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Who is Your Favorite D&D NPC?

Started by RPGPundit, May 10, 2018, 04:57:02 AM

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RPGPundit

May 10, 2018, 04:57:02 AM
That is to say, an NPC that has appeared in a printed setting or module/adventure, whether it be from Greyhawk, Mystara, the Realms, or anywhere else that is D&D?
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Mike the Mage

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May 10, 2018, 07:45:56 AM
Dead Elminster
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Willie the Duck

#2
May 10, 2018, 09:54:15 AM
This is childhood nostalgia rather than genuinely good writing or anything, but Bargle is a very effective villain, in my mind.

Brad

#3
May 10, 2018, 10:05:14 AM
Quote from: Willie the Duck;1038397This is childhood nostalgia rather than genuinely good writing or anything, but Bargle is a very effective villain, in my mind.

Came in to post this...I wouldn't call it nostalgia, though. Bargle is such a memorable villain if you started with the Red Box because he kills your friend. It's "cheap heat", but damn is it effective.
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Krimson

#4
May 10, 2018, 10:10:40 AM
Elric
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Mike the Mage

#5
May 10, 2018, 10:21:23 AM
Murlynd.

Around since the very begining.

Is a wizard and a cowboy and a paladin.

Had wands shaped like pistols.

Was the PC of Don Kaye, a friend of Gary Gygax.

Don Kaye passed away in the mid/late 70s, and Gary included Murlynd into the campaign, blending the PC and a little of Don as a tribute to his friend.

just awesome.
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Patrick

#6
May 10, 2018, 10:23:49 AM
In the Greyhawk supplement "The Marklands", there is an NPC the King of Furyondy appoints to rule a war-torn district.  Named Artur Jakartai, he is a paladin, huge, heroic, charismatic and wise- but I think his Intelligence stat is like a 6.  I was always curious to know more about that guy and how he worked.  
Teenaged me was fascinated by Murlynd from Greyhawk.  He was a quasi deity who wandered around as a cowboy, complete with twin sixguns.

Patrick

#7
May 10, 2018, 10:24:22 AM
Quote from: Mike the Mage;1038403Murlynd.

Around since the very begining.

Is a wizard and a cowboy and a paladin.

Had wands shaped like pistols.

Was the PC of Don Kaye, a friend of Gary Gygax.

Don Kaye passed away in the mid/late 70s, and Gary included Murlynd into the campaign, blending the PC and a little of Don as a tribute to his friend.

just awesome.

LOL Great minds and all!

Mike the Mage

#8
May 10, 2018, 10:26:33 AM
LLOL!

Absolutely! That was freaky! To the second...:eek::cool::D
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spon

#9
May 10, 2018, 10:28:44 AM
I've always had a soft spot for Strahd. But then, I do like villains to be a tad melodramatic! :-)

RandyB

#10
May 10, 2018, 10:32:18 AM
Quote from: Mike the Mage;1038403Murlynd.

Around since the very begining.

Is a wizard and a cowboy and a paladin.

Had wands shaped like pistols.

Was the PC of Don Kaye, a friend of Gary Gygax.

Don Kaye passed away in the mid/late 70s, and Gary included Murlynd into the campaign, blending the PC and a little of Don as a tribute to his friend.

just awesome.

Quote from: Patrick;1038405In the Greyhawk supplement "The Marklands", there is an NPC the King of Furyondy appoints to rule a war-torn district.  Named Artur Jakartai, he is a paladin, huge, heroic, charismatic and wise- but I think his Intelligence stat is like a 6.  I was always curious to know more about that guy and how he worked.  
Teenaged me was fascinated by Murlynd from Greyhawk.  He was a quasi deity who wandered around as a cowboy, complete with twin sixguns.

Add me to the cult of Murlynd.

Also, St. Kargoth, Dragon #79. King of the Death Knights. (Before Lord Soth, mind you.)

Luca

#11
May 10, 2018, 01:34:11 PM
Bargle. Red box BECMI.

30 years later, and I still hate the bastard.

Malleustein

#13
May 10, 2018, 03:17:05 PM
Bargle, not for only nostalgic reasons.

True, he was my first Dungeons & Dragons villain, but he is also a good one.

A blank slate magic-user that is not so powerful he cannot be defeated.

He is a cunning opportunist adventurers might encounter anywhere and depending on the situation he could be an untrustworthy patron or ally of convenience instead of a villain.
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Willie the Duck

#14
May 10, 2018, 03:21:32 PM
Quote from: Brad;1038399Came in to post this...I wouldn't call it nostalgia, though. Bargle is such a memorable villain if you started with the Red Box because he kills your friend. It's "cheap heat", but damn is it effective.

Quote from: Malleustein;1038462Bargle, not for only nostalgic reasons.

True, he was my first Dungeons & Dragons villain, but he is also a good one.

A blank slate magic-user that is not so powerful he cannot be defeated.

He is a cunning opportunist adventurers might encounter anywhere and depending on the situation he could be an untrustworthy patron or ally of convenience instead of a villain.

Alright, I won't feel guilty about it then. :p Still, Frank found a nice little manipulative key to my emotions and turned it hard. I've never felt quite so much like a puppet as I did when I looked back and realized how hard he made me hate someone who never existed over killing someone else who never existed and whose entire point was to exist long enough for me to lose and feel the loss of.
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