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Originally Posted by Mark Skarr
Villains can't look at the mechanics and say "oh, this isn't worth it."
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That's not entirely true. The question here is about villains deciding to get involved with
supernatural evil forces, not just do things that other people think are morally wrong but the villains may not. If the villains knew what they were doing, they might well be aware that nasty supernatural things tend to happen to people who mess with these powers. The rest of what you say is perfectly true, though.
A villain like you describe, but with the "people using the powers for evil get corrupted less", but she doesn't understand that, might be a good plot idea. She knows she's dealing with dangerous forces, but so far she seems to have escaped the insanity/hauntings/tentacles that usually afflict people who deal with this being, and she thinks that's because she's protected by the righteousness of her cause. In fact, it's because her cause is misinformed, she's doing more harm than good, and the demon likes her just the way she is.
Alternatively, it might be like your Captain Nemo, the supernatural powers can be gained just by being on the side of evil (knowingly or unknowingly) and they don't have to know that that's what they're doing, or that there are downsides.
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Originally Posted by AlexanderHowl
Why would anyone turn to evil then in such a setting except out of ignorance and/or desperation?
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That'll also do nicely.