Is Enchantment Magic Actually Evil?

Описание: It's the age-old question: Is Enchantment more evil than necromancy? Is mind control the worst thing in fantasy? Sure, in fantasy media these topics are often rife with unpleasant associations, author wish fulfilment and general grossness, but in universe, what is the answer? Does it change?

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Disclaimer:
This is a discussion of general ethics in fantasy. I am a firm advocate for personal freedom of decision, action, and belief up until the moment these cause harm to or incite violence against another person or group.

Furthermore, while this video is about the general fantasy landscape, its argumentation could be interpreted to discuss behaviour at TTRPG tables. As firmly as possible, I want to state that the way we run our tables must abide by agreed-upon ethical standards, and that abuse of power dynamics (either in player character Vs player character, or player Vs player) should not be tolerated at any table.

While I do stand by my argument in this video from an external, top down perspective, its implementation is likely to be messy, uncomfortable, and has potential risk for harm if used uncritically.

Coercion, intimidation, or abuse of power against another person is always wrong, when our gods do it, when our ancestors did it, when our fantasy characters do it, and when we do it. This video is, however, an exhortation to get into the minds of the peoples of our worlds a little more, and see the ethical quandaries under the hood of our favourite fantasy systems.

Thanks for reading,
-Tom.