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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ogrork the Mighty" data-source="post: 3688973" data-attributes="member: 19042">I don't think being evil and/or worshipping an evil deity automatically means your soul is damned to torment for all eternity when you die. If you served well, it's likely you'll be promoted to a higher form of demon/devil in the afterlife. For many, that's a reward in and of itself.Sure the odd follower will be screwed over, but people wouldn't worship evil deities if there wasn't some form of payoff. That could come in the present or in the afterlife, but bribery can be a very effective tool to gain followers.I don't think the view that anyone who worships and evil deity gets screwed over when they die is an accurate one. Maybe if you sold your soul for some boon during your life, but not if you were a faithful follower (who was successful!).Just take a look around in the real world. Most people will sacrifice long term pain for short term gain. I actually think it would be pretty even in terms of who would follow good and who would follow evil, with most probably falling into the neutral category. In fact, I think D&D reverses real-world alignment in that good and evil are much more prominent in D&D whereas in real life I would argue that neutrality is the prominant alignment and good and evil are in the minority.</blockquote>