Villainous Compendium (5e)
More than 110 villains¸ henchmen¸ magical artifacts¸ and Quests ready to use in any Pathfinder or 5E campaign setting¸ supporting any challenge level.
Instantly-usable Villains¸ dozens more Henchmen¸ supporting NPCs¸ maps¸ Quests¸ and more.
If you're a DM/GM¸ this book will save you time and enhance your gaming sessions. If you're a player¸ this book will give you inspiration¸ particularly for villainous PCs. If you're just a hobbyist¸ or a writer¸ this book might give you inspiration for storytelling.
Each villain is a ready-to-play¸ novel-caliber NPC with background¸ motivation¸ description¸ and more. Lairs¸ hideouts¸ and other full-color maps round out each villain as its own full-featured chapter.
Enough rich content to fuel dozens¸ perhaps over a hundred¸ gaming sessions¸ immediately usable at your fingertips!
By the numbers:
- >450 complete statblocks.
- 43 Villains.
- 68 Henchmen¸ Followers¸ & Retainers.
- >40 Quests.
- >200 Rumors & Lore associated with the Villain's nefarious acts.
Each villain is a full-featured character you can drop into your gaming sessions immediately¸ with zero additional preparation.
The content provided for each and every villain should support 1-3 dedicated play sessions... so the book itself should support 30-100+ gaming sessions!
Each villain is a 10-50 page chapter unto themselves¸ and has all of the following:
- Complete statblocks¸ including Quadded Statblocks to support a wide variety of difficulty levels.
- Background¸ motivation¸ appearance¸ combat behavior¸ and other "non-crunchy" character description.
- 0-4 Henchmen¸ each with full Quadded Statblocks.
- 1+ Quests dedicated to the Villain and/or her henchpeople.
- Hooks to use to provide motivation or to get the PCs engaged.
- Rumors & Lore to fuel character interest¸ give the Villain a real-world feel¸ and provide further hooks / incentives for engaging.