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<blockquote data-quote="Traveon Wyvernspur" data-source="post: 5695231" data-attributes="member: 73201"><p>blah blah blah can't give more exp to steeldragons. Anyhow, I think SD hit it right on the head with his post and the others following him made good points as well.</p><p></p><p>I like to try to make the bad guy someone close to the PCs, one they never suspect that looks, sounds, smells, and acts "good" try to make him a source of information that they use to thwart the "BBEG" that they think is a shadowy overlord, but in reality he is just ingratiating himself in with the PCs so that when it's time to destroy them they don't see it coming. He would give up some of his minions in a heartbeat in order to fulfill what he sees is his destiny. I like to give BBEGs a real motivation for what they do and what they feel is right in their eyes, make them very human so to speak. PCs never suspect someone that seems to be very helpful, he could even be posing as a counselor to the king, a good wizard, a knight of the realm, whatever you feel would work in your campaign this BBEG could fit the role.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Traveon Wyvernspur, post: 5695231, member: 73201"] blah blah blah can't give more exp to steeldragons. Anyhow, I think SD hit it right on the head with his post and the others following him made good points as well. I like to try to make the bad guy someone close to the PCs, one they never suspect that looks, sounds, smells, and acts "good" try to make him a source of information that they use to thwart the "BBEG" that they think is a shadowy overlord, but in reality he is just ingratiating himself in with the PCs so that when it's time to destroy them they don't see it coming. He would give up some of his minions in a heartbeat in order to fulfill what he sees is his destiny. I like to give BBEGs a real motivation for what they do and what they feel is right in their eyes, make them very human so to speak. PCs never suspect someone that seems to be very helpful, he could even be posing as a counselor to the king, a good wizard, a knight of the realm, whatever you feel would work in your campaign this BBEG could fit the role. [/QUOTE]
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