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5e Good Villain Race

Started by Vic99, January 14, 2015, 05:58:06 AM

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Opaopajr

#15
January 15, 2015, 05:49:11 AM
If you are wanting to get a handle of 5e rules and CRs, without crushing your 1st lvl party too fast, you may want to oppose them with villainous Druids (or other nature priest, whatever). Then you can send CR <1 normal beast animals against the party. A few guerrilla attacks harassing them and they'll never rest soundly in the wilderness again.

Throw them for a real loop and make it a Goblin Druid upset for the party killing her son without paying clan damages. She assumes her actions are obvious to any right thinking goblin and doesn't feel she should have to explain herself.

Or there's always 5e's CR 1/8 Merfolk. But swimming is mighty lethal there, so expect a TPK if the party does something half-cocked, like go into the water... :rolleyes:
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Rincewind1

#16
January 15, 2015, 08:01:47 AM
Quote from: Just Another Snake Cult;809177What were those Faerun dudes who were like a cross between the Nazis and the Mob? The Zents? Those guys were cool. Also, one of the FR realms books had an organization in it that was basically the Elf KKK, which was a great idea for a non-traditional foe.

Zhentarim, thoguh they are more like Galactic Empire and the Mob, especially in regard to general competence of stormtroopers.

If you have a game in Faerun and want to introduce Shadowfell, my own favourite'd be of course, the Shadovar. I'd myself go with introducing a long term villain - a Shadovar general (Fighter with Eldricht Knight specialisation) that'd be a thorn in party's backside. Finally give them a good, climatic fight, preferably 1 on 1 (say, a honourable duel in the arena), only for them to discover, 4 - 5 sessions later, an odd armoured figure, brought back to life with Shadow magic...

Furthermore, I consider that  This is Why We Don\'t Like You thread should be closed

RPGPundit

#17
January 20, 2015, 03:25:34 AM
Gnomes!!
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Opaopajr

#18
January 20, 2015, 06:51:05 AM
Quote from: RPGPundit;810863Gnomes!!

Gnoble Gninja Gnomes (Tinker Gnomes Monks of Shadow with Noble background).

Have them recreate the Scissor Man...
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Omega

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January 20, 2015, 08:03:47 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit;810863Gnomes!!

Gnomes were a enemy in our first BX campaign.

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#20
January 22, 2015, 06:42:41 PM
Quote from: Omega;811064Gnomes were a enemy in our first BX campaign.

Good man.
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cranebump

#21
January 22, 2015, 10:25:17 PM
Shapeshifters of all type and stripe.  Nothing better to crank up paranoia than to wonder about everyone you meet.
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TristramEvans

#22
January 22, 2015, 10:38:17 PM
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