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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Panda-s1" data-source="post: 7823291" data-attributes="member: 59554">you never drop hints about twist elements? twists are generally considered good when there's some sort of buildup to them, especially when you either a) hint at it so when the twist does come it clicks in people's heads or (more rarely) b) set up a twist in a way that it makes perfect sense in retrospect. otherwise it just feels like a non-sequitur for no reason other than shock value—man, I brought this up in an earlier comment, too.in your werewolf scenario, there would probably be clues that would lead players to believe it was actually a vampire, like why is every victim's neck horribly mangled or how come the murders only happen at night or a witness saw a bunch of bats after they heard screaming, what's up with that? otherwise the BBEG might as well be a mind flayer or rust monster at that point—WAIT hold up isn't this the entire premise of the adventure zone: dust? really?in any case, without ANY clues, it turning out to be a single kobold the entire time is WAY more entertaining than it being a vampireyes, the red widow, a monster entirely themed around spiders, no one would ever realize she's actually a spider the entire time lol</blockquote>