Quote Originally Posted by SpectralDerp View Post
Could we please stop talking about illithid alignment as if real world morality applies? In DnD, good is about "altruism, respect for life, [...] a concern for the dignity of sentient beings [and] personal sacrifies". Evil is about "harming, oppering, [...] killing others, [lack of] compassion for others, [killing] without qualms if doing so is convecient or if it can be set up" (3rd edition PHB). Illithid's are evil, end of discussion.

Yes, the situation is set up in such a way that illithids are evil. That's because DnD is agame and illithids are supposed to be the villains. Good and evil are cosmic forces in the DnD universe. If Gary Gygax had decided "good gods want to see their followers turn vegetarian" then eating meat is evil in DnD.
Yup - thread is about what "we" would look like seen through the lens of D&D morality (even if it is a bit inconsistent) - but not vice versa.