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<blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 7999547" data-attributes="member: 2629"><p>All the time. However, my comedy is usually a set up for tragedy and my tragedy often ends in comedy.</p><p></p><p>My kobolds and goblins are often a bit silly, but in a dark humor way. They'll rip the flesh from your bones, but they fumble over each other in their own respective socially awkward ways. </p><p></p><p>Ogres and Ettins are often played up as silly levels of dumb. I encourage players to outsmart these enemies with openings for them to trick the big lugs into disaster.</p><p></p><p>Many Devils (as well as Glabrezu) channel used car salesmen. They're there to give you the deal you never knew you needed, and all it will cost is the soul you've never even held in your hands.</p><p></p><p>PCs seem to enjoy nothing more than taking a mega bad guy and giving him an embarrassing end. One of the things I do before a session is come up with a few setup lines that give players fairly obvious (in my mind) set ups for zingers to throw at the bad guy. These often take the bad guy they feared down a few pegs to make them feel like they've turned the tide and have control of a battle. </p><p></p><p>I have one recurring bad guy - a Rakshasa - that has a decidedly twisted sense of humor. He leaves jokes for the friends and family of his loved ones, and the method he uses to kill his targets is the punch line. The angrier he is, the less funny the joke (is supposed to be). For example, the first time they encountered him, the Rakshasa had left a message for a noble asking how a (Panda-like creature) that found a bamboo plant was like the Rakshasa? Then the PCs discovered a grisly scene where the Rakhsasa had feasted on the heart of the noble's son and then fired a poisoned bow into the heart of the princess the son was to have wed. The age old answer: "He eats shoots & leaves / he eats, shoots and leaves". After they'd killed the Rakshasa a couple times, it murdered the betrothed of one of the PCs (who was recently made 'king') - "How is your lady like your people? They're both your fault." That was followed by a few Earthquake spells that killed hundreds.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jgsugden, post: 7999547, member: 2629"] All the time. However, my comedy is usually a set up for tragedy and my tragedy often ends in comedy. My kobolds and goblins are often a bit silly, but in a dark humor way. They'll rip the flesh from your bones, but they fumble over each other in their own respective socially awkward ways. Ogres and Ettins are often played up as silly levels of dumb. I encourage players to outsmart these enemies with openings for them to trick the big lugs into disaster. Many Devils (as well as Glabrezu) channel used car salesmen. They're there to give you the deal you never knew you needed, and all it will cost is the soul you've never even held in your hands. PCs seem to enjoy nothing more than taking a mega bad guy and giving him an embarrassing end. One of the things I do before a session is come up with a few setup lines that give players fairly obvious (in my mind) set ups for zingers to throw at the bad guy. These often take the bad guy they feared down a few pegs to make them feel like they've turned the tide and have control of a battle. I have one recurring bad guy - a Rakshasa - that has a decidedly twisted sense of humor. He leaves jokes for the friends and family of his loved ones, and the method he uses to kill his targets is the punch line. The angrier he is, the less funny the joke (is supposed to be). For example, the first time they encountered him, the Rakshasa had left a message for a noble asking how a (Panda-like creature) that found a bamboo plant was like the Rakshasa? Then the PCs discovered a grisly scene where the Rakhsasa had feasted on the heart of the noble's son and then fired a poisoned bow into the heart of the princess the son was to have wed. The age old answer: "He eats shoots & leaves / he eats, shoots and leaves". After they'd killed the Rakshasa a couple times, it murdered the betrothed of one of the PCs (who was recently made 'king') - "How is your lady like your people? They're both your fault." That was followed by a few Earthquake spells that killed hundreds. [/QUOTE]
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