Super Mario brothers as a game setting?

[abe ray]

Bumpaty

 

[DammitVictor]

First, under no circumstances would I gate iconic Mario abilities behind classes and especially not prestige classes.

I would do powerups two different ways, as both magic items and feat chains-- so anyone can pick up a Fire Flower, but some characters don't have to.

Probably take a limited selection of Edges and Talents from Rogue Genius Guides' Guide to the Talented X series, especially Monks, and just hand them out-- everyone gets a ki pool with the ability to boost dashes and jumps, which characters can choose to specialize in or not.

I've done the Mushroom Kingdom as both all-human (from Earth) and as diverse natives. Have a preference for the latter.

 

[abe ray]

How would the suits/power ups work in dnd terms?

 

[DammitVictor]

How would the suits/power ups work in dnd terms?

Most of the suits would work as armor special properties or unique armors. Most of the flowers and mushrooms would be consumables. Like potions but chewier.

 

[abe ray]

How about yoshi?

 

[DammitVictor]

I have a long long-running argument with a friend of mine. He insists they should be a playable species, and I stat them up as Large bipedal animals suitable for the Animal Companion or Mount class features.

They're basically like horses with a faster move speed, a primary bite attack, and the ability to swallow creatures up to one size larger than themselves.

 

[Aldarc]

A Kickstarter just ended a few weeks ago (maybe) about a Savage Worlds setting inspired by Mario Brothers, Zelda, and other Nintendo games: Heroes of Terra: The Mushroom War for Savage Worlds.

Obviously this is not 3.X, but it may provide some inspiration nevertheless.

 

[Tonguez]

Yoshi is a medium sized Deinonychus-like animal with Int 5 and pounce replaced by a 10ft prehensile tongue (grapple)
I'd forget swallow whole and have its other abilities as magical effects from the food it eats (which grow naturally on Yoshi Island)

I've also used myceloids as Goombas

 

[abe ray]

With the new super Mario brothers movie coming out, any new thoughts on the matter?
How would you translate the suits in dnd terms anyway?

 

[Fifinjir]

The vast majority of fights are not to the death. Going for the kill is reserved only against the really bad bad guys: the Smithys, Shadow Queens, and Princess Shroobs. Beating enemies nonlethally is also really easy.