SV: [DL] {DL} Playing the Dark Side

["Ole Ingvar Stene" <oleingva@ifi.ntnu.no>]

>      On the other hand, an evil character who knows how to work well with
> others can be a blast to play. In my last Deadlands game, I was playing a
> Mad Scientist who mocked the faiths of the Blessed, lied frequently, and got
> his laboratory equipment by theft and fraud. He was a selfish, hateful man,
> and role-playing him was a total blast. However, because I didn't do
> anything like betray the party or wantonly get into trouble, he worked
> reasonably well with the rest of the group (which needed an investigative
> character, anyway). The moral: evil can work, but only when done in a proper
> and orderly fashion.

Said in AD&D terms; Lawful Evil is goood, Chaotic Evil is baad.

Marshal Ole I. Stene