Basing PC's on a film.

[Scratched_back]

We're starting a new campaign in a few nights time, D&D 3.5, and our DM has asked us to base our characters around famous films and characters etc. He says this will give our characters a better sense of initial bonding and so forth, as we'll know the direction that each other are going, and already have a feel for personalities before we even start the first session.

Obvious choices are Robin Hood, Conan, Maximus etc... but ever since I was little I always thought the one swordsman that takes 1st prize is Willow's Mad Mardigan.

Can anyone who's seen Willow please give me a few suggestions of how to form a character based on Mad Mardigan? Any official WotC stuff is eligible, also any MGP books.

Cheers all!

 

[Thanee]

Good Str, Dex, and Cha, average to good Con, average Int, low Wis, TWF, Improved Feint.
I'd probably make him a Rogue/Fighter, or Rogue/Ranger.

I had a character based on Sorsha from Willow once.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Darklone]

Mad Mardigan? Barbarian. He's mad and he needs all those jump and balance and other skillpoints.

He needs a good Charisma cause he's somehow famous.

Barbarian Rogue would do it for me. TWF... yeah. But give him a very low Wisdom. I'd even think about including something like a Madness rating (used in some Kalamarbooks and some other stuff IIRC). You get a penalty to Wisdom for everything but in that case spellcasting, where the same penalty is applied as bonus... For Mad Mardigan perhaps apply a penalty to Wisdom for Will saves and other stuff and a bonus to everything like Listen, Spot ... he's paranoid after all.

I don't remember too many tricky things he did in the movie during battles. Perhaps something like Flick of the Wrist would fit.

 

[northwest]

Maybe a swashbuckler, but without a real good intelligence.

 

[Bauglir]

One true swordsman?

"Hello"
"My name is Inigo Montoya"
"You killed my father"
"Prepare to die"

 

[andargor]

One true swordsman?

"Hello"
"My name is Inigo Montoya"
"You killed my father"
"Prepare to die"

How about Spock as a Gladiator in "Bread and Circuses" (the Roman society Kirk, Spock and McCoy get trapped in).

He could wield that gladius just fine... Although the "non violence" thing would be a setback.

"I do not want to hurt you"

Heh.

Andargor

 

[Bauglir]

How about Spock as a Gladiator in "Bread and Circuses" (the Roman society Kirk, Spock and McCoy get trapped in).

He could wield that gladius just fine... Although the "non violence" thing would be a setback.

"I do not want to hurt you"

Heh.

Andargor

Get him going in Pacifist from the BoED, get him a weapon of Mercy and you're set