Quote Originally Posted by denthor View Post
No that was not fun the entire table was horrified by our actionsas a group. They to thought it would be greed and cartoon like.
Well, that's why it's called the "deep end of the alignment pool".

It's a challenge, and it's complicated; to properly explore an evil character, you kind of have to get into the role, and that can leave your fellow players kind of shook up. (For an example, see here.) Most folks grow up exposed to the kind of goofy, harmless villains you see in children's television, and when they're playing an Officially Evil™ character, they just want to run around breaking societal taboos or crafting elaborate plans that are clearly designed for some plucky hero to foil. (Not to say that the latter isn't entertaining.) Playing someone who's actually, genuinely, realistically evil is difficult and kind of off-putting.