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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pbartender" data-source="post: 5408207" data-attributes="member: 7533">The highest point of our SoW campaign, that wasn't something I added in or changed, was Rufus the Necromancer who fast became a favorite NPC of everyone in our group and will join the ranks my recurring NPCs.I made him the only arcanist in town with widely available magic items, whereas the dwarves of Overlook guard their magic making secrets closely.  I portray him using a bad imitation of Peter Lorre, and give all of his potions, rituals and magic items the oogiest, creepiest descriptions possible -- "You slug down the healing potion, which tastes like an odd combination of vomit and black licorice, and has the consistency of half-melted jello mixed with watered-down tapioca pudding."  He once accepted the corpses of the PCs' slain enemies as payment for information he provided, and he once offered to sell them zombie mules when they needed a way to transport several tons of raw residuum ore.  My players have developed a distinct love-hate relationship with him, but he has the widest variety and the best prices, so they keep coming back.Best NPC in the campaign.</blockquote>