30 Saturday Morning Random Encounters In Time & Space For Your Old School Space Fantasy

30 Saturday Morning Random Encounters In Time & Space 

1. An armored warrior 3rd level (choatic)  in  magical plate mail turns into a giant mollusk seeks one of the PCs 
2. Zunder Cat warriors 2nd level  are after a master assassin 
3. A castle filled with mystical artifacts appears for 1d6 days & called all adventurers to it 
4. An astronaut from a future Earth is trying to reach his home will you help him 
5. A wizard 2nd level is fleeing through time & space on a mission for home planet 
6. A goofy side kick 2nd level wizard is looking for his hero & has a bunch of chaotically incline d bad asses after him
7. An evil Trobbit assassin 2nd level is tracking a target through time 
8. A warrior 2nd level is seeking help for the planet Zanda comes looking for adventurers for a special mission! 
9. A lich 12 hit points along with his his kinky evil sorceress sidekick 3rd level are out searching for the secret identity of a local hero 
10. A minor orc 3 hit points is carrying a major artifact on a mission as a courier
11. A warrior in magical plate is running for his life & needs your help! 
12. A party of 3rd level fighters is seeking a cure for a magical plague & needs one of the magic items you have! 
13. A bumbling sidekick jester 3rd level has turned evil & may expose all of his party of heroes secrets. He must be stopped 
14. A globe of transformation presents a portal to another plane of high adventure & romance! Do you step through! 
15. A chaotic warrior in plate mail is seeking mercs for a quest into lawful lands of evil & misery 
16. A party of 3rd level insect warriors seeks to raid a nearby village of all of its sugar & honey 
17. A group of ogre bounty hunters seeks the evil wizard O'Tera who means to sacrifice their princess 
18. A group of mutants known as the Red Tide is hunting for the PCs & wants them dead or alive 
19. A party of 1d6 trobbits is traveling the planes causing havoc & misery. They must be stopped 
20. A warlord's henchmen is looking to kill one of the PCs & will stop at nothing to do so 
21. A party of lawful cyborg warriors are on the run from a group of ogre bounty hunters & needs help desperately 
22. 1d20 orc warriors with swords, shields, bows, arrows, seeks to burn & pillage a local school filled with children can you help?
23. A lone 4th level barbarian warrior astride a giant lizard is seeking a young ward to train. Can your party help locate him or her? 
24. A young wizard can't control her magic is wrecking the local city can your party help her? 
25. A group of peasants is seeking to be free from an evil wizard & needs heroes 
26. A magic sword +4 has been lost from its hero's hand & needs to find him. A great journey across the planes is about to take place 
27. A group of adventurer heroes is wounded & fleeing an invasion force of evil can your party help them by taking their place for a time? 
28. A young 2 year old child is lost among the planes & needs help to return to her parents? Can you find them? 
29. A boy of nine years old with the power to control reality wanders the planes & is causing trouble he needs a mentor to show him the right way to ascend to godhood! 
30. A master villain 12th level has lost his confidence after the hero of his dimension has turned to the path of evil & now the villain seeks to stop this rampaging brute from wrecking the world he so desperately wanted to take over! Can you help? 

Trobbits 

Number encountered : 2d6 

Alignment: Chaotic with evil tendencies 

Movement: 90'

AC:7 

HD:3 

Attacks: 2 (very fast) 

Damage: By Weapon 

Save:L10 

Morale : 10 

Hoard Class: F 

The cute wonderful tree hobbit tribes are some of the most pleasant seeming creatures in the universe under  the facade are cannibalistic tree dwelling psychopaths capable of the most heinous evil in the universe. They seem to be everyone's friend & yet there is something unnerving about these deadly assassins. They move with a speed of  an expert tumbler or acrobat. They are also uncannily fast & deadly with weapons. When no one is looking they kill their prey & drag the victim into the nearest stew pot! Trobbits make excellent spies & thieves as well as assassins. They have faces that inspire trust & faith. Am advantage in their various shady lines of work. The race is also related to the dread gnome off shoot the Umlumpa. 

BlackStar led the way for much of the 80s cartoon action that we pretty much take for granted today & is a perfect setting for a campaign actually. It feels pretty much like an Arduin cartoon to me with lots of bold action just around the corner! 

 Black Star plot according to Wiki:

The Wiki entry about Black Star can be found right Here

John Blackstar, astronaut, is swept through a black hole, into an ancient alien universe. Trapped on the planet Sagar, Blackstar is rescued by the tiny Trobbit people. In turn he joins their fight for freedom against the cruel Overlord, who rules by the might of the Powerstar. The Powerstar is split into the Powersword and the Starsword. And so with Starsword in hand, Blackstar, together with his allies, sets out to save the planet Sagar. This is his destiny. "I am John Blackstar."

John Blackstar was an astronaut from a future version of Earth who had been swept through a black hole and stranded on the planet Sagar, where magic and sword and sorcery still ruled the day. Together with his allies, the Trobbits, Klone (a shape-shifting elfin companion), the dragon Warlock, and Mara the Enchantress, Blackstar battled the cruel Overlord, a ruthless Ming-like oppressor, who ruled by the might of the Powersword, one half of the Powerstar, an immensely powerful weapon. Fortunately, Blackstar possessed its other half, the Starsword, which kept the Overlord and his dark minions in check.

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Future Earth

Very little is known about Blackstar's Earth. The technology is quite advanced, as evidenced by Blackstar's "photon-based" ship and Katana's "fusion-drive" timeship capable of multidimensional travel. Neither Blackstar nor Katana bear any insignia related to any actual or specific agencies that exist in the real world.

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Planet Sagar

Beyond the supposed black hole (which acts more like an interdimensional wormhole of some sort), there is an "alternative" universe where planet Sagar is located. Despite its atmospheric similarity with Earth, the world is also very different from ours, inhabited by many alien species.

The Sagar Tree, a mystical place, is ruled by the peaceful pink-skinned Trobbits (tree hobbits).

It seems that the Trobbits can tap their magic into the forcefield which lies behind the Sagar Tree. Likely, many sorcerers and magical creatures on Sagar can draw energy from a mysterious source set in a parallel plane.

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Blackstar

John's race is not specified in the series, though it is often speculated that he could have Native American heritage (predating the other popular Filmation series Bravestarr by roughly six years).

As an astronaut, Blackstar might have been extensively trained in many fields. He is very witty and intelligent to the point where he often prefers to outsmart his opponent rather than rely only on physical talents, although his constant contact with the Starsword gives him superhuman athletic abilities and invulnerability for when all else fails.

Blackstar has no apparent problems adapting to the alien environment, sporting barbarian-fashioned clothes and developing a special "affinity" for the Starsword.

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Starsword, Powersword, and the Powerstar

The Starsword is able to absorb, store and reflect any external form of energy attack and, as the other half of the Powerstar, is virtually indestructible. It can also produce blasts of pure energy which, adequately focused on the target, can result in its destruction.

The weapon generates an invisible "aura" which imbues Blackstar with superhuman senses, strength, endurance, reflexes, speed, agility and to a certain extent also invulnerability to harm and extreme temperatures, as seen in several episodes. Presumably the Overlord's Powersword confers similar abilities, but he is also a powerful magician in his own right.

For a brief time in the episode 'Spacewrecked', the Starsword and the Powersword are re-united into the Powerstar.

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Blackstar's fate

In the sixth episode, 'Spacewrecked', Blackstar was briefly reached by his former Earth girlfriend, Lieutenant Katana, who managed to locate him through traces of the "photonic particles" left by the ship. She spent some time on Sagar before a misadventure with the Overlord forced her to leave the planet without having a chance to rescue Blackstar. No further attempts were depicted on the show, and as such Katana did not appear in any other episodes, although the story ended with her asking a superior for permission to organize an armed rescue mission.

 Characters 

• John Blackstar (voiced by George DiCenzo) - The main character of the series, John Blackstar is an astronaut whose ship was sucked into a black hole and he landed on the planet Sagar. He wields one half of the Powerstar called the Starsword.

• Warlock - A winged, vaguely equine dragon mount ridden by Blackstar, referred to in the series as a "dragon-horse".

• Klone (voiced by Patrick Pinney) - An elf-like shapeshifter who assists Blackstar in fighting the Overlord.

• Mara - An enchantress with the ability to project force who assists Blackstar in fighting the Overlord. In "City of the Ancient Ones," it is revealed that she is at least many centuries old.

• Storm - Queen of the Amazons and ally of Blackstar.

• Trobbits - Short for "Tree Hobbits," they are the inhabitants of the Sagar Tree. They rescue Blackstar upon his arrival on Sagar. Some of the known Trobbits are:
  • Balkar (voiced by Patrick Pinney) - The king and the mentor. He is also a great alchemist.
  • Rif (voiced by Frank Welker - The grumpy, flame-capped one.
  • Terra (voiced by Patrick Pinney) - The gardener.
  • Burble (voiced by Frank Welker) - The babbler.
  • Carpo (voiced by Alan Oppenheimer) - The carpenter.
  • Poulo - The mute whistler.
  • Gossamer (voiced by Frank Welker) - The huge-eared flying one, resembling Dumbo.

[edit]Villains

• Overlord (voiced by Alan Oppenheimer) - The primary antagonist of the series. He plots to rule all of the planet Sagar and he wields one half of the Powerstar, called the Powersword, and constantly seeks the other half wielded by Blackstar.

• Vizier - Overlord's right-hand man and companion. He is a sorcerer in his own right. He often accompanies the Overlord in his plans to take over Sagar. He is an expert at mind-control and conjuring.

• Taleena - Only appearing in "Crown of the Sorceress," Taleena is a high priestess of the Demonlands and one of the minions of the Overlord. She was last seen consumed by the demonfire of her own making.

• Shaldemar - Only appearing in "The Zombie Master," Shaldemar is an ally of the Overlord and the ruler of Marakand. Shaldemar was last seen turning to smoke after a blast from the Starsword shattered the Sphere of Souls, releasing the captured spirits.

• Nihilis - Only appearing in "The Air Whales of Anchar," Nihilis is the captain of a flying whaling ship when he tries to capture the Air Whales and turn them into servants of the Overlord. Last we see of Nihilis, his daughter Leila is trying to get him to see the error of his ways.

• Kadray - Only appearing in "Lord of Time," Kadray is a time lord who rides a flying bull named Triton. He uses a time scepter to control time. But in the end, his powers backfire and he is turned into a baby. He was last seen in the care of the desert sprites.

• Neptul - Only appearing in "Kingdom of Neptul," Neptul is the ruler of Aquaria and a servant of the Overlord. He attempted to steal the Starsword from Blackstar.

• Typhot - Only appearing in "The Mermaid of Serpent Sea," Typhot is the captain of a group of undead pirates and enemies of the Mermanites. He is an ancestor of the Overlord. He was last seen as a flying manta ray flying to Overlord's icy castle.

• Crios - Only appearing in "Lightning City in the Clouds," Crios is an Ice King whom the Overlord sends to capture Lelanna and use the special key she has to open the Box of Seasons and obtain the Weatherseed for the Overlord's purpose. In exchange, Overlord would have him rule winter on Overlord's behalf. When the key was destroyed and the Box of Seasons opened, Crios vanished in the dawning spring.

• Amber - Only appearing in "City of the Ancient Ones," Amber is a sorceress who is hundreds of years old. The Overlord frees Amber from the crystline structure where she was kept in some form of stasis for many ages. With the help of Vizier, the Overlord dominates Amber's mind and forces her to lead him to Tamboriyon, a city of ancient secrets that he desires access to. At the Overlord's command, Amber imprisons Klone and the Trobbits in some sort of micro universe inside of her ring. With Blackstar's help, Mara eventually frees her old friend Amber from the Overlord's influence and she returns to her heroic nature.

[edit]Locations

Among the identified locations on Sagar are:

• Anchar: A region that is home to the Air Whales and scattered vampire men tribes.
• Aquaria: An undersea kingdom ruled by Nepthul.
• Demonlands: A barren landscape in the west where the demons live.
• Flame Mountain: A volcanic mountain chain near Tamboriyon.
• Gondar: A city ruled by Prince Dal and Princess Lowena. It was destroyed by Shaldemar.
• Gorge of the Winds: A deep canyon with winds that make it hard to fly through. Anyone wanting to go through it would use a rope and pulley system.
• Highlands: Home of the Druids.
• Ice Castle: Overlord's base.
• Kaymus: The kingdom that Taleena took over.
• Magnetic Sea: The city of Aquaria is located here. All compasses will have their readings thrown off.
• Marakand: The floating city of zombies.
• Red Crown Reef: A crown-shaped reef located in the Sea of Tranquility.
• Sagar Tree: A giant tree that is a source of the powerful white magic of Sagar. The Trobbits live here.
• Sea of Tranquility: The Mermanites live here.
• Tamboriyon: The ruined city of the Ancient Ones.
• Tree of Evil: An evil clone of the Sagar Tree created by Overlord.

In Human Space Empire terms John Black Star is a 5th level adventurer & 3rd level astronaut