Mind wandered at work tonight. Moved to how to re-assure some parent that D&D isn't evil. Initial thought came up to make up your own version of 'The Magnificent Seven' with whatever gunslingers you wanted.
And then I started contemplating it.
So yeah. The Situation is that of the Magnificent Seven (ie: Seven Samurai with Guns) ... Small town being extorted by bandits, goes to find folks to protect them, hire 7 gunslingers who turn around and train them to defend themselves.
The challenge: You go all 'Fantasy Football" in assembling your team of 7 fictional wild-west era personalities from Books, TV, Radio, or Movies. Hell, I wouldn't turn down someone assembling a cast of real-life Wild-west legends. Timeframe does not necessarily have to line-up.
Any takers?
Myself.... Two I know for a certain are Matthew Quigley from 'Quigley Down Under' and Bret Maverick from 'Maverick'.
-Quigley is an expert Rifleman, armed with a custom 1874 Sharps Buffalo Rifle. He can make short work of any one, or multiple, targets at long range.... but is no slouch with a pistol either.
-Might be confused with my choice of Maverick. However I've seen a lot of the old show. He is a gambler, and yes he can handle a pistol... but most importantly he's also a smooth talker, who throughout the series had to literally connive his way out of whatever situation he got stuck in. It wouldn't hurt to have someone with his charisma on their side.
And then I started contemplating it.
So yeah. The Situation is that of the Magnificent Seven (ie: Seven Samurai with Guns) ... Small town being extorted by bandits, goes to find folks to protect them, hire 7 gunslingers who turn around and train them to defend themselves.
The challenge: You go all 'Fantasy Football" in assembling your team of 7 fictional wild-west era personalities from Books, TV, Radio, or Movies. Hell, I wouldn't turn down someone assembling a cast of real-life Wild-west legends. Timeframe does not necessarily have to line-up.
Any takers?
Myself.... Two I know for a certain are Matthew Quigley from 'Quigley Down Under' and Bret Maverick from 'Maverick'.
-Quigley is an expert Rifleman, armed with a custom 1874 Sharps Buffalo Rifle. He can make short work of any one, or multiple, targets at long range.... but is no slouch with a pistol either.
-Might be confused with my choice of Maverick. However I've seen a lot of the old show. He is a gambler, and yes he can handle a pistol... but most importantly he's also a smooth talker, who throughout the series had to literally connive his way out of whatever situation he got stuck in. It wouldn't hurt to have someone with his charisma on their side.
