Greetings, fellow Dungeon Masters. I've came up with a concept for a villain that takes inspiration from many different depictions of the Joker (Batman 1989, The Dark Knight). The idea is a man who has been completely disregarded by society, as he lost his voice at a young age and hasn't been able to speak since, and so he has gone completely insane on unusual, illegal contraband drugs and alcohol. He mostly works alone, except for when he needs others - and usually these associates are killed once their deeds are done. He regularly uses explosives and knives in his attacks. He dresses as a mime, with the black and white shirt and pale face-paint, with a clean, black smile painted on with black paint, plus drawn tears pouring down his eyes.
Because he has been bullied to insanity, he has nothing to care about in the world, not even his own life ; when he was an underground villain he regularly put his own life at risk to cause chaos between different gangs. He essentially cares about nothing, which is the driving force to make people fear him. What I plan to do as the Dungeon Master is to plot a way to introduce this character to the players, whether it be a heist, or a public attack, or anything which would be a threat to civilian lives. Any ideas for how to improve the villain or to introduce him would be useful. I have a few ideas, but I know that there are many intelligent people out there who may be able to help me. Thanks for reading.
maybe, to be a bit more cartoon-joker esque, the Mime has levels in bard and is doing "performances" that are actually silently cast enchantment spells, warping the audiences minds and causing them to laugh, weep, dance, or obey.
Greetings, fellow Dungeon Masters. I've came up with a concept for a villain that takes inspiration from many different depictions of the Joker (Batman 1989, The Dark Knight). The idea is a man who has been completely disregarded by society, as he lost his voice at a young age and hasn't been able to speak since, and so he has gone completely insane on unusual, illegal contraband drugs and alcohol. He mostly works alone, except for when he needs others - and usually these associates are killed once their deeds are done. He regularly uses explosives and knives in his attacks. He dresses as a mime, with the black and white shirt and pale face-paint, with a clean, black smile painted on with black paint, plus drawn tears pouring down his eyes.
Because he has been bullied to insanity, he has nothing to care about in the world, not even his own life ; when he was an underground villain he regularly put his own life at risk to cause chaos between different gangs. He essentially cares about nothing, which is the driving force to make people fear him. What I plan to do as the Dungeon Master is to plot a way to introduce this character to the players, whether it be a heist, or a public attack, or anything which would be a threat to civilian lives. Any ideas for how to improve the villain or to introduce him would be useful. I have a few ideas, but I know that there are many intelligent people out there who may be able to help me. Thanks for reading.
maybe, to be a bit more cartoon-joker esque, the Mime has levels in bard and is doing "performances" that are actually silently cast enchantment spells, warping the audiences minds and causing them to laugh, weep, dance, or obey.
that sounds pretty cool actually, thanks for the suggestion 👍 :)