On The Shoulders Of Dwarves

This episode is not about villains. Villians can (and should) be hated by the party, but villains are a whole other story that we will tackle in some other time. **3:15 Annoying NPCs should have some power** Because otherwise the PC will simply kill them or avoid them. The PCs should always have a reason to go to the hated NPCs. e.g. they are the counsellor for the throne and present at every meeting, they are a tradesman that have something the PC want, or they are related to someone in power. How to give instant power in two steps: Place an NPC in the way, make them part of a bigger organization. **6:20 Why should we have annoying NPCs?** They are great motivators. You can make entire campaigns based on proving them wrong. They push the players to behave in certain ways. Revealing Rivals article: [Cheliax](https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Cheliax), [Hellknights](https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Hellknight) Some players have “interesting relationships” as their motivation for coming to the game at all. Even i