A Practical Guide to Evil - Origins - 15+1d8

Aug 26, 2026

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A Practical Guide to Evil presents a structured narrative framework built around a world where gods oppose each other and humanity’s “Choice” determines story outcomes. The text introduces Roles that grant power and predetermine story arcs, then reveals how the Black Knight and his allies subvert expected conflicts by twisting established patterns. It then begins player origins, offering character backgrounds with choices for background age and gender, including Foundling, Legion Trained, and Praesi Noble.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages12

Reading Time18 min

AccessFree to download

Origins

Foundling

Legion Trained

Praesi Noble

Callowan

Starting Location

The Tower

The War College

Laure

The Wall

Procer

Kingdom of the Dead

The Lands Below

Free Choice

A Practical Guide to Evil By Anon Heart Is this the next chapter in your story? Very well, traveler, I welcome you to Creation, a world in conflict. For when our world was created, the gods came into conflict. Half desired that men be ruled. Half desired that men strive for a better future. And in the end, both decided that it must be man who decides. And so it came to pass that man was given a Choice. The only choice, we are told, that ever truly matters. To choose Good, or to choose Evil? To follow the Gods Above, or the Gods Below? This choice, of course, led to arguments, and then to conflict, and then to war. Humanity raged against itself, as some sided with the Gods above, and others with the Gods Below. Eventually, as these wars began to take on patterns, these patterns wore grooves in reality. Paths that fate would tend to follow, and reinforced in the following. The Gods looked upon these paths and wove them deeper into creation, reinforcing them further as Roles. Roles. Descriptions, mantles, Power, in it’s purest form. Taken on by a mortal bearer, they would grant power, making certain that the stories played out as they should. The Lone Swordsman would be granted the strength to slay a thousand mortal guards, the Thief, the ability to steal entire fleets, the Warlock, magic to slaughter armies, the Black Knight, Necromancy and sword skill, the Empresses, the ability to rule all who heard her words. Stories played out, clashing across the world. Empires struggled to conquer, then fell into chaos as traitorous visors inevitably rebelled. Plans failed as emperors made impractical decisions, or Heroes arose from common origins or lost bloodlines to retake the thrones of their nations. But sometimes... sometimes these stories get subverted. Anticipated. Cut off before they can play out. So it is with the Black Knight and his Calamities. Loyal servants of the Dread Empire of Praes, they have finally lead it to conquer Callow in the Conquest, spoken of in hushed whispers even now. Though a story would dictate that the Evil Empire which grasps at a Good Kingdom should be fought back, these five twisted the story, changing its outcome, and now Praes rules the lands as just another territory under its iron heel. There is a story here, waiting to be told, another story in your own tale. What Role will you take within it? I dare not guess. After all, you, like all mortals, have been given a Choice. Have 1000 Choice Points to guide the flow of the tale to come. Origins You may enter Creation with 15+1d8 years behind you, and of whichever gender you wish. Foundling: No family, no records, no history... well, if I didn’t know better, I’d think you were an orphan. But no records? With the Imperial orphanages, even they have those nowadays. Perhaps you can sign yourself into one and go about arranging for the papers? It’s amazing how much you can be denied by the Praesi without them. Legion Trained: A Legionnaire are you? And proud of it too! Surely, you’ve joined up only after the Reforms. Though before them the legions would never risk fighting the Callowan cavalry with any numbers less than four for every knight, in the modern day, it’s the cavalry that break when met on an equal field, and the training that has brought the legions to that level will serve you well. Praesi Noble: Oh? So you call the Tower your home? Striving for the seat of Empress, I suppose? Your knowledge of politics will serve you well in the days to come, and your status asa native means that none will look down on you... for that at least. They’re Praesi, I’m sure they’ll try to find another reason. Make sure not to give them one. Callowan: One of the conquered, fate has not treated you kindly, has it? Your homeland crushed beneath the heels of the invaders, a country of Good, bound to the whims of Evil? Sure, there are some traitors who would say that the life of a peasant is better beneath the whips of the vile Praesi slavem

FAQs

这本书的核心设定是什么？

世界由对立的诸神推动，但真正关键是“人类的选择”，决定善与恶、上与下的阵营走向。

什么是“Roles（角色/职任）”？

Roles 是带有描述与力量的身份外壳，由凡人承载后获得能力，使故事按既定轨道运行。

“Black Knight and his Calamities”如何改变故事结局？

尽管故事通常要求邪恶帝国应被反击，黑骑士与其追随者却扭转了进程，使 Praes 在征服之后统治 Callow。

Aug 26, 2026

Uploaded by Xiajie