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\$\begingroup\$ Not quite. You're describing sociopaths & psychopaths. Evil doesn't mean torturing kittens. Being 'evil' means you prioritize the personal good over the common good. That works on a personal level as well as a societal level. Goblins raid villages, not because they like killing humans, but because humans are 'others' (aka: not them), and therefore the well-being of the village matters not a bit relative to the well-being of the goblin tribe. The human village has livestock. The goblins need meat, so they take the meat, and will kill the humans if necessary to do so. Evil, not psycho. \$\endgroup\$Theo Brinkman– Theo Brinkman2018-11-02 20:15:14 +00:00Commented Nov 2, 2018 at 20:15
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\$\begingroup\$ That's not to say that the activities you describe can't be part of the evening's festivities. (After all, human societies throughout the ages are well known for all sorts of horrific behaviors, including cockfighting, as entertainment.) Just that they don't have to behave that way. Goblins could very well be extremely generous and caring to their own, even if they view a random human villager's life as worth less than the opportunity to collect a few eggs. \$\endgroup\$Theo Brinkman– Theo Brinkman2018-11-02 20:17:19 +00:00Commented Nov 2, 2018 at 20:17
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\$\begingroup\$ Evil =/= Evil. There are different standards. A culture might be Evil because it performs blood sacrifices of non-members to their gods, or it might be evil for it knows only one punishment for its members capital punishment. It might be evil for it has slaves or because it is run by secret police. Or it might be an evil overlord that read the Evil Overlord list and keeps it to the heart! Keep in mind Even Evil has standards [tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EvenEvilHasStandards ] \$\endgroup\$Trish– Trish2018-11-03 08:38:44 +00:00Commented Nov 3, 2018 at 8:38
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