Nemesis, my Oath of Vengeance Paladin, will always hold a special place in my heart. She’s my first Dungeons and Dragons character, and the first fictional character I created as an adult.
So when my friend, in another campaign much later, asked us to come up with our character’s theme song (or ‘walk up song’), I got inspired to think back on her.
This playlist is the result of the rabbit hole I found myself down, reminiscing about my deeply flawed, angry, Paladin. I thought to myself, “if Spotify existed in Nemesis’ world, what would she listen to?” and “What songs would Nemesis play before setting out on adventure, seeking revenge?” or “in her dark, emotional state, what kind of music would Nemesis put on to just zone out to?”
I don’t often feel myself sinking into anger anymore. But, making this playlist was fun. Putting on my imagination hat and sliding into Nemesis’ mindset for a few minutes (63 minutes, to be precise) has been weirdly cathartic. Feel like getting into that mindset? Here’s a mix of breakup songs, revenge lyrics, and some good old millennial kid angry music.
Playlist: Vengeance Beats X Nemesis
- Gives You Hell – The All-American Rejects
- Sorry Not Sorry – Demi Lovato
- Bad Blood (feat. Kenrick Lamar) – Taylor Swift
- These Boots Are Made for Walking – Nancy Sinatra
- One Step Closer – Linkin Park
- Misery Business – Paramore
- Seven Devils – Florence + The Machine
- Dirt Room – Blue October
- (Don’t Fear) The Reaper – Blue Oyster Cult
- This Ain’t A Scene, It’s An Arms Race – Fall Out Boy
- In Too Deep – Sum 41
- I Hate Everything About You – Three Days Grace
- Last Resort – Papa Roach
- Killing In The Name – Rage Against The Machine
- Under The Knife – Rise Against
- Break Stuff – Limp Bizkit
- Know Your Enemy – Green Day
- Burn – Papa Roach
What songs are on your vengeful character’s playlist?
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