Friday, September 10, 2010  Guest Post: Don’t Be A Dick  Michael
Wolf of Stargazer's World was kind enough to do a guest post
today.  Here it is!   The problem usually arises at character
creation. While everyone creates a more or less good-aligned
character willing to work with the group, there’s always that
guy who just has to be the evil-aligned loner type that
backstabs you the moment you least expect this. In most cases
this ruins the game for everyone.  “But I am just playing my
character” is usually the response you get, when you confront
that guy after the session. And of course he’s true, but does
playing one’s character be detrimental to everyone else’s
enjoyment of the game? I don’t think so.  Don’t get me wrong, I
definitely believe playing an evil character in a group of goody
two-shoes can work, if done right. But most people think evil
means you have to backstab your party members, kill any NPC on
sight, poison the wells and salt the fields. But evil is not
stupid. Playing a truly evil characte