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<blockquote data-quote="Stormonu" data-source="post: 7651662" data-attributes="member: 52734">A lot of times in the games I've run, character backstories aren't there at the start, but they instead get built as the player becomes more attached to their character.&nbsp; Likewise, I've had many an occasion where character's actions end up making someone into a villian with real reasons to hate the PCs, and a desire to make that grudge personal.As for villians I've used, my favorite has always been Strahd.&nbsp; But of course, several times that I've used him, he isn't brooding in his castle waiting for the PCs.&nbsp; He's come after the party, brutally.&nbsp; While he might not have the power to take the whole party on at once, he can make their lives miserable.&nbsp; Dropping a cloudkill to creep in under the door of the room the party is sleeping in.&nbsp; Turning NPCs the party got help from in the town into vampires and siccing them on them party.&nbsp; Kidnapping a lone PC guard at night, mesmerizing him and sending him back with orders to await further instructions - and so on.&nbsp;&nbsp; Basically, hitting the players where it hurts, and below the belt whenever possible - but, in a way that follows the game's rules.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stormonu, post: 7651662, member: 52734"] A lot of times in the games I've run, character backstories aren't there at the start, but they instead get built as the player becomes more attached to their character. Likewise, I've had many an occasion where character's actions end up making someone into a villian with real reasons to hate the PCs, and a desire to make that grudge personal. As for villians I've used, my favorite has always been Strahd. But of course, several times that I've used him, he isn't brooding in his castle waiting for the PCs. He's come after the party, brutally. While he might not have the power to take the whole party on at once, he can make their lives miserable. Dropping a cloudkill to creep in under the door of the room the party is sleeping in. Turning NPCs the party got help from in the town into vampires and siccing them on them party. Kidnapping a lone PC guard at night, mesmerizing him and sending him back with orders to await further instructions - and so on. Basically, hitting the players where it hurts, and below the belt whenever possible - but, in a way that follows the game's rules. [/QUOTE]

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