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** The Church of Baphomet [[EvilIsNotAToy offend the old gods with their utterly mangled lore and offerings invoking them. The results are messy.]] [[FutureImperfect History has been rather mangled,]][[WrittenByTheVictors especially with most surviving writings being of their opponents.]]
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** The Church of Baphomet [[EvilIsNotAToy offend the old gods with their utterly mangled lore and offerings invoking them. The results are messy.]] [[FutureImperfect History has been rather mangled,]][[WrittenByTheVictors mangled,]] [[WrittenByTheVictors especially with most surviving writings being of their opponents.]]
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* '''Deconstructed''': The active worship of evil leads to ChronicBackstabbingDisorder among the ranks. They're so busy plotting among one another that their plots are ruined by one another more often than any holy enemy, and disaffected members sell the group out to the heroes in exchange for protection.
** The Church of Baphomet [[EvilIsNotAToy offends old gods with their utterly mangled lore and offerings invoking them. The results are messy.]]
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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
** The active worship of evil leads to ChronicBackstabbingDisorder among the ranks. They're so busy plotting among one another that their plots are ruined by one another more often than any holy enemy, and disaffected members sell the group out to the heroes in exchange for protection.
** The Church of Baphomet [[EvilIsNotAToyoffends offend the old gods with their utterly mangled lore and offerings invoking them. The results are messy.]] [[FutureImperfect History has been rather mangled,]][[WrittenByTheVictors especially with most surviving writings being of their opponents.]]
** The active worship of evil leads to ChronicBackstabbingDisorder among the ranks. They're so busy plotting among one another that their plots are ruined by one another more often than any holy enemy, and disaffected members sell the group out to the heroes in exchange for protection.
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** The Church of the Shadow is a rather sinister bunch who pay homage to "[[LowestCosmicDenominator the Darkness]]" and serve as violent antagonists.
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** The Church of the Shadow is a rather sinister bunch who pay homage to "[[LowestCosmicDenominator "[[NotUsingTheZWord the Darkness]]" and serve as violent antagonists.
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* '''Straight''': The Church of Baphomet is a bloodthirsty [[cult]] of black robes, goat heads, and VirginSacrifice that the protagonists have to stop before they summon TheAntiChrist.
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* '''Straight''': The Church of Baphomet is a bloodthirsty [[cult]] {{cult}} of black robes, goat heads, and VirginSacrifice that the protagonists have to stop before they summon TheAntiChrist.
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* '''Straight''': The Church of Baphomet is a bloodthirsty cult [[cult]] of black robes, goat heads, and VirginSacrifice that the protagonists have to stop before they summon TheAntiChrist.
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* '''Parodied''': The Church of Baphomet are nasty buffoons whose petty cruelty and incompetence lead to Satan [[EvenEvilHasStandards personally wiping them out so they don't drag his evil name through the mud]].
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** The Church of Baphomet are nasty buffoons whose petty cruelty and incompetence lead to Satan [[EvenEvilHasStandards personally wiping them out so they don't drag his evil name through themud]].mud]].
** The Church of Baphomet is actually just a bunch of goat herders and slaughterers who are really embarrassed about their profession and try to hide it behind a religion that calls for sacrificing goats.
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** The Church of Baphomet is actually just a bunch of goat herders and slaughterers who are really embarrassed about their profession and try to hide it behind a religion that calls for sacrificing goats.
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* '''Averted''': A church of Baphomet is just one of many religions out there, they just happen to be worshipping a deity with horns and hoofs. They don't see themselves as evil and most people don't have a problem with them.
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* '''Averted''': A church The Church of Baphomet is just one of many religions out there, they just happen to be worshipping a deity with horns and hoofs. They don't see themselves as evil and most people don't have a problem with them.
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* '''Averted''': ???A church of Baphomet is just one of many religions out there, they just happen to be worshipping a deity with horns and hoofs. They don't see themselves as evil and most people don't have a problem with them.
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* '''Deconstructed''': The active worship of evil leads to ChronicBackstabbingDisorder among the ranks. They're so busy plotting among one another that their plots are ruined by one another more often than any holy enemy, and disaffected members sell the group out to the heroes in exchange for protection.
* '''Reconstructed''': The demon the Church of Baphomet worships personally intervenes, subtly or directly, to keep the Church stable; ChronicBackstabbingDisorder keeps a certain churn among the lower ranks and prevents weak leaders from lingering too long in leadership roles, but Baphomet cares not as long as his direct orders are always obeyed.
* '''Reconstructed''': The demon the Church of Baphomet worships personally intervenes, subtly or directly, to keep the Church stable; ChronicBackstabbingDisorder keeps a certain churn among the lower ranks and prevents weak leaders from lingering too long in leadership roles, but Baphomet cares not as long as his direct orders are always obeyed.
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"Bloodstained altars, jagged knives, pentagrams... I don't think we've found a knitting club."
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* '''Subverted''': The Church of Baphomet loves the black robes and the occasional hedonistic orgy, but they're DarkIsNotEvil sorts being framed for the VirginSacrifices by a KnightTemplar.
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* '''Subverted''': The Church of Baphomet loves the black robes and the occasional hedonistic orgy, but they're DarkIsNotEvil sorts being framed for the VirginSacrifices {{Virgin Sacrifice}}s by a KnightTemplar.
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'''Basic Trope''': A bunch of worshipers of the Devil or a near equivalent who like goat heads, brutal human sacrifices, and outrageous acts of cruelty.
* '''Straight''': The Church of Baphomet is a bloodthirsty cult of black robes, goat heads, and VirginSacrifice that the protagonists have to stop before they summon TheAntiChrist.
* '''Exaggerated''': The Church of Baphomet is [[CardCarryingVillain intentionally]] and [[EvilIsPetty pettily]] StupidEvil.
* '''Downplayed''':
** The Church of the Shadow is a rather sinister bunch who pay homage to "[[LowestCosmicDenominator the Darkness]]" and serve as violent antagonists.
** The Church of Baphomet have no supernatural or occult powers, but they're still a loony alliance of {{Serial Killer}}s.
* '''Justified''': Satan or [[SatanicArchetype the local equivalent]] has enough power to attain recruits, making up for the distastefulness of their preachings with the raw power on offer.
* '''Inverted''': SaintlyChurch.
* '''Subverted''': The Church of Baphomet loves the black robes and the occasional hedonistic orgy, but they're DarkIsNotEvil sorts being framed for the VirginSacrifices by a KnightTemplar.
* '''Double Subverted''': Except it turns out that the Church of Baphomet has its own issues, and they and their "holy" enemy are are EvilVersusEvil.
* '''Parodied''': The Church of Baphomet are nasty buffoons whose petty cruelty and incompetence lead to Satan [[EvenEvilHasStandards personally wiping them out so they don't drag his evil name through the mud]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': The Church of Baphomet is a large and decentralized organization whose sects range from weird but helpful loons to dark anti-heroes to exactly as dangerous as they seem.
* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': The writer is a Christian fundamentalist looking for a clear villain.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': An amoral con man wants to start a ScamReligion to sucker the worst kinds of people, and goes straight for the well-known tropes to attract the most vicious.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': A bunch of evil ritualists successfully conjure Baphomet to start a temple in his unholy name. Baphomet points out they'll get a lot more mileage [[PathOfInspiration masquerading as a holy order]] and [[KnightTemplar using righteousness to drive people into sin]] in the name of the "[[LightIsNotGood the Light]]".
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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* '''Straight''': The Church of Baphomet is a bloodthirsty cult of black robes, goat heads, and VirginSacrifice that the protagonists have to stop before they summon TheAntiChrist.
* '''Exaggerated''': The Church of Baphomet is [[CardCarryingVillain intentionally]] and [[EvilIsPetty pettily]] StupidEvil.
* '''Downplayed''':
** The Church of the Shadow is a rather sinister bunch who pay homage to "[[LowestCosmicDenominator the Darkness]]" and serve as violent antagonists.
** The Church of Baphomet have no supernatural or occult powers, but they're still a loony alliance of {{Serial Killer}}s.
* '''Justified''': Satan or [[SatanicArchetype the local equivalent]] has enough power to attain recruits, making up for the distastefulness of their preachings with the raw power on offer.
* '''Inverted''': SaintlyChurch.
* '''Subverted''': The Church of Baphomet loves the black robes and the occasional hedonistic orgy, but they're DarkIsNotEvil sorts being framed for the VirginSacrifices by a KnightTemplar.
* '''Double Subverted''': Except it turns out that the Church of Baphomet has its own issues, and they and their "holy" enemy are are EvilVersusEvil.
* '''Parodied''': The Church of Baphomet are nasty buffoons whose petty cruelty and incompetence lead to Satan [[EvenEvilHasStandards personally wiping them out so they don't drag his evil name through the mud]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': The Church of Baphomet is a large and decentralized organization whose sects range from weird but helpful loons to dark anti-heroes to exactly as dangerous as they seem.
* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': The writer is a Christian fundamentalist looking for a clear villain.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': An amoral con man wants to start a ScamReligion to sucker the worst kinds of people, and goes straight for the well-known tropes to attract the most vicious.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': A bunch of evil ritualists successfully conjure Baphomet to start a temple in his unholy name. Baphomet points out they'll get a lot more mileage [[PathOfInspiration masquerading as a holy order]] and [[KnightTemplar using righteousness to drive people into sin]] in the name of the "[[LightIsNotGood the Light]]".
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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