dark path help needed

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#1

abraham

Feb 23, 2005 17:40:36
how would you fine people take a person down the following dark paths of terror?
mind flayer,beholder(not very likly,but who knows)paka & shadow unicorn(for awakened horses maybe?)
#2

abraham

Mar 01, 2005 18:38:11
#3

zombiegleemax

Mar 01, 2005 18:44:31
I depends solely on the character.
The Character usually have some weak sides, or traumas the the past. Even unpleastent situations can be played opon.

ex. Seeing visions of they have killed. Dreaming about forced toture, maybe in the role of the torturer. Slowly dream and reality collide.
Child abuse, some kind of fobia, specific monster or maybe demofobia. Imagine being "swallowed alive" by a mob of people.

The keyword is continuety. A slowprogression towards the dark side of reality.
Start slowly.
Built up to the "real" monsters.
#4

Mortepierre

Mar 02, 2005 4:44:50
Most importantly, remember NOT to force your players down that road. There isn't anything as grumpy as a player nudged 24/7 into a certain direction by his DM.

Besides, it's sweeter when they take the first step on their own :evillaugh