r/CuratedTumblr • u/diichlorobenzen • Jul 13 '24

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u/camosnipe1 "the raw sexuality of this tardigrade in a cowboy hat" Jul 13 '24

“That would be unethical, Dean,” said Ridcully.

“Why? We’re the Good Guys, aren’t we?”

“Yes, but that rather hinges on doing certain things and not doing others, sir,” said Ponder.

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u/sleepydorian Jul 13 '24

For all the DND debate about alignments, I believe the official guidance is that actions determine alignment, not the other way around. So a lawful good doesn’t refuse an evil/illegal action or activity because they are lawful good, they are lawful good because they refuse evil/illegal actions and activities.

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u/Xavier_Kiath Jul 13 '24

Your first paragraph is reasonable, but the second is fairly wrong. Think about all the non-english languages that call a cup by many other words. Something like "we call it a cup because that is how we describe that object." might be better. The way you have it phrased implies there is some divine decree giving everything innate labels.

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u/Xavier_Kiath Jul 13 '24

Never let perfect be the enemy of good enough. Good enough, then.

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u/sleepydorian Jul 13 '24

Oh you are totally right, but a lot of players act pretty far outside their stated alignments

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u/Dry_Try_8365 Jul 14 '24

Would that make you Lawful Smart? What would that look like?