"Morally Grey" vs. "Capital E" EVIL - Nerdcognito Episode 327

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of both morally grey and capital E evil in D&D and TTRPG sessions.

EVIL exists in the world. It should clearly exist in your D&D World too. This week, R.H. Snow sits in as we discuss why morally grey "evil" is the bees knees according to the modern gaming audience. "Capital E" evil needs to have a prominent place in, and makes your TTRPG session a better game. *** SUPPORT THE SHOW! Be a Check Mark Hero: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VREXR2J3E6GGA *** Episode Sponsors and Affiliates We earn a small commission for each purchase at no additional cost to you! Check out Aoethra and CritHeads on DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/31439/critheads-gaming?affiliate_id=3908211 Looking for dice? ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://onlycrits.com/nerdcognito⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code NERDCOGNITO to save 15%! Grab something from DriveThru! ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=3908211⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get YOUR T-shirt!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3D5xr0z⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop Amazon and Support the Show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3djotja

People in this episode

Guest: R.H. Snow

Topics covered

• morally grey evil
• capital E evil
• D&D
• TTRPG
• gaming audience
• game improvement

Keywords

• evil
• D&D
• TTRPG
• morally grey
• gaming
• game design
• role-playing

Sponsors

Aoethra, CritHeads, Only Crits, DriveThruRPG, Amazon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: INFAMOUS Media Group, DriveThruRPG

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