Chessmasters, The Evil Wiki

Chessmasters tug at their strings of influence, patiently move their pieces into places that often seem harmless or pointless until the trap is closed, and get innocent or not-so-innocent unwitting pawns to do all the heavy lifting. The best will also have layers upon layers of misdirection and backup plans in case some unexpected hero appears to gum up the works. Chessmasters can sometimes be on the side of good, but if so they will almost certainly be the Anti-Heroes (the Pragmatic Hero variat

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