Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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I’ve been thinking about villains recently. So how can you build up a big bad villain in your D&D games?

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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:07 - Give Your Villain a Henchman
06:40 - Anonymity
10:01 - Conspiracy
14:57 - Interacting with the Big Bad
21:59 - A Word From Our Sponsor
23:22 - The Man in the Mask
26:49 - Final Thoughts

Recommended Reading:

Chromatic Dragons Don't Make Sense - Let's Fix Them! (Dragon Week) youtube.com/watch?v=gjBU5RB9Ezo

Playlist: Villains in RPGS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF5zBOWphfZC-4c_MrGpm2dT49tZZ5PQb

The Villainous Cutscene - Vox Machina, Ep. 3 | Critical Role Demystified: youtube.com/watch?v=cKcLGjU9xRY

There's Nobody to Call: Destroying the Heroes' Support System: youtube.com/watch?v=LNhU5HC92YU

Torture is Bad and Doesn’t Work (This is a D&D Video) youtube.com/watch?v=I-pAzTvbVls

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The Pyre Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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