How to play as villain?

[Kortontia]

So in every rpg i play i like to play as villain/thug, rob everybody, kill everybody and gernreal be as evil as possiable,

A few days ago i tried baldur gate for the first time greated a chaotic evil black guard, and after a few hours of gameplay all my companions had left me because my rep was hated/despiced and for some magical reason every single person and guard in the game knew all the bad stuff i had done and would therefor turn hostile on me on spot, is it possiable to play as a villain in this game or do you have to rpg some good guy to actully be able to beat the game?


Sry for bad english

[Gingermonkey]

Good and neutral aligned characters will leave if your reputation goes low enough, just like evil characters will leave if your rep goes really high. Once you rep goes below 6 ( i think) theres a chance for mercenaries to spawn each time you enter a new area.

If you dont want people to leave when you go on rampages, you will have to pick up evil companions, like Dorn, Xzar, Montaron, Viconia, etc.

You can be evil in this game, but going around killing everyone you see isn't going to get you very far.

[DnD Detective]

Playing the villain doesn't mean you have to go around killing everyone. I mean you can but there are consequences.

[Kortontia]

Originally posted by kamster99:

Playing the villain doesn't mean you have to go around killing everyone. I mean you can but there are consequences.

Yea but how does the flaming fist know i killed a dude and robbed him in the middle of a forest, long away from any city or anything else. Having a hard time seeing what that adds to the game that guards can read your mind and see everything you done of crimes...

[Banthony_]

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[Rithm Fluffderg]

Originally posted by Ghost:

Originally posted by kamster99:

Playing the villain doesn't mean you have to go around killing everyone. I mean you can but there are consequences.

Yea but how does the flaming fist know i killed a dude and robbed him in the middle of a forest, long away from any city or anything else. Having a hard time seeing what that adds to the game that guards can read your mind and see everything you done of crimes...

There is a D&D spell that lets you speak with corpses and spirits. Speak with Dead, if I recall.

[Turkusowy Sen]

Unfortunately you cant rly do that stuff in BG, there are not many bad options usually in dialogues, being jerk is possible though
BG2 is better in that case

[kaiyl_kariashi]

Slightly.

None of the BG saga really supports intelligent evil play. Only stupid/♥♥♥♥♥♥ evil is allowed, except for the main villains.

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Originally posted by Holy Dracolich:

Originally posted by Ghost:

Yea but how does the flaming fist know i killed a dude and robbed him in the middle of a forest, long away from any city or anything else. Having a hard time seeing what that adds to the game that guards can read your mind and see everything you done of crimes...

There is a D&D spell that lets you speak with corpses and spirits. Speak with Dead, if I recall.

or they visit a seer... licensed one, not some faker (like those in the carnival).

besides, if i was inhabitant of a fantasy world i would probably make mountains of gold just by hiding in the forest and reporting all villains-wanna-be to the flaming fist...

[DnD Detective]

Originally posted by Ghost:

Originally posted by kamster99:

Playing the villain doesn't mean you have to go around killing everyone. I mean you can but there are consequences.

Yea but how does the flaming fist know i killed a dude and robbed him in the middle of a forest, long away from any city or anything else. Having a hard time seeing what that adds to the game that guards can read your mind and see everything you done of crimes...

Divining someone's killer is really not that difficult. A 5th level priest in PnP could do it (by casting Speak with Dead). Might take a couple of corpses to get an answer though.

At the end of the day though the present system is there because of the difficulty in inserting any realistic alternative.

[voehringer_nitron]

Originally posted by kamster99:

At the end of the day though the present system is there because of the difficulty in inserting any realistic alternative.

Like having chickens as witnesses, like in Skyrim?

[DnD Detective]

Nope

[Tecno Cumbiero Vegano]

Dont be an idiot. A lvl 1 villain does not attack a village full of guards and people in order to slaughter them just because its le evul xd. He pesters them, asks them for money from every task and does everything he can do in his own favor. Be smart villain, not a villain

[Daimao]

Being a villain in BG is really awkward, as BioWare did their best to make your life as hard as possible. Roleplaying an evil person is much more satisfying in BG2 since there's a lot more evil options in quests, although store prices will be inflated in that game as well, if you have low reputation.

[Kortontia]

Originally posted by ////:

Originally posted by Holy Dracolich:

There is a D&D spell that lets you speak with corpses and spirits. Speak with Dead, if I recall.

or they visit a seer... licensed one, not some faker (like those in the carnival).

besides, if i was inhabitant of a fantasy world i would probably make mountains of gold just by hiding in the forest and reporting all villains-wanna-be to the flaming fist...

So it was you all along!

[Kortontia]

Originally posted by Ragnar Loðbrók:

Dont be an idiot. A lvl 1 villain does not attack a village full of guards and people in order to slaughter them just because its le evul xd. He pesters them, asks them for money from every task and does everything he can do in his own favor. Be smart villain, not a villain

I dont think you understand anything mate, in bg there is no villain system like in other rpg's, that was nothing to do with lvl or anything, why dont you stop being a idiot?