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Old 04-01-2020, 02:06 PM   #18
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Default Re: Villains worth Stealing!

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Originally Posted by johndallman View Post
Jango Beck, from Norman Spinrad's novel Passing Through the Flame. The book is set in the 1960's California music industry, and Beck is a record company executive. His trick is simple: whatever you try to do against him, he's anticipated and your actions will benefit him. Eventually, the protagonists realise they should leave him alone.
IME, that kind of villain in a game gets rather annoying fast. In a novel, it works; in a game, if the PCs have zero chance of succeeding, why even bother having the game?

IMO, this is the worst kind of villain to use in a game.
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