The woke bsky post still wasn't woke enough according to one reply:
I am not really a fan of this first point. Do the characters know they are bandits somehow? If the characters see gnolls attacking the village, it is weird to apply some sort of villainy to the situation before the players figure that out.
It's evil. They are evil and the sympathize with evil. Stop trying to overthink it. By coming up with these convoluted explanations you deny individual agency.
The woke bsky post still wasn't woke enough according to one reply:
Why do they always side with the aggressor?
Maybe it's an evolution thing. Attraction to those willing to fight for something might have been advantageous over the history of sapiens.
It's evil. They are evil and the sympathize with evil. Stop trying to overthink it. By coming up with these convoluted explanations you deny individual agency.