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Could be A pretty fun character too play πŸ˜„ (ttrpg.network)
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[–] Susaga@ttrpg.network 74 points 2 years ago

This honestly sounds like an amazing quest giver.

Evil Quest Giver: Yes, go and fight the dragon in this remote mountain and get treasure! I hope you survive, hehehe...
Party: (One week later) Wow, that dragon was kidnapping the locals and planning a conquest of the valley! Good thing we put a stop to that, huh?
EQG: Uh... Holy heck... W- Well, you're just the people to deliver this letter to this outpost in the middle of nowhere! Go now, take your time with the trip!
Party: (One week later) Turns out the guy you sent that letter to was researching occult rituals and accidentally unearthed a swarm of demons. We saved him and found this sword of sacred might.
EQG: Okay, plan C. Join me, and we shall overthrow the crown!
Party: The one terrorising the common folk? We were hoping there was a resistance group we could join!

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So basically Despicable Me? Maybe with a hint of Megamind?

[–] Pronell@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Their enemy is the Monkey's Paw Paladin.

They are constantly having to come up with terribly evil things to inflict upon the world in order to make the efforts of the wannabe evil enemy work out well for everyone.

A thankless task, really, but what else can you expect when you serve the Monkey's Paw?

[–] 5ibelius9insterberg@feddit.de 11 points 2 years ago

Monkey's Pawladin?

[–] Thisfox@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

Titan/Tighten, and Metroman.... Yeah that matches up quite well....

[–] Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 29 points 2 years ago

Of course, once the all powerful ruler, they now have access to villainous schemes only dreamed of!

Which all spectacularly backfire and bring the world together in prosperity and understanding.

[–] teft@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago

[–] BluJay320@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 2 years ago

What’s the opposite of β€œtask failed successfully”?

[–] bort@feddit.de 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

reminds me of the episode of adventure time, when marceline (the vampire queen) is first introduced.

[–] WeLoveCastingSpellz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

it reminded me particularly not of the first introduction but the one that finn and her become buddies

[–] bort@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

ah, right.

Yes, I mean the ep where they became buddies. I forgot about the first one with the house.

[–] WeLoveCastingSpellz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago

Ah I see, either way very fun episode

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So if he tries to do good, does that also backfire, or does everything become a good deed regardless?

[–] QuinceDaPence@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The prompt only says the villianous plans backfire

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ah, true. So trying to do good won't help him do evil, either. What if he tries to do something morally ambiguous, like stealing bread to feed a starving family?

[–] QuinceDaPence@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Or if he winds up in a trolley problem type situation.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If he tries to switch the track so the trolley only runs over 1 person, it will probably (harmlessly) derail and save everyone, but doing nothing is more interesting to figure out. He's a villain, and I would consider seeing people about to die and doing nothing while cackling inwardly a villainous act even though the "act" is actually doing nothing. Would malicious intent through inaction count for the curse? Maybe not.

[–] sirblastalot@ttrpg.network 2 points 2 years ago

Wow what a terrible train crash. Good thing no one messed with this "blow up the orphanage" lever too. (Why do we even have that thing?)

[–] LolaCat@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Literally this video: https://youtu.be/GPUgjy-Pn-4

[–] Amir@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Veigar from LoL