Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Relic Hunters: The Honest Brotherhood for the Reclamation and Preservation of Historical Relics

...better known as the Relic Hunter's Guild.  Most hunters could tell you that an organization that has to put "Honest" in its name usually isn't.

The Brotherhood was a major plot element in the first Relic Hunters game.  An idea cheerfully stolen from a John Cusak movie, of all places, the Guild was the brainchild of a mysterious backer.  The union sought to bring all Relic Hunters under its wing, and offered them discounted equipment, information, and protection from claim jumpers.  (Well, claim jumpers that also belonged to the Guild, anyway.)  The Guild has attracted a lot of small-time relic hunters looking for an edge or their big break, but somehow it's the senior members who get all the choice stuff.

The "face" of the guild in that campaign was Louis, a relic hunter who had made most of his fame "recovering" relics actually discovered by the PCs.  He had no understanding of why the PCs bore such a grudge against him, and seemed truly hurt when they treated him poorly.

(Note: these characters did not feature in the Savage Worlds run of the game, so they have been only roughly translated from their d20 stats.)

Louis
Louis is a big man, with blonde hair and an enormous moustache, dressed in a 'gaudy relic' style.  He favors hats that would make Cugel the Clever proud.
Agl d8, Smt d8, Str d10, Spr d4, Vig d8
Skills: Climb d6, Fighting d10, Investigation d8, Lockpick d6, Notice d6, Persuasion d8, Shooting d8, Stealth d8, Survival d4
Edges: Block, Great Luck, Natural Leader, Thief
Flaws: Delusional (The PCs are my friends), Gloater (manifests as his attempts to recruit the PCs)
Pace: 6, Parry: 8, Toughness: 6

Louis was generally accompanied by his henchmen, the grim and practical gunslinger Esteban and the enormous Warforged Roberto.


Esteban
Tall and whip-thin, with a hawkish nose.
Agl d12, Smt d6, Str d6, Spr d8, Vig d8
Skills:  Fighting d6, Healing d6, Notice d8, Shooting d10, Repair d8, Ride d10
Edges: Ambidextrous, Combat Reflexes, Dead Shot, Dodge, Level-Headed, Marksman, Quick Draw, Steady Hands, Two-Fisted
Flaws: Code of Honor, Vengeful
Pace: 6, Parry: 5, Toughness: 6

Roberto
A heavy figure covered in spiked armor.
Agl d6, Smt d4, Str d12, Spr d6, Vig d10
Skills: Climb d10, Fighting d10, Intimidate d10
Edges: Brawny, Construct, Sweep, Trademark Weapon (Armor Spikes)
Flaws: Clueless, Loyal
Pace: 6, Parry: 7, Toughness: 11 (3)

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