Anyone seen Visionaries? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Anyone seen Visionaries? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Last City
06-12-06, 12:05 AM Have a whole episode of Visionaries thanks to a friend. Watched the whole series and was a big eye popper even after nearly 10 years, i still love it!

I was wondering if the attempt was ever made to make a d20 visionaries. If it should be a d20 modern/apocalyse system or just DND? And if you think it would be more accurate using DND rules then what would the characters be? Incarnums? Druids with multi class abilities? What about the power staffs? I m just feeling a bit nostalgic for the moment towards the whole cartoon. :P

Cryotek Strength:
"Three suns aligned pour forth their light
And fill the archer's bow with might!" :D
Tempest Stormwind
06-12-06, 01:54 AM "The arrows turn, the swords repel, may nothing breach this [immortal? Damn, I forget the word] shell!"

(Which, if I recall correctly, was the only thing which could stop that arrow...)

I've seen it, but these points will soon be lost in the board wipe. If I weren't so busy with my own projects (See the big project in my sig), I'd probably lend a hand to this.

The way I see it? Armored warrior classes for the most of them. It'd be a low-magic world, but the players wouldn't be restricted to low-magic (after all, every single knight in that show could use magic!). Grant them a magical ability to assume an animal's shape (Alternate form, say?) and have them pick a first-level feat based on either a power staff ability or the ability to power vehicles (and potentially other things; Merklyn implied that the staffless Visionaries had "other abilities" in the plural but that was the only one I remember seeing).

By the way, the staffs? Yeah, Planar Touchstone feat. If you lack the Planar Handbook, look in Magic of Incarnum (which you imply you have by mentioning the incarnate). It's there, too, in the adventure site for the Well of Souls. Just design a new one: Planar Touchstone (Merklyn's Shrine).

Or, hell, that first episode might be a worthwhile port to a D&D adventure, independent on converting the show to a subsystem. Design a dungeon and give everyone who survives it an Alternate Form power based on what animal they resembled the most in their signature victories.

Hell, just call Merklyn Halaster and you have your solution. ;)
Last City
06-12-06, 02:02 AM LOL~!!! Great idea!

Yeah, the classes in visionaries are just so unique! Although some characters are applicable in DND context:

Rekon (the lizard) is so Rogue IMO! While Leorick (the lion) is kinda paladin-nish with a whip.
For the few characters that could drive vehicles (including Rekon), i was wondering if the aritificer from Eberron would come close to justify them.

And yip, u got the right words for that power staff! ;)
Ankalagon
06-12-06, 05:35 AM Oh yeah, only a few epsiodes, gutted.

A whim, a thought, and more is sought, awake, my mind, thy will be wrought!

By nature's hand, by craft, by art, what once was one, now fly apart!

Don't forget the really important thing. Good guys are always clean shaven (slight ferret on the lip is allowed).

ALL EVIL must have a beard or jolly sinister goatee.
Andorxor
06-12-06, 06:55 AM No evil womans?
Ankalagon
06-12-06, 07:30 AM Just one but even she had a beard.
Last City
06-12-06, 09:04 PM LOL!!! Yes! Evil Beard~~~... Even the wizard himself wasnt all that "goody2".

I thought the shark girl was rather hot. :P

I wonder if no one will ever try to revive or make a game out of that series. It has better potential now (with so much exposure to fantasy-based stuff) then ever!

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Last City 06-12-06, 12:05 AM	Have a whole episode of Visionaries thanks to a friend. Watched the whole series and was a big eye popper even after nearly 10 years, i still love it! I was wondering if the attempt was ever made to make a d20 visionaries. If it should be a d20 modern/apocalyse system or just DND? And if you think it would be more accurate using DND rules then what would the characters be? Incarnums? Druids with multi class abilities? What about the power staffs? I m just feeling a bit nostalgic for the moment towards the whole cartoon. :P Cryotek Strength: "Three suns aligned pour forth their light And fill the archer's bow with might!" :D
Tempest Stormwind 06-12-06, 01:54 AM	"The arrows turn, the swords repel, may nothing breach this [immortal? Damn, I forget the word] shell!" (Which, if I recall correctly, was the only thing which could stop that arrow...) I've seen it, but these points will soon be lost in the board wipe. If I weren't so busy with my own projects (See the big project in my sig), I'd probably lend a hand to this. The way I see it? Armored warrior classes for the most of them. It'd be a low-magic world, but the players wouldn't be restricted to low-magic (after all, every single knight in that show could use magic!). Grant them a magical ability to assume an animal's shape (Alternate form, say?) and have them pick a first-level feat based on either a power staff ability or the ability to power vehicles (and potentially other things; Merklyn implied that the staffless Visionaries had "other abilities" in the plural but that was the only one I remember seeing). By the way, the staffs? Yeah, Planar Touchstone feat. If you lack the Planar Handbook, look in Magic of Incarnum (which you imply you have by mentioning the incarnate). It's there, too, in the adventure site for the Well of Souls. Just design a new one: Planar Touchstone (Merklyn's Shrine). Or, hell, that first episode might be a worthwhile port to a D&D adventure, independent on converting the show to a subsystem. Design a dungeon and give everyone who survives it an Alternate Form power based on what animal they resembled the most in their signature victories. Hell, just call Merklyn Halaster and you have your solution. ;)
Last City 06-12-06, 02:02 AM	LOL~!!! Great idea! Yeah, the classes in visionaries are just so unique! Although some characters are applicable in DND context: Rekon (the lizard) is so Rogue IMO! While Leorick (the lion) is kinda paladin-nish with a whip. For the few characters that could drive vehicles (including Rekon), i was wondering if the aritificer from Eberron would come close to justify them. And yip, u got the right words for that power staff! ;)
Ankalagon 06-12-06, 05:35 AM	Oh yeah, only a few epsiodes, gutted. A whim, a thought, and more is sought, awake, my mind, thy will be wrought! By nature's hand, by craft, by art, what once was one, now fly apart! Don't forget the really important thing. Good guys are always clean shaven (slight ferret on the lip is allowed). ALL EVIL must have a beard or jolly sinister goatee.
Andorxor 06-12-06, 06:55 AM	No evil womans?
Ankalagon 06-12-06, 07:30 AM	Just one but even she had a beard.
Last City 06-12-06, 09:04 PM	LOL!!! Yes! Evil Beard~~~... Even the wizard himself wasnt all that "goody2". I thought the shark girl was rather hot. :P I wonder if no one will ever try to revive or make a game out of that series. It has better potential now (with so much exposure to fantasy-based stuff) then ever!