This is great stuff. I was looking for ideas for a mercenary band in my game, and bought 4 different titles. This is the one that works for me and will be used.
Plusses: "Realistic" D&D mercenaries. Highly lawful LE/LN, highly organized, well equiped, well trained. The troopers are Warrior 4 - not ridiculously overpowered but very tough if, like me, you default to a world where typical soldiers are Warrior 1, 5th level parties probably have a reputation (Fireball!), and 9th level is a big deal. They make good use of Fighter/Clerics, Bards, and Rangers as well. Even some air power.
Minuses: None.
Notes: Adaptable to most D&D settings. For me, in Greyhawk, they earned their stripes fighting in the civil wars that collapsed the Great Kingdom.
|