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"Official" Perspective on Lawbreaking
blackstaff67:
I know, I merely point out the minor(?) absurdity of killing creatures of the intelligence level of dolphin/porpoises deliberately vs humans. AFAIK, it's the deliberate act of snuffing out a human life with magic that brings Lawbreaker. Perhaps the implication is that all other critters (Vamps, Fae, etc) were either a byproduct of the act of creation and so are not off-limits OR are actually the result of the power of the human imagination causing them to coalesce. If the latter, then due to the early strength of human imagination, these entities wield immense power which makes them hard to put down.
Lavecki121:
True. But Im talking of more...natural? things. Like animals or plants. I can wrap my head around faries and undead. Other earthly creatures makes less sense to me, though the imagination bit might have something to do with it.
Tedronai:
--- Quote from: Lavecki121 on May 19, 2013, 06:09:29 PM ---True. But Im talking of more...natural? things. Like animals or plants. I can wrap my head around faries and undead. Other earthly creatures makes less sense to me, though the imagination bit might have something to do with it.
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If working under the assumption of blackstaff's theory, mundane non-humans would fall under the category of 'byproducts of creation'.
This theory is incredibly humanocentric, but hey, maybe that works for your game.
blackstaff67:
--- Quote from: Tedronai on May 20, 2013, 02:43:18 AM ---If working under the assumption of blackstaff's theory, mundane non-humans would fall under the category of 'byproducts of creation'.
This theory is incredibly humanocentric, but hey, maybe that works for your game.
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As a matter of fact, you're right: My theory IS incredibly humanocentric. That is because it's only a Lawbreaker violation to kill humans, enthrall, transform, mentally invade them.
Unless you want to slap Lawbreaker (1st) on wizards that also kill non-humans OR omit that Lawbreaker altogether, dunno what to tell you. Barring further WoJ, playing the game as it's written is my only advice. Love to hear about alternative rules/theories! ;D
Tedronai:
By 'incredibly humanocentric', I mean that it is even more humanocentric that would otherwise seem to be the case.
It takes an impressively humanocentric cosmology, and makes it substantially more so.
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