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<blockquote data-quote="MerakSpielman" data-source="post: 1200175" data-attributes="member: 7464">I'm agreeing with DMScott here, but &quot;action&quot; is kind of a loose word. In my story, for instance, the Sheriff carefully kept his hands clean of any actual misdoing. He never actually asked the poisonmaker to fill an order, or for his deputy to rig the contest, but he hinted strongly that this is what he wanted to happen. He wanted to be able to have as much leeway under a Zone of Truth or Detect Lies as possible. If asked &quot;Did you order this&quot; he could have legitimately said &quot;no.&quot;&nbsp;Smart evil people will operate behind the scenes and try to distance themselves from whatever evil acts are commited in their name. They might even do good when other people are watching, but their very motive for doing good is in itself evil.&nbsp;So, evil actions include such non-direct things as strongly hinting to your bodyguard, &quot;Gosh, I wish that troublemaker would just go away.&quot; and just 'happening' to give him a bonus after he does the dirty work.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MerakSpielman, post: 1200175, member: 7464"] I'm agreeing with DMScott here, but "action" is kind of a loose word. In my story, for instance, the Sheriff carefully kept his hands clean of any actual misdoing. He never actually asked the poisonmaker to fill an order, or for his deputy to rig the contest, but he hinted strongly that this is what he wanted to happen. He wanted to be able to have as much leeway under a Zone of Truth or Detect Lies as possible. If asked "Did you order this" he could have legitimately said "no." Smart evil people will operate behind the scenes and try to distance themselves from whatever evil acts are commited in their name. They might even do good when other people are watching, but their very motive for doing good is in itself evil. So, evil actions include such non-direct things as strongly hinting to your bodyguard, "Gosh, I wish that troublemaker would just [i]go away[/i]." and just 'happening' to give him a bonus after he does the dirty work. [/QUOTE]

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