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<blockquote data-quote="DreadPirateMurphy" data-source="post: 2930294" data-attributes="member: 20715"><p>In the discussion on the media boards, somebody mentioned in a poll thread that Gul Dukat from Star Trek: Deep Space 9 had the complexity to be a great D&D villain in a campaign. Who else would? My thoughts:</p><p></p><p>In <em>Serenity</em>, the agent of the Alliance was a good example of a zealot willing to do anything for the sake of the greater good. He would slaughter children, kill without remorse, and keep secrets for his employers. He strikes me as an excellent Lawful Neutral antagonist, working against the player characters for his patron without any emotional investment.</p><p></p><p>Hannibal Lechter strikes me as a good model for a Chaotic Evil dragon. He plays with you because he is bored. He does disturbing things just to get a reaction. He relishes the personal secrets he wrests from you. And he is very, very clever and unpredictable.</p><p></p><p>Rutger Hauer's character in <em>Blade Runner</em> would, in my mind, make a very interesting warforged character in the Eberron setting. The secret comes out that the warforged created for Cyre have built in expiration dates. Maybe those of other nations do as well. That would be an interesting rational for the activities of the Lord of Blades. Maybe word gets out that there is still a creation forge running in Sharn, and a set of replicants...err, warforged, are out to find a cure for their built in terminations. Do the players help, or try to stop them?</p><p></p><p>What other antagonists from books, movies, or TV come to mind? Keep in mind that I'm interested in how you see them fitting into a D&D campaign.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DreadPirateMurphy, post: 2930294, member: 20715"] In the discussion on the media boards, somebody mentioned in a poll thread that Gul Dukat from Star Trek: Deep Space 9 had the complexity to be a great D&D villain in a campaign. Who else would? My thoughts: In [I]Serenity[/I], the agent of the Alliance was a good example of a zealot willing to do anything for the sake of the greater good. He would slaughter children, kill without remorse, and keep secrets for his employers. He strikes me as an excellent Lawful Neutral antagonist, working against the player characters for his patron without any emotional investment. Hannibal Lechter strikes me as a good model for a Chaotic Evil dragon. He plays with you because he is bored. He does disturbing things just to get a reaction. He relishes the personal secrets he wrests from you. And he is very, very clever and unpredictable. Rutger Hauer's character in [I]Blade Runner[/I] would, in my mind, make a very interesting warforged character in the Eberron setting. The secret comes out that the warforged created for Cyre have built in expiration dates. Maybe those of other nations do as well. That would be an interesting rational for the activities of the Lord of Blades. Maybe word gets out that there is still a creation forge running in Sharn, and a set of replicants...err, warforged, are out to find a cure for their built in terminations. Do the players help, or try to stop them? What other antagonists from books, movies, or TV come to mind? Keep in mind that I'm interested in how you see them fitting into a D&D campaign. [/QUOTE]
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