Ah, true. So trying to do good won’t help him do evil, either. What if he tries to do something morally ambiguous, like stealing bread to feed a starving family?
If he tries to switch the track so the trolley only runs over 1 person, it will probably (harmlessly) derail and save everyone, but doing nothing is more interesting to figure out. He’s a villain, and I would consider seeing people about to die and doing nothing while cackling inwardly a villainous act even though the “act” is actually doing nothing. Would malicious intent through inaction count for the curse? Maybe not.
So if he tries to do good, does that also backfire, or does everything become a good deed regardless?
The prompt only says the villianous plans backfire
Ah, true. So trying to do good won’t help him do evil, either. What if he tries to do something morally ambiguous, like stealing bread to feed a starving family?
Or if he winds up in a trolley problem type situation.
If he tries to switch the track so the trolley only runs over 1 person, it will probably (harmlessly) derail and save everyone, but doing nothing is more interesting to figure out. He’s a villain, and I would consider seeing people about to die and doing nothing while cackling inwardly a villainous act even though the “act” is actually doing nothing. Would malicious intent through inaction count for the curse? Maybe not.