We now venture out of the standard player alignments. These alignments can be played in games, but they require a bit more work for party cohesion and DM planning. The Evil alignments are much more suited for the villains of your games (obviously).
Lawful Evil is a great alignment for villains. They are the corrupt politicians and overlords. They take comfort and find safety within the system of laws, which they twist, coerce, and abuse to their own gain. These NPCs are very easy to hate. They tend to be in a position of power, legally granted, yet they care for no one but themselves, to the point of actively oppressing people.
When they make a promise, they follow through on it making them trustworthy, as long as they can benefit from the arrangement. They can provide great moral dilemmas for players, as they can very much be the devil to deal with.
They can also be a pscyhopath that happens to follow orders of their superior. Lawful does not necessarily imply a code of any kind, you can simply follow orders to the letter.
Darth Vader is a great example of Lawful Evil. He sought to bring order to the Galaxy, through evil means. He will oppress and torture without conscious, but he does so in the name of "Order."
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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