Jumping Off the Slippery Slope: Difference between revisions

** This applies to all World of Darkness games and is a large part of the new system.

** The old system was an aversion; the more humanity you lost, the harder it was to lose the next point, the more extreme your behavior would have to be. Only if you're determined to destroy your humanity (or your Gamemaster paves your path with [[Sadistic Choice]]s,) could you slip past a certain point, but it wouldn't happen by accident.

** Tau as well, when one considers that its for the greater good for sterilization policies, and special "helmets" for their bug allies.

 

** I interpreted it as more of her being consumed with hatred of the people she views as responsible for lover's death, combined with her being suicidal/ slightly unhinged over her own part in it.

* Subverted in ''[[Rondo of Swords]]''. After a very harsh [["Friend or Idol?" Decision]] that ends up on the favor of the Idol, Serdic experiences an immediate Karmic backlash, complete with [[Dark Messiah|title change]], [[Discard and Draw|power swap]], and [[Evil Makeover|costume switch]] to reflect his [[Shoot the Dog|dog shooting]]. While his Nakama repeatedly [[What the Hell, Hero?|accuse or suspect him of jumping off the slope]], Serdic experiences no lapse in emotional or moral health. The epilogue also reveals that he was a just and well-loved ruler with a happy marriage.

** CJ's transformation ''is'' surprisingly gradual for a [[Grand Theft Auto|GTA]] game, actually. At first he's trying to protect his family and friends. Then he's manipulated into killing people, where if he doesn't, either he or his family will get killed. As the game continues, he eventually decides to kill the people who manipulated him. If you play a [[Pacifist Run]] (damn near impossible, but let's assume), then the only people CJ will kill are people that are threatening him, or people that he's threatened into killing.

*** [[Disproportionate Retribution|And some people who were rude to his sister.]]

** And, while we're on Warcraft games, as you play the human campaign of Warcraft III, Arthas starts out as a dedicated disciple of Uther Lightbringer (even though Arthas is a prince, Uther's military rank is higher than Arthas's, and they both respect that) but gradually starts betraying more and more people, and becomes less and less concerned with the whole reason he's fighting the Undead in the first place. Eventually, {{spoiler|he totally betrays Azeroth, dresses in Undead armor, and kills his own father. In fact, in World of Warcraft, the very throne room in which he killed his father is now directly above Undercity, the Capital City of the Undead.}} In his case his abrupt descent was exacerbated by him taking up a cursed sword that stole the soul of ''anyone'' it touched.

** After Deathwing, the [[Big Bad]] in the Cataclysm expansion, is ultimately destroyed, the Horde and Alliance turn on each other big time. In particular, {{spoiler|the Horde Warchief, Garrosh Hellscream, is showing signs of going off the deep end, and is currently forecast as the end boss of the next expansion}}.

* In ''[[Mitadake High]]'' it is common for someone to RP themselves going insane as a result of the madness going on around them. Unfortunately, not everyone is any good at it.

* In ''[[Fire Emblem]]: Path of Radiance'', the country of Crimea is good with bits of gray, Daein is dark gray but with evil leaders, and conservative Begnion was in the middle with its corrupt Senate but well-intentioned leaders. When the sequel rolled around and Begnion would be the main antagonist, well you bet that country started being ruthless.

** And for that matter, Doctor Destiny's origin story in "Just a Dream". At first, he seems to be a fairly decent guy whose big mistake was simply getting hired as a guard by [[Lex Luthor]], and the story starts raising questions about [[What Measure Is a Mook?]] and the hypocrisy of the henchmen going to prison and having their lives ruined while the villains themselves keep getting away scott-free. But once he gains superpowers himself, his [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]] throws him right off the slippery slope, and into [[Complete Monster]] territory that even Lex never touched, with lemming-like gusto.

*** Not quite; the opening dream sequence of the episode shows us that Destiny always ''wanted'' to be a master villain, crushing all who opposed him and taking whatever he wanted -- its just that until he gained superpowers, he never had the ''opportunity'' to.

** It's implied he had already fallen that far long before they met him- the plan was already in place and he had apparently been attacking travelers indiscriminate to their threat-level for a while now. Not to mention his "enforcers" thought nothing of Jet ordering them to kill Sokka. It's not entirely clear whether he truly regretted his actions for being ''morally wrong''.

*** It seemed like he didn't really regret his actions per se, more that he realized maybe he was going too far and started trying to rely on his team to keep him from sliding. But when he KNOWS there are Fire Benders hiding in plain sight within the city, he still just can't let it go.

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