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  • Mike the human fighter. His catchphrase is “Hi, I’m Mike!”

    This is his current identity. He’s cycled through several identities before when he’s had to go on the run when previous jobs went bad and he needed to get out of Dodge.

    He’s not very smart as a character, but he has a set of skills that are useful to the group. He’s also the blandest character in the group, which he hopes makes it so people don’t pay attention to him when he goes into various cities where people might recognize him.

    He has sailing experience, which has been useful on this campaign. He’s also a Tavern Brawler, which has proven useful when dealing with magical creatures beyond just dealing damage.









  • It seems like you have two questions combined into one. First, is why do people do historic reenactment of wars? Second, why do Americans choose this war?

    For the first answer, performing historic reenactment of wars isn’t solely an American thing. It is common for Europeans to reenact Napoleonic war battles. I’ve also seen cases of people dressing up as Roman soldiers in military camp. Beyond that, historical reenactment of various forms of veracity are common in different parts of the world as a type of cosplay. Wars end up being a popular thing to cosplay because there is narrative conflict; it is a real life story.

    Why the American Civil War? It is a very significant war in American history, one of the three most important wars. Compared to World War II, it isn’t problematic to depiction both sides fighting; it is a lot more problematic for people to dress in Nazi, Imperial Japanese, or even fascist Italian uniforms. Compared to the American Revolution, the uniform matches more modern fashion, so it is easier to buy equipment to cosplay. Also, the equipment was mass produced, so it is easier to buy replica equipment, including firearms.