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What I find works for me is a usually "goody too shoes" characters. A Divine Soul/Divination Wizard based on Belldandy from Ah My Goddess was probably the easiest one to deal with. I find that I'm not a liar or bad person by nature, so trying to be a deceptive or angsty character doesn't work great. The one time it did was recenty, a Snorunt/Froslass named Lili/Lilith who is based on the Yuki-Onna. The rest of the party knows the killing for fun bit is their nature, but plays along because they (the character) never outwardly go against the party.

The one thing I say is, "Is my person working for the party or working for themselves, and by extension, is the player?" I had to let go of a few character who sounded good in theory (Rogues pretty much) because I was trying to be the murderhobo for the sake of it, not because the party was littered WITH them and played along.' Once I played an Undead Warlock Beetlejuice for the Lols, it became more fun. Same with a Sid the Sloth/Rocket Racoon Halfing Druid. I wasn't ever against the party and filled my own role in the background when needed.

As a DM, it is a different story. You can craft characters and portray them for or against the party. That's where I find the more villainous ones can be fleshed out without killing party dynamics.

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