Re: The Unholy Trio: Rephrasing the Question
- In WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com, "Todd Gardiner"
<todd.gardiner_at_...> wrote:
>
> Fleshing out the bad guys: certainly a good idea. But turning the
bad guys
> into the protagonists is something that is very, very rarely done.
Even in
> those cases in which the bad guy is witnessed by the reader
engaging in an
> atrocity, the reader is not asked to follow the villain through
every act
> that sets them against society.
> Instead of seeking sources in Glorantha myth (which apparently do
not exist
> for you), you should turn to those few pieces of literature in
which the
> villain is the main focus of the story.
>
> Perfume. [Book and movie]
> The Pearl Necklace (also known as Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber
of Fleet
> Street) and other penny dreadfuls. [Book(s) and movie]
> The Talented Mr. Ripley [Book and movie]
>
> Although it is going to be really hard to find a story in which the
> character refutes society altogether. I can't think of a source in
which the
> villain-as-protagonist does not still want to be connected to
people and
> thought of positively. Apparently the extreme madness case in
which the
> villain does not care if he is blamed for the atrocities that he
commits are
> unwritable or unreadable. Even slasher movies follow the victims as
> protagonists, not the killer.
>
> --Todd Gardiner
>
> On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 2:28 PM, pentallion <pentallion_at_...> wrote:
>
> > Not a problem. I wasn't thinking of asking for approval to
publish
> > adventures about being the bad guys. It's just a campaign for my
> > group. However, the God Learner and what he wants to do makes for
> > an excellent villain and if you're ever interested in hearing my
> > ideas on using him in a campaign, I'd be happy to start another
> > thread on the idea. IMO, villains should be very fleshed out, not
> > just cardboard bad guys. Something they drill into you in
> > professional writing courses. I think you'd like this bad guy.
> >
>
>
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>
And then there's Raistlin, perhaps the worlds favorite bad guy in
all of fantasy literature.
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