Misdeed
Misdeed noun - A breaking of a moral or legal code.
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- If you are having your character trying to atone (or angst over) a past misdeed in her life, make sure she has actually done something wrong.
- The goodly characters have never done anything truly wrong, but those who commit one misdeed and realize there's no cosmic retribution lose a good portion of their restraint, and in all but one case become jerkasses or villains.
Source: Evil Is Easy - Wrong. What follows is a replay of elementary school, complete with the whining, snitching suckup classmate who reports every petty misdeed to the teacher, and the teacher making the class put their heads down on their desks as punishment for being unruly.
Source: Misplaced Kindergarten Teacher
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