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<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 4766396" data-attributes="member: 20323"><p>Hey, I put together a table of villain motives and thought "Jim & Jeff might like to include this in their free online updates to UT." So here it is...</p><p> </p><p><strong>d20 Villain Motives</strong></p><p> </p><p>1 <strong>Ambition</strong> Seeks to accomplish a “good” goal but is blind to the consequences</p><p>2 <strong>Curse</strong> Seeks to cure a curse or is transformed into monster by a curse</p><p>3 <strong>Freedom</strong> Seeks freedom from oppressive rule or imprisonment by any means necessary</p><p>4 <strong>Greed</strong> Wants treasure pure and simple and resorts to extreme measures to get it</p><p>5 <strong>Illness</strong> Seeking to prevent the spread of disease or desperate for a cure</p><p>6 <strong>Justice</strong> Just redress for past wrongs, but exonerates themselves of all wrongdoing involved</p><p>7 <strong>Longing</strong> Longs for acceptance or love (perhaps from one person in particular)</p><p>8 <strong>Loss</strong> Threat to a loved one drives them to extreme measures</p><p>9 <strong>Madness</strong> An insanity incomprehensible to all but the most insightful drives the villain</p><p>10 <strong>Order</strong> With others’ “best interests at heart”, seeks to bestow order on a chaotic world</p><p>11 <strong>Possession</strong> The villain is charmed or possessed to commit evil deeds</p><p>12 <strong>Power</strong> Seeks to rule over others and will climb over anyone who gets in their way</p><p>13 <strong>Pride</strong> Wants to prove themselves the best and/or refuses to admit they’re wrong</p><p>14 <strong>Race Supremacy</strong> Seeks to destroy and ruin those who would defile their “pure” race</p><p>15 <strong>Religious Intolerance</strong> Condemns another religion or sect (or all others besides their own) and seeks to wipe it out (especially witchcraft) and elevate their own faith</p><p>16 <strong>Revenge</strong> Excessive response of force to personally redress a wrong done to them</p><p>17 <strong>Self-Gratification</strong> Villain is prone to crimes of passion to gratify the hole in their heart</p><p>18 <strong>Survival</strong> In seeking to survive the villain resorts to evil means</p><p>19 <strong>Revolution</strong> Violently seeks to overthrow the established order by any means necessary</p><p>20 <strong>Zealotry</strong> Ordered or guided by a higher power they utterly believe in</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 4766396, member: 20323"] Hey, I put together a table of villain motives and thought "Jim & Jeff might like to include this in their free online updates to UT." So here it is... [B]d20 Villain Motives[/B] 1 [B]Ambition[/B] Seeks to accomplish a “good” goal but is blind to the consequences 2 [B]Curse[/B] Seeks to cure a curse or is transformed into monster by a curse 3 [B]Freedom[/B] Seeks freedom from oppressive rule or imprisonment by any means necessary 4 [B]Greed[/B] Wants treasure pure and simple and resorts to extreme measures to get it 5 [B]Illness[/B] Seeking to prevent the spread of disease or desperate for a cure 6 [B]Justice[/B] Just redress for past wrongs, but exonerates themselves of all wrongdoing involved 7 [B]Longing[/B] Longs for acceptance or love (perhaps from one person in particular) 8 [B]Loss[/B] Threat to a loved one drives them to extreme measures 9 [B]Madness[/B] An insanity incomprehensible to all but the most insightful drives the villain 10 [B]Order[/B] With others’ “best interests at heart”, seeks to bestow order on a chaotic world 11 [B]Possession[/B] The villain is charmed or possessed to commit evil deeds 12 [B]Power[/B] Seeks to rule over others and will climb over anyone who gets in their way 13 [B]Pride[/B] Wants to prove themselves the best and/or refuses to admit they’re wrong 14 [B]Race Supremacy[/B] Seeks to destroy and ruin those who would defile their “pure” race 15 [B]Religious Intolerance[/B] Condemns another religion or sect (or all others besides their own) and seeks to wipe it out (especially witchcraft) and elevate their own faith 16 [B]Revenge[/B] Excessive response of force to personally redress a wrong done to them 17 [B]Self-Gratification[/B] Villain is prone to crimes of passion to gratify the hole in their heart 18 [B]Survival[/B] In seeking to survive the villain resorts to evil means 19 [B]Revolution[/B] Violently seeks to overthrow the established order by any means necessary 20 [B]Zealotry[/B] Ordered or guided by a higher power they utterly believe in [/QUOTE]
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