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Could be A pretty fun character too play 😄 (ttrpg.network)

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[–] [email protected] 80 points 1 year ago

This honestly sounds like an amazing quest giver.

Evil Quest Giver: Yes, go and fight the dragon in this remote mountain and get treasure! I hope you survive, hehehe...
Party: (One week later) Wow, that dragon was kidnapping the locals and planning a conquest of the valley! Good thing we put a stop to that, huh?
EQG: Uh... Holy heck... W- Well, you're just the people to deliver this letter to this outpost in the middle of nowhere! Go now, take your time with the trip!
Party: (One week later) Turns out the guy you sent that letter to was researching occult rituals and accidentally unearthed a swarm of demons. We saved him and found this sword of sacred might.
EQG: Okay, plan C. Join me, and we shall overthrow the crown!
Party: The one terrorising the common folk? We were hoping there was a resistance group we could join!

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So basically Despicable Me? Maybe with a hint of Megamind?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Their enemy is the Monkey's Paw Paladin.

They are constantly having to come up with terribly evil things to inflict upon the world in order to make the efforts of the wannabe evil enemy work out well for everyone.

A thankless task, really, but what else can you expect when you serve the Monkey's Paw?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Monkey's Pawladin?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Titan/Tighten, and Metroman.... Yeah that matches up quite well....

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago

Of course, once the all powerful ruler, they now have access to villainous schemes only dreamed of!

Which all spectacularly backfire and bring the world together in prosperity and understanding.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What’s the opposite of “task failed successfully”?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

Task succeeded horrendously

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

reminds me of the episode of adventure time, when marceline (the vampire queen) is first introduced.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

it reminded me particularly not of the first introduction but the one that finn and her become buddies

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

ah, right.

Yes, I mean the ep where they became buddies. I forgot about the first one with the house.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Ah I see, either way very fun episode

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So if he tries to do good, does that also backfire, or does everything become a good deed regardless?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The prompt only says the villianous plans backfire

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah, true. So trying to do good won't help him do evil, either. What if he tries to do something morally ambiguous, like stealing bread to feed a starving family?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or if he winds up in a trolley problem type situation.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If he tries to switch the track so the trolley only runs over 1 person, it will probably (harmlessly) derail and save everyone, but doing nothing is more interesting to figure out. He's a villain, and I would consider seeing people about to die and doing nothing while cackling inwardly a villainous act even though the "act" is actually doing nothing. Would malicious intent through inaction count for the curse? Maybe not.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Wow what a terrible train crash. Good thing no one messed with this "blow up the orphanage" lever too. (Why do we even have that thing?)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

You'd escalate. Right? You'd have to see how far the universe will bend to make the ends justify your means.

"Lord Despoiler, why are you planting a nuclear bomb under that handicapped puppy orphanage?"

"Because I've lost control of my life."

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Literally this video: https://youtu.be/GPUgjy-Pn-4

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Veigar from LoL