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Originally posted by Morgeruat:
*to the mods I apologize, I know this shouldn't be here*
seriously tho If you want a d&d game by Bioware (same engine) then I suggest Planescape Torment, There is alot of really spiffy Items you can only get by being evil, there's even a book that gives you spells for committing evil against your own party, kill a party member, sell one into slavery, etc, and it is alot of fun
I agree, Planescape:Torment is great because you can finish the game any way you want. There is no reputation; you start out at Neutral and your actions determine your alignment. I always liked that better than the whole reputation thing.
Anyway, contrary to some peoples' beliefs, evil partys DO NOT have to have a bad reputation. A prime example of this was Sarevok in BG1. He was a well-respected part of the community in Baldur's Gate, and was seen as the person with the answer to the hostilities with Amn. However, he was really one of the people behind the whole thing, and was just milking public opinion to create a war that would make him a god. Thus, you don't have to act evil to be evil. Keep your rep in the neutral range of 8-10, and your party will be fine with it (in fact, the good aligned NPCs that you add to the party to feed to monsters will stay around longer that way).
Of course, this highlights why I don't like the rep system. An evil party, if they hide their intentions, should be able to raise their reputation to any level, as long as it serves their purpose. Why not have fools think you are something great; all the better to betray them when the time is right. Just make it harder to snow people the higher your rep goes (people pay more attention to you, so it is harder to hide your actions).