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Message: <blockquote data-quote="marcoasalazarm" data-source="post: 3441884" data-attributes="member: 26698">I have just seen the movie (and got blown away by it), and so after some extra Wiki search, I decided to do the following.And now, boys and goirls, take a deep breath, make your deepest, most threathening voice, and repeat after me:"This... is.... STAMFORD!!!!"STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT-SPARTA AMERICANA.<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b1/US-CT-Stamford.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Location of Stamford.<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/02/StamfordSkyline11.jpg/800px-" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Skyline of Stamford, Pre-Vanishing.Stamford is best known for a lot of things, but during the Hours, it was the site of the biggest battle concerning both Saiyans and Gundams (most specifically, it involved the casts of both 'Dragonball Z', its 'GT' version, and a large number of Gundams from the original, G and Wing series). The battle left nothing standing-not even grandly discernible rubble.The cleanup operation by the National Guard found, however, one particularly nasty fact. You see, Stamford had been recently declared as the 'sister city' of Sparta, and in celebration of it, an impressively large number of comic book geeks bought tons of stuff related to Frank Miller's '300'.The National Guard ended up facing off against Spartans. Lots of Spartans. Lots of very angry Spartans. Not even the advantage of automatic weaponry, armored vehicles and modern training saved them from the slaughter.Following said slaughter, the Spartans rounded up the survivors and brought them to King Leonidas, who questioned them about the state of the world (for one, they all knew that they surely weren't standing in Thermopylae). Leonidas might have been a Spartan, but he was a smart Spartan. He accepted the situation as such and decided to rebuild Stamford.Post-Vanishing, there is no sign of Western civilization inside Stamford, and it now is a perfect replica of Sparta, circa 480 B.C. Leonidas rules, and the many Fictions who have tried (in one way or another) to take over the 'backwards' city have found out the hard way why Spartans are legendary.<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1c/Gerard_Butler.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Leonidas, King of SpartaMale Strong 4/ Fast 3/ Tough 2/ Soldier 8/ Field Officer 3; CR 20; Medium-size human; HD 4d8+12 plus 3d8+6 plus 2d10+9 plus 8d10+24 plus 3d8+9; hp 154; Mas 16; Init +4; Spd 30 ft.; Defense 28, touch 27, flat footed 28 (+15 class, +2 Dex, +1 shield); BAB +16; Grap +12; Atk +20 melee (1d8+8/18-20, longsword), or +19 melee (1d8+4/x3, spear), or +19 ranged (1d8+2/x3, spear); Full Atk +20/+15/+10/+5 melee (1d8+8/18-20, longsword), or +19/+14/+9/+4 melee (1d8+4/x3, spear), or +19 ranged (1d8+2/x3, spear); FS 5 ft. by 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft.; AL Sparta; SV Fort +13, Ref +10, Will +9; AP 13; Rep +3; Str 15, Dex 15, Con 16, Int 13, Wis 14, Cha 16.Occupation: Military (Knowledge [tactics], Survival).Skills: Climb +12, Diplomacy +6, Hide +7, Intimidate +25, Jump +10, Knowledge (civics) +5, Knowledge (tactics) +18, Listen +11, Move Silently +8, Sense Motive +10, Spot +14, Survival +6, Swim +8.Feats: Archaic Weapons Proficiency, Armor Proficiency (light), Cleave, Combat Expertise, Combat Martial Arts, Combat Reflexes, Defensive Martial Arts, Dodge, Endurance, Great Cleave, Mobility, Point Blank Shot, Power Attack, Precise Shot, Quick Draw, Simple Weapons Proficiency, Weapon Focus (spear).Talents:Strong - Melee smash, improved melee smash.Fast - Evasion, uncanny dodge 1.Tough - Remain conscious.Soldier - Weapon focus (longspear), weapon specialization (longspear), tactical aid +1 (4 rounds), improved critical (longspear), improved reaction, greater weapon specialization (longspear).Field Officer - Leadership +3, uncanny survival +1.Equipment: Mastercraft +1 longsword, longspear, Spartan shield.Optional Shield Rules For d20 Modern-by FamboymdpIn d20 Modern, sometimes you just have to have shields, though the system wasn't really deigned for them. Under this new house rule, shields can be modeled effectively. Shields have an armor value (usually small) that applies to Defense like any other armor. In addition, they have a deflection value that only applies to Defense when fighting defensively, using the Total Defense action, or using the Combat Reflexes feat. This deflection bonus stacks with the shield's armor bonus.A character with the Armor Proficiency (light) feat is proficient with all shields. A character not proficient with shields gains no  benefit from the shield's circumstantial deflection bonus, in addition to the normal penalties for being nonproficient with a set of armor.Spartan ShieldArmor Type: Light; Armor Bonus: +1; Deflection Bonus: +3; Armor Penalty: -1; Speed: 30 ft.; Weight: 5 lbs.<img src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070306/070603_300_hmed_11a.hmedium.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />New Action: The PhalanxThe Phalanx is a new combat action pictured in the graphic novel 300. To use the phalanx, you must be holding a shield in one of your hands and there must be an ally adjacent to you. Using the phalanx is equivalent to fighting defensively, except you give up your shield's deflection bonus to your Defense. Instead, one ally adjacent to you recieves twice that value as a deflection bonus to their defense. The Phalanx maneuver allows large groups to maximize the benefit of shields, and it has been a popular strategy in many ancient armies.</blockquote>

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