Originally Posted by williams85
I find it really stupid that i break my oath for killing goblins, It should be the other way around, if i let them roam free to kill and plunder other innocents i have failed as a Paladin or a Good person in general.
I'd say it's equal to finding a bunch of landmines and just letting them lie there.
Just because they didn't explode in my face, doesn't mean that they wont in someone else's.

So, you should be able to walk up to any creature you deem to be evil and then kill them? Even if they are not attacking you? What if the creature in question wasn't evil, and had lived a life of helping people but because of your racism you just kill them. Should that break your oath?

Are you arguing that racism is an act of good?

I would say that if you are dealing with Devil, Demons or Yugoloths then you are in the right, because they are inherently evil. Even though they are part of the natural order - they are anathema to you and your beliefs so you have a strong case. They are not really a race of creatures as much as they are a byproduct of the evil of mortals distilled into living forms and objects.

However, Goblins are only "culturally evil" - the majority are evil because of how they are raised and the effect of their God Maglubiyet. Some are neutral, and some are even good. Many leave their tribes and live in cities and are adventurers and regular people, some even live in Baldur's gate. They figure out what is expected of them and adjust.

Last edited by Blackheifer; 19/03/23 04:05 PM.

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