@ravenslight I like that answer. RL is RL, and game is game, but all to frequently the two become intertwined into one big mess. I thought your original post spelled it out pretty well, meaning 'in-game', but things often have a way of spiraling into the mists of philosophy, morality, religion, politics, and in general, a bunch o horse hockey that is often not relevant to the gaming questions and the gaming mindset.
As mentioned, the right threads for the right topics, sounds like a good solution. The proper venue and guidelines (and these vary) can be very important to any conversation.
As to the original question, of why choose the evil character, I just go where the nature of my imagination sends me to at the time, and play it out. I don't think any of us is missing a darn thing if it is not where we see that imagination, or idea, leading or taking us to.
EDIT: Oh, forgot to mention that some of the viewpoints, while off OP's topic JUST a hair, were VERY interesting, very interesting indeed.
Sundry others - on the matter of animal capacities for art, mostly the evidence that many species can do this seems to me rather thin. However, I do find more convincing the argument that some humpback whales seem to be expressing genuine musical art in their whalesong, beyond any basic utilitarian purpose. Which I don't find too surprising, since they're demonstrably pretty intelligent.
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As mentioned, the right threads for the right topics, sounds like a good solution. The proper venue and guidelines (and these vary) can be very important to any conversation.
As to the original question, of why choose the evil character, I just go where the nature of my imagination sends me to at the time, and play it out. I don't think any of us is missing a darn thing if it is not where we see that imagination, or idea, leading or taking us to.
EDIT: Oh, forgot to mention that some of the viewpoints, while off OP's topic JUST a hair, were VERY interesting, very interesting indeed.
https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/65177/is-there-such-a-thing-as-absolute-good-or-absolute-evil/p1?new=1
Sundry others - on the matter of animal capacities for art, mostly the evidence that many species can do this seems to me rather thin. However, I do find more convincing the argument that some humpback whales seem to be expressing genuine musical art in their whalesong, beyond any basic utilitarian purpose. Which I don't find too surprising, since they're demonstrably pretty intelligent.
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