Firedancer
First Post
At mid-low levels, get the PCs involved with a heroic NPC, his cause of hunting a fell wizard (necromancer, orc shaman, something intelligent). They take good money to aid him. They take out a reasonably powered minion and earn trust.
Then the npc and forces push against the BBEG. The PC strike force moves with them, but their purpose is to betray the NPC and his force (warn the foe, give away the attack plan, do not aid the NPC). The NPC et al fail miserably. Perhaps the hero is caught and imprisoned, a life of captivity awaiting (and taking an idea from Blackdirge) the betrayal is flaunted in front of him, developing him into a blackguard - queue a higher level BBEG of the parties own creation.
Greed aspect, perhaps make one of them a cloptomaniac and need to make a will save not to just pick up trinkets.
Heh, on a holy day, make the group compulsive liars!
Then the npc and forces push against the BBEG. The PC strike force moves with them, but their purpose is to betray the NPC and his force (warn the foe, give away the attack plan, do not aid the NPC). The NPC et al fail miserably. Perhaps the hero is caught and imprisoned, a life of captivity awaiting (and taking an idea from Blackdirge) the betrayal is flaunted in front of him, developing him into a blackguard - queue a higher level BBEG of the parties own creation.
Greed aspect, perhaps make one of them a cloptomaniac and need to make a will save not to just pick up trinkets.
Heh, on a holy day, make the group compulsive liars!