RPG Blog Carnival: The Fun of Evil

I don’t normally throw in on the RPG Blog Carnivals but this time I just couldn’t resist. I’m also going to do something I don’t usually don’t do. I’m going to talk about my character.
We’re playing Legacy of Fire with Paizo’s Pathfinder rules and let me tell you about my character. Caleb Blackstone, Cleric of Asmodeus/Infernal Sorcerer. And yeah, he’s Lawful Evil. He’s part Denny Crane and part Edmund Blackadder. The DM had some reservations about an evil character but then the new Monk ended up evil too. And he trusted us not to be dick’s and use being evil as an excuse to back stab the party. That’s not saying there haven’t been disagreements.
I’ve put my neck on the line just like they have. I almost got excommunicated once. I’ve healed and done those cleric things. OK, so the thing with the undead didn’t quite as planned but I tried. I might have introduced the party as my retainers or henchmen a couple of times. I have never betrayed them. Not even the paladin.
That’s right we have paladin in our party and he hasn’t killed me yet. Not saying that he hasn’t threatened to. Of course my response is usually to scream like a little girl and yell out, “Sarenrae, goddess of redemption! Maybe I can be redeemed.” Of course, my hobby is to corrupt the paladin. I’m the little devil on his shoulder, whispering in his ear. “So, why is this act good and this one not?” “Don’t want revenge on that guy?” “Come to the Darkside!” “So you can smite evil but not chaos? Why?”
In one of our adventures, we rescued a guy that was a purveyor of “exotic” slaves. The rest of the party took payment in cash. I took it trade. I also burned my 7th level Feat on Leadership to get a hot half-elf chick bard. Needless to say, the paladin wasn’t all that happy about having a slave around. My response, “Hey, if it were Evil, it wouldn’t be legal!” But the bard has saved our bacon a couple times so she’s been a good addition to the party.
When someone asked about Rovagug, I was more than willing to stage an impromptu play about his imprisonment with me starring as Asmodeus and my bard in the role of Serenrae.
Serenrae: Rovagug is so powerful. I can’t face him alone. Help, Asmodeus. You’re my only hope.
Asmodeus: Yes, little Dawnflower. I shall help rid the world of this destructive force.
Serenrae: Oh, Asmodeus. You’re so big and strong. How can I ever repay you?
Asmodeus: You know, I am immune to fire.
Serenrae:
I think the paladin’s ears turned purple. “You are so going to Hell.”
“Duh. And I’ll be pitching and not catching.”
There was also that time we rescued the paladin. He had been captured and we didn’t know who did it but we lead a daring raid. And I got into a lot of trouble. He had been captured by the local church of Asmodeus. This lead to some interesting problems. They were calling me a heretic. I was calling them incompetent idiots. The paladin was much more valuable alive (At least, for my needs and that’s what was important). There I was killing my brethren (or competition as we call them in the Church) and me berating them for hiding out underground like a bunch of penniless vagrants. Followers of the Dark One should proud. His temples should large and out there in the public. Not hidden like some sort “cult”. Then we got to the temple. The place was mess. Blood, old sacrifices and melted candle wax everywhere. Other party members shout things like “I search for secret doors!” or “I loot the bodies!” I shout out, “I start cleaning the place!” I ended up getting banished from town and used as a pawn in a scheme, thanks to this whole incident. I could have betrayed the party. But no. The party is a dangerous bunch of hombres. I could deal with these little problems by doing nothing and having friends go on a happy murder spree.
This character has been one the funnest to role play. He ain’t min-maxed but damn he is fun. And yes, we are playing a little fast and loose with the rules as written but we’re having fun. So the simple rules for playing Evil. Have fun. The party and the DM are not your enemy. Don’t ruin other people’s fun. And role play! Most importantly, make sure everyone has fun.