tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8372129876318762512.post6059321820929894239..comments2023-10-17T07:31:05.890-07:00Comments on Clean Hands, Dirty Keyboard: Either You Die the Villain or You Live Long Enough to Become the HeroHelmsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248835491973291242noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8372129876318762512.post-9413071675539036202009-04-18T18:43:00.000-07:002009-04-18T18:43:00.000-07:00Helmsman -- Mad Brew Labs, At-Will and The Core Me...Helmsman -- Mad Brew Labs, At-Will and The Core Mechanic are starting a series on Villains that will last for a few months (one or two posts a week on the topic between the three blogs). I'll shoot you an email as a followup; maybe you would be interested in contributing.Jonathan Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06133232985480734844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8372129876318762512.post-27168838723297318192009-04-05T20:32:00.000-07:002009-04-05T20:32:00.000-07:00@Kevin: I used to put investment of time and love ...@Kevin: I used to put investment of time and love into NPC villains, statting them up for multiple appearances and that sort of thing, but these days I don't make assumptions like that. Exalted (my game of choice) is sometimes quite fickle and tricky so sometimes you have to resort to GM fiat if you want a particular badguy to survive to see a round 2. Usually if I want a villain to survive to do some real damage, I keep them the hell away from the PC's and do work from behind the scenes like a mob boss. I figure most evil overlords would operate this way.Helmsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05248835491973291242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8372129876318762512.post-19118355819413241322009-04-05T17:50:00.000-07:002009-04-05T17:50:00.000-07:00I was setting up a villain (a thief who had become...I was setting up a villain (a thief who had become the spiritual leader of a group of goblins--sort of an APOCALYPSE NOW thing)to be a sort of redeemed ally later, but my players decided they'd rather slit throats than discuss matters. This is the problem with playing with a green group: they don't understand that when you let people live, you advance the storytelling.<BR/><BR/>Oh, well.Kevin Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01330954800544150937noreply@blogger.com