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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 3668404" data-attributes="member: 177">A.) Is it possible to be selfish and self-centred but still be neutral, rather than evil?Yes, so long as it doesn't cause too many people too much harm, and/or what harm is done is balanced by good deeds as well.  B.) Can someone knowlingly commit evil acts in a good cause, and not be (or become) evil themselves?If the evil acts are not the only thing they are doing, then yes.  I find it helps to think about a character's overall "karmic balance" - the occasional miss-step (or well placed step) is usually not enough to move one to an alignment extreme.  Generally, it requires a long-term and notable pattern of behavior to establish one as an extreme.  So, if you're Good, you really are a pretty darned nice guy.  To be Evil, you have to be rather thoroughly nasty.C.) Is it possible for someone to be irredeemably evil, but not even realise it themselves?Yes. Depending on the circumstances the character may need to be a bit thick, but it can happen, at least in some cases.  Before you worry about that, though, it may pay to consider that realizing that you are evil may mean something a bit different in a D&D world</blockquote>