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<blockquote data-quote="Ashrum the Black" data-source="post: 1821770" data-attributes="member: 1585"><p>Mark: Nice plug on the book. I'll have to check that out. Anything that can give a villian more depth is great.</p><p></p><p>Felix: A polite villian can be a wonderful direction to take his personality. I had one that was evil to the core, he'd kill women and children without a second thought. But he'd be terribly polite about it. </p><p></p><p>He cornered the PC's and had them surrounded. He then proceeded to tell them that he had visited their holdings in the wilderness before paying them a visit. He left a large portion of his army there to "protect" them from the remenants of the army the PC's had crushed. No no, no need to thank him for the gesture. He'd hate for anything, terrible, to happen to their people. Oh, did he mention he had been named Lord of the Armies of the East, making him the new power in the area. He'd be paying regular visits to make sure nothing had happened to their people. </p><p></p><p>Ooh were they ticked at him.</p><p></p><p>This personality made him hate-able, But without something to make him stand out he would just have been another cardboard cutout villian. What makes a good villain stand out and scream that I am evil, nasty and worthy of being chased to the ends of the earth to have my schemes thwarted? </p><p></p><p>-Ashrum</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ashrum the Black, post: 1821770, member: 1585"] Mark: Nice plug on the book. I'll have to check that out. Anything that can give a villian more depth is great. Felix: A polite villian can be a wonderful direction to take his personality. I had one that was evil to the core, he'd kill women and children without a second thought. But he'd be terribly polite about it. He cornered the PC's and had them surrounded. He then proceeded to tell them that he had visited their holdings in the wilderness before paying them a visit. He left a large portion of his army there to "protect" them from the remenants of the army the PC's had crushed. No no, no need to thank him for the gesture. He'd hate for anything, terrible, to happen to their people. Oh, did he mention he had been named Lord of the Armies of the East, making him the new power in the area. He'd be paying regular visits to make sure nothing had happened to their people. Ooh were they ticked at him. This personality made him hate-able, But without something to make him stand out he would just have been another cardboard cutout villian. What makes a good villain stand out and scream that I am evil, nasty and worthy of being chased to the ends of the earth to have my schemes thwarted? -Ashrum [/QUOTE]
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