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Originally Posted by FeiLin
GURPS seems to have much information about creating PCs, such as templates, spell lists, and such, but is there similar information available on designing awesome/awful villains?
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The third edition of GURPS had a series of books (published in the '90s) for common character archetypes like warriors, wizards, and rogues. Each book included templates and dozens of sample characters at different point values. I believe they are all available as PDFs. Even though the rules have changed and thus the point values don't work out perfectly, I still mine some of these samples for ideas when I'm building key NPCs. As a player, I've never played in a 500+ point game, so I'm not especially skilled at crafting high-point characters. Finding examples can be very helpful.
You might find inspiration for your evil mage, for example, in
GURPS Wizards. A few sample characters include Martheblio the Damned, a 390-point lich; Lord Rivak of Zang, a 500-point wizard overlord; and Focalor, a 750-point "duke of Hell."
Note that I absolutely agree with other posters who say that you shouldn't obsess over points and full character sheets for most NPCs. Mine usually exist as a short list of signature traits. Even so, I love perusing examples of builds to get ideas for interesting powers or combinations of abilities.