Posted by Skylar on August 3, 2000 at 20:29:23:
In Reply to: Poll: What is this thing called Lightwalker? posted by Skylar on August 3, 2000 at 19:58:37:
> 1: You have stunned your mortal enemy in battle and he lies defenseless at your feet, To me that's one where the difference between evil and good is shown, wouldn't hit a defenseless person, even a mortal enemy. > 2: You have sworn to protect someone at all costs, yet this person commits a crime, when the authorities arrive, Firstly I'd lie and try to show the person his error, giving him a chance, but only one. > 3: In furious battle a fellow knight deserts, leaving many endangered by doing so. If in his run he's surrounded by enemies, do you Those who knows Skylar knows the answer to this a priory :-) sacrifice! Let's give him the benefit of the doubt, we don't know all. > 4: A starving and burly duergar A-P accosts you and demands your food, do you Ol'compassion and talk. At least if it's the first time I met ditto AP > 5: When young you have pledged to marry your sweetheart whenever she wished. Now you're in a sacred quest and she calls you to your pledge, do you Don't know how to answer this.. depends much on the quest itself. > 6: In a battle your commander order you to guard the retreat path, yet the battle goes poorly to your comrades, do you Yes, as a LG I'll get screwed here, but if I see a fellow lightwalker in mortal danger, I jump in. Seems to be the right thing to do. > 7: You have sworn to obey Lord Danellaran. He covets a piece of land owned by the gnomes, do you Damn, will have to trust Danellaran, he's an elf afterall. Evict the poor guys. > 8: You have been entrusted with an uncounted purse of gold, in your path you find a family whose house and belongings have been burned and possess nothing, nor you possess anything to give, do you Damn damn damn! Return the purse and come back to help, can't give what isn't mine. > 9: You have been sent by your God to secure a needed treaty with a distant Lord. He seems to agree with the treaty yet insults your faith, do you B > 10: A merchant owes your friend money, and you see the same merchant drops a purse of gold, do you B > 11: After many years you found the slayer of your friend, yet he's the only a little child can count on, do you B > 12: You have been taught by your deity to cherish and nurture all life. Your friend has been fataly wound and will die soon and in pain, do you Strictly, mercy. But we all know that someone up there could restore so... I'll believe in that to the last minute. > 13: You see a young boy stealing bread, do you A > 14: Your God have prohibited you to fight, yet you see your friend being attacked by a group of imperials, do you Save him, I'll bear the consequences of my acts. > 15: And lastly but not least, what do you think is the ideal behavior of the perfect lightwalker? I'll try to answer this later, with more time. Skylar Luivirmon
> A) Do you show compassion and allow him to recover?
> B) Do you show Valor and finish off your enemy?
> C) ....
> A) Do you show honesty and turn the person in question?
> B) Honor your word and lie to protect?
> C) ...
Point being that the spirit is more important than the law, even though laws are necessary.
> A) sacrifice yourself in order to protect him?
> B) let justice be served and let him die?
> C) ...
> A) Show compassion and give him your only loaf of bread?
> B) Refuse and showing Valor engages him?
> C) ...
> A) Honor your word, abandoning your quest to marry her?
> B) Break your word and follow your sacred mission?
> C) ...
> A) be loyal and stand your post?
> B) help your fellows in battle?
> C) ...
> A) Honor your word and evict the gnomes?
> B) refuses to act injustly and fall in disgrace with your lord?
> C) ...
> A) Show Compassion giving them some of the gold?
> B) Be honest and return the purse to the owner, intact?
> C) ...
> A) Demand an apology, endangering the treaty?
> B) Listen quietly to his ramble.
> C) ...
> A) Justly give your friend the due money and return what is left?
> B) Honestly return all?
> C) ...
> A) Justly kill him?
> B) Spare him in compassion for the little child?
> C)...
> A) Show mercy and end his pain?
> B) Stick with your faith?
> C)...
> A) Show him his error and guide him in the Light?
> B) Honestly report him and allow justice take place?
> C) ...
> A) Try to save your friend, entering battle to do so?
> B) Be true to your deity and let your friend die?
> C) ...