Recent content by Banite

I've only ever used them for massed combat, largely I think it's to each their own. A map, and some markers, can easily be replaced by strong descriptions with enough information to use some good old fashioned imagination. If you manage to get by without them, and your players prefer it, eh...

Damien: We can agree to disagree on how stated information should be treated then; balmy weather, medieval (especially french) diet, and a layer of musty padding under 45 lbs of armour might all impede a man's ability to go to the bathroom - probably not, it will probably just give him heat...

Unless you start quoting reputable sources, I fail to see what right you think you hold in shooting down his opinions. I mean, unless all you happened to be accomplished at is trolling other people's posts of course. I figured I would get the snide remark in at the front end, since I usually...

A classical knight in training learns about alot more than fighting. A great deal of their time could be spent learning proper etiquette, matters of faith, and other skills useful in courtly intrigue. I mean, classical knights spent several years as a page, several as a squire, and were then...

Heh, I almost had a WoW moment "Lrn2Multiclass!" Kidding, Kidding. Maybe I just played 2nd ed dnd a long time, but personally I think if anything there's too many base classes in default conan even as is. I mean, Pirate? That could be a fig...soldier/thief with skills and feats as well as a...

We used to have this argument in dnd all the time, at least cropping up once per campaign. I think in any semi-historical setting the chain of command runs: King/Emperor --> High Aristocracy/Nobles --> Wealthy commoners --> Commoners --> Slaves/Indentured Folks Having a codified set of laws is...

Assuming I have no intention of using any class other than those found in the base atlantean edition, is there much to warrant picking this book (or the other "hyboria's ----" for that matter) up? How much of the book is actually made up of classes page count wise? I've avoided the hyboria's...

Oddly enough, I personally think the dex based classes have a fair advantage over straight class strength based soldiers. I mean, the plate is nice - but an emphasis on dexterity and finesse can largely make it useless; And personally, if I was running a pitched battle there would be the...

I don't know, I find 'soldier' is a good term to signify the differance between that class and barbarian at the least. A soldier relies on training, and forced discipline to augment his natural skill at arms, while a barbarian is more likely to plow forward towards his enemies relying on...

Personally, I use the standard point buy system but favour 38 points for Conan. I find that leaves characters largely above average in all ways, unless they take a beating to specific statistics in order to get a "high stat" or two. I can understand a person's preference for rolling, but I find...

You know, I would have applied the multiplier to all of the above except the sneak attack; Such as example A. To be honest, it's worked to date in my 'vanilla' dnd games, but Conan tends to hit higher attack bonuses making power attack more deadly with the critical multiplier included in.

New to the board, hello and all that; Weapons, armour, silver, status, horses, and hovels all make for good rewards but I had wondered if anyone happened to have a listing of precious common gemstones and their appropriate silver prices they relied on, that they would share. I generally lean...