Darkwing Duck

Monk: Way of the Shadow

Alignment: Neutral Good

He is the terror that flaps in the night! He is the stunning strike that paralyzes you at the top of each round, he’s Darkwing Duck!

While I originally figured on a Fighter class for DW my brother was galaxy-brained and showed me the awesomeness of Monks. In the end it made way more sense. DW doesn’t use weapons and is proficient in martial arts and other flavors of hand-to-hand combat. When we tried to think of a replacement for his iconic gas gun we ultimately figure on those colorful smoke bombs but on a larger scale. Shadow Monks can spend Ki points to duplicate spell effects or even cast spells like darkness, dark vision, pass without a trace and silence. All stuff I’m sure DW would drool over the chance to operate with. At higher levels he can even fade through one shadow and appear through another like some sort of phantasmal whack-a-mole. While his outfit is designed based on his DWD costume after a lot of consideration I nixed the cape as it wasn’t looking right for the class and he’ll have plenty of dramatic flare between shadows, smoke, and magic anyway ;)

Gosalyn/ Quiverwing Quack

Ranger: Huntress

Alignment: Neutral Good

Thanks to Gosalyn’s superhero-sona, Quiverwing Quack, her class was pretty easy to pin down. Design aspects were pulled directly from her original costume with a few additions from the SDCC design teaser. As far as her Huntress subclass, instead of hunting beasts or monsters our Quiverwing takes up the family business of hunting crime with plenty of tricks of her sleeve and in her magic arrows.

And finally

Launchpad McQuack

Paladin: Oath of the Ancients.

Alignment: Lawful Good

We have been debating LP’s class for weeks. Was he a Beast Master Ranger that rides a rhino to crash into evil-doers? Was a he a land and sea vehicle proficient Fighter? Instead of trying to pin him down based on a particular fighting style or job we decided to focus his actual character. Launchpad McQuack, everyone’s friend! Loyal, hard-working, trustworthy and loves sharing his favorite stories and lore with the people around him, who prides being a good guy without the ego for limelight but because it’s the right thing to do. My brother seized the Players Handbook and flipped open to the Paladin section where he found Oath of the Ancients. And since it’s so much to paraphrase here’s a direct pull:

Tenets of the Ancients

The tenets of the Oath of the Ancients have been preserved for uncounted centuries. This oath emphasizes the principles of good above any concerns of law or chaos. Its four central principles are simple.

Kindle the Light. Through your acts of mercy, kindness, and forgiveness, kindle the light of hope in the world, beating back despair.

Shelter the Light. Where there is good, beauty, love, and laughter in the world, stand against the wickedness that would swallow it. Where life flourishes, stand against the forces that would render it barren.

Preserve Your Own Light. Delight in song and laughter, in beauty and art. If you allow the light to die in your own heart, you can't preserve it in the world.

Be the Light. Be a glorious beacon for all who live in despair. Let the light of your joy and courage shine forth in all your deeds.

When I asked which sort of deity Paladin LP would serve my brother laughed and said ‘Darkwing Duck, duh.’ So now we have our shiny, armored best boy. I modeled his armor designs for the open sky and used The Sunchaser/Cloud Slayer as the cross tree and hilt of the sword. 

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