Tricksters

Basic Information

Tricksters are characters who play tricks, disobey normal rules, or otherwise challenge authority.

List of Trickster Archetypes

• Blithe Spirit
• Boisterous Bruiser
• Bugs Bunny
• Con Man
  • Snake Oil Salesman
• The Chessmaster
• Deadpan Snarker
  • The Daria
• Devil In Plain Sight
• Doppelganger
• Eccentric Millionaire
• Gentleman Thief
  • Classy Cat Burglar
  • The Sandiego
• Humphrey
• Lovable Traitor
• Magnificent Bastard
  • Puss In Boots
• Manipulative Bastard
• Master Of Illusion
• The Ozmodiar
• Parker Lewis Ferris Bueller
• Playful Hacker
• Screwy Squirrel
• Shapeshifter
  • Kitsune
• Supervillain
• Trenchcoat Brigade
• Trickster Mentor
• Turn Coat
• Villainous Harlequin

See Also

• P.T. Barnum
• Eddie Chapman
• Figaro
• Kokopelli

Sources

Bibliography

1. TV Tropes Wiki entry

2. Wikipedia entry

Game and Story Use

• If you introduce such a character as an NPC, especially as one intended to go against the players, play fair and make sure that there is some way of defeating or thwarting him.
• Player character tricksters are harder to pull off, but can be rewarding when done right. Just make sure that the other players are on the same page when it comes to your humor…