Dungeon Fantasy party compositions

Kromm · 11-09-2012, 01:14 AM

Well, if we're being all on-topic . . . The campaign that most strongly inspired DF had these PCs:

Kaeso Curius Severus, a human alchemist and gadgeteer closest to what became the DF artificer.
Leif the Lucky, a part-ogre, part-demon, mostly human barbarian, with what DF would call a druid or shaman lens (both and neither).
Mushamee Potemkin, a straight-up human knight, right down to the sword, shield, and social status.
Recnam Orcen, a cleric of the God of Death, complete with extensive holy powers and spells. Technically human, he eventually became partially undead. Yeah . . .
Rufus Gordianus Falco, who singlehandedly inspired the justiciar added to DF in Pyramid #3/10. Also human.
Vinz Clortho, human, whose exact profession was some combo of what DF would call assassin, martial artist, and wizard. Pick one and make the other two lenses.

Early on, there was another PC, played by a gamer who had to quit for family reasons:

Vladimir Sepetski, a whip-wielding human slaver, closest to a DF thief in skills and attitude.

Prominent accompanying NPCs included:

Brunhild, the 100% ogre grandmother of Leif. Definitely a barbarian. (Leif's granddad was around, too, but entirely as a kind of spirit guide.)
Diandra, a human maidservant to Helena, and Leif's eventual wife. Functionally a low-points DF innkeeper.
Helena Justina Claudia, human, the wife of Rufus and something like a DF 15 archer with the learned lens.
Ilya, Josef, Oleg, and Vladimir, Mushamee's loyal bodyguards – all of them human – who would qualify as low-powered knights in their own right.
Loclá, Vinz's apparently human lover, who would be hard to define in DF terms . . . a witch, and somewhere between the mentalist and the shaman in capabilities.

11-09-2012, 01:14 AM	#33
Kromm *GURPS* Line Editor Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Montréal, Québec	Re: Dungeon Fantasy party compositions Well, if we're being all on-topic . . . The campaign that most strongly inspired DF had these PCs: Kaeso Curius Severus, a human alchemist and gadgeteer closest to what became the DF artificer. Leif the Lucky, a part-ogre, part-demon, mostly human barbarian, with what DF would call a druid or shaman lens (both and neither). Mushamee Potemkin, a straight-up human knight, right down to the sword, shield, and social status. Recnam Orcen, a cleric of the God of Death, complete with extensive holy powers and spells. Technically human, he eventually became partially undead. Yeah . . . Rufus Gordianus Falco, who singlehandedly inspired the justiciar added to DF in Pyramid #3/10. Also human. Vinz Clortho, human, whose exact profession was some combo of what DF would call assassin, martial artist, and wizard. Pick one and make the other two lenses. Early on, there was another PC, played by a gamer who had to quit for family reasons: Vladimir Sepetski, a whip-wielding human slaver, closest to a DF thief in skills and attitude. Prominent accompanying NPCs included: Brunhild, the 100% ogre grandmother of Leif. Definitely a barbarian. (Leif's granddad was around, too, but entirely as a kind of spirit guide.) Diandra, a human maidservant to Helena, and Leif's eventual wife. Functionally a low-points DF innkeeper. Helena Justina Claudia, human, the wife of Rufus and something like a *DF 15* archer with the learned lens. Ilya, Josef, Oleg, and Vladimir, Mushamee's loyal bodyguards – all of them human – who would qualify as low-powered knights in their own right. Loclá, Vinz's apparently human lover, who would be hard to define in DF terms . . . a witch, and somewhere between the mentalist and the shaman in capabilities. __________________ Sean "Dr. Kromm" Punch <kromm@sjgames.com> *GURPS* Line Editor, Steve Jackson Games My DreamWidth [Just *GURPS* News]