I am working on this adventure and I am in the process of creating an enemy npc that the players will come across. He is the shaman/witch doctor in the tribe that is wreaking havoc on the surrounding area, and I was wondering if anyone had suggestions to help me create him. To give some background, he is pretty much the right hand man of the warchief (the primary antagonist) of the tribe and is also one of his most trusted advisors. He is wise, but his lust for power and evil tendencies have made his name one that invokes fear in any who hear it. He is spiritual, and many of the members of the warring tribe follow his will of prophecies blindly. They have total faith that he is their connection to the gods, some saying he may even descend from them. I don't really know where to begin. I thought it best to use a baseline monster for stats. I was thinking of using either the priest or cult fanatic as a baseline starter, but i'm not sure. Any comments are appreciated!
This Shaman hides the fact that he is part of a cult. He uses the undead and his assassin's to eventually take control of the tribe. The undead of course have come from the grave in his words to right the wrongs of current tribal decisions. His assassin's are killing the Nay Sayers strengthening his stance in matters.
Try to Max Wisdom followed closely by Charisma and Constitution. Some good ideas on how to further flesh out this character: https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Witch_Doctor_(5e_Class)#Black_Magic_List
I would create a character. A nice parallel story would be an NPC that assists the party in obtaining items and Information. He then comes to the party worried. His face broken out in boils. The next time the sores have spread across his body. Next parts of his flesh starts sloughing off in chunks...he is hysterical. This NPC in his periodic visits informs the party that the Shaman is attempting to create an item of great power.
What about an goblin with a funny voice and personality, and a charisma based wild magic sorcerer to add a unpredictable vibe to the the battle. To add the uniqueness, have him riding an ogre howdah, mordeinkiems tome of foes.
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heheh get rickrolled xdddddd
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I am working on this adventure and I am in the process of creating an enemy npc that the players will come across. He is the shaman/witch doctor in the tribe that is wreaking havoc on the surrounding area, and I was wondering if anyone had suggestions to help me create him. To give some background, he is pretty much the right hand man of the warchief (the primary antagonist) of the tribe and is also one of his most trusted advisors. He is wise, but his lust for power and evil tendencies have made his name one that invokes fear in any who hear it. He is spiritual, and many of the members of the warring tribe follow his will of prophecies blindly. They have total faith that he is their connection to the gods, some saying he may even descend from them. I don't really know where to begin. I thought it best to use a baseline monster for stats. I was thinking of using either the priest or cult fanatic as a baseline starter, but i'm not sure. Any comments are appreciated!
Thanks!
This Shaman hides the fact that he is part of a cult. He uses the undead and his assassin's to eventually take control of the tribe. The undead of course have come from the grave in his words to right the wrongs of current tribal decisions. His assassin's are killing the Nay Sayers strengthening his stance in matters.
Thanks CoruFair!
What do you think I should do ability wise?
Try to Max Wisdom followed closely by Charisma and Constitution. Some good ideas on how to further flesh out this character: https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Witch_Doctor_(5e_Class)#Black_Magic_List
Thanks CoruFair! Do you think I'd have a better time creating him through homebrew monster of create a character?
I would create a character. A nice parallel story would be an NPC that assists the party in obtaining items and Information. He then comes to the party worried. His face broken out in boils. The next time the sores have spread across his body. Next parts of his flesh starts sloughing off in chunks...he is hysterical. This NPC in his periodic visits informs the party that the Shaman is attempting to create an item of great power.
Thanks for the idea!
What about an goblin with a funny voice and personality, and a charisma based wild magic sorcerer to add a unpredictable vibe to the the battle. To add the uniqueness, have him riding an ogre howdah, mordeinkiems tome of foes.
heheh get rickrolled xdddddd