Posted by Zix on December 02, 1999 at 11:18:03:
In Reply to: I never uderstood why a necromancer should be allowed in entropy if they used zombies. posted by Someone on December 02, 1999 at 06:40:10:
The point of Entropy is their INTENTIONS. For instance: Entropy thief logs on, wanders around, says "Hey, I think I'll go back Empire today!". Does that mean that he just wanders around randomly until he sees someone from empire and attacks? Is he allowed to (*gasp*) PICK a target and try to find them?? Of course he can! Entropy characters prepare for a battle and find their targets just like anyone else, what's chaotic is their intentions. If a character ALWAYS attacked empire people, or ALWAYS went to New Thalos and hung around, (etc. etc.) ... That's not entropy. To say that every action of a Baron has to be random, however, is just plain absurd.
> I remember awhile ago that they would never use pets because it was like slavery. Entropy was about living freely and stuff. A necromancer with 6 zombies, running around Thera, is faulty in my eyes. First of all because of the freedom thing and second, an army like that seems like order itself. The zombies will always follow the rules and orders of the necromancer. Thus by having them, the necromancers maybe spreading chaos and replacing it with his own form of order........
> Of course, I never understood entropy because I do not see how chaos can have a cabal.
Sheesh. What people don't seem to understand is that every action you make doesn't have to be chaotic to be in Entropy. To act completely randomly you HAVE to be a mental patient, and while there are some in entropy, it isn't required.