The difference between good and evil.

[Thor]

Imagine it is a little time has pasted. We are now in the future. The neutral alignment has been removed. Now, what do you think the differences for good and evil should be? This includes things like skills, spells, justs, da, dmg, etc...

[Maeron]

disclaimer: This is just my opinion.

Evils are driven by the desire to enhance themselves through whatever means possible. They do not feel a connection with followers of other evil beliefs. There is no driving desire to stamp out good, just to use good to it's own advantage.

Goods are driven to enhance themselves and spread good to those of other beliefs. There is a driving force to stamp out evil in any form, even through means that may seem evil in nature. Although they may not be close, Goods have a connection and respect for followers of other good beliefs.

[Nicademus]

The great thing about your question, is that it directly relates to the other string regarding neutrality. The fact that we can sit here and have a debate over what defines good and evil: 1) illustrates the point that we only need two alignments; and 2) exemplifies the problem with neutrality (i.e. you should not be able to interpret neutrality, it just is--neutral). (see the post I will add to neutrality string)

Good can be many different things to many different people. For example, your ("Thor") following seems to follow the Tiger/Ward school of thought on good. I think these are the lawful goods. Those who are good for the sake of choosing a side over evil and seek to stamp out evil from the realm. These are the those goods who fight dragons and vanquish evil because they are good and the others are evil. I dont know enough about Thor's following to be certain, but this is what I have seen. Indeed, they can often be perceived as being evil, just with a different purpose, but this is a misinformed point of view. In reality, they are the counterbalance to evil.

Another type of good is the way I ran my following. While I percieved myself as a counterbalnce to evil to some extent, my primary purpose was the defense of the realm. Regardless of alignment, I believe goods should defend those in need and those who require assistanace, even if that would serve your enemy. In my mind a true good judges others based on actions not alignment. A good should not foresake an individual as a result of the whole of his alignment. Indeed, being good should be difficult, as you have assumed the burden of protecting the realm, even those who do not seek it.

Finally, there is the pacifist good. Those who strive for the "theoretical good" or the "ideal good". Those individuals let their morality guide their every action and seek to be the balance in the universe. They are a counterbalance to evil, not by killing or destroying evil, but by bringing goodness and morality to the realm they counteract the evil nature of man.
This good is closer to the neutral we have today (Rhina's following).

Ok I was just screamed at for my other post so I will end this now and talk more about good and add stuff about evil later.

-Nic