Accidental bad guys...
Aug 31, 2017 9:51:57 GMT -8
Post by vyrrk on Aug 31, 2017 9:51:57 GMT -8
For as long as I have been GM'ing... I have always had a hard time sparking any kind of real hate from my players towards my big bad guys. I've tried killing their families, I tried burning their homes, I tried taking their throne... NOTHING made them really care.
A few months ago when prepping a game (modern day), I was thinking about what voices I can do. I'm not proud of it, but I can do a really solid "valley girl". So I said screw it. I'm going to make this NPC as the person no one suspect as the evil girlfriend to the BBG. Her name... Nancy. The most harmless name I could think of at the time.
Fast forward to the game sessions...
Game 1: They meet Nancy. They all laugh at my voice. Think the no important NPC is funny and kinda cute.
Game 2: They discover Nancy is reading books in Sanscrit but still think her voice is funny.
Game 3: They find out she is the person abducting the people for the ritual! No longer think she is funny. They are super pissed.
Game 4: (Last night) ... "Nancy" goes full valley girl bitch mode. I had never seen this... my players were so angry one was actually getting red in the face! They HATE HATE HATE her. My original plan was to let them fight and kill her in this game, but they hated her so bad, I decided to let her get her escape.
This morning I have been bombarded with texts from my players, I would like to share...
"I am going to kill Nancy. If its the last thing I do!"
"Nancy is the worst thing you have ever made up. I hate her! Thank you."
"Freaking Nancy"
Needless to say... I was overjoyed!
What about you? Any accidental Big Bads you created? Or just hints to make Big Bads more hated?