I have only ever played in home campaigns with a group of my friends, and we are about to begin a new campaign. To cut a long story short, I want to play a Cleric of Urgathoa. My friend whom is one of our GMs, keeps shutting down the idea, saying it it would be impossible as her evil aura will cause too much problems for the party. (Not in those words exactly)
Not wanting to play a straight up evil cleric, I've stated her our to be true neutral, though she will still have the evil aura given to her from Urgathoa.
Now I want to just get a few opinions on the matter. Even though this cleric has an evil aura, all she wants to do is abuse every pleasure life (and the afterlife) have to offer. She isn't aligned evil, and she knows there are lines that can't be crossed (while pesky LG PCs/NPCs are watching) even if they tempt her every step of the way. Would she still be picked out of a crowd and hunted down for her evil aura? Would interactions with Good NPCs be impossible because of her aura and not her alignment? Would the Cleric or other PCs be able to make diplomacy to convince NPCs that even though she follows an evil deity she is not evil herself? Could the game play as normal without having to stop to make rolls at every "friendly" npc encounter? Would RP even be an option with Paladins she may come across?
Well, I am going to sleep. I'll be back in seven hours to see what everyone has to say, so if you have a question, don't expect a quick response. Thanks!