Who should be the contestants and in the main party for Bloodgames 2?
Got bored so I put together some character ideas, updated from earlier
Main Party:
James Drake - Rogue - dual short blades + bow and arrow - sneak/lockpick/alchemy
Can use stealth (
must walk like this) in combat for chain assassinations since his weapons are short and not as good. Brother to Alex B
Bingo/Bongo - Wizard Spellcasters - wands/beanbags - crowd control
Wear oversized wizard robes and fake beards. Thrown beanbags return for damage spells. but wands force enemies to follow commands as long as they're pointed at them
They are evolved forms of the
mini wizard meme character, canonically the same exact wizard from last season, just split in two.
Landon - White Knight Custodian - longsword (mop?) and shield - Healer/Tank
Similar to Jimmy in BG1 with more nobility and less ingenuity. Can charm women for brief amounts of time, but they always reject him after the effect ends.
Can cleanse poison on touch once per day. Possibly Jimmy's grandson. Possibly Jon's grandson.
Direnc - Barbarian - 2-hand axe or flail
Cunt Rage special ability removes debuffs and makes her unkillable for a brief time. Letty's mom and daughter due to a time loop accident caused by Xavier. (a la Dark)
Mizzy - Bog Witch - staff/beanbags
Can make and sell poisons from collectable ingredients. Daughter of Bog Mama Rachel, cousin to voodoo mama juju from BG1
Bashir - Protege Bladesman under Xavier - 2 hand katana + bow and arrow
Powers are mysterious, Xavier gives him new abilities over the season. At some point he'll have an ability to silence women for 30 seconds
NPCs/Freeloaders
Xavier - Obvious. Possibly the main villain.
Aryeh - Uncle Fester type assistant to Xavier. Constantly ruins his monologues. Major boss fight later on.
Bliccy - Captured princess. Paraded around town in chains by one of the main villains every single day
Burt - Gay Creepy Orc. Essential character that breaks the game if killed.
Alex B - Undead brother of James Drake
Freddy - Crackhead evil rogue. Much more powerful than James thinks when he inevitably duels him to the death. Multiple health bars or something
Rachel - Bog witch (Mizzy's mom canonically) wheeled around in a wheelbarrow. Immune to spell effects, and grants same immunity when touching her or her wheelbarrow. Gives out potions sometimes.
Jimmy - Same character as before, but evil now because of Tay's death. Can heal himself, uses his flail and shield. Endgame boss
Ricky Berwick - "The last person to face Xavier in combat" "Look what he DID to him!"
Vampire Lord Bam - Shows up once and presents as a big bad, but never shows up again.
Random people from Famous House 2.0 would be funny. No ideas either way
The fun part of the main party would be the drama between Direnc, Mizzy, and Bashir, with James Drake trying to intervene and Bingo Bongo commenting on everything as mini wizards. Xavier would stir as much shit as possible by randomly buffing and debuffing Bashir. There are so many great combinations of fish that would be equally as good, these just came to mind first.
I like the idea of having more antagonistic NPCs, it gives the main cast more memorable interactions with them and keeps them thinking more about the RP and game. Neutral NPCs were good but mostly forgettable. I also added some familial ties to make the plot more confusing and connected to BG1.