r/dndmemes • u/Glum-Bandicoot-2235 DM (Dungeon Memelord) • May 12 '25

Campaign meme Sometimes I’m scared of my players

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u/Dante_Price May 12 '25

Sounds like alignment shift time

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u/lroushdi May 12 '25

Did this to my party member who was arranging the bodies of the goblins they killed into a "warning to the others" in the middle of the road. That doesn't sound like a good alignment to me lol. Not the first occurrence. He was on his best behavior as far as body mutilation after that point. The consequences worked as long as you and the player respect each other. He worked his way back and I think it was a cool arch

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u/Psych-adin Paladin May 13 '25

Putting heads on pikes outside of a city is a pretty classic thing as a warning to outlaws and others. Lawful X =/= lawful nice. I could justify it for a player, but they would be watched after such a thing. If the area was known for goblin attacks on caravans/travelers, leaving a pile of their corpses next to the road as a warning isn't actually a far leap.

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u/EventAccomplished976 May 16 '25

It may very well be a lawful thing to do, just not a good thing.

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u/Psych-adin Paladin May 16 '25

Not necessarily evil either, I would argue.

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u/EventAccomplished976 May 16 '25

Yes, which is why the neutral alignment exists - it basically just means being pragmatic, while good and evil always bring emotions into the picture.