Villains who do foolish things?

[interwyrm]

I think the line was, "Who are you, the fiendish lord of overreacting?"

He was crushed.

That just made my day.

 

[Endur]

There have been times when players have deliberately done things they know are stupid, because that is how their character would act in role-playing. But, by the same token, aren't there occasions when DMs deliberately have their villains do something that isn't necessarily the soundest course of action, because that is what the villain would do according to his, her or its personality?

Sure. You are absolutely right.

Sometimes people do not act in the optimal manner or otherwise reach an incorrect conclusion.