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<blockquote data-quote="pawsplay" data-source="post: 3420307" data-attributes="member: 15538">You need three major antagonists.You need someone similar to the characters. Since they are themselves sketchy characters, they need equally sketchy characters to mirror them without the benefit of a protagonistic glow. They need rivals, in other words.Then you need a greater evil. Something or someone nastier than them, in fact, so nasty they are welcome allies. This could be anything from a murderous clique within the power structure to some kind of monster.Then you need a force for good. This is the character's foil. To be effective, these opponents need to be complex, capable, and persuasive, yet still fail in some way to accomplish what is important to the characters. For instance, a paladin might be involved in a cleanup of their neighborhood, and is busy trying to put away folks to whom they owe blood loyalty. A sketchy but basically decent fighter might be trying to gain an appointment as a constable in the area. A rogue with a heart of gold may be after something they want, or may nick something valuable to one of their patrons.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pawsplay, post: 3420307, member: 15538"] You need three major antagonists. You need someone similar to the characters. Since they are themselves sketchy characters, they need equally sketchy characters to mirror them without the benefit of a protagonistic glow. They need rivals, in other words. Then you need a greater evil. Something or someone nastier than them, in fact, so nasty they are welcome allies. This could be anything from a murderous clique within the power structure to some kind of monster. Then you need a force for good. This is the character's foil. To be effective, these opponents need to be complex, capable, and persuasive, yet still fail in some way to accomplish what is important to the characters. For instance, a paladin might be involved in a cleanup of their neighborhood, and is busy trying to put away folks to whom they owe blood loyalty. A sketchy but basically decent fighter might be trying to gain an appointment as a constable in the area. A rogue with a heart of gold may be after something they want, or may nick something valuable to one of their patrons. [/QUOTE]

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