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<blockquote data-quote="Kristivas" data-source="post: 3198055" data-attributes="member: 34179">Even if you add a small twist to a stereotypical character, a lot of great role playing and character development can spring from it.Example:&nbsp; A Dwarven Fighter weilding an axe (like the fellow above mentioned).&nbsp; Yes, he speaks like Breunor from the Drizzt books, yes he's tough as all hell, yes he hates goblins, and yes he's stern with typical &quot;Dwarven wit&quot;.&nbsp; The 'twist'.&nbsp; He's 100% against drinking.&nbsp; Say, his Father used to get drunk and be heavy with the hands.. so this Dwarf, rather than blaming his Father, blamed the booze.Toss something like that on what people call &quot;the same old, same old&quot; and you can still come up with some interesting stuff.Brimshack,That's my kinda evil too.&nbsp; Not everyone with an evil alignment has to be rampant killing machines who loot, plunder, rape, pillage, and kick babies.&nbsp; They CAN be loyal, and they CAN be cooperative.&nbsp; As long as the rest of the group can accept some of the things they do (not necissarily all of it), you can play a real interesting game.The fact that people stereotype that evil has to all be selfish, cruel, and downright horrible is annoying.&nbsp; Take the Assassin from Serenity.&nbsp; He knew he was an evil monster, but he was working for a better world.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kristivas, post: 3198055, member: 34179"] Even if you add a small twist to a stereotypical character, a lot of great role playing and character development can spring from it. Example: A Dwarven Fighter weilding an axe (like the fellow above mentioned). Yes, he speaks like Breunor from the Drizzt books, yes he's tough as all hell, yes he hates goblins, and yes he's stern with typical "Dwarven wit". The 'twist'. He's 100% against drinking. Say, his Father used to get drunk and be heavy with the hands.. so this Dwarf, rather than blaming his Father, blamed the booze. Toss something like that on what people call "the same old, same old" and you can still come up with some interesting stuff. Brimshack, That's my kinda evil too. Not everyone with an evil alignment has to be rampant killing machines who loot, plunder, rape, pillage, and kick babies. They CAN be loyal, and they CAN be cooperative. As long as the rest of the group can accept some of the things they do (not necissarily all of it), you can play a real interesting game. The fact that people stereotype that evil has to all be selfish, cruel, and downright horrible is annoying. Take the Assassin from Serenity. He knew he was an evil monster, but he was working for a better world. [/QUOTE]

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