Recent content by Andronicus

Dear Sons of Plunder (aka readers of this forum) I know I haven't been putting out my recommended reading posts lately. I've been way busy. I barely have the time to do this one, but I think it's a goodie. For those of you who don't know, I like to write posts about recommended fantasy and...

I favor Iranistan and Vendhya for the following reasons. Firstly, it will ideally limit the "cut and paste" method of book creation, as not as much material has been released about Iranistan and Vendhya. They can fit in the same book, because they are reasonably close and tied together by...

If you look on the character sheet, there is a pretty extensive list right there. ;)

I am afraid that I don't follow Slaine. One can certainly make an argument for adapting certain comic books. I was actually planning to do one about Arak Sun of Thunder and the anime/manga Bersek, but books come first.

Dear Barbarian Hordes This is the second in a series of posts that I am putting out, on how use to non-REH works of fiction to enhance your Conan game. For more details, look at the first one about Kane (Recommended Reading V 1-Tales of Kane). Honestly, Edgar Rice Burroughs was not at the top...

Firstly, welcome to the forums. Secondly, one thing to bear in mind with Fighting Madness, is that only certain races can get it. Boosting Fighting Madness in anyway risks unbalancing the game. Consider how the more civilized races will be outclassed by someone who can boost their Str, Con...

The Southern Islander Pirate/Barbarian is a great example of being able to make NPCs for a specific role. Not something you'd want to do full a full time PC, but specializing NPCs can be a great thing. I encourage any story teller to use and abuse that as much as possible. It can make...

What kind of talk is this? Only civilized weaklings actually buy things! Make like the barbarian I know you are, slap on a horned helmet, and pillage bookstores till they give you what you want! :twisted: I feel ya Quigs, I truely do. Truth be told, I borrowed my copy from my brother. When...

One problem. Why would I want to pay that much money to honor a long series of pastiches, many of whom aren't any good? I refuse to validate the second rate hacks who cashed in on the Conan. I do realize that there are some good authors and genuine artist spirits in the mix (Roy Thomas among...

As a history lover, I feel the need to slip in a little correction. I do give Sutek points for referencing history, but I fear that isn't how the Roman pilum was used. The Roman pilum (allowing for the fact it evolved continuingly over the long history of the Roman Empire) was mostly a...

Okay everyone, in my defense I never suggested that someone should slap on a pair of gauntlets instead of using a proper weapon. :roll: I was mostly trying to figure how to adjucate their use rules wise. Only a sociopath or a moron would actually try to supplant real weapons with gauntlets...

I would say that Ruins of Hyboria would be an almost critical aid in running a King Kong-inspired adventure. In addition to dinosaurs, it's got bug swarms. Making an ultra-beefy ape man, especially with the Signs and Portents magazine, would be easy. Note that the "monster retrieval" plot...

Unless specific changes have been made to the Conan version of the OGL rules, all gauntlets get you is an upgrade in damage from subdual to lethal. Even with gauntlets equipped you're still making an unarmed attack, though, which means you *take* Attacks of Opportunity and are unable to *make*...

Hello there all you howling REH fans! If you're anything like me, you've avidly read every scrap of Robert E. Howard material you could get your greedy mitts on. You've probably subjected yourself to some pretty lame pastiches in search of more literature on par with the original. In the...

I strongly feel that healing magic should be rare and hard to find. In the original stories, Conan often had to tough it with nothing more than a bandage and his natural vitality. The Conan RPG reflects this with enhanced natural healig and naturally robust character classes. Note the easy...