There's a vogue right now (or over the last 5 years) for revisiting the '80s, and for those of us who grew up then, we can once again enjoy The Transformers, Thundercats, He-Man etc in new, revamped forms. On G+, there's also been a "Transformers elements in D&D" meme going round as well. The font of '80s cartoons is one that can be drunk of deeply to provide GMs and players with some science-fantasy inspiration.
I'll be looking at the original series, spin-off comics, re-boots and fan imaginings to showcase these childhood wonders. Lined up, I have the following in mind:
He-Man (yes, and She-Ra)
Transformers
Thundercats
Ulysses 31
Mysterious Cities of Gold
Bravestarr
Anything else you'd like to see?
The Centurions!
ReplyDeleteGood list. How about the Inhumanoids?
ReplyDeleteThundarr the barbarian.
ReplyDeleteYou should also check out Cartoon Action Hour RPG -- emulates the '80s 'toons to a T.
http://spectrum-games.com/cahs2.aspx
I suppose what I'm looking to do is not to emulate them exactly but bring elements of them into D&D (of whatever edition).
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