Avatar: the last Airbender

[punkorange]

Has anyone who has seen this show on nickelodian considered using it for a d&d setting? If so what changes to the core phb classes would you do? Obviously the only race would be human. Perhaps four different subraces of humans, one for each element.

Do you think this would even make a fun setting to play in?

 

[Super Girl]

Has anyone who has seen this show on nickelodian considered using it for a d&d setting? If so what changes to the core phb classes would you do? Obviously the only race would be human. Perhaps four different subraces of humans, one for each element.

Do you think this would even make a fun setting to play in?

I love the show, I have been thinking of running a campaign with it, but I definitely think that it would be better using the Mutants and Masterminds rules set. The different bending powers are all right in the main MnM rules as Element Control X. The benders have Telekinesis: limited to their element, and then elemental blast. Beyond that each bender has simple little tricks that they do.

That said, if you wanted to run it as DnD:

Air People:
+2 Dex
-2 Str
+4 Racial Bonus to Jump and Climb

Air people are light and nimble spending their lives in their mountain top cities above those of the other nations, physically at least. They are physically weaker then those of other nations, but they make up for it with their agility honed by living atop steep mountains.

Earth People:
+2 Con
-2 Cha
-2 Int
+4 racial bonus to any two craft or profession skills and they becomes a permanent class skill

The people of the earth nation are industrious workers who spend their time and effort in performing useful tasks for their nation. They are physically tougher then the other nations because of their work ethic.

Fire People:
+2 Str
-2 Wis
-2 Cha
People of the fire nation are all profecient in the use of a long sword

The people of the fire nation are a militant warrior society in which strength is praised above all else and sometimes fatal duels between fire benders are the norm. They are physically stronger then those of the other nations, but their arrogance and brashness often lead them into danger.

Water People:
-2 Int
+2 Wis
+4 Racial bonus to Survival and Spot

The people of the water nation are the most easy going of all the nations, spending much of their free time at play. Living in the Polar regions has forced the water people to pay attention to their environment, and while not the brightest of people, they are the most intune with their surroundings

 

[The_Gunslinger658]

Hi-

I have seen this show, and it is a pretty good cartoon, my only problem with it was the kid dressing in drag, this is a show on a kids channel and they are showing that sort of devient behavior is beyond me.

Anyway, ya I'm using the story line as a quest for the Monk in my FR campaign, when he reach's epic level, he will become the avatar of air with the mission of restoring the four elements to their rightful temples.


Scott

 

[ThirdWizard]

I have seen this show, and it is a pretty good cartoon, my only problem with it was the kid dressing in drag, this is a show on a kids channel and they are showing that sort of devient behavior is beyond me.

For some reason I feel compelled to point out that Bugs Bunny was doing this long ago. And Goury from Slayers. That was priceless.


As for Air Bender, its a great setting, really. I hadn't thought about it, but the concept sounds like a lot of fun.

 

[punkorange]

I agree, bugs dressed in drag quite a bit, didn't have any affect on me.

When did the kid dress in drag? You're not refering to his monk's robes are you?

 

[ThirdWizard]

I agree, bugs dressed in drag quite a bit, didn't have any affect on me.

When did the kid dress in drag? You're not refering to his monk's robes are you?

In one episode, he met a group of female samurai types. Being humbled by their ability, he asked to be trained by them to improve his own fighting. They accepted him but made him dress in their uniform, which was a sort of samurai "dress" and geisha-like makeup.

 

[punkorange]

Okay, yeah I remember that episode. I thought you meant the avatar dressed in drag. Yeah, I guess I looked passed it, he wasn't really pretending to be femenine or anything, just dressing in that warrior's style of clothing.

And as pointed out about bugs. Cartoons I watched as a kid were just as bad as any on today. I mean they were drunk on quite a bit of loony toons episodes, etc.

 

[ThirdWizard]

Okay, yeah I remember that episode. I thought you meant the avatar dressed in drag. Yeah, I guess I looked passed it, he wasn't really pretending to be femenine or anything, just dressing in that warrior's style of clothing.

I can only assume that's what he was referring to. I saw that one recently, though, so it was fresh in my mind.

And as pointed out about bugs. Cartoons I watched as a kid were just as bad as any on today. I mean they were drunk on quite a bit of loony toons episodes, etc.

And used guns!

But, I'm an anime fan, so I'm used to some ultra-violence, sexual themes, and much more "deviant" behavior than mere cross-dressing. I was actually pleasantly surprised that Nick could make a decent action/adventure show. I hope that this makes itself into a pattern.