Marvel Super Heroes Rpg Thoughts on Marvel Comics Crystar The Crystal Warrior Saga

 So last year I covered  & reviewed The Marvel Super Heroes Rpg The Sourebook of Crystar Crystal Warrior .The warriors of Crystallium have certainly gotten airplay on our table top recently. And I'm thinking of dumping the Chaos mercenaries of Moltar & the wizard Zardeth into both our Marvel Super Heroes &  Ascendant rpg campaigns. Crystallium is a violatile Chaos/Order world in spades as the Demon Lord's forces were in retreat. You can find out more about The Marvel Super Heroes Rpg The Crystar The Crystal Warrior Sourcebook here.  

The violent elemental forces of Crystallium are perfect to be sandwiched into the Marvel Celtic Otherworld. This is especially true when Moltar and his lava warriors were allied with Morgan Le Fay. So could Morgan Le Fay make another push for the Marvel 616 universe or one of it's numerous variants?! 

There have been interactions between Crystar & members of the Marvel 616 universe notably Dr.Strange and Alpha Flight. My question becomes would Crystallium remain within the pocket universe of the Otherworld?! Somehow down deep I doubt it. 
During the Eighties within my uncle's Marvel Super Heroes rpg campaign Moltar and co clashed with the Avengers and our own group of heroes numerous time. Crystallium became the origin point for our own homegrown hero Amber who passed through the crystal portal of the wizard Argos. Argos is an almagam of both Order & Chaos. He was instrumental in the creation of the hero Amber, she was a homegrown hero who was created after being saved by Argos from certain death. 

Amber has remained on Crystallium since the Nineties and it might be time to mount a mission to save her. Her powers were elemental in nature and being able to turn back the tide of Chaos. She's kinda been on the back burner after Hanna her player went off to college. 
However one of my players and DM Paul made reference to her over last weekend. Orginally we left her in the care of Argos on Crystallium. 




 

Rise of Moltar -Hyperborea Rpg From Marvel's Saga of Crystar 1983 Comic Book Series & Action Figures Line -Session Report

 During tonight's Hyperborea Rpg session our party was supposed to save an Ixian merchant and his daughter from the clutches of bandits. Little did we realize exactly what were getting ourselves into! We made ourway into the belly of an extinct volcano & ran smack into Lavamen! We made our way into what we thought was an extinct volcano but all around were ruined suits of lava covered armor twice the size of our adventurers. And then we came to a pool of lava. From out of the depths came the face of evil & Chaos incarnate! Moltar and his warriors arose! 

In DM Paul's version of Hyperborea the time of Ragnork attracted the forces of Chaos and this included the armies of Moltar The Ruthless!  And apparently the bastard servant of Chaos has been there ever since. For some reason he has awokened now! We did not stick around to find out why. And simply saved the merchant and his daughter then left! 

We made our way back to a local village to drop off the merchant & saw swaths of destruction left by Moltar and co. This included wrecked cottages, burnt farms, and cleared out temples. We were in no shape to tangle with any horrors at this time. So we hid and camped for the night. 

Crystar Champion of Order - Crystar Champion of Order & Forces of Crystallium For Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea From Marvel's Saga of Crystar 1983 Comic Book Series & Action Figures Line

 Created ages ago on the plane of  Crystallium,  Crystar the Crystal Warrior  was one of two twin brothers who sided with the forces of Order  through the second Chaos Wars. He & his followers were turned into elemental Order warriors servants of Order forever more by the wizard of Order &  light Ogeode . Crystar as a champion of Order  have roamed the planes in the service of Order  when & where needed. Crystar's twin brother Moltar  serves the forces of Choas & always seems drawn to oppose his brother. Crystar's  elemental queen of  order & good Ika is never far from his side. The warriors of Crystar  are often seen acting as mercenary muscle for the forces of Order throughout the planes. Crystar  is a 9th level fighter & champion of order with all of the abilities appropriate to his level. Crystar's forces   act as  3rd level fighters. Warbow Crystar's champion of order acts as his right hand & scout (See Warbow's blog entry). 

Crystar Champion of Order - 
 Crystar  Champion of Order & Forces of Crystallium


No. Encountered: 1 (2d6)

Alignment: Lawful Good 
Size: L
Movement: 20 (swim 30)
Dexterity: 14
Armour Class: 7
Hit Dice: 4
Attack Rate: 1/1 Crystal Sword 
Damage: 1d6 (1d8) or by weapon
Saving Throw: 15
Morale: 9
Experience Points: 30
Treasure Class: P
Specials -Crystal Spell Scatter -once per day because of the crystaline nature of Crystar he is able to magically ignore one spell up to third level. Crystar's elemental magically infused body grants him the following: 
darkvision 60 ft., elemental traits, immunity to cold, vulnerability to fire, once per day Crystar  can summon a crystaline dragon mount. 

Because Crystar as a champion of Order,he is so attuned to & apart of the plane of  Crystallium he is mystically infused with supernatural power. Crystar  is sought out by dark wizards & their followers to be rendered down once slain as a fine mystically powdered drug. This horrid occult infused  drug adds +2 to all combat rolls, -3 on all intelligent & wisdom rolls. This occult drug  allows a dark wizard to cast spells at 2 levels higher then their actual level.  The price is terrible indeed the wizard or follower loses one point of wisdom & constitution permanently under the occult influence of this drug. Such users of this drug are subject to 1d4 chaotic mutations as well. The drug is worth 100 gold pieces for each dose to dark wizards & their followers. 
This however is not the end of Crystar himself. Any & all reminds of the champion can be gathered & taken to a powerful wizard of light with access to the entity that lives beyond  the Prisma-Crystal mirror. The wizard must be of 10th level or better, a dangerous occult ritual is performed & Crystar shall be returned to life to fight another day.