tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361417188517879449.post2710869510126712497..comments2023-10-24T18:59:56.584+08:00Comments on Game in the Brain: Management and Role-playing II; Problems with Pure Evil Racesjustin aquinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191474595831304520noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361417188517879449.post-81607137964925670142010-03-05T06:56:15.673+08:002010-03-05T06:56:15.673+08:00Objective morality does not neccesarily mean peopl...Objective morality does not neccesarily mean people are straightjacketed. Ordinary people, that is. In my games, people have free will. The religions also specify codes of conduct that are objectively evil and good. People choose their actions and alignment follows the actions. If you mostly do good things, you'll be considered good. If you mostly do evil things you'll be consideredPhilo Pharynxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14785954267292226321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361417188517879449.post-30767342968205785902010-03-04T10:38:00.866+08:002010-03-04T10:38:00.866+08:00@ Daniel, it makes me wonder if having an Evil But...@ Daniel, it makes me wonder if having an Evil Button is a good thing in a system. Lets say, it becomes a "feature", does that basically give gamers' the freedom to look at things black and white? <br /><br />As systems go, Its interesting that the attempt to model reality has a tendency to be a bit "secular" in perspective. Since it doesn't pander to the cultural justin aquinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191474595831304520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361417188517879449.post-346721265783321212010-03-04T05:17:18.673+08:002010-03-04T05:17:18.673+08:00I feel the need to take some credit for that threa...I feel the need to take some credit for that thread, for skewering the age old "But would you kill a baby orc?" test with my "But everyone kills baby Aliens" response.<br /><br />I was really attempting to show that the question only works if applied to "charismatic" races we can relate to, but the real problem with the baby orc argument isn't that it highlights Mailankahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13354118846382303768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361417188517879449.post-60310272062133681952010-03-03T22:30:01.252+08:002010-03-03T22:30:01.252+08:00I don't disagree with you, Morality and Ethics...I don't disagree with you, Morality and Ethics are pretty touchy subjects that are best discussed in more philosophical forums.justin aquinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191474595831304520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361417188517879449.post-60869365125087568512010-03-02T18:52:55.469+08:002010-03-02T18:52:55.469+08:00Interesting points, except that some of the most p...Interesting points, except that some of the most popular fiction has clear cut bad guys and good guys in it. This is because, when you have a clear contrast of morality in a conflict, you have set the stage for heroics to occur. The more morally ambiguous each side in a conflict is the less powerful its heroics become. This works against you if your goal is to provide a type of fantasy like, say Pete Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03438651595079082035noreply@blogger.com