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I mean in terms of the game term, not what actual integrity is. Otherwise, this topic is in the wrong forum and we'd be here all day.
Does INTEGRITY, as a game concept, reflect an objective right and wrong in the universe, or does it reflect morality in one's own culture?
Here's a hypothetical example: The Dominion (perhaps being advised by the Cardassians) have taken over a planet and put all the adults to forced labor while the children are being held hostage by Jem'Hadar troops led by a First with 9 INTEGRITY. This is in 1E terms. Adjust as necessary for 2E's lower attributes.
There's a slave uprising and the First is ordered to show that the Dominion means what they say by killing the hostage children. Does the First obey the order?
On one hand, it can be argued that for this Jem'Hadar, the Founders are literally their gods and the Vorta their divinely appointed messengers, so NOT following the order would show low INTEGRITY.
On the other, using Premiere Jean-Luc Picard as an example of a 9 INTEGRITY personnel, he certainly would never follow the order (nor gone along with this in the first place). If INTEGRITY is INTEGRITY regardless of affiliation, the First can't either.
It should be noted that while there aren't any 9 INTEGRITY personnel, there are some 8s. Some of them are rebelling against the Founders, but not all.
Does INTEGRITY, as a game concept, reflect an objective right and wrong in the universe, or does it reflect morality in one's own culture?
Here's a hypothetical example: The Dominion (perhaps being advised by the Cardassians) have taken over a planet and put all the adults to forced labor while the children are being held hostage by Jem'Hadar troops led by a First with 9 INTEGRITY. This is in 1E terms. Adjust as necessary for 2E's lower attributes.
There's a slave uprising and the First is ordered to show that the Dominion means what they say by killing the hostage children. Does the First obey the order?
On one hand, it can be argued that for this Jem'Hadar, the Founders are literally their gods and the Vorta their divinely appointed messengers, so NOT following the order would show low INTEGRITY.
On the other, using Premiere Jean-Luc Picard as an example of a 9 INTEGRITY personnel, he certainly would never follow the order (nor gone along with this in the first place). If INTEGRITY is INTEGRITY regardless of affiliation, the First can't either.
It should be noted that while there aren't any 9 INTEGRITY personnel, there are some 8s. Some of them are rebelling against the Founders, but not all.
Boffo97 wrote:The questions and the answers are mutually exclusive. If both are known, it's speculated that 1E will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.1E Inventory Spreadsheet