Thundarr Sourcebook

Ghost Whistler · March 06, 2012, 03:46:02 AM

Quote from: Doom;519819But, it's all about the Sun Sword...Thundarr without his bloody Sun Sword is a wuss. I loved it as a kid for a while, but every episode was all about the Sun Sword saving the day.

Give me Conan, who can pick up a rusty dagger and hold off the Stygian army any day of the week, and can commit battlefield atrocities with the jawbone of an ass that are unfit to mention in any holy book.

But Conan doesn't fly helicopters.

Silverlion · March 06, 2012, 05:09:23 AM

For the record: Fan made, like the OTE "Under the Broken Moon" materials for Thundarr.

And no--it wasn't about the sword. Sure the sword let him do a lot, but Thundarr picked people up and threw them around. The sword let him go toe to toe with wizards.

Of course I loved one fan's view. Thundarr doesn't stop and think, my friend is in danger down there and here I am on this cliff what should I do? No, Thundarr goes "Friend in danger!" JUMP!

He's the guy who backs you up, helps you out. He may not be bright, but that's what he has Ariel for..

misterguignol · March 06, 2012, 08:25:43 AM

Quote from: Silverlion;519920He may not be bright, but that's what he has Ariel for..

That's not all he had Ariel for...

The Butcher · March 06, 2012, 08:41:10 AM

Quote from: misterguignol;519947That's not all he had Ariel for...

Silverlion · March 06, 2012, 09:40:23 AM

Quote from: misterguignol;519947That's not all he had Ariel for...

No, I'm pretty sure that context isn't in the show. Mostly because Ariel obviously likes him, and he doesn't seem to notice at all. It comes across is he is everyone's (good) big brother. There to get you out of jams. Help you out. He just doesn't get that Ariel doesn't want that...she wants something else.

misterguignol · March 06, 2012, 09:42:55 AM

Quote from: Silverlion;519962No, I'm pretty sure that context isn't in the show. Mostly because Ariel obviously likes him, and he doesn't seem to notice at all. It comes across is he is everyone's (good) big brother. There to get you out of jams. Help you out. He just doesn't get that Ariel doesn't want that...she wants something else.

So you're saying he was fucking the Mok?

Doom · March 06, 2012, 05:21:29 PM

Weird...my post got eaten?

Tarnation, an eaten post.

Anyway, here goes, in brief: what REH story has Conan seriously considering forcing himself into a woman?

I admit that if I met Conan in an alley, he'd probably rob me...but I'd still have more fun with him than with Thundarr afterwards.

As far as marrying sister, Conan, all the way. Having a brother in law as king would be good, and I'm sure to be an uncle.

On the other hand, Thundarr marrying my sister? Not much chance of becoming an uncle, I suspect.

And as a kid, *I* found every episode being about the Sun Swooooord to be pretty annoying after awhile.

Soylent Green · March 06, 2012, 05:34:24 PM

Frost Giant's Daughter I think, not that I'm any kind of Conan expert. Anyway I'm trying to make any serious point here.

Rincewind1 · March 06, 2012, 05:35:37 PM

Quote from: Soylent Green;520105Frost Giant's Daughter I think, not that I'm any kind of Conan expert.

He was taunted and teased in a very hardcore manner, that involved trying to be slain by two frost giants.

Acta Est Fabula · March 06, 2012, 05:49:44 PM

Quote from: Ghost Whistler;519909But Conan doesn't fly helicopters.

Neither does Thundarr. That was the Mok.

But hey, I didn't find that nearly as odd as I thought a helicopter sitting around for 2000 years still able to fly was.

Silverlion · March 06, 2012, 06:12:51 PM

Quote from: Acta Est Fabula;520108Neither does Thundarr. That was the Mok.

But hey, I didn't find that nearly as odd as I thought a helicopter sitting around for 2000 years still able to fly was.

In Thundarr's case, it really is likely to be magic.

Doom · March 06, 2012, 06:18:52 PM

Quote from: Rincewind1;520106He was taunted and teased in a very hardcore manner, that involved trying to be slain by two frost giants.

Yeah, even as I acknowledge that, sort of, he was in a way a kind of would-be rapist...it was in the case of a teasing demigod that tried to get him murdered so she could serve his steaming heart to her father, a god.

Still, I wouldn't rule out him 'raping' the female snow-nymph that teased him hardcore; all bets are off after you try to murder Conan, after all.

John Morrow · March 06, 2012, 07:44:42 PM

Quote from: Silverlion;519920Thundarr doesn't stop and think, my friend is in danger down there and here I am on this cliff what should I do? No, Thundarr goes "Friend in danger!" JUMP!

One of my favorite scenes is where Thundarr jumps up into the face of a large monster and says, "Listen, fiend..." only to have the monster swat him aside like a bug.

When my group ran a Thundarr game, I played the impatient barbarian. He could wait, at most, for about 15 minutes and then would have to do something to solve things his way. It was a lot of fun to play but sometimes the character was pretty annoying for the other players.

soltakss · March 07, 2012, 07:53:57 AM

Quote from: John Morrow;520134When my group ran a Thundarr game, I played the impatient barbarian. He could wait, at most, for about 15 minutes and then would have to do something to solve things his way.

What? He waited for 15 minutes? Call that impatient? Patience of a Saint, in my book.

kregmosier · March 07, 2012, 09:30:47 AM

Quote from: Rincewind1;519902The Shield crossovering into Scooby Doo and arresting everyone for pot dealing would be an awesome episode IMO.

http://i.imgur.com/4QT5z.png

and perhaps

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs31/f/2008/199/f/4/MAD_Mag__Comic__Scooby_Don__t_by_colbertsparrow.png

or

http://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/Scooby_10fb22_1678724.jpg