by crimhead
And for Rosie the Riveter, Restoration Games has already shared that she’ll be building/piloting a mech suit.
Not really what Rosie did though. She was a factory worker, not a steampunk mech-warrior!
Still I like this a lot better than Shakespeare or Sherlock! Rosie at least gets a mech suit, and Alice gets a magic sword. Do Sherlock and Red get anything to thematically justify their warriorhood? Does Holmes at least cary a pistol?
I think anyone can be re-imagined as a fighting hero.
Indeed. But most of the characters don't need reimaging because they are already fighting heros (or beasts/monsters or have a superpower). Mixing the two seems strange to me. What's the point of featuring real fighterrs like King Arthur or Electra if you can just as easily give a sword to PT Barnum or Oliver Twist?
Anyway, people seem to really enjoy the inclusion of reimaged characters. I on the other hand do not wish to rain on anyone's parade, nor to be negative about a game I am actually excited to buy and play!
I think I can suck it up with Alice and Rosie (and the game is a bit light on woman fighters, especially if we are not into Buffy).
Shakespeare and Sherlock might find themselves hidden away or traded. Not sure about Houdini yet.