Discussion:I am playing a Death knight in a good guy campaign how should i play him?

Josh20142 (talk) 16:58, 29 May 2015 (MDT)

So i have chosen to play a death knight for my friends 5e game, and i am not sure of how to play him and i am open to all ideas.

Blackbando (talk) 18:48, 6 January 2017 (MST)

A good idea could be similar to playing a good-aligned Fallen Paladin; Maybe your Death Knight wants to redeem himself, or prove himself to be a good guy, when others are evil. Or, he could simply be an evil backstabbing bastard, but just know that I am not responsible for how many cheetos, doritos, pizza slices, and/or dice are thrown at you if you backstab your allies.

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WeirdoWhoever (talk) 18:39, 27 June 2017 (MDT)

Hello, fellow wikian! My idea is, is it necessary for a death knight to be evil? Death is a tragic event, yes, but it is an essential part of nature and world, so it is also fitting for a death knight to "balance the book of the dead". Like your standard paladin, only serving whoever responsible for death. Here are some suggestions:

• In the official Forgotten Realms setting, Kelemvor, the god of the dead, is Lawful Neutral. He hates, no, loathes undeads, because it disrupts the nature of life and death. Myrkul, the god of death, welcomes undeath like nothing else. It is not surprising to see them conflict with each other. Your death knight can take leaves out the books of either of the two.

• Perhaps the villian of the campaign is an undead who defied and cheated death, and this death knight of yours is trying to bring justice upon him/her/it/whatever. This makes a good Lawful Neutral character, with a good opportunity of gallows humors. ("*solemn voice* No one can avoid death. And taxes. *Awkward voice* Uhh... On second thoughts, just taxes, 'cause apparently this guy just avoided death. *Not-so-solemn-now voice* But not for long, I swear.")

• If you're familiar with Blue Oyster Cult, then you will know what it means when they sang "don't fear the Reaper". You don't have to be grim and malevolent to be the messenger of the inevitable (does it help, anyway?). For more reference, you might want to consult Death from Discworld series, or The Death from The Sandman series. Both are kind-hearted and nice, and they're just doing their job, nothing else.