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Ever hear of a villain in a story who was “cunning?”  This means that person could react quickly to events, seized opportunities, and could decipher how to plot and scheme and make things work.  This helps in deciding initiative in combat, or if a character can react quickly enough to avoid some nasty pitfall.
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Ever hear of a villain in a story who was "cunning?" This means that person could react quickly to events, seized opportunities, and could decipher how to plot and scheme and make things work.
  
Iago from Othello is one of the most cunning characters ever, with Danny Ocean from Ocean’s Eleven, and Michael Corleone from The Godfather coming in a close second and third.  Everyday connivers are lawyers, comedians, and hunters.
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This helps in deciding initiative in combat, or if a character can react quickly enough to avoid some nasty pitfall. A cunning character is a cognitive master, great at hearing, seeing, or finding what others might not. On the flip side, cunning characters know all the good hiding places.
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Iago from Othello is one of the most cunning characters ever. Also numbered among the cunning are The Wolf from Little Red Riding Hood, The Devil, and Loki.  Everyday connivers are lawyers, comedians, and hunters.
  
 
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Revision as of 16:29, 20 June 2010

Ever hear of a villain in a story who was "cunning?" This means that person could react quickly to events, seized opportunities, and could decipher how to plot and scheme and make things work.

This helps in deciding initiative in combat, or if a character can react quickly enough to avoid some nasty pitfall. A cunning character is a cognitive master, great at hearing, seeing, or finding what others might not. On the flip side, cunning characters know all the good hiding places.

Iago from Othello is one of the most cunning characters ever. Also numbered among the cunning are The Wolf from Little Red Riding Hood, The Devil, and Loki. Everyday connivers are lawyers, comedians, and hunters.