the owner to give some to the people, otherwise why would I be helping the gold owner?)
> 9: You have been sent by your God to secure a needed treaty with a distant Lord. He seems to agree with the treaty yet insults your faith, do you
> A) Demand an apology, endangering the treaty?
> B) Listen quietly to his ramble.
> C) ...
Closer to A) Hmmm, hard choice. I would probably ask for an apology, stating that, "It would hurt our relationship in the long run.."
> 10: A merchant owes your friend money, and you see the same merchant drops a purse of gold, do you
> A) Justly give your friend the due money and return what is left?
> B) Honestly return all?
> C) ...
C) I would hold the purse in plain view as I stated, "You dropped this sir/lady. It appears to be quite heavy. If I am not mistaken, did you not owe (name of friend) some money? Now might be a good time to pay it." I would then hold it til they promised to pay them back.
> 11: After many years you found the slayer of your friend, yet he's the only a little child can count on, do you
> A) Justly kill him?
> B) Spare him in compassion for the little child?
> C)...
C) I would walk up to the slayer and say, "How do you plan on raising this little one. Like you have lived your past, to give pain to others? Or will you teach them to be kinder to others? (which answer he gives depends on whether he lives or dies.)
> 12: You have been taught by your deity to cherish and nurture all life. Your friend has been fataly wound and will die soon and in pain, do you
> A) Show mercy and end his pain?
> B) Stick with your faith?
> C)...
B)
> 13: You see a young boy stealing bread, do you
> A) Show him his error and guide him in the Light?
> B) Honestly report him and allow justice take place?
> C) ...
Easily A)
> 14: Your God have prohibited you to fight, yet you see your friend being attacked by a group of imperials, do you
> A) Try to save your friend, entering battle to do so?
> B) Be true to your deity and let your friend die?
> C) ...
Hmm, whether a test by your god or whether real, I would have to jump in and save my friend. B)
> 15: And lastly but not least, what do you think is the ideal behavior of the perfect lightwalker?
giving and forgiving
EverLight(played two evil characters and was really quite bored(especially of the rp of other evils) and hated doing mean things to others.