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Much of the original art for the Masters of the Universe /toy/s was painted by Earl Norem and Esteban Maroto, who also did art for Marvel's Conan. This makes MotU look like a Kitchen Sinkier version of Sword & Sorcery. Good gaming inspiration?
Let's brainstorm:
Year 1
The He-Man archetype is a Strength hero, either the son of a king or from a jungle tribe who advances from hunter-gatherer to user of armor and other technology as he encounters it by making allies.
The Man-at-Arms is a mace-wielding smith or engineer in a loincloth and fur boots who makes the setting's advanced tech: bronze plate armor? Automatons?
Teela is a warrior demigoddess, unknowing daughter of a snake goddess or inhuman sorceress with a falcon theme.
Stratos is a winged ape from a mountain population of same. Probably have more cache if you made him a bad guy like the degenerate winged ape who killed Belit in "Queen of the Black Coast".
Beast Man is a regular ape man, who has the power to command any beast. If you treat Jungle He-Man as a Tarzan type, I see potential to trade him to Team Good for Stratos.
Skeletor is basically Thulsa Doom from Howard's King Kull. Take game rules for a lich but let them be buff.
Merman is the Deep One/Gillman archetype, standing out from his kind by being a sea-themed Summoner.
Zodac is a "cosmic enforcer", a hairy-chested dude with feet like Skeletor's, in a helmet and light body armor with a high-tech gun. They probably got around to lore explaining what a "cosmic enforcer" is, but we can be creative.
Castle Greyskull is the above-ground part of a megadungeon. Secrets of ultimate power were buried here.
Let's brainstorm:
Year 1
The He-Man archetype is a Strength hero, either the son of a king or from a jungle tribe who advances from hunter-gatherer to user of armor and other technology as he encounters it by making allies.
The Man-at-Arms is a mace-wielding smith or engineer in a loincloth and fur boots who makes the setting's advanced tech: bronze plate armor? Automatons?
Teela is a warrior demigoddess, unknowing daughter of a snake goddess or inhuman sorceress with a falcon theme.
Stratos is a winged ape from a mountain population of same. Probably have more cache if you made him a bad guy like the degenerate winged ape who killed Belit in "Queen of the Black Coast".
Beast Man is a regular ape man, who has the power to command any beast. If you treat Jungle He-Man as a Tarzan type, I see potential to trade him to Team Good for Stratos.
Skeletor is basically Thulsa Doom from Howard's King Kull. Take game rules for a lich but let them be buff.
Merman is the Deep One/Gillman archetype, standing out from his kind by being a sea-themed Summoner.
Zodac is a "cosmic enforcer", a hairy-chested dude with feet like Skeletor's, in a helmet and light body armor with a high-tech gun. They probably got around to lore explaining what a "cosmic enforcer" is, but we can be creative.
Castle Greyskull is the above-ground part of a megadungeon. Secrets of ultimate power were buried here.
