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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BookTenTiger" data-source="post: 9553172" data-attributes="member: 6685541">When thinking about who your BBEG should be, there's something <a href="https://dreamingdragonslayer.wordpress.com/2022/02/21/the-checklist-campaign/" target="_blank">I read about in an article once</a> that I've always wanted to try. You make a list of enemy types you really want to include in a campaign. Here's mine:MedusaGreen DragonHill GiantArchmageLizardfolkMinotaurThen you assign each enemy one of the following titles:The ___The ___ Brothers/Sisters/TwinsThe Three ___The ___ Cabal / CouncilThe ___ Gang / FamilyThe ___ ArmySo maybe I'd do something like this:The ArchmageThe Green Dragon SistersThe Three MedusasThe Lizardfolk CabalThe Minotaur GangThe Hill Giant ArmyNow in my campaign, I'm going to have just one Archmage (the BBEG), two Green Dragons, three Medusas, a half-dozen Lizardfolk, a few dozen Minotaurs, and a whole army of Hill Giants. I can adjust the numbers, group names, and their CRs as needed. Maybe instead of an army of Hill Giants, it's an army of wildlings, orcs, and ogres lead by Hill Giants? Maybe the Lizardfolk are also powerful spellcasters?This can help me design a possible campaign path. In order for the characters to defeat the Archmage, they first have to overcome the Hill Giant Army, foil the Minotaur Gang, defeat the Lizardfolk Cabal, deal with the Three Medusas, and slay the Green Dragon Sisters. It doesn't have to be in that order, and it doesn't have to be a railroad either. I could set out locations being threatened by each faction, or combine them, or place them in dungeons. I can start to think of why they all work for the Archmage, too. Maybe the Archmage has gained power by taking an artifact from each faction? Or maybe he has used enchanting magic to charm their leaders?Anyways, it's just one way to design a BBEG-centered campaign.</blockquote>

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