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Conan d20: By Crom!
gredavin
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I bought this a little while ago after getting really into the comics by Kurt Busiek and Carey Nord. I had read through the core book a few years ago, but after flipping through the very lame gazeteer in the back, decided not to run it because I realized I had NO CLUE about the setting.
The comics helped, and they got me excited to give it a try. I heard about the gazeteer book, Road of Kings, which was exactly the thing I needed to get a good feel for the world, religion, cultures, etc. I ran a few sessions with some mates playing in Hyberboria where confusion and mix ups led to clashes with the Nordheimers.
I loved the combat, the bloody, fast paced murder mayhem. True, I did make it very rules light and ignored alot of the d20 stipulations, but its my game dammit.
However, that said, for a d20 game, it still feels like death lurks around the corner for every man. A 5th level Barbarian can still get one shot killed just as easily as a 1st level thief. It's a great way to capture the quick and deadly nature of the Conan world.
So, tell me, who else plays this game and enjoys it, for the love of Crom and all that is holy?
Oh, just started a Conan PbP on www.rpol.net. Linkage:
http://www.rpol.net/game.cgi?gi=20081&gn=Conan:+Of+Gold+and+Incense&date=1159896465
The comics helped, and they got me excited to give it a try. I heard about the gazeteer book, Road of Kings, which was exactly the thing I needed to get a good feel for the world, religion, cultures, etc. I ran a few sessions with some mates playing in Hyberboria where confusion and mix ups led to clashes with the Nordheimers.
I loved the combat, the bloody, fast paced murder mayhem. True, I did make it very rules light and ignored alot of the d20 stipulations, but its my game dammit.
However, that said, for a d20 game, it still feels like death lurks around the corner for every man. A 5th level Barbarian can still get one shot killed just as easily as a 1st level thief. It's a great way to capture the quick and deadly nature of the Conan world.
So, tell me, who else plays this game and enjoys it, for the love of Crom and all that is holy?
Oh, just started a Conan PbP on www.rpol.net. Linkage:
http://www.rpol.net/game.cgi?gi=20081&gn=Conan:+Of+Gold+and+Incense&date=1159896465
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So what implications might the new rules have for, say... a Vendhyan Priest of Asura? (Just wondering.
Each way can be dangerous and is tracked through corruption points. The more you use magic, the greater chance of becoming corrupted. Also, the spell list is entirely different. A first level scholar gets one spell, and that doesn't change for quite sometime. Hyboria is a very rare magic setting, so Scholars too are rare.
Stygians, as listed with their race, are way more susceptable to corruption.
And I have heard it said that certain aspects of the d20 Cthulu game can be ported directly over to Conan d20.
I would definitely recommend Road of Kinds, a very complete and detailed gazeteer for the world. Lots of plot hooks, great information on culture and history as well as religions. ALso, you might want to check out Scrolls of Skelos if you are into the magic bit I discussed. New spells, items, feats and enemies all related to the dark path of the magi. Very cool stuff.
If you haven't done it already, gredavin, you might also check out the "Chronicles of Conan" trade paperbacks. They reprint the Barry Windsor-Smith and Roy Thomas comics from the 70's. They've been re-colored, which really brings out Smith's style. Very cool stuff.
I second this thread.
Remember, you don't have to be a depraved virgin and puppy-sacrificing bastard to power your magic, but it sure helps a lot...