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From: chongo@nsc.UUCP
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Subject: Jesus as an NPC
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Date: Wed, 12-Oct-83 19:52:04 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct 12 19:52:04 1983
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It's pretty clear that if Jesus were a D&D NPC, he'd be a high level
Cleric (at least 17th level), with minimum ability scores of:
wisdom 18, charisma 18.  These are of course minimums.  He clearly has
the ability alter reality (loaves & fishes), control weather (during the
walk-on-water bit), and cure disease several times a day (at some distance),
to resurrect (at some distance), and so on.  All very well.

(I will not deal here with whether or not Jesus would in fact be considered
a deity, since that is a matter of belief ...).

But what about alignment?  'Good,' clearly, but on the other axis?  I don't
think he's terribly Lawful, since his favors, blessings and other benefits
are granted indiscriminately to all (even the Romans, who are, in this
context, Lawful Neutral/Evil).  In fact, I believe that Judas is more of
the Lawful Good/Neutral type which explains some of the conflicts between
the two.  Does that make Jesus Chaotic Good?  I think so, but somewhat more
towards Neutral Good.

I have a tendancy to believe, however, that persons of spiritual importance
are more likely to be True Neutral to Neutral Good, but that's just my bias.

(I do things like this when waiting for the other players to show up).