Sympathy for the Devil (or, Anomalous Monsters in RL)
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 12:25 am
As per a suggestion put forth by ewancummins in another thread here it is: a thread for all to discuss DM options, advice, and other such things on various ways to bring traditional monsters to their games that are somehow less than monstrous through their actions. Yes, a place to discuss non-evil vampires, liches, werewolves, witches, and ghosts. And everything in between.
Got an idea on a good-aligned vampire, then break it out. Is he/she sort of like Nick Knight (from the television series Forever Knight) in that they refuse to drink human blood, or, only from the willing? Are they trying to redeem a despicably violent past? Are they successfully resisting the primal urges that came with their change? How are they doing this?
A witch that scams and feeds on other witches? Tell us about it!
A werewolf who would rather appreciate the beauty of Nature than give in to their inner Beast?
What about a ghost who, unseen by all but those rare individuals who posses The Sight, wages an eternal war with its malevolent brethren? Or, an NPC (or PC for that matter) ghost that acts as a manifestable (combat!) guardian for one of your PCs?
Have you ever played a campaign in which the players roleplayed the monsters of nightmares, satiating their appetites on the hapless? Have you ever wanted to play such a campaign? (I know, this one is the circle to the square in regards to the thread's topic, but a switched POV is or can be abstract insight into it!)
Floor's all YOURS...have at it.
Got an idea on a good-aligned vampire, then break it out. Is he/she sort of like Nick Knight (from the television series Forever Knight) in that they refuse to drink human blood, or, only from the willing? Are they trying to redeem a despicably violent past? Are they successfully resisting the primal urges that came with their change? How are they doing this?
A witch that scams and feeds on other witches? Tell us about it!
A werewolf who would rather appreciate the beauty of Nature than give in to their inner Beast?
What about a ghost who, unseen by all but those rare individuals who posses The Sight, wages an eternal war with its malevolent brethren? Or, an NPC (or PC for that matter) ghost that acts as a manifestable (combat!) guardian for one of your PCs?
Have you ever played a campaign in which the players roleplayed the monsters of nightmares, satiating their appetites on the hapless? Have you ever wanted to play such a campaign? (I know, this one is the circle to the square in regards to the thread's topic, but a switched POV is or can be abstract insight into it!)
Floor's all YOURS...have at it.