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Message: <blockquote data-quote="vonmolkew" data-source="post: 5316381" data-attributes="member: 4059">The best villian was a creation of a friend.  He was first used against us as a side story going through the WFRP 1st edition modules.  His name was Roger Oakenshield.  He was a rogue through and through.  He would pop up at the wrong times and always had an escape route.  Had a couple of obvious traits that the group got used to seeing every time they encountered him.  The most obvious was twiddling his nose when he talked to them.  I borrowed him when I ran the modules a couple years later.The best use of him was in Shadows Over Bogenhofen.  The group had been slugging their way though, finding out bits of info here and there.  This went on for three or four weeks of getting together....none of which involved Mr. Oakenshield.  At one point, they got a little frustrated and went into a tavern for a drink.  We role-played out pretty much the whole encounter, to the point where they stopped paying attention to the waiter.  When it came time to pay the check, the waiter came up and gave them their bill and spoke to them briefly (all the while I twiddled my nose)  They weren't picking up on it.  They gave the guy their money (which was alot for food and drinks), he thanked them (twiddling his nose), then they went back to their conversation.  For some reason, one of the players leaned back, looking at me funny and twiddled his nose.  His eyes got REALLY wide in realization and he snapped his gaze back over to me.  I looked at him, told him that from way across the crowed bar they see a guy with a big grin on his face who waved at them and bolted out the door.  With their money...They tried to chase after him, got accosted by the three bouncers who demanded they pay their check, a brouhaha ensued, etc.....He was right there in front of them & they missed him AGAIN.  15 years later it's still funny as hell....</blockquote>

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