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Thursday, May 3, 2012

Crystar for Mystery Men! Swords & Sorcery

We've done the granddaddy of Swords and Sorcery - that Cimmerian guy - and his female counterpart - the red head. I delved into cartoons with She-Ra. Now to go into another character that mixes Swords, Sorcery and Superheroes ... Crystar.

Crystar was born when somebody got the idea to use see-through plastic to make toys. In the Saga of Crystar his origin involved demon lords, magic crystals and such. Ultimately, Crystar became a living, fighting gemstone with a sword. Really, the Sage has everything you need for a good S&S game - demon lords, Chaos War, a guy named Feldspar.

CRYSTAR, Adventurer 7 (Prince of Crystallium)
STR 16 (+8) | DEX 4 (+2) | CON 8 (+4) | INT 2 (+1) | WIL 5 (+2) | CHA 8 (+4)
HP 58 | DC 16 | ATK +6 (+14 melee, +8 ranged) | SPD 2 | XP 9,700

Ability Boosts: Str +10, Con +3, Cha +4

Powers: Adapt Body (Fire/Lava), Invulnerability II, Weapon Master (Longsword)

Gear: Longsword (Potent Attack; 1d8+11, can hit ethereal and incorporeal creatures), Shield (Shield)

Since I've got Crystar up there, I might as well stat up a couple similarly themed monsters.

MAGMIN
LVL 2 | PH 4 | MN 3 | DC 17 | SPD 2 | XP 3300

Attacks: Burning fist (1d6 + 1d6 fire + save or catch fire)

Powers: Fiery Aura (30 ft. radius; save or 1d6 heat damage), Melt Metal Weapons (save to negate), Immune to Fire

CRYSMAL
LVL 6 | PH 5 | MN 3 | DC 21 | SPD 2 (Burrow) | XP 3700


Attacks: Sting (1d6)



Powers: Immune to Fire and Cold, Resistance to Electricity (50%), Animate Object (1 at a time, stone or crystal only), Energy Cone (Psionic Energy), Dimension Hop)




7 comments:

  1. Thank you so much for reminding me how much I loved Crystar! I had a few of the figures and some of the comics. It's been years since I even thought about the series/setting, but this brought back some great memories!

    Makes me wonder how many of my childhood favorites I've also temporarily forgotten about!

    BTW, did you ever see the very short-lived TV series Wizards and Warriors? Had some very cool elements in it.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizards_and_Warriors_(TV_series)

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    1. I am dimly aware of its existence, but I've never actually seen it. I think I saw a clip on youtube.

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    2. Loved that show. For the entire twelve minutes that it was on the air...

      I always thought of that as the high-water mark of the early-80's fantasy craze. And no, the D&D cartoon doesn't count.

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  2. We had to wait for the comic book to get any female characters... but write ups for the enchanting Ika and melancholy Ambara would be quite fine :)

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  3. I remember being somewhat disappointed with the comic book series, but man, it had some awesome covers for its short existence.

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  4. Dude, I had the castle when I was really, really little...I never did have any of the figures for it, but damn that castle was sweet.

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  5. Awesome! I've always dug Crystar, and felt it was a concept that died before it could get fully developed.

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