dsumner wrote on Aug 21
st, 2012 at 10:04pm:
Okay, here's a question. For those of you who've read Mercenaries, who are your favorite characters, and why? For me, I really like White Knight, Auger, and Ronin (namely because I like armored characters), I also like the Rangers, as I've got a soft spot for government sponsored super teams.
Well, I'm obviously biased, because I like them all. Now that that's over with...
1) White Knight was designed to be a blue collar super... and works best in a fairly gritty campaign where a lack of $$$ is a real issue. His origin and issues feel quite real to me.
2) Auger is the solution to all those characters with an Intelligence of 10 with super devices. How did you get it? How do you maintain it? Answer: I saw an ad, paid some $$$ and got the device along with a manual, some repair tools, and a 1-800 number for tech support. I admit it's doesn't have the glamour of building from scratch in your bedroom as a teenager genius scientist... but not all heroes (or villains) end up with that skill/mindset.
3) Ronin - He's just fun.
As an author I was stunned that many of these names were not taken already by other authors (Ronin, White Knight, Silencer, Spartan, etc.). So was Mr. Bizar... and this led to the formation of the V&V master name list so that authors can see the current names with a glance.
Ramble