The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Workshop
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I've never read the books, only saw the movie a long time ago. Cool start.
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She is the leader and organizer for the group, and aside from research, she investigates by infiltrating using false identities, or acting as bait. Though I like Espionage, I think Agent Carter's Covert Operations would be more synergetic for an idea I have for Quatermain, who always accompanies her undercover, and protects her from danger. Examples of going undercover:
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I like Espionage better, tbh. The design really wants you to get her engaged and keep her that way, so having a power that wants her unengaged doesn't exactly seem like it fits.
What's the goal of the class change to Operative? (Outside of thematics?) Like is there a thematic reason why they'd want to pal around with other Operatives like Alpha Flight or Stormwatch? |
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We do want her engaged sometimes, but with 4 life and 3 defense as your commander, you also want to keep her out of the fray when it becomes too risky. She can become engaged, attack, use the two other turns, and then if she gets attacked next turn, Alan can come in to Avenge. Then at the start of her next turn, she can go covert again, move to a new position, possibly reengage to set up Allan for Heroic Avenger again. Quote:
https://i.imgur.com/SyWSJCv.png https://i.imgur.com/Z81QrqI.png Major story spoilers, but the reason I think Heroic Avenger is probably the most important power for him to have (aside from the Elephant Gun) is because his character arc is about how he was a hero who Mina grew up idolizing, and fell from grace by the time she met him. Mina, Nemo, the adventure pull him back into shape. He's proven determined to protect Mina at all costs throughout the series, even before he knew her. Doesn't matter if he's drugged out of his mind or fighting a giant monster. Due to reasons, Mina was missing for 40 years, and he fell from grace again without her. They reunite before the apocalypse happens and she needs his help. In despair and ashamed of himself, he declines, but comes to his senses in the end and comes to protect Mina once again, as he is determined to be the man she had grown up reading about. Upon his death, she confirms that he is her hero. At his funeral, Mina tells Emma Peel about her love for him, which Emma reaffirms that she knows this by how he beat Emma up when Emma attacked Mina. See all below:
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I guess my question is - what's the mechanical purpose behind having a class change at all? Taking Splash's original idea, why not just do something like this -
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I'm not really set on a lot of this, but if these designs are left as they are, unless Invisible Man is changed to Immoral, that version of the LoEG power doesn't cover this version of the League. And she also led the League made up of the Adventurer Orlando (who will likely have two personalities), the Detective Thomas Carnacki, and the Thief AJ Raffles. So its easier to have it be a Ragtag-style class based recruitment. But again, I am fine with the word being something other than Operative. Agent of the Crown is kind of a fun, thematic mouthful in the style of the title, "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen." |
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Here's my old draft for Quartermain.
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@MrNobody
Ah, here's a way of making it class-based without changing classes: LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN At the start of the game, choose up to four other Unique Heroes in your army that do not share a class. As long as Mina Murray is on the battlefield, she and the chosen figures are Agents of the Crown. After taking a turn with Mina Murray, you may take a turn with one Agent of the Crown you control or up to two Agents of the Crown you control if Mina Murray ends her turn engaged. And maybe we can do a Campion Bond and M who has some sort of power interacting with Agents of the Crown. |
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Only Splash’s original take is going to make the other designs here the best picks with Mina. I’d just make Invisible Man’s personality Immoral.
The class change mechanic is unnecessary, though, agreed. |
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The question of why they, or why Mina among them were chosen was asked very often over the course of the first two volumes, describing themselves, or being described as a variety of unflattering titles. Here are most of them:
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In Vol 2 they seem to have a better understanding of themselves as a group.
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Jekyll in Vol 1 did use a word that I think does unify the recruits. https://i.imgur.com/y7Frzh5.png Notorious. It's not really a personality, more of a status, but I think it basically reads fine as a Notorious Hunter, Notorious Pirate, Notorious Scientist, etc.. Being Notorious does somewhat inform about a person's character, albeit by reputation. Quote:
It also limits the team so it doesn't get uncharacteristically huge. They need to be brought together specifically to serve a mission. |
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I actually like Notorious. I'd definitely drop the whole Operative/Agent of the Crown thing if they had a natural hook like that though. No reason to make things more complicated than they need to be. :2cents:
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