Re: Non-Evil Assassins

On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 08:03:25 -0800, "Malachias Invictus"
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>"Conner Destron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> "Justin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > 127.0.0.1 wrote on [Tue, 02 Dec 2003 14:30:37 GMT]:
>> > > "Brian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> I mean, there must be assassins who work in the name of good
>> somewhere,
>> > >> right?
>> > >
>> > > Try thinking Lawful-Neutral ... bringing justice (of a kind) to
>> those who
>> > > deserve it.
>> > >
>> > > I think it is reasonable that an assassin might work in the name
>> of law, or
>> > > evil - but not in the name of good.
>> >
>> > I dunno, I can think of a few cases where it can be rationalised
>> that it
>> > was in the "greater good" to kill someone.
>>
>> Without a doubt, but even if the end result is "good", isn't the act
>> of carefully planning and then executing an assassination an evil act?
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>...and how is this different from what many adventuring parties do?

The bit with careful planning.
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