Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Honoring the Dead - stats for a couple of villains


Recently, one of the long time villains in my campaign died. He was a thorn in the side to a several PCs and many NPCs. He was very honorable (in his own way) and a sadist. He was not, in any sense, a nice man...let's just say he was complicated.
He died fighting, which is as he would have liked. So in remembrance of Remy le Dommarien Baron de Villemorin I post his stats and those of his deceased brother Paulin who while nowhere near as honorable as the older brother he idolized, Paulin was even more brave than he was stupid.
This post explains the NPC Record.
Trooper Gendarmes of France, company du Condé            SR 10
Villain (Condé-ist) Motivation: Honor
PC Image: PC20130621C - 346
Location:Titled Nobles of Paris
Description: His voice is gravely, deep, and resonant. He has dark hair and a mustache.
Tractability: Intractable; -4 to persuasion. His opinions are cast stone and he seldom if ever changes them.
Factions: Villemorin family, Prince du Condé

Peronality: Sadistic, but with a scrupulous sense of honor.

Rémy is a trooper in the Gendarmes of France, company du Condé commanded by Baron St. Giron. Rémy is a dedicated Condé-ist and a noted duelist. If he can get the advantage over an opponent he will use Quick Cut to toy with him and kill him by inches. Rémy favors the noblesse d’epee and often targets sword wearing members of the noblesse de robe as prey.

He was first encountered lurking (with Alfred Reynaud Chevalier de Montbeugny, Marcel Chretien du Frugerix, and younger brother Paul Villemorin) outside Guy de Bourges apartment in the Adventure: On Guard; he refused to join the others attacking Lucien de Bourges as “there is no honor in fighting even a murderer at odds of 4-1.” After Lucien badly wounded his younger brother Paulin, Rémy fought Lucien 1-1, defeating and nearly killing Lucien then kicking him once when he was down. Rémy then fought and disarmed Guy but his attempt to kill Guy was interrupted by Gaston. Rémy, wounded 3 times already and facing a fresh fighter, decided to exercise discretion. Afterword, Guy challenged Rémy to a duel to first blood and defeated him; Rémy acknowledged that he was misinformed regarding Guy’s being a murderer (he was told this by his commander, Quennel Baron St. Giron). He does not like the PCs but may warn or help Guy de Bourges to satisfy his own honor. SECRET: Rémy now distrusts his commander Baron St. Giron.

Recently Gaston Thibeault killed Rémy’s brother Paulin (who idolized his older brother Rémy). Gaston broke Paulin’s nose and his sword, but Paulin refused to surrender and picked up a fallen sword. Gaston then killed him with a single sword thrust through the heart. Paulin’s body was returned to Paris by cart along with his broken sword and the rapier that he picked up afterwards. Villemorin brought a charge of murder against Gaston Thibeault. But Thibeault was found innocent. Villemorin wants revenge. He wants to force Gaston to challenge him so that he can choose a duel on horseback, preferable with lance and broadsword.

Initiative: 1d6+1
Might 2                               Daring 2                              Savvy 0                               Flair 1

Brawl 0                               Melee 3                               Ranged 1                             Defense 0

Aristocrat 1                         Soldier 2                              Hunter 1                             Duelist 2

Lifeblood 12                       Composure 3                       Advantage 4                        Fortune 4

Languages: French (N), +1 slots

Boons: Damascus Steel Sword; Daredevil; Dueling Style: Cavalry;  Flaws: Arrogant, Vice (sadist)

Damascus Steel Broadsword 1d6+3 Dmg + Bonus Die; +1 Beat

Armored spiked left gauntlet: 1d3+1 Dam; 1d6 Protection

Maneuvers: Bladework+5, Brawling+2, Disarm (Bonus+5), Glide (Bonus+4), Moulinet+5 (+1 Dmg), Quick Cut (+4, Bonus on 1st atk); Barehand Bind+2, Beat+5, Footwork+3, Shove/trip+2; Barehand Parry (Bonus+3), Parry+3, Riposte+3

Final SecretThe Steel Whirlwind: Spend 1FP for a free Bladework attack; the attack is at -2 to hit.
Author: me              NPC in: L'Honneur et les Intrigues (Fic)




Paulin le Dommarien Siegneur de Villemorin
Trooper in the Gendarmes of France, company du Condé   SR 9
[Dead] Paulin is a trooper in the Gendarmes of France, company du Condé commanded by Quennel Baron St. Giron. Paulin was first encountered lurking outside Guy de Bourges apartment in the Adventure: On Guard; he was defeated and badly wounded by Lucien de Bourges. His older brother, Rémy then nearly killed Lucien in retaliation.
Paulin idolizes his older brother Rémy.
SECRET: He now distrusts his commander Baron St. Giron and if asked he will say so!
Paulin led a group of hirelings to ambush Gaston Thibeault at the Old Mill Inn on the road south of Paris on February 22, 1623. Gaston and his friends routed the hirelings and Gaston broke Paulin’s nose and his sword, then after Paulin twice refused to surrender, Gaston killed him with a single sword thrust through the heart.
Paulin’s body is now on the way by cart back to Paris along with his broken sword and the rapier that he picked up afterwards.
Might 1                   Daring 2                  Flair 1
Melee 2                   Defense 1
Aristocrat 1             Soldier 1                  Duelist 1
Lifeblood 9              Advantage 1            Retainer 3
Broadsword 1d6+2 Dmg; +1 Beat
Stiletto 1d3+1 Ignores 2 Protection, +1 with Called Shots
Boons: Born in the Saddle, Daredevil 
Flaws: Arrogant, Cannot Lie (refuses to lie as being beneath his nobility).
Maneuvers: Bladework+4, Brawling+2, Choke+1, Lunge+4, Disarm+3; Beat+3[4], Shove/Trip+1; Dodge, Parry+2, Riposte+2
Author: me              NPC in: L'Honneur et les Intrigues (Fic)

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