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Old 10-09-2017, 08:51 AM   #7
hal
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Buffalo, New York
Default Re: Advice sought for fleshing out a major villian

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Originally Posted by whswhs View Post
Okay, that's a fair point. At the very least, anything along those lines should be hinted at in a way that preserves deniability, rather than said outright. "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?"
And then, if someone DOES rid the troublesome priest, two things happen. Publically, the action is condemned as "But that's not what I meant", and privately "Oh, yeah, I feel bad about being imprecise. it wasn't your fault, but mine. Tell you what, here's a consolation payment to keep things quiet. Ok?"

Maybe something along those lines perhaps?
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