GURPS Dark Sun Conversion

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Originally Posted by Jürgen Hubert

That's what I thought. Defiling should be tempting to wizards - they should constantly have to struggle between doing the right thing and the easy thing. And since this is a world without cosmic forces of Good and Evil, there is no karmic reward for sticking to preserving magic - unlike classical demonic bargains or other supernatural corrupting forces. If a preserver makes it to the end of the road and to the ascension to avangion status, it is because he truly believes that sticking to preserving is the right thing to do, and not because he fears divine judgement.

Although, at least in 4e, there's little good reason to be a defiler at all, AFAICT. Preserving isn't harder in any meaningful way, and the Paragon paths available are equivalent.