Magnificient Seven [Archive] - Wizards Community

Magnificient Seven [Archive] - Wizards Community

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LK
02-24-05, 06:34 AM Wanted:
A group of seven mercenaries as diverse as possible to serve as pre-gen characters. They will be defending a village that fears them as much as needs their help.

Ideas, anyone?
okaynowa
02-24-05, 08:04 AM Well, if you want the group to be feared as well as effective...

If memory serves, the number was 7 because they needed one samurai for each cardinal direction, two as reserves, and one in the center to direct.

We can call this four front line fighters, two rearguards, and a tactician. Just off the top of my head, and going for maximum diversity, how about...

North: A Darguun hobgoblin fighter, specializing in Trip and Disarm tactics. Once a professional slaver (and trained to take 'em alive), he has "reformed" and become a simple mercenary.

South: A Lhazaar human fighter, skilled in dirty fighting. Rather than the nimble pirate fencer, this is a shore leave fighter who goes for the eyes. Currently persona-non-grata in most of the finer ports, and looking inland for work.

East: A spear-wielding Talenta halfling barbarian, mounted on a fastieth. A bit of a sterotype for Eberron, actually, but definitely the sort to put the fear into simple human villagers. Known for the fearsome mask he wears during totemic trances (rages).

West: A Shadow March or Eldeen half-orcish ranger, skilled with the bow. Quiet and reserved, but not anti-social, he may be a "black sheep" member of House Tharashk, living the mercenary life to avoid the responsibilities of a Dragonmarked scion.

Reserve 1: A displaced Cyran dwarf artificer, trying to rebuild the personal fortunes lost in the mournlands. Having lost everything once, this riches-to-rags dwarf tends to create items geared towards protection, contingency, and redundancy.

Reserve 2: A Karrnathi human cleric of the Sovereign Host, and skilled combat medic. Though he began as a healer, his war experiences have exposed him to a great deal of death and undeath, and his interpretation of the Host is getting somewhat grim.

Center: An Aundairian human wizard who served as a combat arcanist and now can't see the point in going back to academics. Having served in a "signal corps," has skills reflecting knowledge of tactics and spells meant to facilitate coordination.

That's a just a rough suggestion. A little light on the magic side, but you can always swap out one of those fighters for another cleric or arcanist. I for one want to see what other people come up with.
MarkB
02-24-05, 08:27 AM The pre-gens from my Errand of Mercy one-shot game are a mercenary group. There are only six of them, and they're 6th level, but you might find some of them useful. You can find them on this site (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/m.blunden/dnd/errand/).

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
LK 02-24-05, 06:34 AM	Wanted: A group of seven mercenaries as diverse as possible to serve as pre-gen characters. They will be defending a village that fears them as much as needs their help. Ideas, anyone?
okaynowa 02-24-05, 08:04 AM	Well, if you want the group to be feared as well as effective... If memory serves, the number was 7 because they needed one samurai for each cardinal direction, two as reserves, and one in the center to direct. We can call this four front line fighters, two rearguards, and a tactician. Just off the top of my head, and going for maximum diversity, how about... North: A Darguun hobgoblin fighter, specializing in Trip and Disarm tactics. Once a professional slaver (and trained to take 'em alive), he has "reformed" and become a simple mercenary. South: A Lhazaar human fighter, skilled in dirty fighting. Rather than the nimble pirate fencer, this is a shore leave fighter who goes for the eyes. Currently persona-non-grata in most of the finer ports, and looking inland for work. East: A spear-wielding Talenta halfling barbarian, mounted on a fastieth. A bit of a sterotype for Eberron, actually, but definitely the sort to put the fear into simple human villagers. Known for the fearsome mask he wears during totemic trances (rages). West: A Shadow March or Eldeen half-orcish ranger, skilled with the bow. Quiet and reserved, but not anti-social, he may be a "black sheep" member of House Tharashk, living the mercenary life to avoid the responsibilities of a Dragonmarked scion. Reserve 1: A displaced Cyran dwarf artificer, trying to rebuild the personal fortunes lost in the mournlands. Having lost everything once, this riches-to-rags dwarf tends to create items geared towards protection, contingency, and redundancy. Reserve 2: A Karrnathi human cleric of the Sovereign Host, and skilled combat medic. Though he began as a healer, his war experiences have exposed him to a great deal of death and undeath, and his interpretation of the Host is getting somewhat grim. Center: An Aundairian human wizard who served as a combat arcanist and now can't see the point in going back to academics. Having served in a "signal corps," has skills reflecting knowledge of tactics and spells meant to facilitate coordination. That's a just a rough suggestion. A little light on the magic side, but you can always swap out one of those fighters for another cleric or arcanist. I for one want to see what other people come up with.
MarkB 02-24-05, 08:27 AM	The pre-gens from my Errand of Mercy one-shot game are a mercenary group. There are only six of them, and they're 6th level, but you might find some of them useful. You can find them on this site (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/m.blunden/dnd/errand/).