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We all know Regdar, Mialee, Krusk, Lidda, etc.
But there were signature characters--of a sort, at least--in older editions as well. I remember Morgan Ironwolf appearing in several examples in Basic D&D. I recall a picture of Emiricol the Chaotic in the 1E DMG. It didn't say anything about him, but since he was named, where most of the pics weren't, I assume there was some substance to him. (If anyone knows what it was, or if he appeared elsewhere, I'd love to hear about it. It's a tangent to the main point of the threat, but what the heck. My thread, I can tangent if I want to.)
So, what pseudo-signature characters can you think of from previous editions? To qualify, it has to be a character who:
A) Is named/identified in a core rulebook (PHB, DMG), or is named/identified in at least two separate non-core rulebooks.
B) Does not feature in any of TSR's novels of the time. (Yes, I know the current crop of sig characters have been in novels, but they were sig characters first.)
C) In most cases, the character should be used in/as an example of something rules-related, though exceptions are permitted (such as Emiricol) if you feel there's valid reason.
Have at. I'm curious.
But there were signature characters--of a sort, at least--in older editions as well. I remember Morgan Ironwolf appearing in several examples in Basic D&D. I recall a picture of Emiricol the Chaotic in the 1E DMG. It didn't say anything about him, but since he was named, where most of the pics weren't, I assume there was some substance to him. (If anyone knows what it was, or if he appeared elsewhere, I'd love to hear about it. It's a tangent to the main point of the threat, but what the heck. My thread, I can tangent if I want to.)
So, what pseudo-signature characters can you think of from previous editions? To qualify, it has to be a character who:
A) Is named/identified in a core rulebook (PHB, DMG), or is named/identified in at least two separate non-core rulebooks.
B) Does not feature in any of TSR's novels of the time. (Yes, I know the current crop of sig characters have been in novels, but they were sig characters first.)
C) In most cases, the character should be used in/as an example of something rules-related, though exceptions are permitted (such as Emiricol) if you feel there's valid reason.
Have at. I'm curious.
