The Wraith have the potential to cause trouble, sure... but I've never liked them. Their design just reads to me like the story writers and concept artists never grew out of their KISS emo phase. Their convoluted genesis and existence seems more like an excuse to have "wowzers, space vampires in black leather! We be dark and edgy!" than any real thought behind villains.
Ba'al as a dark manipulator (Descent's version of Ba'al) is a much more interesting villain... but he required more work to write. When you've got schlocky dudes with sucker hands, you can go for the visceral Aliens riffs and turn off the brain.
Tellingly, it seems like the most popular Wraith is Todd, and he mainly succeeds on acting contrary to established Wraith behavior.
Ba'al as a dark manipulator (Descent's version of Ba'al) is a much more interesting villain... but he required more work to write. When you've got schlocky dudes with sucker hands, you can go for the visceral Aliens riffs and turn off the brain.
Tellingly, it seems like the most popular Wraith is Todd, and he mainly succeeds on acting contrary to established Wraith behavior.
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