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So, I'm contemplating a new series of character builds titled Badasses of History. I started it off with out 16th president, who was an ax-wielding mutant, famed for his wrestling prowess across several counties. Honest Abe was never afraid to get down and dirty when required. So, what do you all think? Would you like to see more articles that are one part history lesson, and one part character build?

Abraham Lincoln: Badass of History
Neal Litherland wrote:
Would you like to see more articles that are one part history lesson, and one part character build?

YES

That is a resounding YES from Zonugal, and I thank you, sir, for that endorsement.

Oh, go on then. You know you want to.

I do, Mudfoot. However, I try to make sure other people will enjoy something before I put in a huge amount of work on it.
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That was VERY entertaining. Yes, please continue with the series, and might I suggest Theodore Roosevelt for inclusion.

This was fun, I would sugges Lord Byron for a future entry.

Teddy has been THE most requested addition. So, though he was already on my list, I might have to bump him closer to the top.

I hadn't thought of the mad poet, Java Man... but he's going on the list, too, thanks to you.

This sounds great!
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I demand Julie_d'Aubigny. DEMAND it.

Also, Ching Shih, the Chinese prostitute who became head of the almighty Red Flag Fleet, would be pretty cool to see. And as long as we're talking pirate queens, Grace O'Malley would be pretty cool, too.

I like it. Do go on.
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I have been compiling a list of pirates, Kobold Cleaver. Those two are now on the list as well.

I have a feeling this is going to turn into a LONG project...
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I find this immensely amusing, second all the current suggestions, and highly encourage you to continue.

Also, I request the addition of Jack Churchill, the modern world's possibly last and possibly most epic bard.

Oh, man, do you have to do H.P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allen Poe.

I am excited to see the rest of these, although an actual build with stats instead of just suggestions would be fantastic.
bigrig107 wrote:

Oh, man, do you have to do H.P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allen Poe.

I am excited to see the rest of these, although an actual build with stats instead of just suggestions would be fantastic.

I don't assign stats to them, because my builds are meant to be used by players instead of DMs. Since players don't get to choose their stats outside of point-buy, I try to keep it as suggestions. There's always someone else with a different interpretation.

Oh, I was going more for the "battle-inclined". But since it sounds like Lovecraft and Poe are feasible, Ida B. Wells (who way more people need to know about) would be stupendous.

And how about some more rotten fellows? Andrew Jackson, the demented, almost Hitleresque guy on our $20 bill who owned way too many weird animals and once beat a would-be assassin half-to-death with his cane (I think he was basically, like, Teddy's evil twin?), and one particular Lord Lovat who pretty much set the standard for "rat bastard".

Lovat's Execution wrote:
He remained sanguine in the days leading up to the execution, even exhibiting a sense of humour. The day of his execution, 9 April 1747, saw many spectators arrive at Tower Hill, and an overcrowded timber stand collapsed, leaving 9 spectators dead, to Lovat’s wry amusement.

Funny guy.

I'm definitely looking for people whose skill sets are field-ready. Since I'm trying to stick to our real world as much as possible, we're likely to see a LOT of martial builds, and skill-based concepts. While Howard and Edgar are nowhere near the top of the list, I do have some other authors like Conan Doyle and Ian Fleming who might make the list.

Make H.P. Lovecraft! Give him tentacles somehow.
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This could be pretty cool.

I humbly suggest Ming Admiral Zheng He.

Only his own emperor could prevent his conquest of the Indian Ocean.

I would personally love if you tried to tackle folks like Socrates & Descartes.

Those guys are field-tested.
Vampire Kitty wrote:
Make H.P. Lovecraft! Give him tentacles somehow.

While I fully agree with how amusing that is, it's outside the scope of the project I'm working on. My goal is to recreate people as faithfully to the reality as we know them, instead of creating a fantasy version of who they are. Which is why it's unlikely anyone in this series will have any sort of magical abilities.

I'd say Rasputin, but unfortunately, that particular myth has since been laid to rest.

I think you could get away with some mysticism with figures like Joan of Arc, though. :P
Kobold Cleaver wrote:

I'd say Rasputin, but unfortunately, that particular myth has since been laid to rest.

I think you could get away with some mysticism with figures like Joan of Arc, though. :P

And I believe Paizo already did Rasputin.

I'm not averse to brushing up against the supernatural, but those will be later additions to the series. Once I've got it established, and I've seen that readers have a continued interest. For now, I'd like to focus on keeping the mechanics as accurate as I can for the real-life deeds of infamous badasses.

Paizo didn't do the historical Rasputin, no.

Yah; Golarionverse Earth has magic.

A "completely mundane" take on Rasputin would probably make him a rogue I guess? Or an expert.
Zhangar wrote:

Yah; Golarionverse Earth has magic.

A "completely mundane" take on Rasputin would probably make him a rogue I guess? Or an expert.

Zhangar, it might in-game. But I'm converting what we know from our actual history. This might be the only time in a game conversation where the historical accuracy argument comes into play. At least for my take on the project.

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I nominate Huge Glass and/or Jane Goodall!
Zhangar wrote:

Yah; Golarionverse Earth has magic.

A "completely mundane" take on Rasputin would probably make him a rogue I guess? Or an expert.

If the "unkillable" myth were true, building him would actually be pretty interesting. But it's not. So it wouldn't be.

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