To Be Evil, Or Not to Be, That is the Question

[Adipose]

I've been giving serious thought to running an Evil toon. Regarding character choice, I'd probably go with an Altmer or a seriously warped Breton.

 

Thing is, I'm not sure I know the best way to go about that. What is the standard approach in Skyrim if one wishes to be an evil player?

[TheObstinateNoviceSmith]

I wonder if it is possible technically because you're basically forced to complete many quests a certain way so other than killing innocent NPCs and whatnots (there's even a mod that lets ya slay kids if you want - I think) so in general, the evil would be more in the roleplay rather than actual game mechanics.

 

LOL, though I admit my knowledge of Skyrim is pretty limited so someone else might have a better answer for you on this.

[BlackRampage]

I'd say there is no "standard approach" to Skyrim regardless of one's morality.

 

Whenever I play an evil character (well, actually I always play an evil character, but that's besides the point) I usually choose a Dunmer because of their general appearance and "mood".

 

I suppose it might be best to wonder just what kind of an evil character you'd want to play first. Evilness comes in many flavors after all :devil:

 

For example: Do you want to be "kill everything that moves evil"; "master-assassin evil", etc..?

 

Once you know the answer to that question, you'll what your general approach should be.

 

Regardless, join the Dark Brotherhood. Plenty of opportunity for deeds of evil with them.

 

[Bhanqwa]

What BlackRampage said.

Other factions to consider are the Thieves Guild, the Volkihar vampires (Dawnguard expansion), and certain other evil factions can be "joined" by using console commands.

If you as a player feel that one side of the Civil War is clearly in the wrong, you could join them aswell.

Oh and as a personal favor, kill Delphine.

[StayFrosty05]

What BlackRampage said.

Other factions to consider are the Thieves Guild, the Volkihar vampires (Dawnguard expansion), and certain other evil factions can be "joined" by using console commands.

If you as a player feel that one side of the Civil War is clearly in the wrong, you could join them aswell.

Oh and as a personal favor, kill Delphine.

Since when is that evil?....I call that a 'public service'.... :P

 

On topic....I would consider a number of Daedric quests 'evil'....or possible outcomes depending on choice 'evil', Namira, Boethiah, Mephala, Molag Bal, Vaermina.

 

If you do the DB kill all three hostages....Astrid is quite impressed.

[eLucifer]

Dunmer cutthroat.

[gsmanners]

In Elder Scrolls, you can't help but be evil. The real question is how much evil can you stomach. And just so you don't think I'm being purely figurative, try checking out the Hall of the Dead in Markarth some time. Or help out that Vigilent of Stendarr in Markarth.

 

Or just wander around helping people. It's not like being evil is all that hard.

 

In fact, here's a good challenge for your "evil" character: try being as nice and helpful as possible at all times. Don't ever appear evil (i.e. stupid evil, as I like to call it). But don't let any chance to show how superior you are slip by, either.

[TheObstinateNoviceSmith]

The thing is while I can agree that the Dark Brotherhood can be seen as evil they can also be seen as not being so evil which is why I said the evil is in your RP moreso than the game because technically I don't think you can play an evil character in Skyrim (game mechanic wise).

 

I mean, a person can always come up with RP reasons why they are evil but are still saving everyone from dragons but in the game itself, you're still the hero.

 

Some of the Daedra can be considered evil for sure like the pestilence one (I didn't even think of that to be honest so thanks Frosty) so that's a cool idea fo sho'

 

Also, the civil war was done really well so neither side (Imperial vs. Stormcloak) is actually "evil" in anyway, they just have differences in opinion when it comes to how they should deal with things.

 

Thieves guild is also not one I'd consider "evil" in anyway. I mean they have a code about not killing anyone so it is hard for me to consider that evil.

 

Dark Brotherhood and the Daedra are the closest you're going to get to being evil in Skyrim in my opinion, but I am curious to see other answers to the question :D

[Bhanqwa]

You could do corpse insults.

For example: Dress up a dead Stormcloak soldier in Thalmor robes, pile the males on top of eachother without their clothes, cast frenzy on people so they'll attack their

friends (failing that you could slay one, turn him/her into a zombie and thén have it kill his/her friends) etc.

 

I mean, a person can always come up with RP reasons why they are evil but are still saving everyone from dragons but in the game itself, you're still the hero.

If you're intent on following the main quest, but you don't have to. Alternate start mods, clever console command usage or just ignoring that quest will go a long way to not being that hero in the game.

 

Also, the civil war was done really well so neither side (Imperial vs. Stormcloak) is actually "evil" in anyway, they just have differences in opinion when it comes to how they should deal with things.

What they stand for may not be evil, but how they go about it is sometimes a different matter (and discussed to death in various other threads).

Execution for petty crimes comes to mind.

 

Thieves guild is also not one I'd consider "evil" in anyway. I mean they have a code about not killing anyone so it is hard for me to consider that evil.

Killing isn't the only way to be evil. The thieves guild robs almost indiscriminately (they leave their own alone, the saints), they intimidate shopkeepers so they'll pay protection money, and plant false evidence on innocents that crossed them/their allies to have those innocents jailed.

[breakwind]

I created an evil Altmer(aren't nearly all of them evil?) with the sole intention of wiping out all of Skyrim (in god-mode of course) using a kill essential npc mod. Of course he won't be able to complete any quests, but he never intended to. His history is that he was an imprisoned psychopathic serial killer from Summerset Isle when one of the Dominion's bright strategist's got the exceptionally brilliant idea to let him loose in Skyrim to add to the already chaotic situation there..of course it has backfired to a degree as he takes particular delight in murdering the wandering Thalmor Justiciaries, probably as a payback for his imprisonment :devil: :happy: