Modified Rolls - Playing Evil Characters

So you wanna be the bad guy, huh?  Well, not THE bad guy, but A bad guy.  Maybe THE bad guy, I mean, who are we to tell you how your story's going to go?  Before you do that, though, champ, let's discuss a few things about playing evil PCs in a tabletop game.

In this episode, the DMs discuss how to get the most out of playing evil characters in games that are traditionally team-based and heroic.  There are plenty of great ways to play an evil character in an otherwise ensemble cast of good guys, but there are a lot of pitfalls when playing evil PCs that can rub your fellow players or adventuring party the wrong way and derail your story.

 

Have you ever played an evil character? How'd it go? Did they achieve their goals or self-sabotage in a blaze of unglory?

 

Take Home Points:  Work with your GM, whether you're the only evil PC or in a group of evil adventurers, all evil characters should have hidden plans which you can you coordinate with your GM to get more out of the game.  Don't be Stupid Evil - even if you're not the plotter, angry or self-destructive evil characters should still have a sense of self-preservation (until they achieve their goals, anyway).  And don't use "ItS wHaT mY cHaRaCtEr WoUlD dO!" as an excuse to be a jerk to your fellow players.

 

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Music in the episode:

Evil March by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3724-evil-march
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Song: High Octane
Music by Bensound.com