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<blockquote data-quote="(Psi)SeveredHead" data-source="post: 5669614" data-attributes="member: 1165"><p>Villains don't have kids for the same reason PCs are so often orphans.</p><p></p><p>In comics, even "paragons of virtue" like Daredevil are willing to kidnap or threaten Kingpin's girlfriend or wife in order to get him to back off. That's not something you want to encourage PCs to do. (Similarly, you don't want to threaten PCs' family, otherwise they'll all be orphans.)</p><p></p><p>I suppose I'd say "what's the point?" The villain's underaged children are rarely plot-relevant, they're not supposed to be targeted, and any attempt to gain information about them is seen as a threat. I would be surprised if a villain proudly shows the PCs their kids. Having kids around would simply shut down many types of encounters. (You break into the crime boss' house, only to find him playing with his kids. You try to slip back out unseen.)</p><p></p><p>No, a paladin should not traumatize children like that if they can help it, although on occasion it may be inevitable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="(Psi)SeveredHead, post: 5669614, member: 1165"] Villains don't have kids for the same reason PCs are so often orphans. In comics, even "paragons of virtue" like Daredevil are willing to kidnap or threaten Kingpin's girlfriend or wife in order to get him to back off. That's not something you want to encourage PCs to do. (Similarly, you don't want to threaten PCs' family, otherwise they'll all be orphans.) I suppose I'd say "what's the point?" The villain's underaged children are rarely plot-relevant, they're not supposed to be targeted, and any attempt to gain information about them is seen as a threat. I would be surprised if a villain proudly shows the PCs their kids. Having kids around would simply shut down many types of encounters. (You break into the crime boss' house, only to find him playing with his kids. You try to slip back out unseen.) No, a paladin should not traumatize children like that if they can help it, although on occasion it may be inevitable. [/QUOTE]
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