Controlled by Marot's mesmerism abilities, Blackie strikes fear in the hearts of those opposing Marot's will. Blackie occasionally escapes his cage, and is known to have a thing for attractive ladies.
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| Miniatures by West Wind and Parroom Station. |
Pierre Trilloubette, aka"le mannequin", is a brilliantly insane artist of limited talent but great cunning. He often directs the day to day activity of the company, while Dr. Marot is otherwise engaged.
Acting as Marot's foot soldiers, while trying to keep out of Blackie's way, are the rough sailors from the more déclassé areas of the Paris docks.
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| Miniatures by West Wind, Brigade Miniatures and Parroom Station. |
La Société Marot often clashes with the Sureté, Gendarmerie, and Cabinet Noir, as well as the Comité de Vigilance de la rue Voltaire.
La Société du Docteur
Marot
|
Type
|
Pluck
|
FV
|
SV
|
Speed
|
Talents and Powers
|
Special Equipment
|
Cost
|
Dr. Marot
|
3+
|
+1
|
+2
|
+0
|
Fanatic, Mesmerism,
Meticulous Planning
|
Pistol
|
39
|
Pierre Triboullet
|
3+
|
+2
|
+0
|
Duellist, Erudite Wit, Stealthy, Meticulous Planning
|
Sword cane
|
28
|
|
One-eyed Jacque
|
4+
|
+3
|
+2
|
+1
|
Tough,Part o/t Crowd
|
Pistol, Whip
|
26
|
Rough Sailors
|
5+
|
+2
|
+1
|
Tough
|
Fighting Knife, Lined Coat
|
14
|
|
Rough Sailors
|
5+
|
+2
|
+2
|
+1
|
Tough
|
Pistol, Lined Coat
|
16
|
Sultan the Gorilla
|
6+
|
+5
|
n/a
|
+4
|
Terrifying,
|
Armour 8, Talons+1
|
32
|
Blackie the Giant Ape
|
3+
|
+5
|
n/a
|
+0
|
Terrifying, Berserker
|
Armour 9, Talons +1
|
45
|
Note: this company is inspired by an amalgam of several "Rue Morgue" films, especially the 1957 "Phantom of the Rue Morgue" and the 1971 "Murder in the Rue Morgue".
I tend to strip out the majority of "steampunk" from IHMN, reserving it as a special plot device or special effect, as I find it less strains the bounds of believability. A single clockwork cybernetic weaponised arm on Otto Bismark is clever and amusing - a squad so armed is somewhat tiresome.
I hope to have Sureté and Gendarmerie finished soon, followed by the Voltaire Street Vigilance Commitee and some disgruntled Communards later this fall.
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