I'm going to be the jerk here who confesses that all my sense of morality diminishes the moment I become aware that I'm dreaming.
No, really--I treat my DCs like crap while I'm lucid, the only exception being if I'm involved in a really high-paced or emotional plot in the dream and I'm personally attached to the DCs around me. Otherwise, to me DCs are only in the dream for me to use when I need something done or kill when they're in my way. I can't count the number of times a girl has come to me crying about her ex and I interrupt halfway something like, "Okay, that's all fine and dandy, now can you be my test subject for potion effects in lucid dreams?"
To me, it doesn't matter what DCs think or feel because, well, they don't think or feel in the first place! They're just simulations, in my opinion at least--in reality people are other conscious beings with thoughts and emotions which influence their decisions just like yourself, but in a dream people are just... things that move.
Anyway, my subconscious is a jerk to me too, so it works for the both of us.
However, I think what's important to understand here is that none of us can tell you what's right or wrong in a dream, and the reason being because we can't tell you what's right or wrong in reality, either. Morality by itself doesn't actually exist, human beings are the ones who say what's right or wrong...and, well, whatever we believe is right or wrong is different for everybody. Stealing isn't "wrong" and giving isn't "right," it's us as humans who believe that. You never know, a planet some billions of lightyears away might have aliens who murder each other to show appreciation.
So, really here, you need to think about what you believe. Do you think it's wrong to treat DCs unfairly, or do you think it's okay? If a DC was in front of you right now, do you think it would be fine not to treat them the same way you treat people in real life? In other words: if you think it's right, do it. If you think it's wrong, don't do it. I know it doesn't really answer your question, but the question you asked is something you need to answer yourself, based on your own beliefs. Do you believe treating DCs what's considered immoral in real life isn't wrong?
And remember, nobody should judge you on your morality, since it is your own personal beliefs after all. And not to mention, this is all going to happen in a lucid dream, where you have the whole world to yourself.
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