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<blockquote data-quote="ProfessorCirno" data-source="post: 4929973" data-attributes="member: 65637"><p>FYI, the article still exists, it was just given a new name that I cannot for the life of me remember right now and I refuse to let myself lose hours of my life to that damnable website again <_<</p><p></p><p>I think you can have an evil protagonist without having such a moment, for what it's worth. Evil doesn't mean you have to ALWAYS be as CRUEL AND HORRIBLE AS POSSIBLE! You could have a character who's evil because he constantly cheats others out of their money. A not so plucky con man who goes after easy targets. No murder, no rape, just selfish people who put themselves entirely above others.</p><p></p><p>I think there's two reasons rape and murder end up happening, and the first is because of one-up manship. It's not enough to just be a mean guy who cheats people, you have to be <em>EVIL!</em></p><p></p><p>The second is shock value. Ok, your character cheated some innocent people out of their money. The group shrugs, and moves on. And then your character <em>murders a little kid! Holy crap! </em>Now everyone is paying attention! The other way this plays in is in targets. It's one thing to tell the DM that you kill some guy who was a total dick to the party and who beat his wife and etc etc. It's when you kill the innocent beggar that you become <em>evil</em>. You can be an evil character that only kills jerks!</p><p></p><p>Stuff like this is why I see a difference between evil characters and <em>evil</em> characters.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ProfessorCirno, post: 4929973, member: 65637"] FYI, the article still exists, it was just given a new name that I cannot for the life of me remember right now and I refuse to let myself lose hours of my life to that damnable website again <_< I think you can have an evil protagonist without having such a moment, for what it's worth. Evil doesn't mean you have to ALWAYS be as CRUEL AND HORRIBLE AS POSSIBLE! You could have a character who's evil because he constantly cheats others out of their money. A not so plucky con man who goes after easy targets. No murder, no rape, just selfish people who put themselves entirely above others. I think there's two reasons rape and murder end up happening, and the first is because of one-up manship. It's not enough to just be a mean guy who cheats people, you have to be [I]EVIL![/I] The second is shock value. Ok, your character cheated some innocent people out of their money. The group shrugs, and moves on. And then your character [I]murders a little kid! Holy crap! [/I]Now everyone is paying attention! The other way this plays in is in targets. It's one thing to tell the DM that you kill some guy who was a total dick to the party and who beat his wife and etc etc. It's when you kill the innocent beggar that you become [I]evil[/I]. You can be an evil character that only kills jerks! Stuff like this is why I see a difference between evil characters and [I]evil[/I] characters. [/QUOTE]
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