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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 4169143" data-attributes="member: 19675">Dark Lords:1) A Catholic priest once said in a sermon "Satan isn't ugly- Satan is beautiful!"  Meaning that if evil wasn't attractive on some level, most people wouldn't be drawn to it.So- start the party as low level employees of the gov't. in the land of the "Dark Lord"- only he's quite normal looking...handsome, even. Hero of the people, etc.  When the "Benevolent Leader" speaks, its an occasion of almost holiday proportions (which is as it should be in a theocratic feudal society).  As far as they know, he's a real nice guy- as nice as any ruler could be.  (OK, not so nice to traitors and other criminals, but who is, really?)Over time, as the PCs gain power, they get asked to do more and more dangerous and distasteful things...including attacking villages just across the border that are known to harbor the brigands who are raiding their fair country, or rooting out unbelievers.(At some point, I hope your players wake up and smell the dictatorship.)IOW, they're kind of taking the role of raiding party/bandits, going down a road to hell paved with good intentions.  Once the players realize the true state of affairs- OMFG, we're on the wrong side!- they try to help overthrow their government.2) The "Dark Lord" is known to be a Lich-King of immense power.  However, nobody knows what he looks like, since decrees come from his Vizier, another powerful undead creature.Eventually, after battling this Vizier, they finally find the Lich-King...Only to find that the Lich-King hasn't issued an order in almost 400 years, and is currently engrossed with his study of subspecies of hummingbirds across the planes.Yes, he initiated the raising of the dark army that countless heroes have died fighting, but that was ages ago.  He has no interest in politics whatsoever anymore...Or does he?</blockquote>

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