JFF: 4e takes on myth, legend, and classic fantasy

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MacEochaid

May 02, 2010 17:16:31
So here's the game, make up the party based on examples from myths and legends. Try and make a 5 person well rounded party, stating just what's needed, mostly race class build, or some necessary feats for flavor, then a few sentences discussing heroic, paragon, and epic tier adventures, and important NPC's, and villains.

- perfect would be a party that has controller, leader, defender, melee striker, ranged striker
- this is in the 4e world, including gods, classes, and races, so feel free to push the limits without cramming ideas into holes arbitrarily or for optimization (i.e. Making Little John, known for his size, a Goliath, but don't just make Robin Hood an elf because that would optimize his archer rangerness)

Robin Hood and his merry men

  • Robin Hood, Human archer ranger

  • Little John, Goliath fighter, lots of staff fighting feats

  • Friar Tuck, Human Invoker of Pelor

  • Will Scarlet, Human Cunning Sneak Rogue

  • Alan a dale, Human Prescient Bard


NPC's: Maid Marian, Human Rogue "agent on the inside of town" King Richard the Lion Hearted, human Paladin
Villains: Sheriff of Notingham a human warlord, Guy of Gisborn a human Assasin

Heroic Tier: Running off The sherrif's men, saving the poor and distressed,
Paragon Tier: Journeying to find King Richard in the East, returning and overthrowing Prince John


Heroes of the Round Table
  • King Arthur, Human Warlord

  • Merlin, Tiefling Druid

  • Lancelot, Human Paladin

  • Percival, Human archer Ranger (instead of bows he uses Javelins


and then choice of:
  • Owain, Human Beastmaster Ranger with Cat companion

  • Tristan, Human Valorous Bard

  • Kay, Human Rogue, Ruthless Ruffian feature

  • Lanval, Human hybrid Warlord/Feylock

  • Gawain, Human fighter

  • Bisclavret, Longtooth Shifter paladin


NPC's: Guinevere human no class, Lady of the Lake Eladrin wizard, Galahad Human Paladin
Villains: Morgan le Fay, Half Elf Feylock, Mordred Human warden,

Heroic Tier: Reign of Uther, the characters are Squires, leading adventures in between duties at the court, end with the death of Uther, the discovery of Arthur's destiny and the formation of the Round Table
Paragon: Wars against the Romans, securing the loyalties of the knights not chosen by the PC's, skirmishes with Morgan Le Fay
Epic: The rise of Mordred, Arthur and Lancelot are replaced with NPC's as the heroes must find the Holy Grail to save Arthur

The Aesir

  • Odin, Human (Deva?) Warlord/Shaman, Learned Spellcaster feat (watcher companion spirit named Thought, and White Eyed Crow Familiar named Memory, lots of spear feats)

  • Thor, Thunderborn Barbarian, with a hammer focus naturally

  • Freya, Elf Feylock

  • Loki, Firesoul Genasi, Druid (possibly Illusionist Wizard but shapechanging seems to be more his alley)

  • Frey, Elf Swordmage


or:
  • Balder, Human Ardent Paladin


Heroic: Fighting versus the Primordials
Paragon: Clash with Vanir/Eladrin
Epic: Return of the Primordials aka. Ragnarok