: Re: How to make a harmless villain TvTropes alert! Harmless villains are the straightforward opposite of a complete monster and the typical evil overlord in fantasy, and so, creating one who can

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Remember that there is usually a difference between the letter of the law and the spirit of the law the most law abiding soul can be a tyrant. By having them obey, without limit or exception, the letter of a law like the riot act any ruler can be made evil incarnate since most laws are written with an anticipation of interpretation and personal discretion of those applying it.

A couple of notes on really evil non-death sentences; you can only kill someone once, however brutally you do, afterwards they stop suffering. Life at hard labour can last a lot longer and be made extremely unpleasant, death sentences are therefore a waste of a good pair of hands and a strong back. So always think of Sisyphus when you design creative punishments, they should be mind numbingly dull while also being physically hard.

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