In this installment of our ongoing series, we’re examining ideas for villains you can write into your campaign. The Overlord is a villain who believes firmly that the world is a mess, and they just need to rule it. Their aims may even be altruistic, though their methods must be somehow questionable to make them your villain. An Overlord is likely lawful, highly organized, and willing to work co-operatively and manipulate others, as needed. They’re highly driven, personally skilled, and have an iron will pushing them to complete their task. An Overlord will send minions (like Card-Carrying Villains, perhaps? See yesterday’s post!) to deal with interference before intervening themselves, which lets you build threat appropriately from low level upwards. Example: Kuvira, a Metalbender, was a Captain of the Guard and witnessed her Queen’s assassination. Seeing the anarchy spreading through the kingdom, and having risen from abandonment herself, she decided to take action. She overthrew the King in a coup, and began an Empire under her rule. She was willing to sacrifice anything, even her own fiancée, to bring stability to the region. (Originally posted on Game Masters Stash on 22 August 2018) Categories All Comments are closed.
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