Thematic Build Theatre 1: Only the Avatar Can Master All 4 Elements...With My BOOMSTICK!

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ZHDarkstar

Mar 18, 2015 0:34:15

Inspired by Zardnaar's Rules Riddles thread, I thought of a fun way to kick off the Elemental Evil AL season and get the creative juices flowing. Using the currently available resources, let's build characters from pop culture references that personify each individual word in the names of the seasons and adventure paths or are a good ol' fashioned pun on the titles as a whole.

 

As you can tell by the subtitle of the thread, the two franchises I think of when looking at the words "Elemental" and "Evil" are Avatar and Evil Dead, respectively. For example, Varrick would be a Lore Bardificer with the Guild Artisan background, whereas Ash's +3 heavy crossbow would have the Loud quirk from magic item property chart on DMG p. 42-43. Here are a couple more themes that could tie into the titles of this season.

 

  • Princes: Disney, Purple Rain, Spin Doctors
  • Apocalypse: En Sabah Nur, This is the End, Vietnam
  • Princes of the Apocalypse: Princes of the Universe (Queen/Highlander), Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (any incarnation from comic book characters to a group of styling-and-profiling, jet-flying, limousine-riding, kiss-stealing, wheeling-and-dealing, son-of-a-gun grapple builds...WOOOOO!)
  • Elemental: Sherlock, Captain Planet, Bill Nye the Science Guy/Beekman's World/Mr. Wizard
  • Evil: Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un, Kevin Spacey
  • Elemental Evil: Heisenberg