Okay I shall be making a few of these posts, I will try to explain them to the best of my (coffee induced) ability.

Okay heres an idea i got while playing a game =D

Basic plot
An evil alchemist has killed the rightful king, Your choices are simple-ish, Will you hunt down the baddie and slay him with your mightyful might? Or will you take this oppurtunity to claim the throne for yourself?

How would this affect the gameplay
Well not much really.

How would it be played
As i said in the basic plot, its not just the struggle between good and evil, Its not one of those stories that no matter if your good or bad, You still have to stop the bad guy, Quite the opposite in fact.

You could choose to be a good guy, Restore order, Defeat evil (blah blah blah)

But the main prospect would lie in the evil side of things, Joining the alchemist would be no easy task, You would have to get to him first, So you do most of the things you would do if you were on the side of good, Except there would be a whole mass of things you could do once you find him and join him! For instance, You could become his Rank one solider, You would be charged with the task of..Finishing what he has started and gaining control.

This would flip the game around and have you basicaly destroying the world.

Just being a bad guy doesnt mean you have to be a servant though. Why not just take over yourself? Slay the alchemist and claim the throne for yourself =D

Special features
Multiple outcomes of course. (as mentioned above)

Thoughts
Okay, So while the story lacks some stuff, I think its a pretty good idea :D, Although it may not be possible right away, It certainly is something to build on.