Thundercats Are On The Move! Thundercats Are Loose! [Updated]

Thunder... thunder... thunder... Thundercats! Ho!

Announced this week at San Diego Comic Con by Dynamite Entertainment and Lynnvander Studios is an official TTRPG featuring the adventures of Lion-O and his fellow Thundercats as they struggle against the evil machinations of Mumm-Ra.

A 250-page rulebook will cover Thundercats lore, characters from the cartoon show and the comic-books, and, of course, the rules of the game. Lion-O, Cheetara, Tygra, Panthro, Pumyra, Mumm-Ra and more will feature in a game which is heading to retail 'soon'. You can build your own heroes to join the Thundercats--or, indeed, the Mutants.

There's no release date or system details yet, but we'll keep you updated when we hear more.

Update — the game has been confirmed as powered by 5E, and is coming to Kickstarter soon.

Feel the magic! Hear the roar! Thundercats are loose!

 

[GreyLord]

I actually watched one of the videos for once! This could be an awesome RPG! I have to admit I didn't really start watching the Thundercats heavily until the early to mid-90s, but when I did I realized it was very much like an ongoing D&D campaign throughout the series. You had your Monk, your Illusionist/Wizard, your Rogues, You Leader/Warrior, and your advisor/wise person/clerical person. This got even stronger with the group dynamic when season 2 came about with a better wise person/clerical person along with another fighter or two!

It was totally a D&D show with different trappings!

PS: @Morrus my answer to your question in the video regarding Skeletor is that it depends on which cartoon series he is in. Overall, he's more of a Lich. In the 2000 series it gets a little more complex, as he is a Magic-User (and a powerful one at that, while also being a very competent swordsman wielding two swords at a time), but instead of being an undead with a hidden power source, it shows that he gets hit and has his skin melt off his face while leaving him still alive. In that he could also be a Lich, but it doesn't ever reference anything other than his magical powers and the accident that caused his change in appearance.