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Naturally Evil

I know this is canon, but I want to make sure that canon is followed here:

Goblins, drow, orcs et cetera are all born naturally evil, already corrupt and willing to kill, murder, pillage, vote Republican.

Thusly, that means their children are evil as well, and while some may seek to redeem children--overall, its not evil to kill goblins on sight, or even destroy goblin children when there really is not alternative and it is unlikely you can even attempt to "raise them in a good life".

This is correct. Killing evil monsters is fine regardless of circumstance.

socialmisfit "Regardless of circumstance" is over inclusive. The statement is a falsehood.
Snoteye Killing evil monsters is fine regardless of circumstance, assuming the scenario in question will not, in any way, conflict with the already established, carefully outlined rules concerning PvP.

The DM team reserves its right to treat any matter of PvP, whether it be between monstrous races or not, on a case by case basis, and interfere accordingly.

Just to clarify on a follow-up point:

Our real world is one of subjective reality, good and evil are not necessarily real things.

In the EfU world, good and evil are pure and absolute forces that continually battle to dominate reality and exist in their pure, Platonic form in the Outer Planes.

Therefore, the reason it is always acceptable, regardless of circumstances to kill an evil monster is because such things truly are an affront to the entire world of good-evil monsters mere existence actively tips the balance between good and evil more towards evil as they continue to harbor evil thoughts, do evil deeds, and in fact it is a good and merciful act to remove these monsters from the world.

I ask this because, I play a character right now that is very much built around the principle of objective and real good in the world, and I think many players have trouble accepting that the morally objective DnD world is not like their world of moral ambiguity in all things. I get that many of the actual characters are highly uneducated about the world, being former slaves or frontiersmen in the Underdark their whole lives--but I do want to make sure my character who is highly educated about the nature of the cosmos is saying the right things.

Correct.

Moloch has it!