Thunder Cats....HOOOOOOOOO!!!!

[quigsworth]

Ok, well being a child of the 80's, I love Thundercats. I grew up watching Liono (sp?) beat up Mummra the ever living, and well I just made a special request to my DM. That request is that the sword my 14th lvl paladin is questing is the Sword of Omens.

So I'd just like some input on what you think the Sword of Omens would have been, I've come up with what I think the sword would be, but constructive critism never hurt anyone. (mostly)

Sword of Omens

+3 keen dagger of defending

-A magical property that lets the sword extend and retract itself from dagger to bastard sword as a standard action.
-The ability to use clairvoyance maybe 1,2, or 3/day.
-Sending at will, although it'd would be a special version of the spell that is visible. So unlike the cartoons villians, your enemies will know where you are calling for help.
-If you have the claw of thundara it gains more properties many?

Just would like some more ideas from anyone willing, I havn't watched the show in ten years so I'm a little rusty.

 

[fba827]

wohoo! Thundercats... *sigh* if only it were on dvd ...

anyway, from what I remember, the "give me sight beyond sight" line was also used (in addition to the clairvoyance" effect) to give a true seeing effect.

Also, I remember that the eye of the sword would change if a thundercat was in trouble - sort of like a permanent (modified) 'status' spell keyed to some limited individuals..

as for the 'sending' that you mention, if you are okay with limiting it to "line of sight" it may work just as well being an illusion spell of some sort - since the sword never really sent a 'message' (as with sending) it just sent the ensignia into the air

Hmm.. speaking of that, the other thundercats that saw it did get a morale boost (perhaps a bless? or aid effect?) when they saw it. they were also compelled to go to the site of the sword.

defending? Did it really do that (I am seriously asking, I just don't remember, but it may well have).. i just remember the lion's claw thing he had being as hard as a shield and having little grappling hooks in the claw's nails.

ah, memories.

 

[fba827]

oh - wasn't the eye of the sword also keyed to Lion-o in some way too?

that is, if the other thundercats were in trouble, the eye changed from an eye to the thundercat symbol. but i seem to recall when lion-o was dead? or turned evil, or something like that, the eye of the sword blanked out completely..

or maybe i am mixing up something.. i dunno.. just remembering that the eye had gone completely blank in some episode due to something that happened to lion-o

but i def. do remember that if the sword could come to his hand when called.

he could also concentrate to shoot a blue beam (electricity? or just force? or both?) from it once in a while.

 

[fba827]

Doing a google search, it seems that someone did this ...

http://www.community3e.com/dn/magitem_swomens.doc

I don't agree with everything there, however - that is, i think some of choices for the game mechanics may need some tweaking.. but that's just my opinion.

Anyway, if nothing else, you can check thought out for a starter/idea.

 

[kirinke]

haay... i remember that show, vaguely!
now thundercats would be a great race to make up/play. ^)^

 

[Vlos]

Yeah, remember that show too. The link to the document looks good. I too recall the Eye going dark for some reason, though can't recall. Could the sword be thrown in large size? I thought I recalled it could only be thrown in dagger form.

As for the Glove, yeah, it had the grappling claws that shot out. Also used as a slashing weapon. I would rule it more of either a spiked gauntlet or a buckler.

As for the races, take a look at the Mythic Races book (Legends and Lairs). It has a feline race(actually a couple) but one which closely matches up to the Thundercats. Probably best racial book of d20 (in my opinion).

 

[babomb]

as for the 'sending' that you mention, if you are okay with limiting it to "line of sight" it may work just as well being an illusion spell of some sort - since the sword never really sent a 'message' (as with sending) it just sent the ensignia into the air

Hmm.. speaking of that, the other thundercats that saw it did get a morale boost (perhaps a bless? or aid effect?) when they saw it. they were also compelled to go to the site of the sword.

It didn't just send the insignia in the air. It also alerted the Thundercats that it has been used. As I recall, their eyes would glow for a second. Then, they'd look up into the sky and see where the signal was coming from.

Additionally, the sword should be intelligent (empathic). If someone tries to use it for evil, it flies out of his hand (or attempts to, at least). It also should be a holy weapon, as an evil creature such as Mum-ra has difficulty even holding it.

 

[BrooklynKnight]

It didn't just send the insignia in the air. It also alerted the Thundercats that it has been used. As I recall, their eyes would glow for a second. Then, they'd look up into the sky and see where the signal was coming from.

Additionally, the sword should be intelligent (empathic). If someone tries to use it for evil, it flies out of his hand (or attempts to, at least). It also should be a holy weapon, as an evil creature such as Mum-ra has difficulty even holding it.

There is yet more. I'm quite certain that when the sword is elongated and the "call" is sent, that the Thundercats gain various bonuses.

Here is what I feel happens when Lion-O sends the call.

1. All thundercats who can see the call (or hear it) immediatly become aware of the exact location of the sword of omens.
2. All Thundercats who see the call (or hear it) are strongly compelled to travel to the sword of omens and to aid its leader in anyway they can. (Considering that the Thundercats are good, I wouldnt think that any of them ever resisted the call, but I do think that they are compelled to go, loyalty or otherwise.
3. All Thundercats under the influence of the call receive a +2 (or +4, the amount doesnt matter really, up to the DM) moral bonus to all actions involving aiding the weilder of the Sword of Omens or reaching him.

I would also rule that the sword can create specific effects for unique situations based on need when the Call is activated. The glow from the Eye of Thundera tends to weaken Mum-Ra.

I'd also make the Eye of Thundera itself, an intelligent object with a fairly large ego and the ability to commicate with the Thundercats empathically (though it choses mostly its weilder to do so.)

Also lets not forget the sword posses the Returning Quality.

IT is definatly an Epic Artifact, not simply a magic weapon. IF you watched the cartoon episode by episode and wrote down all the effects that it had, It would be very difficult to come up with a reasonable price based on the current d20 system without requiring it to be some artifact.

Oh, It also serves as a Key for the Book of Thundera.

For the hereditary weapon of the leader of an entire race, I really think its appropraite. Maybe later i'lll put down my entire write-up for it.
I wish I had time to watch all the eps again. (I have em on my pc, woot.).

 

[Storyteller01]

I remember a Samurai with a magic blade being tricked by Mummra to fight Lion-O. The fight was a moot point, since both blades could not be drawn if you were attacking someone good...


On the flip side, I remember Mumm-Ra tricking the sword Excaliber (he pretended to be King Arthur). The battle reached a point where the swords broke their owners hold and fought each other without weilders. Excaliber won by peircing the Eye of Thundera. I don't remember how they fixed it, but I remember that it was restored. I think it had something to do with the Lady of the Lake

 

[Storyteller01]

Didn't Lion-O use it as an energy bridge at one time?