Posted by Bacrie on August 4, 2000 at 10:34:18:
In Reply to: Poll: What is this thing called Lightwalker? posted by Skylar on August 3, 2000 at 19:58:37:
> These are a series of questions, based in the Ultima IX game, which I found some of them to be very interesting into what is a true lightwalker and how a lightwalker are supposed to behave. > Questions > 2: You have sworn to protect someone at all costs, yet this person commits a crime, when the authorities arrive, > 4: A starving and burly duergar A-P accosts you and demands your food, do you > 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 > 6: In a battle your commander order you to guard the retreat path, yet the battle goes poorly to your comrades, do you > 7: You have sworn to obey Lord Danellaran. He covets a piece of land owned by the gnomes, do you > 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 > 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 > 10: A merchant owes your friend money, and you see the same merchant drops a purse of gold, do you > 11: After many years you found the slayer of your friend, yet he's the only a little child can count on, do you > 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 > 13: You see a young boy stealing bread, do you > 14: Your God have prohibited you to fight, yet you see your friend being attacked by a group of imperials, do you > 15: And lastly but not least, what do you think is the ideal behavior of the perfect lightwalker?
> Any and all opinions are welcome, including commentaries about the questions and the answers, from players and imm staff. (Hey imms, comments about your religions here?)
> P.S.: All "lightwalkers" questions, answers and ideas are taken solely in the context of fantasy, specifically CF.
> 1: You have stunned your mortal enemy in battle and he lies defenseless at your feet,
> A) Do you show compassion and allow him to recover?
> B) Do you show Valor and finish off your enemy?
> C) ....
Stand over him and laugh as he slowly dies. If it takes to long then B.
> A) Do you show honesty and turn the person in question?
> B) Honor your word and lie to protect?
> C) ...
B. I'd always tell the truth to the law ;p
> 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
> A) sacrifice yourself in order to protect him?
> B) let justice be served and let him die?
> C) ...
B. and if he survives poison him watch him die and take his stuff
> A) Show compassion and give him your only loaf of bread?
> B) Refuse and showing Valor engages him?
> C) ...
C. Depends if he's in my guild and what he has to offer. Otherwise watch him starve.
> A) Honor your word, abandoning your quest to marry her?
> B) Break your word and follow your sacred mission?
> C) ...
C. Neither I'd tell her I'm coming (if I still want her) continue the quest and show up telling her I was working late.
> A) be loyal and stand your post?
> B) help your fellows in battle?
> C) ...
A. Be loyal and smart cause if it goes to poorly and we retreat I'll be first in line
> A) Honor your word and evict the gnomes?
> B) refuses to act injustly and fall in disgrace with your lord?
> C) ...
A. The gnomes don't pay my check
> A) Show Compassion giving them some of the gold?
> B) Be honest and return the purse to the owner, intact?
> C) ...
B. but first I'd slay the man, rape the wife, and tell the children the world is hard and so must they be
> A) Demand an apology, endangering the treaty?
> B) Listen quietly to his ramble.
> C) ...
B. Listen quietly and pray to my God to plauge him and inwardly laugh as the guy dies but ouywardly give him my sympathies
> A) Justly give your friend the due money and return what is left?
> B) Honestly return all?
> C) ...
C. GIve my friend his share and keep the rest
> A) Justly kill him?
> B) Spare him in compassion for the little child?
> C)...
A. (very slowly) and then kill the kid for being related to him
> A) Show mercy and end his pain?
> B) Stick with your faith?
> C)...
B. but get him shoot up on happy drugs. Then torture the ones that slew him
> A) Show him his error and guide him in the Light?
> B) Honestly report him and allow justice take place?
> C) ...
A. Show him how I was able to catch him and let the light shine that he would be better next time.
> A) Try to save your friend, entering battle to do so?
> B) Be true to your deity and let your friend die?
> C) ...
C. Walk into the fight and when attacked justly defend myself while my friend gets away.
To realise the errors of thier ways and either embrace the shadows or become the slays of it.