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He does have a tragic backstoryOne of my favorite villains is Silko from the Arcane series on Netflix. He is so utterly human, and yet absolutely a villain. It's amazing.
He does have a tragic backstoryOne of my favorite villains is Silko from the Arcane series on Netflix. He is so utterly human, and yet absolutely a villain. It's amazing.
Like the ones who think they are on a crusade to protect the world from bards?The best villains are those that are absolutely convinced that they are the heroes.
So, the PCs. Nice!The best villains are those that are absolutely convinced that they are the heroes.
THIS more than anything else. ESPECIALLY if the villain takes their stuff.Honestly my experience with players is that 90% of getting them invested in a villain is just having the villain slight, snub, or minorly inconvenience them directly in some way.
This is the most true thing someone ever wrote. Ever.ESPECIALLY if the villain takes their stuff.
It's a strange community. Some people share ideas while others blast their opinions and criticize others for having one. I chose to share some older sources for inspired reading. Or maybe I am being a villain. Do with it what you will.That's a strange take in a community built around sharing ideas, but you do you my man.
I don't think the sharing was the problem. The snark before sharing the links could be read as quite rude, and out of nowhere. Sharing intent in the written language is tough, an sometimes we sound ruder than we intendIt's a strange community. Some people share ideas while others blast their opinions and criticize others for having one. I chose to share some older sources for inspired reading. Or maybe I am being a villain. Do with it what you will.
This is personal experience talking right here.The best villains are those that are absolutely convinced that they are the heroes.
Like Thanos or Neegan!The best villains are those that are absolutely convinced that they are the heroes.
Did that come off as snark?? I'm sorry.I don't think the sharing was the problem. The snark before sharing the links could be read as quite rude, and out of nowhere. Sharing intent in the written language is tough, an sometimes we sound ruder than we intend
Burn down the PCs' house and kill a few of their less interesting servants.This is the most true thing someone ever wrote. Ever.
take your players stuff and they will hate the villain forever.
I still think they would be more pissed of if you steal their magic itemBurn down the PCs' house and kill a few of their less interesting servants.
Their battle shall be legendary!
A good villain should be colorful and detailed, with a unique personality and a deep backstory. It should be fun to play for the DM, too...something that the DM can really step into and enjoy.
But it should also be imminently beatable. The job of a villain is to be defeated and thwarted, time and again, for the sake of the story. Don't get so attached to your darling villains that you can't bear to see them fail (or even die.)
But it should also be imminently beatable. The job of a villain is to be defeated and thwarted, time and again, for the sake of the story. Don't get so attached to your darling villains that you can't bear to see them fail (or even die.)