Good Riddance! Part 3: One of a kind antagonists—make the unicorn the bad guy
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Unicorns are one of the most recognizable creatures in fantasy, but because they’re good-aligned, PCs almost never fight them. Unicorns have been depicted as healers, nature guardians, or free spirits of the wild that follow their own call. In almost all stories, unicorns are extremely rare and avoid civilization. So how do you make them the enemy?
The classic alignment grid consisting of three rows (Good, Neutral, and Evil) and three columns (Lawful, Neutral, and Chaotic) is a contentious topic in TTRPGs. A lot of games (including the Tales of the Valiant RPG) don’t use it, but it endures. Criticisms include that the system is too rigid a
  • gibmiser@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Same way you do it with any creature. Make it racist. Unicorns superior to all, look down on other races with contempt and wonton disregard for their lives.