We must remember that in our game, neither the cat nor any other character is a Wonderland Caretaker(Which is, as far as I understand now, some sort of semi divine alien "entity"). We can't really use their JAGS versions here.

Obviously, the information an anything in the Jags book would need to taken for its fluf alone.  My take on the Cheshire Cat had nothing to do with it's Jags counterpart.

That said, there are powerful movers and shakers - including kings, queens, maddmen, etc.  in Grimm, so there is no reason why one can't take inspiration.

Then there's the Land of Oz, which is also just ripe for the plucking.  (I fully intend to use the city of glass, for example)

Oz is good, but I belive it will encourage munchkins. Hehe.

I was thinking about Oz as well. I think it would be interesting to see the interaction between the wicked witch(es) and the Rotten King. Do you think they would be allies or enemies?

Jack of Tears said:

So... what, the Mad Hatter's a student from the Clocktower who didn't quite "take" to being Clockhearted?

Also, I think most wicked witches might be willing to work with the Rotten King (if it furthered their own ends), particularly Elphaba, the so-called "Wicked Witch of the West", who might work with him in order to get revenge on the not-so-Wonderful Wizard of OZ.

There's another one, what would the 'Wizard' be like?

While the Wizard can be quite kind at times, he honestly is a bit unscrupulous, and has no powers of his own, and thus mooches off others' work. An ordinary man who came to OZ purely by accident, the Wizard now finds himself trapped in a kingdom under siege, with many people thinking that either he has some plan to save OZ, or is acting out. He has absolutely NO idea what he's doing, and is terrified that he'll finally be exposed as a fraud. His only hope is that someone (ie, the PCs) will step in and do his job for him...

And by "acting out", I mean "acting out that plan".

Markovia said:

Also, the Wizard inadvertently angered Elphaba when he convinced her to use the "Grimmiere" to create quite a few things that ultimately led to the creation of such things as the flying monkeys, the flying broom, etc. for his own benefit. However, when Elphaba realized what was going on, she took the Grimmiere, the Broom, and the flying monkeys and ran. In response, the Wizard declared Elphaba a "Wicked" witch, and waited for her to either come crawling back for a pardon, or be killed. Unfortunately for him, she did neither, and he had to send in some girl, a heartless tin man, a stupid scarecrow, and a cowardly lion to defeat her. However, a bucket of water isn't enough to kill a witch! They should have AT LEAST sealed her remains in a mirror-lined box! They only realized their folly when she began attacking OZ with a renewed effort and a new ally... the Rotten King!!!

I also see the Mad Hatter's cyborg-itry as being something like a clockwork Inspector Gadget or something, by the way. What do you think?

American Mcgee is all good, but should not we try to think about the hatter from a different direction?

Split personality maybe? One personality totally mad and the other toally sane. But, other then that, they are exactly the same so it is almost impossible to tell the difference.

Markovia said:

What do you think of my idea for the Wizard?

I think the wizard was a kid from the real world who never managed to find an exit and was simply corrupted into embracing the Grimmlands. People respect him in the Grimmlands.