masters of the universe

I was watching that He-Man show that cartoon network made a couple of years ago. From my recent experience playing MSH I couldn't help but wonder how those guys would stack up if they were converteg to game write-ups.

In every episode they find somekind of super item that gives them even more retarded power. Most of them would be interesting to write up (not counting mekaneck or buzzoff) Am I the only one who thinks so?

I agree. I loved the new He-Man cartoon CN did, and honestly do not know why they killed it off. (Well, the simple answer is that CN is run by morons, which explains why Ed, Edd, and Eddy seems to air constantly....)

I also really liked the comics that came out to go along with the new 'toon, especially the one-shots focusing on some of Skeletor's henchmen. My faves were the ones dealing with TrapJaw and Triclops.

yea, my fave is Merman he seemed really powerful.

Everyone should pick a char and do the write-up for him/her. That would speed things along nicely
I'll start I guess, this is IMHO


Man-E-Faces

F: Remarkable: (30)
A: Remarkable: (30)
S: Good (10)
E: Remarkable (30)
R: Good(10)
I: Remarkable: (30)
P: Incredible(40)

H 100
MH 80
K 90

Powers:

Shapeshifting- MN(75) - requires one turn to change- Only his face chnages. the following
forms are available with the following attributes in addition to
normal powers

-Man-E-Monster - +2CS FASE; -1CS to RIP, Blending-UN(100), Body Resistance - Excellent (20),
Stealth, Enhanced Senses: Mn smell, In hearing, Tumbling, Acrobatics, Weapon Specialist: Mace

-Man-E-Robot - +2CS RIP; Resist Domination (+3CS) and scholarly
knowledge pertaining to the era, weapons knowledge,navigational skills.
Independent vision - UN(100) - Can track and attack two targets
simultaneously with no CS penalty. Marksmanship, Weapon Specialist: Blaster pistol

Equipment: Head holding harness?? lol
Baster pistol: In energy
Mace: Str +1CS blunt damage, Mn material str (i've never seen anyone but heman break someone's weapon)

Weakness/Strength - He sees himself as an actor and has the tendency to get lost in his
roles, once allowing Beast man to control his monster form

Talents: Martial Arts A, B, C, D, Piloting

From John Steele on the old MSH mailing list, circa 1998

"ETERNIANS"

HEROES: Base of Operations: Battle Mountain, southern Wyoming.
The base is built into the upper reaches of the mountain, it's 3 levels by 30 areas total. The gear is all about Incr rank/cost. "Ground" level has power supply and work shops, 15 areas total. "First" level has living quarters and storage areas- about 10 areas total, "Second" level has small landing bay and security/control area - about 5 areas. Note there is only one central elevator, a large maintenance-style affair.

Established Karma Pool: 50 pts

Members: "ORKO" Humanoid Alien (2ft)
F./A./E.= Gd S.- Pr Hlth: 34 / 14
R.-Ex, I.- Mn, P.- Rm Krma: 125
Rsrcs= Gd Pplrty= Ex
Powers: Magic spells(Rm rnk)Personal & Universal only.
Talents: Occult Lore, First Aid, Performer(magic tricks).


"MAN-E-FACES" Alien Cyborg (6 ft)
F./R./P.= Ex, A./E.= In, S.- Rm, I.- Gd Hlth: 130 / 330
Krma: 60 Rsrcs: Gd Pplrty: Gd
Powers: Imitation- Incr
Gear: K-Bolt Gauntlets- Incr
Skymobile(VTOL)ctrl-Ex, spd-In, bdy-Rm, prot- Gd.
Talents: Guns, Law, Performing(Acting), Psychiatry


"MAN-AT-ARMS" RealName:"Duncan" Humanoid Alien (5ft10in)
F./E./I.=Rm, A./S./P.=Ex, R.-In Hlth: 100 / 50
Krma: 90 Rsrcs: Ex Pplrty: Ex
Powers: none.
Gear: Body Armor(suit)Incr prtctn v.s. phys/enrgy, gas mask
wristblasters-Incr, Magnetic Carrier Wave-Pr
- Blast Axe(Mn mtrl)Incr EA/BA, Amaz electrical zap on contact.
- Skymobile(as above)
- Magnoculars(Ex mtrl)Telescopics(2500 mi.), Thermal(25 mi.), Protected Vision(Amaz).
Talents: Guns, Weapons Master, Pilot(both), Military, Engineering, Repair/Tinker, First Aid, All Scientific Skills.


" TEELA " Humanoid Alien(Duncan's daughter)5ft8in
F./A./E.=Rm, S.- Typ, R./I./P.= Ex Hlth: 96 / 36 Krma: 60
Gear: StunStaff(In mtrl), Incr electric stun on contact.
- Sword(Incr mtrl)EA/BA/ET
- BlasterPistol(Ex mtrl)Incr Fo, Exce elect/sonic stun side FX.
- Skymobile(as above)
- Magnocluars(as above)
Talents: Guns, Thrown Weapons, Sharp Weapons, Martial Arts-A, Acrobatics, Pilot, First Aid, Repair/Tinker.


" HE-MAN " Real Name: "Adam" Humanoid Alien 6ft2in
F./A.=Rm, S.-Un, E.-Mn, R.-Ex, I./P.=In Hlth: 235 / 5250 Krma: 100
Rsrcs: Rm Pplrty: Am
Powers: Alter Ego(As He-Man) he has the following powers:
- Body Resistance- Am
- Empathy- Ex
- Resistance to Disease & Toxins- Rm
- Probability Alteration(self-good)- Ex
Talents: Occult Lore, Pilot(both), Guns, Weapons Master, First Aid, & Leadership.
Gear: "Sword of Greyskull"(CL-1000 material), focus of He-Man's power, Adam must possess sword to switch identities.
- BlasterPistol(as above)
- Skymobile(as above)


VILLIANS: Base of Opwerations: Devils' Tower, northeast Wyoming. Built deep into the mountain, the subterranian level (6) hold laboratories(8 areas) and a dungeon(5 areas). The ground floor contains a garage(10 areas) and security office(3 areas). Level 4 contains a robot factory and repair area(13 areas). Level 3 has Living quarters for 10. Level 2 has an airpad(3 areas) and vehicle storage (10 areas). Level 1 is the Throneroom(7areas) and a single quarters(4 areas) for Skeletor and Evilyn. Note one elevator goes to levels 1/2/4/5/&6, the other goes to 2/3/5.


Members: "BEAST-MAN" Alien Humaniod (6ft6in)
F.-Ex, A./P.=Rm, S./E.=In, R.-Pr, I.-Am Hlth:130 / 600 Krma: 84
Powers: Natural Weaponry(Teeth/Claws)-In
HyperOlfactory&Hearing- Am
Body Resistance- Ex
Communicate w/Animals(Mammals)- Un
Talents: Guns, Martial Arts-E, Whips
Gear: BlasterPistol(as above)
- Whip(Mn mtrl)Incr electrical shock touch...

" MERR-MAN " Alien Humanoid (6ft)
F./A./P.=Ex, S./I.=Rm, E.-Am, R.-Typ Hlth: 120 / 1530 Krma: 26
Powers: Body Resistance- Rm
WaterBreathing/Freedom- Am, slippery...
Communicate w/ (Aquatic) Animals- Un
Talents: Under H2O Combat, Sharp Weapons, Guns, Occult Lore
Gear: Trident(Am mtrl)w/Sonic blast-Incr
- BlasterPistol(as above)
- "SRC"(10 seater)crtl-Gd, Spd-Rm(water/air), Bdy-Rm, Prot- Gd, Dorsal turret w/ Conussion cannon
Port & Starboard turrets w/ 10shot mssle launchers!


" EDGE " Alien Humanoid Cyborg (6ft 3in)
F./E.=Am, A./S./R.=Rm, I.-Ex, P.-In Hlth:160/1530 Krma: 90
Powers: Cybernetic: Reflection(Kinetic only)-Un
- Radarsense- In
- Resist Mental- Cl-1000
Inherent: Power Detection- Rm
- Probability Stabilization- Mn, 20 area radius, always on, resists probability manipulation.
- Forcefield v.s. Energy- Am
- Disruption- Mn
- Hyperspeed- Fe
Talents: Martial Arts-B & E, Pilot(both), Sharp Weapons, Acrobatics, Thrown Objects & Weapons, Sleight of Hand, Repair/Tinker, Weapons Specialist(Swords).
Gear: Battlesuit(Incr mtrl)Incr v.s. phys/enrgy, blades (EA) on suit, 6 hrs air, anti-grav flight-Rm.
- Blaster(as above)
- Throwing Blades(mn mtrl)ET
- twin Swords(Mn mtrl)EA
- PolyBlade(Am mtrl) shapes into blade of choice, 10 different shapes avaliable.
- Vibrosword(Rm mtrl)hilt only, projects Amaz Vibration field.



" EVILYN " Alien Humanoid (5ft9in)
F.- Rm, A.-Ex, S.-Typ, E./I.=Am, R./P.=Gd Hlth:106/1506
Krma: 70 Rsrcs: Ex Pplrty: 0
Powers: Magic(Universal only)-Am
- Illusion Casting(magic)- Mn
Talents: Weapons Master, Occult Lore(+2CS)
Gear: Staff of Shaping(Am mtrl)Shapeshifting(self/others)-Un


"SKELETOR " Undead Alien Humanoid (6ft)
F./A./S.=Rm, E.-Am, R./P.=Ex, I.-In Hlth:140/1530 Krma: 80
Rsrcs: Rm Pplrty:-30
Powers: Magic(Personal & Dimensional)-Mn
Talents: Weapons Master, Occult Lore(+2CS), Leadership.
Gear: Staff(UN mtrl)Missile Creation/Spray-Unea, may use with wielder's powers!


" SLAYERS " Alien Homanoids (6ft)
F./S./P.=Rm, A.-Ex, E./I.=In, R.-Typ Hlth:120/330 Krma:76
Powers: Wallcrawling- Am
- Life Support- Un
- Armor Skin- In
- Levitation- Pr
- Magic Detection- In
Talents: Look bizzarre +2CS...
Gear: "Weapon"(Amaz mtrl)Blade edged -2CS armor/defense, Laser on opposite end-Rema!
Note: these are beings brought to life by VideoMan, they were leaderless but attracted to Skeletor's power, now instinctively follow him.

those kinda seem like the old show and comic stats. They were a bit different in the CN show, a lot of those powers don't really apply

I would give heman access to some sort of pocket dimension. sometimes when he transformed on the show he would have different weapons or armors that would help in certain situations as if he picked them from a warehouse or something. His sword has also shown the ability to drain energy as well as deflect it.

Triklops' green beam was called a gamma blast and the red balls he fired looked like solid energy so I'm guessing he fired gamma radiation and plasma with those two eyes, I'm not sure what the blue eye did but it did have coils of energy circling astraight beam so maybe it was sonic in nature. He also would probably have hyper invention as a power based on that show.

If those are not the only things they did differently from the old show then they may call for an all new write-up

I said that these were done in 1998 and not by me. It's something to work with.

yea i saw that, I wasn't commenting on you, I apologize if it seemed that way. I was just pointing out that the new show was different in a lot of ways

Remember to throw in the fact that virtually everyone seems to be able to hyperjump. :D

When it comes to lifting feats, there doesn't seem to be any known upper limit to He-Man's strength. He'll strain and grunt, but he'll lift it.

"SKELETOR " Undead Alien Humanoid (6ft)
F./A./S.=Rm, E.-Am, R./P.=Ex, I.-In Hlth:140/1530 Krma: 80
Rsrcs: Rm Pplrty:-30
Powers: Magic(Personal & Dimensional)-Mn
Talents: Weapons Master, Occult Lore(+2CS), Leadership.
Gear: Staff(UN mtrl)Missile Creation/Spray-Unea, may use with wielder's powers

>>I think Skeletor's psyche should be much higher. He uses magic.

Serafita Wrote:
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> Remember to throw in the fact that virtually
> everyone seems to be able to hyperjump.
>
> When it comes to lifting feats, there doesn't seem
> to be any known upper limit to He-Man's strength.
> He'll strain and grunt, but he'll lift it.

Many of the stats list the people as having a high strength, that will work fine for the jumping.

Regarding the strength thing, remember that the stats are often set for their intent. Unearthly strength is for "really strong" people. Like Thor and Hercules. Hercules once moved the island of Manhatten. If He-Man needs to lift something higher than his strength should allow just see how it role plays out.

I really hurt my head trying to make stats for some of the chars from that dang show. Cyclone,mekanek, skeletor and merman gave me the most trouble. I have so many questions

Skeletor uses tk but only once did he use it to move something other than his staff or his sword and that time he was boosted from the bug food and all he did was call hemans sword to his hand, so would that mean he can't move anything but his weapons?

What would you do with mekanek? would he have elongation even though his stretching seems mechanical? if its not elongation how is he holding so much material inside his body??



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/15/2006 02:38PM by Random stranger #3.

has anyone tried Zodac? he was looking to me like he may be better than heman

The skeletor on the CN show doesn't have magic. He uses magic artifacts but never does a spell under his own power. He's also not undead or an alien. He's just some evil guy whose face got melted by acid.

Actually, the Skeletor in the CN Revamp of MotU is Undead -- they had a flashback ep where it showed that, after Randor had deflected his acid attack, Evil-Lynn took the dying Keldor to a temple of Hordak, where Keldor begged to be saved. Hordak agreed, and turned him into an undead. His body shrivelled a bit, and his head was shown to truly be a fleshless skull floating above his shoulders. If that ain't Undead, it's certainly close enough.

It can be argued that Skeletor doesn't possess any actual spellcasting power, but he certainly has access to a number of potent magical items (his Havoc Staff being his most often used one), and he's got a great deal of knowledge about magic.

Serafita Wrote:
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> When it comes to lifting feats, there doesn't seem
> to be any known upper limit to He-Man's strength.
> He'll strain and grunt, but he'll lift it.

I recall reading a He-Man comicbook about 20 years ago in which he squared off against Superman. I don't recall much of the details, but one memory sticks with me ... He-Man hammer-throw-twirling Superman into a number of boulders. I might very well be wrong, as I wasnever a big He-Man fan, but I think that He-Man more-or-less manhandled Supes that issue.

If so, he is either really strong, or very well schooled, or both.

... That inspired me to start googling, and I found a couple of interesting sites.

[www.encyclopedia-obscura.com] A well-written, if cynical, summary of the story in question.

[www.techknight.com] An album of scans from the comic.

So, yeah, it appears He-Man is close to Superman's level.

-Wal

Surrender? What? You think this letter on my head stands for FRANCE?

Yeah skeletor brought Supes too eternia to battle superman.
I'm actually a Big HE-man fan, have been all my life :)

Anywho I was saddend Mattel cancelled the show because the action figures didn't sell too well. But with a new movie coming up mattel said its not the end of Masters of the Universe.


Anyone have stats for Bravestarr Characters? I loved that show almost as much as MOTU. Asecialy Texhex and Outlaw Skuzz ;)