Jonathan TaylorSep 24, 2024

#Tropetember Day 24

If your narrative features more than one villain(ous party), one of them will, logically, be the first one the lead(s) will encounter. That villain will be the first obstacle the leads will have to overcome on their journeys/developments, their defeat the first milestone of the narrative. As such, in small ways, the Starter Villain will be a representation of the challenges awaiting them, a display of the skills and principles they will have to familiarise themselves with in

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order to conclude their quest. Possible divergences include the Starter Villain being the resolution point of an unconnected, previous conflict, or a deliberate divergence from the rest of the organisation. The best examples will be memorable despite being the first, the worst ones simply fade away, as bad memories do. Heir To The Empire is a series built around conflict as a theme, and, as such, the Starter Villains mirror the dynamics of conflict the characters have to face. Not just in terms
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of physical opposition, but also in terms of the interpersonal conflicts they have to overcome.

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