9 out of 10 BBEGs suffer in silence from parties of heroes thwarting their plans, killing off their minions and slaying their most trusted henchmen. In these times, it unfortunately looks like good will always overcome evil and that evil plan you’ve worked so hard to accomplish will unfortunately remain just that.. A plan...

And that’s where I come in! Hi I’m Red from Reds Hero Removal Agency and I am a professional assassin! For a reasonable fee of [insert an amount of your world’s currency here]I will use every dirty trick in the book and every out of the box solution I can think of (and I can think of a lot!) to turn the Heroes into Zeroes!

Call now!

Warning: Reds Hero Removal Agency cannot be held responsible for collateral damage, civilian casualties, famine, floods, collapsed economies, plagues or out of control forest fires. Please consult your closest advisor before use.

So there's A LOT of questions that I have before I take control of your villains. Some of the answers can be short, or long, or the ol' "you don't know that." I'll add questions to the list as people post them.

What kind of resources am I working with?

What kind of opposition do I know of?

What's an average troop look like for my army? (General stats will work)

How sneaky do you want me to be?

What's the end goal for me? Total dominion over the land? Do they want slaves or want to wipe every other living thing out?

Do you have a map you can send me of what your land looks like?

What technology age are you in?

How far will I go to win? If I am losing should I have a "backup" option that tries to take the heroes down with me?

Do I know anything of the diplomacy of the realm?

Do I have allies/worshipers/followers?

Why do I care about these goals? What's my motivation?

What Edition is this?

Are there any homebrew stuffs I should be made aware of?

Do I know of anything that stands in the way between me and my goal? (Similar to opposition but something being in your way doesn't necessarily mean military opposition.)

This was a really, really good addition. Thanks /u/adminhotep

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWOT_analysis + Mission Statement (organizational and personal) Weaknesses, in particular are really important to know about. What is my organization and/or villain particularly bad at, and does he have the wisdom to actively correct it? Leaving weaknesses for the players to exploit if they can discover them is just as important as any of the clever ways we use resources to achieve our goals.

I guess when I first saw this sub, I thought it was for voicing a BBEG. When you connect with someone on here, what is the expectation? Like, does person A become a player in person B's campaign, but the baddie? And just jump in when they are needed?

For 400 years, your township has been isolated from civilization, with a great forest to the south and a forbidding mountain range to the north. This town used to be a major hub of trade and travel, but all that ceased with the War of the Dragons that left this part of the world desolate.

However your town needed protection from the orcs, hobgoblins, and various monsters that swept into the vacuum left by the war. You became a lich, and you became the town's "Undying Lord."

• Why and How did you pursue lichdom?

• You are a "benevolent" lich (Chaotic Good), and you really do protect the town from threats. What does this look like? How did you maintain a good alignment in the transition to lichdom?

• Where is the tension between the darkness of lichdom and your benevolent nature?

• Where is your phylactery and how do you keep it filled with souls?

• How do you present yourself to and treat your people (in your own mind)?

• How do your townspeople actually view you?

There is an abandoned dwarven thane below a nearby mountain. It is overrun with an orc cult. In the lower levels dwells a dragon that occasionally raids the borders of your town. You are the main defense.

• How do you maintain the defenses of the town against orc and dragon? What are they?

The adventuring party is coming to take back the dwarven thane from the orcs, and in so doing will discover/disturb the dragon.

• What is your attitude towards the adventurers and their quest?

• How do you present yourself to the adventurers? Do you grant them audience?

Hello everyone. I just found out this sub exists and I'm happy to try to pitch in. My favorite kind of villain to be is lawful Evil, but that's not a necessity.

If you're looking for someone to help be evil in your campaign, comment here and let's figure something out.

For example, an intelligent but paranoid villain in dnd 5e who has access to the nondetection spell would be having that spell cast on themselves every day if possible, I'd imagine. What other spells would they be casting/having cast?

Hello everyone! I’m searching for someone to play a Revenant who is hunting down one of my players. The Revenant was a former friend who helped the party’s warlock get in touch with his patron for the first time, and was searching to get the same power himself, but when the power was too much for the Revenant to handle, the warlock left him for dead rather than trying to save him.

Long story short, the Revenant is back and determined to cause as much pain as he can to my warlock before killing him. All the classic coming after family and friends, ruining reputations, etc.

I’m looking for someone to scheme with me between sessions to make this guy’s life as miserable as possible, with a potential to join the session for the final confrontation, whenever this happens.

We are playing 5e in the Wildemount setting, with a fairly high fantasy sort of vibe. Shoot me a message with some initial ideas of how you would play this type of character if you’re interested!

EDIT: The players are currently level 5, but will be moving to level 6 very soon. My intention is to have this become a longer term villain who gets stronger alongside them and potentially gains allies to help them out.

Lavasa, the players country, very high tech think the bad guys in She-ra.(every other country is standard dnd tech level) Ruled by vampires has at some point or other been at war with every country at the same time, other than the magisterium. Is currently at war with Zolum. signed a cease fire 4 months ago with Ireland, is paying the current leader of the horde to not fight them.

The horde,(taken) a country stuck in a frozen forest. Made up of orcs, ogre's, and giants.

Ireland,(taken) occupying the mountains of Ire and the hills to it's West, these dwarves have a technological edge over others with golems black powder guns and steam engines, but suffer from a population decline due to 100 years of solid war.

Zolum,(taken ( three separate human dessert kingdoms unified under a high king called the Zolumni. Also the largest country by area on the continent.

The magisterium,(taken) a theocracy recently out from under the Zolumite thumb, shares a religion why the players country.

Infargnos(Taken), a weird Scottish Russian hybrid style country of humans in the northern tundras. A small population, but fierce warriors and the highest number of sorcerers per capita.

Xadia,(taken) think the lizardmen from Warhammer and the elves from Eragon in one country. ancient, powerful, and deeply isolationist and arrogant.

Chingis,(taken) this country has a far Eastern feel to it, mixing elements of China, Korea, Japan and Indochina. A mixed bag of creatures, but mostly elves and humans.

Rebastam,(Taken) many rivers and swamps, incredibly rich land, that is very defendable. Possess the largest population of any country but is very decentralized and scattered by the many swamps. Feudalism taken to an extreme, very independent Lord's.

Kotoros(taken), a Scandinavian country set on a series of volcanic islands many miles off the continent made up of Dragonborne. Has a nigh unparalleled Navy that is hard to directly control.

Non country countries:

The goblins of Ire(taken), goblins, hobgoblins and bugbears hidden within the mountains of Ire who have always been at war with the dwarves of Ireland.

The Yuan-ti hive(taken). Currently behaving as a pseudo vassal of lavasa, providing warriors in exchange for being allowed to exist, and being given how ever many bodies they want.

The Notuary,(taken) the natives of Rebastam, pointy sticks, and River guardians

The lesser kingdoms of unified Zolum Nilea,(taken) a high population, deeply religious, river country pyramid architecture and powerful priest body. Is the seat of the current Zolumni

Arbea (taken)

Morea, (taken)a very rich coalition of city-states, but mostly on the coast, primarily focused on academia and trade. The king of this country is a glorified policeman / military man. Each city is incredibly independent however pays taxes and provide men for the king's police force. And answer to him as supreme judge.

Another new subscriber here, this sort of post doesn’t seem to be against the rules, please let me know if it’s not welcome.

It would be cool to hear back from DM’s and Villains about the campaigns everyone is taking part in - even if they turn into a series of unfortunate events for your LDV.

Hello GMs,

I'm a long-time female player of D&D 5e and the occasional DM who would love to be a guest in your session where you need a nefarious, villainous woman! I can make an appearance in your online game (I have a webcam and audio equipment) to roleplay or engage in combat or both. I'm in the EST time zone and I'm usually available nights but have some day time availability as well.

I can write out an evil letter and send it to you to share with your players. I can record an audio recording for a sending (or whatever.) I'm open to other ideas.

Message me for my Discord and let's see if I can add something to your game!

Hey folks I'm like everyone else posting recently, having come here to answer the call. While I initially was going to offer to play a villian I see that, just like in making a campaign, 10 people want to be a player compared to the 1 person being a DM.

Because of this I'm making a way to pick up a villian, fair warning you need to be familiar with Curse Of Strahd to make this work. In the town of Vallaki there is a minor villian that I've always somewhat neglected to expand on when I've run this campaign. This time i want to create a reason to expand on the Burgomeister of Vallaki so the perfect way to do that would be to have someone else play as him.

Message me if interested, knowledge of CoS is preferable but not a hard requirement as much as nailing the personality. Basically the guy is a mayor of a town who is so scared of Strahd that he has initiated policies to keep the town "happy" since he believes that is the only way to keep Strahd out. To accomplish this he has implemented measures such as: weekly festivals, propaganda everywhere, a militaristic guard dedicated to punishing those who express discontent, and forcibly brainwashing those who are unhappy in his "Happiness reeducation camp"

Need someone who can play as a cowardly, yet charasmatic leader who knows their position hangs on a thread and has good intentions but does evil things to get there and isnt afraid to abuse his power for his own benefit.

In an older campaign of mine, my players helped a blue dragon gain access to a sealed laboratory on an island. Unknown to them, the dragon used this laboratory as a factory to produce an army of steel golems and shield guardians, and now she has the manpower to enact whatever schemes she wishes. Although the players of the original campaign never had to deal with the consequences of their actions, she will certainly be an unavoidable threat for the players of my current one. If interested, PM me for more details.

Because of the high volume of posts recently, we've decided to introduce a basic formula for posts on the subreddit.

Looking to play a Villain?

• Brief description of your experience with D&D / on this subreddit. (1-2 sentences)

• What specific type of character you are looking to play (If any)

• When you’re free and how you should communicate further with the DM (Not in the comments, please!)

• Any other necessary information

Looking for a Villain?

• Brief description of your campaign, the version of D&D you are playing or what other game you are playing, and the players involved (1-2 sentences)

• Information about the villain and how they behave. (The more details, the better!)

• When you’re free and how you should communicate further with the Villain (Again, not in the comments, please!)

• Any other necessary information (Here are some tips for what you might want your Villain to know)

Meta or Update posts can be structured however you like, as long as it follows the subreddit rules.

Hey, I've been playing DnD on and off for a good few years now and am currently DMing my own campaign (in Eberron). But happy to try out other systems or settings as needed.

I've got a fairly plain English accent but my family are from Birmingham so I can put on a Peaky Blinders-esque accent if needed. As with any good Brit I can also do a bit of 'received pronunciation' (Posh/Rich person English) too.

I am based in the UK (GMT). And could do evenings or weekends as needed.

Happy to discuss further if interested.

Quick update: Thank you all for the helpful reactions will make a bit of a summary sheet on the city, the country and a bit more on the character.

Bit overwhelmed, did not expect to get so many great responses. Thanks DnDVillain community!!!

Summary:Homebrew Campaign, 5e, predominantly elven city, much like Sparta: emphasis on strength and war crafts, magic is a means to an end, religion not considered very approporiate, etc.

One of my PCs was an apprentice of a master bowyer who in turn was also a prominant and respected member of the guild of assassins (all the skills the PC also learned (Ranger not Rogue). However, whe the PC finished his studies and was invited to join the guild, his master was killed and he (having been the first one at the crime scene) was blamed for it.

I don't really want the guild to be the ones to blame (they are a master assassins guild but given the war setting, those who strike in the night could be just be any other military group) but I am currently suffering from DM burn out concerning this storyline.

Any cool villains looking to have some fun? this is still a rather open playground so I am looking forward to welcoming you to Ginos :)

Further information:

I am the DM of 8 PCs (we are on session 31, lvl 5) and for most of them I have used the backstories quite well thus far, or have epic hooks/ideas waiting for them. For this PC though (he is the least engaged but constantly expects all threads to lead to him, stealing the spotlight as soon as he pays attention) I have not been able to create many hooks apart from that the party knows that he does have a bounty of 250 gold on his head...

I'm looking for someone willing to play as a long-time shady businessman turned criminal overlord.

Overview

Your parents called you Verot Encol Nodio (it's an anagram, don't laugh :) ), but since the beginning of your career you got by with simple Wilson. You've been a criminal for most part of you life. You've been smuggling, trafficking, dealing drugs, running a gang, orchestrating murders for hire - but you hadn't done one thing. You never got personally involved in any crime you profited from. You're the Professor Moriarty of my world - only elite few know your name, and people who actually met you are fewer then you've got fingers. Yet you run a number of illicit businesses and operations, all of them, of course, through intermediaries, who got intermediaries, who got intermediaries, who... you get the idea. You practically own capital of the kingdom, being its king in your own right, and you've got agents, henchmen and operatives in almost every other city.

Character

Are you pragmatic? Yes. Are you immoral? Eh, you can live with it. Are you evil? Most people would agree. What you're not, however, is chaotic. From the simple prostitute in one of your brothels to one of your trusted lieutenants, everyone is a cog in the machine of influence, power, debts, favors, knowledge and money. You rule your empire with an iron fist, expecting to be informed of any development, either good or bad, and sending back short, but thought out instructions, usually resulting in multiplying of income and removal of any problems. You love efficiency and reason - if anyone does anything in your name, it's because it's meant to achieve something. You've never issued any order out of anger, jealousy, hate or simply because you could - every word coming from your mouth is thoroughly thought out.

I'm not sure if any of my players knows of this subreddit, but... one can't be too careful. If what I summed up about Wilson seems interesting to you, feel free to PM me, so we can discuss more details. :)

I know this sub isn't huge or the most active, so I thought maybe adding a new type of request might be helpful.

The idea is something I've helped one of my DM friends with in the past. Sometimes you need some in-world writing, but you've played with your players for a while. They know your tone, the words you use, references you make, stuff like that. So sometimes it can be good to ask someone else to write those things for you to change it up.

Some examples I did were diary entries and entries in a logbook for a magic experiment. I could imagine things like letters would an easy place to ask for something like this.

This might be easier for some people to commit to because it doesn't have to be a long term commitment like being a persistent villain in someone's world.

Presumably mods could make a "looking for ghostwriter" flair. Posts should probably give brief setting info, brief character info, and then how much you want written? (I.e 5 single paragraph diary entries, one page letter, etc)

What do you think? Is this a good place for posts like this?

"A powerful devil becomes your enemy. The devil seeks your ruin and plagues your life, savouring your suffering before attempting to slay you. This enmity lasts until either you or the devil dies."

The player doesn't know a devil is after him, and is currently on the run from the law after the party killed a town's leader and most of the guard.

Classic case of the advisor being the bad guy. The noble's father was set to be king, before disappearing on a mission. The younger of the King's sons was eventually made the new king, who's first decree was to abandon the search for his older brother and drive the kingdom into isolationism. This of course greatly upset the noble, who took his entourage and left, pledging revenge on the kingdom that he was originally set to rule.

At least that's the story the players know.

What they don't know is that the Vizier, and personal guard of the noble, was the kingdom's greatest warrior, who also did not like the news of the kingdom going isolationist. He wants to go back to the glory days of conquest. So they manipulated the noble so they could grow in power, seize the kingdom by force, and then set outwards to expand the empire once they're in charge again.

Currently the party has chased the trail of the noble and thwarting his current efforts. They have not met them face to face yet, and have no idea about who he's traveling with or what his capabilities truly are, and they've finally arrived at the piece of data they need.

The Noble has set up their base in the Underdark, ultimately allying themselves with the Drow.

The deal is the noble helps the Drow win their war in the Underdark, and then the Drow assist the noble in overthrowing the wood Elven kingdom. Anything beyond that premise hasn't been explored yet, and I'd mostly like someone to help me get in this guy's head. How would they strategize going forwards? Basically soundboarding what the eventual next several moves may be.

My DnD group is Play by Post over discord, so no need to interact with the party. 5e rules but I've got lots of homebrew stuff in there to play with abilities. Including sucking the souls from spellcasters to create raw magical batteries to power up themselves and their troops.

If you want more specific details feel free to comment and we can dial it in. Can talk through reddit PMs but I'd prefer discord for ease. Am flexible and definitely willing to help with soundboards for another campaign villain in your own game or just chatting about DnD stuff in general. Thanks in advance :)

As I’ve mentioned in my post on r/DMAcademy, I’m a voice/stage actress, and I’ve got very few plans this Winter Break before my college classes start back up. Leaving someone like me alone with her thoughts is a very bad idea, so I’m volunteering to play your female villain for free!

I’ll be asking for as much information on said villain as possible before I accept or decline, and I will automatically decline anything from Wild Beyond the Witchlight, as I am currently trying to stay unspoiled on that campaign.

NOTE: Due to technical difficulties, I am unable to prerecord anything. All of my services would be live. I apologize for the inconvenience.

Titans Crew stay away.

I am looking for some help with a heavily modified version of Tyranny of Dragons. I have moved the module to my homebrewed world.

I am looking for someone to think for Severin regarding the last Episode- Mission to Thay. In my world, arcane magic is controlled by this society so that it cannot be misused (unless you have an exemption or use divine magic).

I need help in bringing it down or at least attempt to bring it down temporarily. I have teased a Red Dragon but the society has Archwizards as their leader. The more I am thinking of it, the more I seem to be digging myself into a hole.