p_clapham Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 It seems to me that for NPCs you could skip the whole game mechanics thing and just let evil necromancers (anyone heard of a good necromancer?) do what they do. Being the villain means never having to say you're sorry (or justify your abilities). I can't envision a campaign where you'd have PC necromancers. I mean, the player-characters are supposed to be the good guys, right? I had a "Good" necromancer in a fantasy game a while back. She was sort of a necromatic Agatha Hetrodyne, creating zombies for a better tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 The ducks of Dragon Pass might disagree with you. Alan Moore might disagree with you Seneschal! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFK2Xq2RyiU Quote http://www.basicrps.com/core/BRP_quick_start.pdf A sense of humour and an imagination go a long way in roleplaying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooley1chris Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 When I USED to play D&D I had a spirit shaman who could bring ancestor spirits back to inhabit dead bodies. This wasn't considered evil mechanically but still got grief from every single NPC... LOL Quote Author QUASAR space opera system: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/459723/QUASAR?affiliate_id=810507 My Magic World projects page: Tooleys Underwhelming Projects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seneschal Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Alan Moore might disagree with you Seneschal! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFK2Xq2RyiU Bah! Moore was obviously under the malign influence of the eeeeeevil Zombie Master. Besides the movie title says it all: Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068370/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robsbot Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Has anyone ever run an evil-centric campaign? Back in the day I used the Book Of Vile Darkness and ran a short campaign where the PC's were various degrees of evil. The worst one of the bunch was a Cleric who gave himself to evil, sadistic gods. He constantly wanted to sacrifice and torture people. There was also a Rogue with no morals who was more like an Assassin than a silver tongued Thief, and a Druid who wanted to watch humanity burn for what they had done to nature. It's hard to run because of the things you have to roleplay, but it is interesting. This was back in High School though and the player group ended up parting ways before it ever took off well. I may well have to do it again sometime. Back on topic though, I wish the OP would come back and tell us a bit more about his campaign. I'm quite intrigued now. I do agree with Seneschal though in regards to NPC's. Just give them whatever you want and hand wave it off to forgotten lore they acquired, a dark gift, or just he's the villain, kill him! I've traditionally found that in magic heavy campaigns Players don't generally poke too much "why can they do this?" of the NPC's and try to figure out moreso how to defeat them and rid the world of whatever gave them the powers. Also, Seneschal, great links. WAY before my time but very entertaining nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_clapham Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I ran a evil Harry Potter game. It didn't really start out evil per say, just that the school they were going to was very lax about what it taught it's students. The game was based on the medieval legend of Scholomance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seneschal Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 "Also, Seneschal, great links. WAY before my time but very entertaining nonetheless." Thanks! Some other necromantic (is that a word?) gems include the 1975 TV movie The Dead Don't Die and I Walked with a Zombie (1943) In addition, don't skip the pulp novel Dead Men Kill by L. Ron "I invented Scientology" Hubbard, available both as a book and as an audio CD. https://nh131.infusionsoft.com/app/storeFront/showProductDetail?productId=171 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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