My DM is constantly tempting my poor innocent naive brightlock with items just oozing with darkness and evil. Protecting his friends is his top priority and he’ll do anything to make sure they are safe... but should that mean he falls prey to these dark temptations?
The fundamental essence of a hero is that they keep right on trying until the get the job done. If you get something oozing with evil and you have a way to apply it for a good thing? Go ahead and grab it. There isn't a reason to resist temptation each and every time. Part of being human is to make mistakes. You grab an item that turn out to be worse then you thought it would be, get rid of it then. Even if it's a Cursed items, there's ways to get rid of them.
You want to protect your friends, so using evil to protect them from a greater evil is absolutely what a Celestial would do so far as I am concerned.
My poor Fiendlock is being tempted by the Book of Vile Darkness, as our group found it and are attempting to keep it away from the BBEG. I have a similar quandry, in that the choice is going to come up between what's good for the group vs. what's good for the Warlock.
Top level answer is your character's actions shape the outcome. And those actions also have consequences. One of the best parts of the RPG experience is setting that path, as you also work towards the group goals.
I just finished watching the Darth Maul temple episodes of Star Wars Rebels where he tempts poor young Ezra. Dip the toe in. Protecting your friends is important and useful roleplaying. Good is nothing without temptation.
I think the thing with celestial warlocks is that they aren't clerics or paladins. You didn't so much earn your patron's favor through a lifetime of devotion and good deeds as you made a deal for power; so even if you've aligned with the angels, there's a selfish angle to it that you can probably lean into now and then without breaking character. Sure, Vecna was a jerk, but just think what all you could do with that hand! If your patron has a problem with it, they'll probably say so.
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My DM is constantly tempting my poor innocent naive brightlock with items just oozing with darkness and evil. Protecting his friends is his top priority and he’ll do anything to make sure they are safe... but should that mean he falls prey to these dark temptations?
The fundamental essence of a hero is that they keep right on trying until the get the job done. If you get something oozing with evil and you have a way to apply it for a good thing? Go ahead and grab it. There isn't a reason to resist temptation each and every time. Part of being human is to make mistakes. You grab an item that turn out to be worse then you thought it would be, get rid of it then. Even if it's a Cursed items, there's ways to get rid of them.
You want to protect your friends, so using evil to protect them from a greater evil is absolutely what a Celestial would do so far as I am concerned.
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My poor Fiendlock is being tempted by the Book of Vile Darkness, as our group found it and are attempting to keep it away from the BBEG. I have a similar quandry, in that the choice is going to come up between what's good for the group vs. what's good for the Warlock.
Top level answer is your character's actions shape the outcome. And those actions also have consequences. One of the best parts of the RPG experience is setting that path, as you also work towards the group goals.
I just finished watching the Darth Maul temple episodes of Star Wars Rebels where he tempts poor young Ezra. Dip the toe in. Protecting your friends is important and useful roleplaying. Good is nothing without temptation.
I think the thing with celestial warlocks is that they aren't clerics or paladins. You didn't so much earn your patron's favor through a lifetime of devotion and good deeds as you made a deal for power; so even if you've aligned with the angels, there's a selfish angle to it that you can probably lean into now and then without breaking character. Sure, Vecna was a jerk, but just think what all you could do with that hand! If your patron has a problem with it, they'll probably say so.