This is a great thread...think most of the obvious ones have all been taken...but, personally, for "my dream team"...
Muscle:
Lancelot: Half-elf/male, paladin or cavalier -
Arthurian Legend
Gilthanus: Elf/male, fighter/magic-user. (Cuz elves are just too sexy n' cool NOT to have in the party.
-
The Dragonlance Chronicles
Legolas: Elf/male, fighter, ranger, archer...scout, maybe? (cuz one sexy elf just isn't enough
-
The Lord of the Rings
Sturm Brightblade: Human/male, fighter (paladin wannabe) -
The Dragonlance Chronicles
If I MUST have barbarian, let's go with Wulfgar from
The Crystal Shard. Conan seems to be a bit busy.
Magic:
Morgan La Fey: Half-elf/female, enchantress/illusionist/magic-user -
Arthurian Legend
Dr. Strange: Human/male, magic-user (What?! Comics count as fiction, right?)
-Marvel Comics
The Lady of Shallot: Human/female, magic-user (She has a thing for Lancelot, ya know.
-The Lady of Shallot
Medics:
Goldmoon: human/female, cleric (anyone who can resurrect? Yeah, we want her on the team)-
The Dragonlance Chronicles
Brother Cadfael: human/male, cleric...well, technically an apothecary/herbalist...but if put in the game, I'd expect he'd gain divine spell-casting. -
The Cadfael Chronicles
Merlin: Half-human/male, druid -
Arthurian Legend
Miscreants:
Gord: Human/male, thief-acrobat -
Greyhawk Adventures: Saga of Old City
Amergin: Human/male, bard -
Bard: Odyssey of the Irish
12...yeah, big party. Guess I'll stop here...I could keep going.
--Steel Dragons