discussion Villainy Incorporated.

[NerdyAarakocra They/Them]

My book doesn't have a traditional villain, but it does have several giant elemental titans that fill that void. #PlotDump

Edited January 22, 2023 by NerdyAarakocra

[Channelknight Fadran]

Okay, so -

I'm quite proud of my Iconar Collective villains

but hesitate to divulge why

[xinoehp512 he/him]

On 1/22/2023 at 3:33 PM, Werewolff Studios said:

It was pretty sweet. It was called the Insurgency, and it all took place on a Lego-sharing website called MOCpages. A few builders started the group with a bunch of lore and worldbuilding, and then anyone could create a character in one of the four playable factions. Each of these characters could then affect the overall story and crossover with one another, if they wanted. The more stories and Lego builds that you posted, the higher on the scoreboard you went and the more impactful your character and their story could be. 

It started in 2014 and went until the site stopped being supported in (I think) 2019. Real shame.

Myself and one of the admins are trying to archive everyone's characters, stories and builds on a separate wiki, but there's a lot of sifting to do. 

Whoa! So you're a veteran, then.

On 1/22/2023 at 4:23 PM, EmulatonStromenkiin said:

I have two ancient entity villains in the works for my book/story, where defeating the first will free the second. They both functionally want true life, though the second is not really sane. 

Sounds like Mistborn to me.

On 1/22/2023 at 4:25 PM, NerdyAarakocra said:

My book doesn't have a traditional villain, but it does have several giant elemental titans that fill that void. #PlotDump

Hey, if it stands in the way of the hero it's a villain.

On 1/23/2023 at 0:26 AM, Channelknight Fadran said:

Okay, so -

I'm quite proud of my Iconar Collective villains

but hesitate to divulge why

Why do you hesitate to divulge why, though? 

[Channelknight Fadran]

Spoilers!

 

Duh.

[EmulatonStromenkiin he/him]

29 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

Sounds like Mistborn to me.

I had the idea years before I read any Sanderson, so it's mostly tropes.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

6 minutes ago, EmulatonStromenkiin said:

I had the idea years before I read any Sanderson, so it's mostly tropes.

Great minds think alike, huh?

32 minutes ago, Channelknight Fadran said:

Spoilers!

 

Duh.

Are they twist villains?

[Channelknight Fadran]

No. It's just the stuff they do is important to the plot.

[EmulatonStromenkiin he/him]

5 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

Great minds think alike, huh?

Don't know why I'm thinking like Sanderson, then.

[Knight of Iron she/they]

My favorite villain I've ever written, and really the best character I've ever written, is that of Exodus (from the retired Let's Go Find A Dragon RP).

I love a villain who is doing what is morally questionable because they believe it is what has to be done to save the world, and better yet, I love it when they're right. When the harder thing to do would be to save the world and keep your morals.