I saw this post and it got me thinking. (Minor edit of an old meme I don’t think I ever posted anywhere.)

  • Terminus@mander.xyzEnglish
    4·
    3 years ago

    Spoilers for a Discworld book: >!The “antagonist” in Feet of Clay was a Golem that the creators made with unclear instructions that essentially sent it insane!<

    • Cereal Nommer@ttrpg.networkOPEnglish
      3·
      3 years ago

      The characters in the top panel are from a New Yorker cartoon. I think it’s supposed to be blushing?

      I may have posted the original meme in a discord server somewhere, but I put it on imgur now so it’s available publicly. You may be able to see why the idea of a BBEG bard brought this to mind.

      Edit: Found where I originally put it on imgur. Huzzah, the history is preserved.

  • ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works
    43·
    3 years ago

    I was disappointed that in Portal 2, GLAdOS was revealed to be spoiler an uploaded human mind with a tragic backstory. IMO that took away a lot of her agency.

  • Helzing@ttrpg.network
    1·
    3 years ago

    I could make a homebrew for this, I have some ideas for BBEG constructs or general evil factions.

    • Cereal Nommer@ttrpg.networkOPEnglish
      21·
      3 years ago

      A homebrew GLaDOS-esk villain could be cool.

      I’ve been considering doing something with a rogue decaton. Maybe drop some rumors or hints that make it sound like a beholder amassing a construct army, only to reveal it’s a decaton with a bunch of pentadrone minons that never question why their boss has started drifting into LE territory with the orders lately.

  • ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works
    24·
    3 years ago

    I was disappointed that in Portal 2, GLAdOS was revealed to be spoiler an uploaded human mind with a tragic backstory. IMO that took away a lot of her agency.