Barbaric World of HeroQuest

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I clicked the last two first. Kudos for Heavy Metal segment!

I like the idea of your world.
I also always liked the world of He-Man which is sort of a fantasy setting, but with futuristic technology.
It's sort of the opposite of Shadowrun where it's a modern/futuristic world, but with fantasy elements.

Too few settings mix the two.

Thanks!

Although, adding technology to HeroQuest was never really my intention — I was going to keep it largely Conan-esque — that does sound like an awesome idea, and it would allow me to make better use of those Mutant Chronicles figures and cards.

I never liked Shadowrun compared to Cyberpunk 2020. The fantasy elements in Shadowrun always felt too lighthearted, as in, "Cyberpunk 2020 meets 2e AD&D." I would have preferred more fantasy horror (as in World of Darkness), or better yet, weird horror (like Call of Cthulhu). Although, people tend to avoid the latter, as the horror elements tend to completely overtake the characters and create hopeless situations, while completely overlooking the fact that weird horror was a normal occurrence in the world of Conan (the creators of Conan and Cthulhu were pals in real life). Plus, the Humanity Loss in Cyberpunk 2020 never made sense alone, but would make better sense when tied to magic-use (Essence), in the case of Shadowrun, or as ones own level of Sanity (SAN) in Call of Cthulhu.

Ah so thats what He-Man did before he took steroids!

Actually, before Filmation made him "fabulous" and "a little peculiar", the mini-comics that came with the action figures made him another bland, shallow generic Conan-clone who is comparatively better, and did so with the art of Alfredo Alcala — aka "The Best Damn Artist in the Marvel Conan Line!" There was no kingdom; no Prince Adam; no candy-ass Cringer; no goofy little elf-folks: It as all post-apocalypses fantasy on a war-ravaged world where magic, nukes and natural selection made a crucible of unnatural horrors, with some planet/dimension hopping sprinkled throughout (with strong possibilities for Galaxy Warriors crossovers ).

Save for all the tech, it is pretty much like how I picture my HeroQuest setting. Then again... Its coming into shape!

(If you like the classic mini-comics, this guy continues with this own great fan comics — see Gallery Folders on the side.)