Evil D&D Utility Thread

[TG Barighm]

It's time to be EVIL!!

I've decided to combine the two variations of the evil game I suggested: you guys are evil right from the outset, and there will be some evil leader to make sure everyone doesn't kill eachother; however, you will still receive the evil curse, except this time you WANT to be evil. ;D

Oh, and with 4 players and the right combination of classes, I think I may select a player as the evil leader. Depends on who selects the most leader-orientated class and alignment. And yes, I'll be tossing a guy in. I never get to play an evil aligned PC.

The game will take place in a kind of "static" Tanzkara. That is, it will take place outside the campaign setting's various eras, so there won't be any major events occurring when you begin play. You will be free to CREATE the major event without worrying about any kind of plot interference this way, and being a more familiar region, you'll be able to plan your evil conquest or whatever much easier.

So, essentially, this is a free-form game where your goal is to be nasty.

Although being evil and being remembered for being the baddest people in history is the point of the game, you may still explore dungeons if you sniff them out, but I'll greatly decrease their size to make them much quicker to explore.

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CHARACTER CREATION GUIDELINES FOR THIS GAME:

-Allowable alignments: all evil (duh), True Neutral, Chaotic Neutral
-Character Interaction: Please don't kill eachother if possible. Hate eachother, but don't kill eachother. I won't create a branching plotline for characters who leave the group.
-Evilution: You may eventually turn yourself into a Lich or other evil monsters.

-Levels: Starting Level is 3. Monster classes with LA adjustments of +2 or lower are allowed. A low enough level to require a little preparation and caution, but not so low you're helpless.
-Ability Scores: 34 point buy; all of your starting scores are 8, then you spend the 34 points as you please. The cost increases as a score increases: 1 point to buy up to 13, 2 for 14 and 15, 3 for 16 and 17. 4 to buy up to 18. For reference, the point cost is equal to the mod. score.
-EVIL points: You can trade 2 of your point buy points to buy EVIL points. EVIL points affect the evil curse you're under, and this in turn affects other rewards you gain later on. The more evil points you start with, the faster you gain these rewards. What are these rewards? Well, you'll just have to see.
-For the most part, EVIL points are granted when you do something truly nasty or despicable. If you buy a lot of evil points, just add these events to your backstory.
-Starting money is 1800gp (or 1700 if you're a monk).

As usual, you'll be using my ref. sheet template (which I think was posted in the noob thread).


Umm...I think that is everything you need to get started.

[bebop007]

I'm tempted, but I think two games may be my limit.

*Yes, but Sehan is ending soon, remember?

But a warlock who uses his invocations to endlessly torture his victims is rather appealing.

[cealia]

an evil little leprechaun! *end irish accent*

just kidding. what's the LA on a centaur?

[TG Barighm]

You're in luck: +2

[keno]

oh! Evil! Oh! OHHHHHHHHH!

I AM THE DARKNESS!

(Yes, that means count me in)

Gotta figure out what I want to play though.

What classes/books are allowed?

[TG Barighm]

Basically anything from the Core Rulebooks and the Complete books are allowed. For everything else, may require approval so long as you tell me what book and have a link to a .pdf of the book.

I'm still waiting for someone to post some lines from Dr. Evil. ;D

[bebop007]

bebop007 said:

I'm tempted, but I think two games may be my limit.

*Yes, but Sehan is ending soon, remember?

But a warlock who uses his invocations to endlessly torture his victims is rather appealing.

Yeah, but I know I want to play the Greyhawk dealie and I already have a good outline for the character for that game.

Otherwise, I definitely would.

[cealia]

YESSSSSSSSS
i want chicken i want liver meow mix meow mix please de-liver.

i will play a centaur. *runs around, killing people*

i hope it's all that and a bag of potato chips. (y'know, i heard that somewhere.)

[Sin]

I'm totally leaning towards a Cleric or some sort. Not sure how to progress it just yet...
Ooh, or a Dread Necromancer from Heroes of Horror. I can upload a copy to Rapidshare or something if you'd like.

[Sin]

Also, Book of Vile Darkness? It's basically a core book when playing an evil campaign. ^_^

[TG Barighm]

You underestimate my evilness.

But you may reference the Book of Vile Darkness if you wish. It does have some useful feats, spells, and prestige classes.

As for evil acts themselves...that's up to you guys.

[Sin]

Most excellent. BovD has tons of great classes, feats, and spells for evil characters,
Yet another question, though; Any limit on races?

[TG Barighm]

LA +2, and nothing unusual or very weird (I hate doppelgangers as characters).

As for BoVD: Neither Vasharans and Jerrens. They're not special, just minor variations, so I don't see the point.

[keno]

Just so everyone knows, I'm going to play a Fighter-Sorcerer making heavy use of alternate class features and feats from Complete Mage.

I don't really want to have a familiar, so I'm going to look around for alternate class features that sacrifice the familiar. I'll run what I find past you first though.

[TG Barighm]

I think there was something in Unearthed Arcana about trading familiars for something else.

[keno]

admin said:

-EVIL points: You can trade 2 of your point buy points to buy EVIL points. EVIL points affect the evil curse you're under, and this in turn affects other rewards you gain later on. The more evil points you start with, the faster you gain these rewards. What are these rewards? Well, you'll just have to see.

Is that two for one or one for one?

[TG Barighm]

2 for 1.

[gascoigne]

I wouldn't mind playing some uber-religious inquisitor-type who totally went off the deep end and is all about his own 'slightly skewed' doctrine..

probably some kind of melee fighter type.. pseudo barbarian(rage)?

anyway, I'm still a newbie.

*Take your time. It usually takes a week or two to get a game started.

[TG Barighm]

[glow=red,2,300]BACKSTORIES:[/glow]


I've been trying to figure out a way to get a bunch of evil characters all in one place. Not as simple as you think, but I've worked something out.

The game will start with everyone being in a prison. So, in backstories, include the events that would cause someone such as you to get arrested.

Don't worry, you'll be freed.

[Sin]

I'm starting to lean toward the Favoured Soul from Complete Divine. Totally evil battle "cleric".
And can I use spells from the Spell Compendium and the Fiendish Codexes? I can upload both (or quote bits) if needed.
I've just become a big fan of the 'Investiture of the (Spinagon, Pit Fiend, Chain Devil, etc.)' spells. ^_^

[TG Barighm]

Tell me what spells you want to use. Chances are they've been reprinted in Vile Darkness or some other Complete book that I can more easily address.

[Sin]

I doubt it, as the Codexes are rather recent books. None of the Investiture spells are in the Spell Compendium.

[TG Barighm]

Well, if you can provide a link to the book, and the page of the spell's description, fine.

Speaking of spells, Grim Revenge in Vile Darkness is a hilarious one: tear a target's hand off, then command the hand to attack its former owner. ;D

[Sin]

Do you use torrents at all for downloading? I'm sure I can find (or make) a torrent of the books in question.
If not, I can probably just copy the needed pages and pop them on Rapidshare.

[TG Barighm]

Man, you're Mr. NecroDevilmancer, aren't you? A summoned devil on your left, an animated skeleton on your right. ;D

[Sin]

I do <3 my undead and evil outsiders. ^_^

[TG Barighm]

Now all you need is a pet golem crafted of demon and undead bodyparts and you're the ultimate evil pet guy.

There would still be the small matter of fiendish beasts, but they don't do anything the above trio doesn't do better (and they must be kept happy).

[TG Barighm]

[glow=red,2,300]REWARD FOR EARNING ENOUGH EVIL POINTS:[/glow]


I've decided to stop screwing around and just tell you what your final reward for earning enough EVIL points is. I've spent many hours arguing with WoW players about the benefits of showing players what items they can earn with their hard earned Rep. points BEFORE they're high enough in rank to actually purchase those items, so I'm gonna practice what I preach and do the same here. I hope this will really make you try that much harder to be the most evil villain you can be.

The reward for earning enough EVIL points: the immediate application of a very powerful evil-centric template. The only two that come to mind at the moment are the Death Knight and Lich templates, but if you'd prefer something else that is similar, that's fine too.

No, don't ask me how many EVIL points it will take. I haven't decide what the scale will be, but I'm leaning towards "not that many EVIL points, but you have to be really nasty to get them". The "curse" will tell you if you're on the right track.

If you don't want to take on a template, that's fine too.

[keno]

For the backstory, can you tell us a little more about where the prison is located? Big city, small city? Near the shore? High in the mountains? I'm working on my character's backstory and I want it to at least have a little bit of sense to it when compared against the prison location.

[TG Barighm]

I haven't decided on which Tanzkaran country to locate the game (leaning towards Jumelwyn), so not too sure yet. The prison will probably be located a fair bit outside of a city in the country, but not so far you can't get to the city in a day, yet far enough you can escape into a forest or something.