Just chiming in here. Â I play a character who can at worst be considered neutral evil, at best chaotic neutral.
Personally being shiny good or cacklingly evil bores the hell out of me. Â Go too far to one extreme and that literally becomes all your character is, to the point where not always picking the morally sterling option would break your character's head.
Erik for example is not a nice or really good person. Â He openly identifies as a Black Mage, works as a contracted bounty hunter and mercenary and has absolutely no problem with taking bribes or blasting an area into ashes with a spell.
On the flip side, he's incredibly lazy, which inhibits his ability to actually be 'evil'. Â He won't go out and slaughter kids for kicks because he's not being paid and it's more effort than reading through his tomes or sleeping in a field. Â Furthermore, someone who likes luxury and comfort as much as Erik would be loathe to actively destroy the world or Eorzea. Â Why would he? Â All of his stuff is there!
Good or evil aren't boring, but letting it be the one defining thing of your character is.
Personally being shiny good or cacklingly evil bores the hell out of me. Â Go too far to one extreme and that literally becomes all your character is, to the point where not always picking the morally sterling option would break your character's head.
Erik for example is not a nice or really good person. Â He openly identifies as a Black Mage, works as a contracted bounty hunter and mercenary and has absolutely no problem with taking bribes or blasting an area into ashes with a spell.
On the flip side, he's incredibly lazy, which inhibits his ability to actually be 'evil'. Â He won't go out and slaughter kids for kicks because he's not being paid and it's more effort than reading through his tomes or sleeping in a field. Â Furthermore, someone who likes luxury and comfort as much as Erik would be loathe to actively destroy the world or Eorzea. Â Why would he? Â All of his stuff is there!
Good or evil aren't boring, but letting it be the one defining thing of your character is.
