But that's the whole point.

You are put into this situation by a "mad evil god". If this is so then the existence of deity (either singular or plural) must be assured. If plural, then surely the God of the Catholic Church will step in and prevent the destruction of His chosen representatives on Earth. If singular, then the moral dilemma is turned back upon its perpetrator.


Please note: the above is only in reference to the moral dilemma question and should not be taken as any kind of religious commentary.

Mad evil gods? Nothing a bit of poply magic can't solve!

That's precisely why I avoided the Vatican as my target. For starters, even if it's technically an independent nation, I personally see it as a part of Italy. But no matter what its legal status, if you blow it up, there's going to splash damage on a heavily populated portion of Italy. I was also concerned that an unqualified reply of, "the Vatican," could be misconstrued as some sort of Catholic hate. There are a lot less political and religious landmines to avoid when blowing up Tuvalu.

Fair enough, Dan. It was an unfair question anyway. I just like the idea that there is no problem that doesn't have a solution, even if it means thinking outside the box a bit.

I actually had the balloon dilemma thrown at me (in a group) on a mangement training course once. While everybody else was arguing why they should not be the one thrown out, I kept coming up with things like "if we all tie ourselves to the ropes supporting the basket, and then cut away the basket, won't that weigh more than a person?" Eventually they ganged up and threw me out of the balloon for not playing fair.

Luck for you Ducks can fly
Sheesh! Were those people dumb or what

Sounds to me they ducked out.

I would have picked Sealand.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand

1. Andrew Jackson. He'd likely kick my ass, but a President who can kick ass is cool.
2. Iguanadon, because it looks kinda like a Tauntaun
3. BattleTech Core Set, Savage Worlds, and maybe Shadowrun
4. Holding off hordes of invaders while my companions escaped
5. Chili, keptchup, brown mustard, onions

I'm not going to go with Hitler, because nothing shy of death was going to stop him, and the death he got was about as humiliating and empty as they come. I would go with Ishii Shiro (Shiro Ishii, if you prefer). He was a horrible war criminal on the same level as Mengele, but instead of spending his life running and hiding, he died wealthy and remorseless. An ass-beating wouldn't undo what he did, but it'd make me feel better.


Probably a raptor. I'm not really sure once could even support me, but most large dinosaurs were ponderously slow. I was reading something where they now think even the T-Rex may have just been a carrion eater incapable of chasing down live prey.


Now, here's the kicker you didn't give that would shape my answer: am I alone? I'm going to presume I am, since you didn't specifically mention other people. I will choose the Battletech main boxed set, Reinforcements II, and the Mercenary Handbook. They have sufficient rules for lone-wolfing your own mercenary unit from inception to demise.

If I'm not alone, I'd go with D&D 2.0 PHB, DMG, and MM. I actually prefer the 3.0 rules, but there's something comforting and nostalgic about the 2.0 books. If I'm stranded on a desert island, any feeling of home will be valuable to my psyche.


Quickly and heroically. I'd happily die saving someone from a burning building or stopping a crime.


Chili and cheese! If those aren't available, I go with ketchup and just a little bit of mustard.

Whoa, first he got to do all that experimenting on POW's and civilians and then all charges were dropped and then all his research from all that human experimentation was given to the US government and then he was employed by the US government and moved to Maryland to conduct more research?

This ranks up there with the most horrible things I have ever heard about the war...