DrFaust Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 It's not WWYCD, but more like What Would the NPC Do? Suppose for a moment there were a plague or virus of some sort spreading through the city. The heroes, lacking a biologist or doctor amongst their numbers, find themselves turning to a Teleios-style villain for his services in devising a cure. What do you suppose he might want in return? Things I've thought of so far: he asks the PCs to steal something he can't get hold of himself -- a DNA sample of a well-guarded and shielded person, maybe, or chemical X-19 -- and putting his latest monstrosity through its paces. Any other suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Certified Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Re: The Price of Hiring a Villain Off the top of my head: Genetic Samples from all the Heroes Medical Records Access to their base Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Re: The Price of Hiring a Villain Hell, DNA samples of the heroes themselves might be a price to ask for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Re: The Price of Hiring a Villain It's not WWYCD' date=' but more like What Would the NPC Do?[/quote']If this is Telios, I would think he would either want A) DNA from the supers (or some other prominent entities) involved or Immunity from any crimes he committed that happened prior to "today." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legatus Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Re: The Price of Hiring a Villain 1. amnesty 2. DNA samples from all known superbeings 3. five (or 23) nuclear bombs 4. rulership of the campaign city and its status as a sovereign country (ask the UN, or whom?) 5. the heroines of the group must join his harem 6. ban the heroes from this reality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbarron Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Re: The Price of Hiring a Villain 3. five (or 23) nuclear bombs"I've considered your offer, and I'll cure this plague for you. But at a price! You must deliver to me five nuclear bom...ah...indeed. Yes! Yes of course! 23! It must be 23 nuclear bombs..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Weapon Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Re: The Price of Hiring a Villain Hell' date=' DNA samples of the heroes themselves might be a price to ask for.[/quote'] Yeah I'm sure that's not going to come back and bite us in the ass. I mean, tailored viruses, planting DNA at a crime scene or to help fake our deaths while we're imprisoned, growing clones to infitrate our base and attack us, the reasons this is a bad idea (from the heroes point of veiw are legion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legatus Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 23 bombs "I've considered your offer' date=' and I'll cure this plague for you. But at a price! You must deliver to me five nuclear bom...ah...indeed. Yes! Yes of course! 23! It must be 23 nuclear bombs..."[/quote'] :D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrFaust Posted May 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Re: The Price of Hiring a Villain Yeah I'm sure that's not going to come back and bite us in the ass. I mean' date=' tailored viruses, planting DNA at a crime scene or to help fake our deaths while we're imprisoned, growing clones to infitrate our base and attack us, the reasons this is a bad idea (from the heroes point of veiw are legion.[/quote'] That was one of the first possibilities that sprang to mind, but it seems like one of those ludicrous GM plot-hammers. "Hur, hur. You guys are going to screw yourselves to save the city because I ensured that was the only option available." I think Teleios may ask them to steal someone else's DNA. This is all assuming they even go the route of bargaining with them. I'm just covering my bases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Re: The Price of Hiring a Villain Of course, you could allude to taking DNA samples in the most humiliating way possible ("Turn around and cough...") and just take blackmail photos instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Re: The Price of Hiring a Villain From the original post, it reads more of "What would the villain ask for" not necessarily "what does the villain receive." I would think a criminal such as Telios would ask for DNA (that's his area after all) and a pardon/immunity/amnesty, though he'd only expect to receive at the best immunity from the crimes he admits to, which puts him in the double-edge "If I admit to something they know nothing about, what will they discover?" crossed with "If I don't admit this and they find out about it" quandry. Considering the heroes/authorities had to find a way of contacting this villain once, then they have the means in place to finding him in the future. That's my opinion of it. YMMV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Agenda Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Re: The Price of Hiring a Villain Although there are some monomaniacs who would turn it down, some amount of untraceable cash or valuable commodities should suffice for most. 'We can't give you our DNA because we're sure you would use it against us in horrible way, but we CAN raise 10 million dollars. What do you say?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legatus Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Re: The Price of Hiring a Villain He should demand a pardon for all of his henchmen who are still in jail. And a few others (of the nasty kind especially, other Masterminds or weapons of mass destruction like Bulldozer:D) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gojira Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 Re: The Price of Hiring a Villain Of course' date=' you could allude to taking DNA samples in the most humiliating way possible ("Turn around and cough...") and just take blackmail photos instead. [/quote'] Teleios, not Foxbat.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrFaust Posted June 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 Re: The Price of Hiring a Villain For the curious, the characters pooh-poohed the idea of dealing with a villain seconds after an NPC brought it up. I kinda saw that one coming, so I didn't push the matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Logue Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Re: The Price of Hiring a Villain Aww... Did they devise a cure without his help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrFaust Posted June 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Re: The Price of Hiring a Villain They left it to the NPC technical boffin, despite his strenuous complaints he wasn't a bio-engineer. I'm sure that won't come back to haunt them at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Re: The Price of Hiring a Villain Well, the NPC could always subcontract it out to the villain, but then the PCs might accuse you of railroading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrFaust Posted June 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Re: The Price of Hiring a Villain Well' date=' the NPC could always subcontract it out to the villain, but then the PCs might accuse you of railroading.[/quote'] That is a very interesting idea! I might just use that. I'm so not railroady that if I used that twist, the players would have no reason to complain at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidume Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 Re: The Price of Hiring a Villain Quote: Originally Posted by Cygnia Well, the NPC could always subcontract it out to the villain, but then the PCs might accuse you of railroading. That is a very interesting idea! I might just use that. I'm so not railroady that if I used that twist, the players would have no reason to complain at all. Well, the boffin may realize s/he's in over her/his head and think it's the only way to solve the problem. Then it becomes "What did the boffin give in exchange for the cure?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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