Can a Lawful Good character abide cannibalism? What about taking part in it?

Can a Lawful Good character abide cannibalism? What about taking part in it?

Some cultures practice it as a form of ancestor worship. Sometimes it's necessary for survival. If it's being done to honour the dead, or because there's simply no alternative, it's acceptable if his god allows it. If it's being done for pleasure, worship of dark gods, etc., it's obviously not.

>not consuming the ashes and ground bones of your loved ones in a funerary gruel

Do you even respect your ancestors?

Depends on the context, but yes. Imagine a culture where eating the dead is the greatest sign of respect you can show.

I suspect this will devolve into another "Is necromancy evil" thread.

According the morality of D&D which alignments are based upon and which is objective within D&D, cannibalism is evil.

Therefore, cannibalism is objectively evil in terms of alignments, which fall under D&D's morality that is objective within its own system.

>it's okay if one culture somewhere does it
D&D has objective good and evil. Either cannibalism is good or it is not. Cultural relativism can fuck right off.

They can be totally misguide. Reminds me of the time our BBEG was a Paladin
> Be fairly high levelled party, seeking MacGuffin Keystones to awaken some ancient prophecy
> These keystones were empowered by the God of Douchebags (he was also the creator of the universe, since he tricked the actual boss of the pantheon into making humanity with his essence) who had been sealed away for so long people had forgotten him
> These keystones were also the key to his release. Knowing the horrible truth, we had to stop it.
> Discover one keystone has already been claimed by a would-be adventurer who was now making a name for himself.
> These keystones basically turned people into an Exalt if used incorrectly.
This is where "The Paladin" comes in
> Walk into town where this adventurer has supposedly set up shop
> Walking down the street, we see a man in armor literally made from kettles and scrap, but painted white, dragging a guy beaten half to death down a street
> Walks up to two guards, and demands to know why this foreman was beating his workers in the factory, and he wants to speak to the owner
> Guards draw their swords, he draws a hunting knife and guts them in two blows.
> Drags still dead guy into the mansion. Our rogue follows, because none of us are messing with that until we can null his keystone
> According to our rogue, the 'paladin' walked up to the boss in the middle of the meeting and declared "YOUR FOREMAN HAS BEEN BEATING YOUR INDENTURED WORKERS! DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS?"
> The factory owner naturally, knows everything about this and is dumb enough to say yes, and calls the guards
> Paladin declares he's a slave driver, slavery is illegal! Cuts the throat of the foreman he dragged here, beats up the boss, and drags the boss out while his children watch in horror
> Strings up the factory owner in the town square, and burns down the factory
> Declares he's off to slay another windmill
> Cue mass starvation and poverty for those workers.

Killing sentient things for the sole purpose of eating them is pretty much murder.

I assume if it's life or death, consuming a body that's already dead is considered acceptable. Though I imagine you have to do a fair amount of repenting when you're safe and out of danger.

for a traditional DnD paladin I would say according to his LG dogma he does not engage in cannibalism but would only actively fight people who partake in it as a sign of disrespect for their enemies. If he encountered a tribe that consumed their dead as a rite of ancestor worship he would disagree but have no reason to try and stop them.