Posted by Pendragon_Surtr on May 17, 2000 at 22:16:01:
In Reply to: Evil according to D&D discription... from the book. posted by Nobody on May 17, 2000 at 21:49:16:
> If the evil character believed that he could gain the award by killing the NPC's involved he would.
How is he suppose to know that he is to be rewarded? There is no mention in the quest of a reward until AFTER you agree to save the elf. If my dawn character were to ask your empire character to save another dawn member and I didn't mention anything about a reward, would you accept my plea? Even though there is no compensation for your acts? Sure, theres the chance that I might give you a wide copper bracelet if you save him, but with me not offering it up front, you never know. THIS is the reason why evils, even sphere greed, wouldn't save the elf unless they made the princess swear to compensate them in some way. Since the quest isn't set up that way, there is no reason an evil should be saving an elf.
But if he felt that could not (and Carrion Fields allows for trial and error by repop...) he would go along with the quest to get the reward to make him more powerful. Of course if this interfers with immortals plans somehow then the imm has every right to kill a character. I do not see how getting the boots actually interfers with the imms or the Empires plans. I actually think that it shows that the Evil chracter will do anything (including helping a good NPC) to get a reward that is offered just to make himself more powerful whether it be jewels or boots. It shows he is hungry for power and that is what the Empire is about "Power" not evil acts or morals...