Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Harmon" data-source="post: 3579255" data-attributes="member: 24357">A hermit that is evil, but never been around people to commit an evil act.  Thoughts of evil do not make one evil, its the actions that you take that make for evil deeds.  So thinking about mowing down a bunch of people with a lawn mower isn't evil, but doing it is.As I understand- the PCs go into a hamlet/village and meet a few people that seem odd.  They tend not to act evil or good, even kinda nice to a point, so the Paladin does a little Detecting of Evil and realizes the place is louded with evil people.  Whow- but they are all kinda nice, good craftsmen, honest with portions at meals, and kind to their kids, but evil as a demon.Maybe these people mistreat their kids in private, in private ways, or the village might be responsible for the deaths of a few dozen people they could have saved without really doing  anything and now they are evil for it (feeling no responsibility for the deaths, when they are completely responsible for them).Its a hard sell from our POV, and its difficult to get a grasp on from your I understand.  Personally I don't think what I wrote here is really worth the effort (course, I wasn't sold by any of the others I read either so...), but all of it might help you understand or see how to proceed.Good luck on this one.</blockquote>