Three Compelling Motivations That Drive Villainous NPCs (ep 30)



Are your Big Bad Evil Guys not very interesting? Are they one dimensional like the White Witch from The Chronicles of Narnia – having no depth other than being centered around power and cruelty. How boring. How unimaginative. Frankly – How shallow.

Hey everyone, today, I’m exploring a question that often crosses the minds of every Dungeon Master when crafting the main antagonist for their adventure.

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Photo/Art: Vecteezy ™ , Wizards of the Coast ™ , James Jennings

0:00 Intro
0:38 Motivations
1:47 Ends Justify the Means
3:51 Fighting for the Tribe
5:27 Watch it All Burn
6:56 Final Thoughts

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