Here are some tips and suggestions about evil roleplay that I posted on another topic. Feel free to add anything else youi can think of. My main point of this was that trying to play as "evil" and making it enjoyable at the same time is rather difficult for most people, so I encourage trying to play other "bad guys" who are not the pure evil try to take over the world type.
"How can I evil role-play without beefing attacked then blamed for it."
In fact, that is a very good question and I don't have a good answer for you myself. When you're a "pure evil" character, I wouldn't be surprised if a brave knight or a "good guy" tries to kill you every chance they get, because if you're evil they know that your goal is something bad, such as take over world, or fill it with darkness, etc. If you don't want to get attacked, then I think it was stupid to let everybody know you're evil by writing "A great evil has arrived, lord of all that is evil, etc.." on the guild board. It would be pretty strange if this king of all evil type person was walking around the town smithing and shopping, and all the good people know he's evil but just ignores his presence.
Here are some tips and suggestions I have for evil-roleplay:
-If you want to be "evil" and don't want to get attacked on sight, then DON'T announce to the public that you're evil.
-Try not to play this "supreme being of pure evil" type character. A person like that won't have much objective than something that will ultimately lead to destroying everybody or taking over the world (which can be very shallow and obviously has a lot of problems to rp) . Its possible to roleplay this kind of character very well and have fun, but most people here aren't capable of doing this well, so I don't recommend it.
-Instead of playing as "evil" play as other "bad" people instead, such as an corrupt polititian, a liar, a rich snob, a traitor, a greedy merchant, or anything else where your goal doesn't have to be a "take over world and make everybody fear you" type thing.
-As an evil character, don't hope that people will FEAR you for your strength or power. Its very hard to achieve that kind of impression without showing your "power" by killing people, which will be a problem. You might try to get power through influence, but since most people who gain a lot of influence or power are "good guys", as a "baddie" you won't be able to keep that kind of power and be evil at the same time. One way to get feared could be for example to play a cannibal, but you would be feared for gruesome and disgust, not "power".
-A way to gain power is to get political power. There isn't much politics in the town right now, but there is a guild council starting so you might be able to make use of that.
Tips and Suggestions For Evil RP - feel free to add to it
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