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<blockquote data-quote="Strider The Ranger" data-source="post: 106679" data-attributes="member: 1741">Covert OPs?Although I agree that the term &quot;strike force&quot; conjures up images of Rambo and whatnot, there were these types of groups during the medieval/renaissance period.&nbsp;Take the Musketeers for example....if they weren't &quot;strike-force-ish&quot; than I don't know what is. Another group was the Teutonic Knights. They were a devoutly religious group of knights (before they degenerated into bloodthirsty bastards) who conducted all kinds of &quot;Marines&quot; type affairs. Robin Hood and his Merry Men were also a &quot;delta-force&quot; type group.&nbsp;Hey, its your game! Make of it what you will! Not everything has to be based around actual history. Part of the fun of D&amp;D is the imagination involved. How fun would it be if it was 100% realistic? The PCs characters would probably last a few sessions before they died (of battle or some disease). So here's my advice: make this stuff up. If you can't think of an actual medieval delta force, invent one for your gaming world. If it helps, base this group loosely off of a modern group. For instance, I have based a force after the Army Rangers...&quot;leave no man behind&quot; and all that. The fun part is making it as much &quot;your own&quot; as possible. While it would be cool to have the players make a loose connection to the real group, you still want to leave a little wonder..Hope this helps</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Strider The Ranger, post: 106679, member: 1741"] [b]Covert OPs?[/b] Although I agree that the term "strike force" conjures up images of Rambo and whatnot, there were these types of groups during the medieval/renaissance period. Take the Musketeers for example....if they weren't "strike-force-ish" than I don't know what is. Another group was the Teutonic Knights. They were a devoutly religious group of knights (before they degenerated into bloodthirsty bastards) who conducted all kinds of "Marines" type affairs. Robin Hood and his Merry Men were also a "delta-force" type group. Hey, its your game! Make of it what you will! Not everything has to be based around actual history. Part of the fun of D&D is the imagination involved. How fun would it be if it was 100% realistic? The PCs characters would probably last a few sessions before they died (of battle or some disease). So here's my advice: make this stuff up. If you can't think of an actual medieval delta force, invent one for your gaming world. If it helps, base this group loosely off of a modern group. For instance, I have based a force after the Army Rangers..."leave no man behind" and all that. The fun part is making it as much "your own" as possible. While it would be cool to have the players make a loose connection to the real group, you still want to leave a little wonder..Hope this helps [/QUOTE]

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