Evil

I'd say the way this is done in games like Fable, Black and White and similar is very functional.
The main difference would be one of theme - with some minor statistical differences.

Neither should be inherently "better" than its moral counterpart. While still providing with a distinct enough difference to make the player want to choose between the two.


As such, I'd imagine a fully evil god would have a much more downtrodden look to his people and his people will be far more sadistic in nature reflecting the god they worship.
Sacrifice is often the go-to starting method. But an evil empire would likely be far more willing to resort to violence to achieve its means.
There would have to be a distinct reason to BE evil aswell as a distinct counter for those that want to play along a different orientation.


So, sacrifice, violence, destruction. What other attributes are often given to the domain of evil deities?
I guess it really depends what tools the game will provide us in the future.

Just thinking along the lines of Dungeon Keeper, Simcity and others?
- Slapping imps to speed them up. (Control through fear and violence)
- Taxing your followers in Simcity and similar games and milk them for what they're worth.
- Reducing rations to your people.
- Enforce control through military might.
- Enforce control through fear by making examples of those that do not obey you. (gallows, cages, etc)

And I'd say that slavery and similar would also fall in this style of play.
Why take over the Astari (or any other faction) when you can invade them and take them as slaves?


Just a few ideas that come to mind.

Hmm, thought provoking.

If I were a Callous or Malicious God, I'd want to make sure those insufferable beings respected my omnipotence.

I'd be materialistic, demanding great temples be constructed in my honor, sacrifices to show loyalty, and punish those whom oppose me (suffer the consequences) with diseases, disasters, suffering and chaos. My “Commandments” would be along the lines of convincing my subjects to sin, and go forth and create Chaos and mayhem!

I'll have to put some real thought into how that could be implemented into this otherwise bright, cheeky game.

Divine wrath? They haven't been listening to you and this is your punishment for them? I mean, they didn't the bible talk of punishments like locusts and the plague?

Because they're already yours?

Maybe set an angry monster loose on your population that would kill and maim until they finally manage to conquer it.

Oh, I see; punish their insolence by destroying their crops. Hmm.
Yeah, not sure how that could benefit the player.

If you had Peter Molyneux walking around in your world, what would you do to him?

Perhaps a spell that temporarily raises the dead so menacing zombies roam your lands.

Indeed. I would demand some sacrifices other than people. My godly belly is not easily satisfied and neither is my godly lust. It's time to create some demigods.