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Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 1:16 pm
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I like my villainy fictional. Beyound that, eh, scum is scum my view of morality is absolute and does not compromise, which leads me to reject some "Heroes" and exalt some "Villains". As far as gray areas... I find them interesting at times, but I've had quite my fill. If some one is going to preach at me, let them do so with the aim of making a better world, rather than trying to make themselves seem oh so very clever by justifying abomination. When it serves a purpose, to get people to actually think about why they view things as virtuous or vile, then it is good... but oh so much dreck I have read of late, especially in comics, seems to trivialize the villainy with some special extenuating circumstance. Bollocks I say. The fact that I am from a violent society that tacitly endorses honour killing does not magically make murder okay for me, nor does it mean I should be allowed to go on a killing spree because I have a wounded ego induced hissy fit. Reminds me of an Arrowsmith lyric... There's something right with the world today, and everybody knows it's wrong...
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Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 6:40 pm
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Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:09 am
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Fiddlers Green As far as gray areas... I find them interesting at times, but I've had quite my fill. If some one is going to preach at me, let them do so with the aim of making a better world, rather than trying to make themselves seem oh so very clever by justifying abomination. When it serves a purpose, to get people to actually think about why they view things as virtuous or vile, then it is good... but oh so much dreck I have read of late, especially in comics, seems to trivialize the villainy with some special extenuating circumstance. Bollocks I say.
That's usually what I do, making people think about why they view things certain ways. I also like making it abundantly clear that in some cases, there isn't any good people. And in some everyone is good, if flawed.
I like breaking the illusion that everything is simple in the world. Even often the eldritch horrors I use have some element of innocence to them, like the beasts in the short story I made. They started out much like us but when they entered our world, the differences in the magic there twisted them, hurt them, drove them absolutely mad.
Killing one is a sad moment, because you're killing a being just like you, who was put through such horrors that they could no longer hold onto their mind and became a danger to humanity as a result.
Although really, the Beast of Blades is quite frankly evil, built from the *spoilers* corrupted souls of those who sought immortality the wrong way, the very very stupid way. All of their hate, all of their fear and pain, spills into these things and makes them into killers. *spoilers* Although really, even that's fairly tragic. So I guess everything has depth. (please don't quote this section, to avoid the spoilers for others)
I really have a thing for tragic awful s**t happening to characters, even off stage. I think I might be a literary sadist.
(I'll let you all know when I get published. I'm searching for someone to publish the story now.)
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Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 1:16 pm
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Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 3:51 pm
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Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:14 pm
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Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:32 pm
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Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:38 pm
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Recursive Paradox That's usually what I do, making people think about why they view things certain ways. I also like making it abundantly clear that in some cases, there isn't any good people. And in some everyone is good, if flawed. I like breaking the illusion that everything is simple in the world. Even often the eldritch horrors I use have some element of innocence to them, like the beasts in the short story I made. They started out much like us but when they entered our world, the differences in the magic there twisted them, hurt them, drove them absolutely mad. Killing one is a sad moment, because you're killing a being just like you, who was put through such horrors that they could no longer hold onto their mind and became a danger to humanity as a result. Although really, the Beast of Blades is quite frankly evil, built from the *spoilers* corrupted souls of those who sought immortality the wrong way, the very very stupid way. All of their hate, all of their fear and pain, spills into these things and makes them into killers. *spoilers* Although really, even that's fairly tragic. So I guess everything has depth. (please don't quote this section, to avoid the spoilers for others) I really have a thing for tragic awful s**t happening to characters, even off stage. I think I might be a literary sadist. (I'll let you all know when I get published. I'm searching for someone to publish the story now.) That is somehow strange to me. Killing is not always so sad to me, especially when it is release from agony. Then again, I am not the standard from which society draws it's moral lines. Sometimes, a thing cannot help what it is. Other times, a person decides to be wicked and revels in it. Some creatures cannot tell the difference. Of what matter are intentions? How much responsibility lies on nature, how much on nurture (the situations that helped shape a situation or creature) ? These questions gnaw at me, and will continue to, even as I unsheathe my blade to put a monster down. There are not evil people, only evil acts.
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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:35 am
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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:47 am
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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:07 pm
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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:29 pm
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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:13 pm
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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:29 pm
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