History AffablyEvil / TabletopGames

* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' and ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'':

** Also Trazyn the Infinite, a Necron lord who [[CollectorOfTheStrange collects various treasures throughout the galaxy]]. He could not care less about conquering anything, unlike most other Necrons, and generally has the demeanor of a jovial elderly man who owns a toy store. At one point, he was attacked by a few Imperial Guard platoons. He later sent a message to their commander stating that while they put up some unnecessary resistance during the transaction, he was genuinely grateful that he received the last few specimens he needed to complete his 'Guard platoon' collection (as what he presumed were gifts). He even sent a gift of his own back to her (the fact that it was a Fifth-dimensional maze she's apparently still stuck in notwithstanding).

** Vlad von Carstein is a blood-sucking vampire bent on world domination, true. But otherwise, he isn't that bad a guy. He is known to be a fair lord to his human vassals, and while he punishes failure severely, he is equally generous to those who serve him well. He is also very HappilyMarried, and his relationship with his wife Isabella is one of the few great love stories to come out of ''Warhammer''.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' and ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'':
** Nurgle, the Chaos god of disease, decay, despair, and destruction is a jovial, avuncular figure who lavishes attention on his "children" and sees himself as a creative force in the universe. He is often referred to as ''Grandfather Nurgle'', or even ''Papa Nurgle''. The same can be said for his mortal followers. In the fluff, you'll almost always see them joking or having a good time. At one point, after a POW gave up and agreed to worship Nurgle, his jailer just smiled and hugged him. ''TabletopGame/BlackCrusade'' makes Nurgle even more affable by explaining that his role in the cosmic scheme of things is as the "Celestial Janitor" for the EternalRecurrence; he's the guy who breaks down the ruins of the old and the corrupt after their decay generates the daemons of Chaos in the first place, creating the fertile loam from which new, purer life will spring in turn. And, given the CrapsackWorld nature of the setting, it's [[VillainHasAPoint very hard to argue]] with his stance that the current galaxy is well past the point where he should be euthanizing it and composting it.
** Also Trazyn the Infinite, a Necron lord who [[CollectorOfTheStrange collects various treasures throughout the galaxy]]. He could not care less about conquering anything, unlike most other Necrons, and generally has the demeanor of a jovial elderly man who owns a toy store. At one point, he was attacked by a few Imperial Guard platoons. He later sent a message to their commander stating that while they put up some unnecessary resistance during the transaction, he was genuinely grateful that he received the last few specimens he needed to complete his 'Guard platoon' collection (as what he presumed were gifts). He even sent a gift of his own back to her (the fact that it was a Fifth-dimensional maze she's apparently still stuck in notwithstanding).
** Another Necron is Nemesor Zahndrekh who was damaged during the Necrons' Great Sleep, making him a bit... odd. Mostly he just acts like a slightly senile and idealistic general who thinks he's still Necrontyr, and as such only employs honorable methods of warfare. He's also probably the only person in the galaxy to routinely take prisoners and is ''not'' trying to convert them (Tau) or execute them horribly (everyone else), preferring to show them the wonders of Necrontyr technology and generally act as polite and civil a host as can be, much to the irritation of his (lucid) Necron Lords. That said, this is less him being a nice guy and more the robo-Alzheimer's making him think he's fighting other Necrontyr during their Wars of Secession. Fortunately for him he's still a military genius and his old man ramblings about wars long past are somehow still completely relevant to the situation, meaning that as much as his cheerful personality and honorable streak piss off his fellow evil robot skeletons, he still governs his little piece of space. And his [[CloudcuckoolandersMinder bodyguard]], one of the [[MasterSwordsman greatest masters of the warscythe in the history of their race]], makes sure he stays that way by dissembling any nobles who might be feeling uppity.
** Kharn the Betrayer oddly enough. Yes he is a homicidal maniac who will gladly chop you up and collect your skull for his deity, and yet he his more than just a homicidal maniac. Unlike many other champions of Khorne who are axe wielding crazies looking for any kill, Kharn seems to be more level headed (in comparison). He prefers to go after kills and combat that are worthy of Khorne. Now to be fair once Kharn gets into battle, everyone ( even his own allies) will probably die. Until then, he's kind of a level headed kind of guy.
* The bread and butter of both ''World Of Darkness'' gamelines by Creator/WhiteWolf.
** ''TabletopGame/OldWorldOfDarkness'': The Tzimisce clan from ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade'' are generally affable towards guests in their domain. This is due to their ancient hospitality rites, which transcend even their love of recreational torture and desire to turn everything fleshy into [[AndIMustScream living, tortured abominations.]] A perfect example is [[BigBad Andrei]], a Fiend from ''VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines'', who openly, calmly, and truthfully converses with the Player (unless they're Tremere) when they first meet in his mansion decorated by human flesh...
** ''TabletopGame/NewWorldOfDarkness'': This is especially common in the ''TabletopGame/VampireTheRequiem'' gameline. Since vampires are evil within the context of mundane human in-game morality, they do what they can to prevent themselves from ''appearing'' evil. The Ventrue and the Daeva clans, particularly, ''thrive'' on this trope, even going so far as to have an active rivalry between each other as to which style of manipulation (Honey vs. Vinegar) is superior. Unlike their Masquerade counterparts, the Nosferatu of Requiem can also handily play within this trope, and can even outdo their classier and prettier opponents.\\
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In the Mekhet clanbook, Frances is funny, sweet, apologetic, and into indie music. She also brainwashes a house full of female students so she can feed on them, turns her boyfriend into her devoted ghoul ("I think I've broken him"), and toys with a female executive before killing her in the most humiliating way possible.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'': Laori Vaus. Dear Zon-Kuthon, Laori Vaus. She's a friendly, [[GenkiGirl upbeat]] allied NPC cleric in the ''Curse of the Crimson Throne'' module, who happens to be a devout follower of the god of darkness, pain, and loss (and not in a DarkIsNotEvil way, either). She's [[EnsembleDarkhorse one of the more popular]] ''Pathfinder'' [=NPCs=].

* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'': The ideal for Moonshadow Caste Abyssals is to be an approachable, sociable diplomat for the faction that wants to drag all of Creation into the Void at the bottom of the Underworld. But really, anyone with high social skills and goals that are opposed to yours can come across as this.
** Ligier, the Green Sun, is the fetich soul of Malfeas, the fallen King of the Primordials, effectively making him the crown prince of Hell. He's also a ''massive'' egomaniac, to the point where his Motivation and Intimacies are all focused on himself and things he's made. At the same time, though, he's also calm, restrained, and courteous almost to a fault, to the point where if someone can get a lucky hit on him in battle, he'll compliment them on their skill and leave peacefully.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'': Laori Vaus. Dear Zon-Kuthon, Laori Vaus. She's a friendly, [[GenkiGirl upbeat]] allied NPC cleric in the ''Curse of the Crimson Throne'' module, who happens to be a devout follower of the god of darkness, pain, and loss (and not in a DarkIsNotEvil way, either). She's [[EnsembleDarkhorse one of the more popular]] TableTopGames/{{Pathfinder}} [=NPCs=].