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(Date Posted:08/26/2007 04:19:37)
How are you using the General? Antagonist? Helps out the PCs? General annoyance? 
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(Date Posted:08/26/2007 04:55:04)
Main vilain.
The Pc got drafted by the general on his ship.
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(Date Posted:08/27/2007 08:00:57)
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Main vilain.The Pc got drafted by the general on his ship.
Problem I see with using The General as the main villain is that he really isn't a villain. He is simply a man who's lost himself and his sense of honor and pride. He is a scoundrel who has the potential to be driven either way by the actions of the heroes. Since you didn't mention anything about a timeline, I am assuming that Montaigne and Castille are still at war in your campaign and The General is still the chief pirate hunter.
Now that's not to say that I don't think using the General won't work, quite the contrary. I think you should do your level best to make sure that the heroes hate him as much as humanly possible. But rather than making him the progenitor of the evil against the heroes, he could be duped by one of his henchmen (who have their own agenda's, and who will further cement The General's belief that words like 'honor' and 'duty' have no meaning). That way, once the heroes have a good hate on, and are preparing to get rid of him, *poof*, they discover that they all have been manipulated.
Now I know you didn't ask for plot help just NPC's but since I've outlined this, I now can get to your request. I also am going to assume that the heroes are pirates (or at a minimum privateers) of some kind. The General is mostly at sea and referred to as "The most feared pirate hunter in Theah."
Jules Gaulbert Rachitisse du Four - The General's 1st Mate. A young, ambitious minor noble, Jules has worked his way up to First mate despite richer, more powerful, and more influential families interventions. He aims to see that things stay that way. Utterly ruthless, he eliminates or transfers anyone who appears to have an interest in his position. (The number of nobles who've 'died during a boarding action' is strangely high, though it is attributed to the success that The General has had in eliminating the scourge of Piracy) At the same time, he is a master of knowing just the right thing to say (very high Cold Read skill) to the right people. If there is one person hated as much as The General on board, it is Jules. In fact, he has only one ally, that being Bruno.
Bruno Porcher - The General's Bosun - Unlike the big hulking Bosuns aboard many ships, Bruno is a small, delicate man with a quiet voice and even temperment. He is successful because of his perfect counterpoint to The General's abrasive, aggressive demeanor. He came aboard at the same time as the General, and everyone assumed they knew one another. Because the crew never speaks informally to the General nor he to them, no one knows the truth about 'Bruno.' He is actually a spy for Monica Allais du Crieux (see NOM eBook). A young noble she had designs on was serving aboard The General's ship when he died during a boarding action. Monica has sent Bruno because she believes that The General's tactics dangerous. Bruno is to discredit The General. He does so by backing Jules and his increasingly audatious suggestions to attack pirates wherever they may be found (even without proof).
Anyway, hope that gets you thinking.
Mark
EDIT: Ok I apparently cannot read, and didn't see the part about them being drafted aboard the ship. However, with the right spin, I bet you could still use these henchmen. After all, NOM is noted for its subtlety, and The General will certainly bluster and abuse the crew to his heart's content.
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(Date Posted:08/27/2007 18:33:42)
being who i am, i can't resist the idea of going out to your local game store/ebay and picking up a montaigne starter from the ccg. you'll have names AND pictures of NPC's for his ship. plus take the flavor/name/image and you will probably get a good idea of what they're all about. including babette (female swordsman and marine with lower class origins), giles sices du sices (male nobleman first mate with a hint of scandel in his past that drove him to the navy instead of the army) and pepin (male lower class cabin boy) for starters. there were some other great ones, but its been a while since i looked over those cards.
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(Date Posted:11/05/2007 04:41:04)
My Grenouille du Grace (General Ship) crew (sorry for the bad english)
Pitsy (Inish Sailor Henchmen) Br 4,Fi 2,Wi 2,Re 6,Pn 3,Rep -26,ffice ffice" />
Arcane : Commanding/Hot-headed
Background : Unsanctionned (Halfdenssen)
Advantages : Avalon,Montaigne,Vesten,Legendary Trait (Resolve),Pain Tolerance, Large,Toughness,Swordman School
Skill :
Sailor : Balance 4,Rigging 2,Climbing 2,Knotwork 4,Sea lore 4,Swimming 4
Whaler: Balance 4,Knotwork 4,Throw 4,Leaping 3,Sea lore 4,Swimming 4
Pugilism: Attack 3,Footwork 4,Jab 3,Uppercut 3,Ear clap 2
Dirty Fighting: Attack 2Eye gouge 3,Kick 2
Polearm: Attack 3,Parry 3,Throw 4
Halfdenssen (Journeyman): Disarm 5,Lunge 4,Pommel Strike 4,Exploit weakness 3
Special: +2 kept dice on wound check, +1 unkept dice damage, +5 to hit aquatic creature,+1 unkept damage harpoon,Impale cause opponent -5 to hit and TN 5
Description: Pitsy is a giant (40 year old) Inish tough son of a bitch who is always shirtless and shoesless, not shy to show off his flabby chest and his multiple celtic tatoo. He is completly bald and he always seems piss off. He fly off the handle quite easily and the sailor fear him.
History: Pitsy served on an Avalonese whale hunting ship for ten year and five year on a Vendel whaler where he learned the Halfdensen school. When the dead captain was changed for an incompetent one, Pitsy organised a mutinee and turned the crew into pirate after dumping the captain to Sirene. He was a pirate on the Frotting sea and one year ago, he was the first pirate captured by the General. He was forced to serve as a simple sailor on the Grenouille du Grace. He respected and feared the General but was not displeased with the bossun Michel, a frail and weak Montaigne sailor.When Michel whipped Pitsy for complaining and molesting other crewman, Pitsy impaled on the rail the bossun with a 3 feet long paddle. He then turned on the General, but was quickly disarmed by the old experienced Eisen. The General was impressed by Pitsy boldness and savagery, so he made him his new Bossun in exchange of a good pay. Pitsy now serve as a loyal Bossun and the only men he now fear is the General. His hard on the crew, beat them and flail them for almost nothing to keep disicpline. His the tool of terror the General want on his ship, so his crew follow every order.
When Pitsy fight, he use two harpoon tied to rope and lead the men to combat.
Pepin (Montaigne Cabinboy Henchmen ) Br 1,Fi 3,Wi 3,Re 3,Pn 4
Arcane : Indécisive/Propitious
Background : Pressed into service (Grenouille du Grace)
Advantages : Vodacce,Castille,Small
Skill :
Urchin : Stealth 3,Street Navigation 1,Survival 3,Conceal 3,Pickpocket 3,Scrounging 1,Sincerity 3
Sailor : Balance 4,Climbing 5,Knotwork 1,Rigging 1,Swimming 1,Leaping 2,Swigging 4
Athlete: Footwork 4,Sprinting 2,Climbing 5,Throwing 4,Leaping 2,Swigging 4
Dirty Fighting: Attack 2,Kick 1
Special: +1 unkept dice to Stealth and Shadowing, -1 unkept dice for damage
Description: Pepin is a small, thirtheen year old boy, wearing dark blue valet clothing and a rug. He have a deep scar on the chin.
History: Pepin was an urchin boy from du Verre that was pressed into service by the General man. He now serve as a cabinboy and and gained the thrust of every sailor on board. But unknowing to them, Pepin also serve as a spy for the General, reporting any sign of mutinee. During combat, Pepin is forced to climb by the bosson on the top mast and throw grenade on the deck of the attacked pirate ship. His scar was made when a grenade exploded before he could throw it. He's not afraid to swing on the ennemy mast to throw grenade bellow.
Gilles Sices du Sices (Montaigne Gentry Henchmen) Br 2,Fi 3,Wi 2,Re 4,Pn 4,Rep -25,
Arcane : Ambitious/Perspicace
Background : Ridiculed
Advantages : Montaigne R/W,Castille,Vendel,Sorcery (Porté),Night Trained
Skill :
Courtier: Dancing 3,Etiquette 3,Fashion 4,Oratory 2,Lip reading 4,Cold read 5,Seduction 2, Sincerity 4
Spy: Shadowing 2,Stealth 2,Bribery 3,Conceal 3,Lip reading 4,Sincerity 4,Disguise 4
Sailor: Balance 3,Climbing 2,Rigging 1,Knotworking 1
Fencing: Attack 3,Parry 4
Firearms: Attack 3,Reload 3
Porté (Master) Blood 4,Bring 5,Attuenement 5,Pocket 5,Catch 5,Walk 5
Special: +5 repartee system, +2 drama dice for repartee system
Description: Gilles Sices du Sices is a handsom young Montaigne noble always dressed in the latest fashion.
History: A young, ambitious minor noble, Gilles as fled the Montaigne Court after being ridiculed by his cousin Jamais Sices du Sices after failing a plan to overthrow Jamais as the head of the Sices du Sices family. His reputation broke, he fled to the navy to start a new life. Because of his bad reputation, the only captain that wanted him was the General since he needed a Master Sorcerer. Gilles got the rank of First mate despite richer, more powerful, and more influential families interventions. He aims to see that things stay that way. Utterly ruthless, he eliminates or transfers anyone who appears to have an interest in his position. (The number of nobles who've 'died during a boarding action' is strangely high, though it is attributed to the success that The General has had in eliminating the scourge of Piracy) At the same time, he is a master of knowing just the right thing to say (very high Cold Read skill) to the right people. If there is one person hated as much as The General on board, it is Gilles, but people follow his order since his the General right arm.
During combat, Gilles use his Porté and a boarding crew to get on ennemy ship or get on ennemy ship as a spy.
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