Every so often, I like to engage in a little self-examination, to make certain that I am not falling into certain obvious traps. So, let's check the
Evil Overlord List, shall we?
17. When I employ people as advisors, I will occasionally listen to their advice.
Doing well so far, when my advisors can be bothered to give advice.19. I will not have a daughter. She would be as beautiful as she was evil, but one look at the hero's rugged countenance and she'd betray her own father.
Crap. Must make sure Ula is properly married before the hero shows up.29. I will dress in bright and cheery colors, and so throw my enemies into confusion.
Mistress Mallea has been most accomodating on this point, and green really does suit by eyes.35. I will not grow a goatee. In the old days they made you look diabolic. Now they just make you look like a disaffected member of Generation X.
You see that, C? I've told you, time and again, but still you insist!133. If I find my beautiful consort with access to my fortress has been associating with the hero, I'll have her executed. It's regrettable, but new consorts are easier to get than new fortresses and maybe the next one will pay attention at the orientation meeting.
I lose more beautiful consorts this way.142. If I have children and subsequently grandchildren, I will keep my three-year-old granddaughter near me at all times. When the hero enters to kill me, I will ask him to first explain to her why it is necessary to kill her beloved grandpa. When the hero launches into an explanation of morality way over her head, that will be her cue to pull the lever and send him into the pit of crocodiles. After all, small children like crocodiles almost as much as Evil Overlords and it's important to spend quality time with the grandkids.
Ula, would you be so kind as to get on this?191. I will not appoint a relative to my staff of advisors. Not only is nepotism the cause of most breakdowns in policy, but it also causes trouble with the EEOC.
Crap.192. If I appoint someone as my consort, I will not subsequently inform her that she is being replaced by a younger, more attractive woman.
What people don't know won't hurt them.Overall, doing well. Perhaps a little too much trust in my life right now. Or too many family members.
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