How Do You Role Play A Lawful Evil Character In A Dungeons And Dragons Campaign?
Part of the fun of a pen and paper role playing game like Dungeons and Dragons is the ability to play a character who acts in a vastly different way than you would normally. You will need to walk a fine line between morally bankrupt and completely psychotic to effectively play a lawful evil character. These types of characters hold law and tradition in high regard, but have no qualms about causing destruction for personal gain. Pick a specific belief system or set of actions that you are adverse to, as well as a group of people or type of creature that you find abhorrent. Your judgmental attitude and blind dedication to tradition as a lawful evil character should put you at odds with progressive ideas, opposing religious beliefs, and people from different cultures. Plan evil deeds or acts of depravity, only if that action will help you make an otherwise arduous task easy. A lawful evil character would kidnap a royal monarch and threaten to kill him if certain demands are not met, but h
