Correction: Not all good aligned characters need be merciful, but it is common enough. (n/t)

Correction: Not all good aligned characters need be merciful, but it is common enough. (n/t):
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Posted by Proud Blade(VIP) on September 28, 2000 at 11:22:39:

In Reply to: Errmm... posted by Proud Blade(VIP) on September 28, 2000 at 10:21:14:

> "Paint his face on every shadowrunner - they're all merciless jerks"

> Sounds to me like you have an axe to grind. There are a lot of ways to play a villain. Zlisthjor is one, of course, but to go as far as to say that all evil-aligned characters are "jerks" in an OOC format makes you sound like you are taking your crusade a bit far.

> As someone who interviewed three or four dozen unsavory sinister types for potential Scarab-dom, I can assure you that there is just a wide a range of personalities and styles among the evil characters as there is among the good ones.

> I might agree with you on "merciless", if only because mercy is one of the traits that should define a "good" character.

> But implying that every evil-aligned character would multi-kill powerless pit-sitting Cothuraks is a bit of a step too far.

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Well, ok. I was just trying to lend an IC perspective, though (text) Balrahd 12:03:25 9/28/2000 (1)
- Wasn't sure. "Stop bringing your rants to the forum, please" was what confused me, then. (n/t) Proud Blade(VIP) 12:39:11 9/28/2000 (0)

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Comments:	> > "Paint his face on every shadowrunner - they're all merciless jerks" > > Sounds to me like you have an axe to grind. There are a lot of ways to play a villain. Zlisthjor is one, of course, but to go as far as to say that all evil-aligned characters are "jerks" in an OOC format makes you sound like you are taking your crusade a bit far. > > As someone who interviewed three or four dozen unsavory sinister types for potential Scarab-dom, I can assure you that there is just a wide a range of personalities and styles among the evil characters as there is among the good ones. > > I might agree with you on "merciless", if only because mercy is one of the traits that should define a "good" character. > > But implying that every evil-aligned character would multi-kill powerless pit-sitting Cothuraks is a bit of a step too far.

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