[Discuss] Too many good guys in BM?

[Timothy Collett]

I see various reasons behind this.

One (perhaps the most obvious) is that most people don't want to be  
seen as the bad guy.  People *like* being the hero--or, at least, the  
dutiful servant--and getting the praise such a role deserves.

Alex gave another: it's just easier that way.

Another (perhaps the most cynical) is that BattleMaster does not  
reward evil.  If you do bad things, you will likely be looked down  
upon as not worthy of holding power and positions, unless you happen  
to have a whole lot of loyal followers.

...Perhaps this needs to be changed somehow; perhaps we need to have  
possibilities only open to people willing to do evil...though I'm not  
sure just how to implement it. (Ooh, an idea just occurred to me,  
though...it would involve adding more ways to reduce your honour  
without reducing your prestige, and then adding options only  
available to people with high prestige and very low honour...)

As an aside, I am currently playing one character who is pretending  
to be the dutiful servant, supporting the realm, while actually  
covertly seeking to build a power base (a really big one!) and  
looking for just the right time to strike....to topple empires.

Timothy Collett
Anaris Family

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