Please Help Me Flesh Out A Villain [Archive] - Wizards Community

Please Help Me Flesh Out A Villain [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Alvarius
05-13-07, 05:22 PM I've had this idea for a little while, and I've searched the books I have readily available, which is basically everything sort of Complete Champion and maybe a few here and there that I don't know I'm missing. But if I don't have it I know someone who does so pretend I do. Now for the idea: I want a spellcaster type for a horror campaign. The basic idea of this character is the creepy woman on the block that somehow still has access to the neighborhood children, reading bedtime stories to them. The twist is, the scary stories she reads become real because of their fear. I thought about Dread Witch, but is there anything out there that could flesh it out better?
fiendish_platypus
05-13-07, 06:45 PM Do you have Heroes of Horror? You must because you mentioned the Dread Witch. That's good. Dread Witch is a suitable class, but if you've looked throught the book there's something that sounds like exactly what you're looking for. A small mini-adventure, if you will, that includes one of those Gray Jesters (mentioned in that book) and a Hag (forget wich kind) who acted as parents for runaway kids and stuff, you should check it out.
Terjon of the Blue Rose
05-14-07, 12:12 AM Its homebrew and not mine but I saved this thread because of its potential. The Dreamcaller (http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=819619) is right off the boards here at wizards and is just about perfect for bring nightmare monsters to life. It does use Psionics so you have to be willing to include them.
Terjon of the Blue Rose
05-14-07, 12:27 AM As far as being the creepy woman and still having access to the children... make her ugly. Real ugly. Then have her play up the part of being a monster until it becomes a bit of a joke to the parents. They know she's just a harmless old lady who wasn't blessed with good looks. They may even encourage their children to be kind to her out of pity.

For her part she should love playing out the part of the mean old witch in the stories she tells the children. She can seem an ogre or a fiend if need be but in the stories one of the children (usually a louder young boy) becomes the hero and slays her at story's end. In reality she seems harmless, but it is a front. She probably targets the young hero above the others whenever she thinks she can get away with it.
Alvarius
05-14-07, 02:09 AM Thank you all for your help. I've been studying Heroes Of Horror and gotten some really good ideas, also, The Dreamcaller does look like fun, I might use some of that. Thanks again, you've all been wonderful.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Alvarius 05-13-07, 05:22 PM	I've had this idea for a little while, and I've searched the books I have readily available, which is basically everything sort of Complete Champion and maybe a few here and there that I don't know I'm missing. But if I don't have it I know someone who does so pretend I do. Now for the idea: I want a spellcaster type for a horror campaign. The basic idea of this character is the creepy woman on the block that somehow still has access to the neighborhood children, reading bedtime stories to them. The twist is, the scary stories she reads become real because of their fear. I thought about Dread Witch, but is there anything out there that could flesh it out better?
fiendish_platypus 05-13-07, 06:45 PM	Do you have Heroes of Horror? You must because you mentioned the Dread Witch. That's good. Dread Witch is a suitable class, but if you've looked throught the book there's something that sounds like exactly what you're looking for. A small mini-adventure, if you will, that includes one of those Gray Jesters (mentioned in that book) and a Hag (forget wich kind) who acted as parents for runaway kids and stuff, you should check it out.
Terjon of the Blue Rose 05-14-07, 12:12 AM	Its homebrew and not mine but I saved this thread because of its potential. The Dreamcaller (http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=819619) is right off the boards here at wizards and is just about perfect for bring nightmare monsters to life. It does use Psionics so you have to be willing to include them.
Terjon of the Blue Rose 05-14-07, 12:27 AM	As far as being the creepy woman and still having access to the children... make her ugly. Real ugly. Then have her play up the part of being a monster until it becomes a bit of a joke to the parents. They know she's just a harmless old lady who wasn't blessed with good looks. They may even encourage their children to be kind to her out of pity. For her part she should love playing out the part of the mean old witch in the stories she tells the children. She can seem an ogre or a fiend if need be but in the stories one of the children (usually a louder young boy) becomes the hero and slays her at story's end. In reality she seems harmless, but it is a front. She probably targets the young hero above the others whenever she thinks she can get away with it.
Alvarius 05-14-07, 02:09 AM	Thank you all for your help. I've been studying Heroes Of Horror and gotten some really good ideas, also, The Dreamcaller does look like fun, I might use some of that. Thanks again, you've all been wonderful.