Spymaster with evil deep cover [Archive] - Wizards Community

Spymaster with evil deep cover [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
clannagh
12-04-06, 09:32 PM There has been soem discussion locally about the concept of a cleric/spymaster. The character would have a couple of levels of cleric in a neutral deity with legal domains shared with a deity such as Hextor or Nerull.

The deep cover identity would be something like a low level cleric of Hextor.

Does this cause any rules issues ????
jstorrie
12-04-06, 10:16 PM Not that I can foresee, although Spymaster is not core access.
Britt
12-04-06, 10:37 PM No; you're fine. My just retired character was a paladin/rogue/spymaster with one of his cover identities as a blackguard of Iuz. Pretending to be evil is fine; being evil is not.
Japangirl
12-05-06, 08:33 PM We shall all miss "By Moradin's Beard!".
Britt
12-05-06, 08:58 PM Haha, his only phrase. Poor guy. :)
clik_ml
12-06-06, 05:04 PM Pretending to be evil is fine;

Actually, pretending to be evil doesn't work so well for paladins since they violate their code of conduct whenever they lie. Not being able to tell a direct lie at all has gotta seriously hinder a spymaster.

I'd have a hard time seeing how claiming a name that isn't one's own, or a cover identity that isn't one's own wouldn't violate the paladin code of conduct and call for a lot of atonements over the course of a 16 level tenure.
Britt
12-06-06, 06:19 PM I roleplayed that I had had multiple names ordained by the church and then used leading, albeit true, statements to convince people of what I wanted them to believe. So, without actually lying, I was able to mislead people. Looking like a demon and yelling at people is a quick way to make them believe you're evil :) And if you have enough ranks in Bluff, even taking a negative for not saying exactly what you want them to believe doesn't hurt that badly.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
clannagh 12-04-06, 09:32 PM	There has been soem discussion locally about the concept of a cleric/spymaster. The character would have a couple of levels of cleric in a neutral deity with legal domains shared with a deity such as Hextor or Nerull. The deep cover identity would be something like a low level cleric of Hextor. Does this cause any rules issues ????
jstorrie 12-04-06, 10:16 PM	Not that I can foresee, although Spymaster is not core access.
Britt 12-04-06, 10:37 PM	No; you're fine. My just retired character was a paladin/rogue/spymaster with one of his cover identities as a blackguard of Iuz. Pretending to be evil is fine; being evil is not.
Japangirl 12-05-06, 08:33 PM	We shall all miss "By Moradin's Beard!".
Britt 12-05-06, 08:58 PM	Haha, his only phrase. Poor guy. :)
clik_ml 12-06-06, 05:04 PM	Pretending to be evil is fine; Actually, pretending to be evil doesn't work so well for paladins since they violate their code of conduct whenever they lie. Not being able to tell a direct lie at all has gotta seriously hinder a spymaster. I'd have a hard time seeing how claiming a name that isn't one's own, or a cover identity that isn't one's own wouldn't violate the paladin code of conduct and call for a lot of atonements over the course of a 16 level tenure.
Britt 12-06-06, 06:19 PM	I roleplayed that I had had multiple names ordained by the church and then used leading, albeit true, statements to convince people of what I wanted them to believe. So, without actually lying, I was able to mislead people. Looking like a demon and yelling at people is a quick way to make them believe you're evil :) And if you have enough ranks in Bluff, even taking a negative for not saying exactly what you want them to believe doesn't hurt that badly.