Quote from: Mike the Mage;1039533from the Princess Ark?

Damn right!

Obmi

Quote from: Mike the Mage;1038378Dead Elminster

A-fucking-men!

Volcifar from L2: Bone Hill was so cool that even after the party realized he was a bad guy, we let him stay on with the group. Eventually, one of the players took him on as his own PC. Zert and Turuko from T1 (a big dumb fighter and a kunf-fu monk) were added to another party after they were found out as bad guys. In this case it was more pity for such lame villains than wanting to keep them around because they were cool. Also from T1 was the tailor who was a badass with crossbows and daggers. We named him Zachary Tailor and he stayed with the group for a LONG time.

I was also a big fan of the Mad Hermit (our druid ended up with the puma as his pet), Markessa and the smart ogre from A2, the dissident Drow from D3 (five of them joined our group, but only one survived) and a charmed ogre (also from T1) we named Mongo.

Quote from: Derabar;1040031Obmi

Who was that again?

Nasty dwarf enslaved and then employed by a giant, IIRC.

What module or adventure?

G1-3 Against the Giants p20

Little fucker turns up in a few places afterwards though:

https://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=14657

Quote from: RPGPundit;1038368That is to say, an NPC that has appeared in a printed setting or module/adventure, whether it be from Greyhawk, Mystara, the Realms, or anywhere else that is D&D?

My favorites are probably Eclavadra (from G3/D3), Lord Robilar (RJK's PC), and Evard (whom I've tweaked into a drow).

Quote from: Mike the Mage;1038378Dead Elminster

LOL.

Quote from: Mike the Mage;1038403Murlynd.

Around since the very begining.

Is a wizard and a cowboy and a paladin.

Had wands shaped like pistols.

Was the PC of Don Kaye, a friend of Gary Gygax.

Don Kaye passed away in the mid/late 70s, and Gary included Murlynd into the campaign, blending the PC and a little of Don as a tribute to his friend.

just awesome.

Rob Kuntz is working on his homage to Murlynd again, Merlynd's Castle.  Should have more news on that front soon.

Quote from: JeremyR;1038535Markessa the very evil elf from A2

She was definitely the coolest of the Slave Lords, and has been the subject of several Gary Con tournaments in recent year (written and run by kraftwerk from Canonfire!).  

Quote from: Atsuku Nare;1039651Vec-na Vec-na-cadabra
I wanna reach out and stab ya

Lich? Yes! Dismembered? Yes! Demigod? Yes! Tried to break all of reality? Yes!

Acerarak ain't got nuthin' on Vecna!

Gotta agree there  I was less interested in Vecna when he was converted into a demigod during the 3.x era vs. simply being an "arch-lich" although the emphasis on secrets in his portfolio was somewhat interesting.

Quote from: Madprofessor;1039763Ostler Gundigoot of the Inn of the Welcome Wench from T1
Rufus and Berne from the same module.
The mad Hermit from B2.

Gygax did a great job making memorable NPCs, even from seemingly throw-away types encountered in dungeons as prisoners, etc.

Quote from: Derabar;1040031Obmi

A good one, and a recurring villain from the original Lake Geneva Greyhawk campaigns!

Quote from: Elfdart;1040146Volcifar from L2: Bone Hill was so cool that even after the party realized he was a bad guy, we let him stay on with the group. Eventually, one of the players took him on as his own PC. Zert and Turuko from T1 (a big dumb fighter and a kunf-fu monk) were added to another party after they were found out as bad guys. In this case it was more pity for such lame villains than wanting to keep them around because they were cool. Also from T1 was the tailor who was a badass with crossbows and daggers. We named him Zachary Tailor and he stayed with the group for a LONG time.

I was also a big fan of the Mad Hermit (our druid ended up with the puma as his pet), Markessa and the smart ogre from A2, the dissident Drow from D3 (five of them joined our group, but only one survived) and a charmed ogre (also from T1) we named Mongo.

Lots of love for Greyhawk NPCs here in the thread!

Allan.