Recent content by Barbarossa Rotbart

There is no problem if there are still levels in the game.

Its not a matter of getting the players in the mood, but a matter of a realistic depiction of that society. Take a look of the TV series Rome: it was possible to tell the story without all the mature content, but then the story would have lost much of its realism.

Let's compare those descriptions: That is claerly one event, happening in front of the characters. That is just a small overview, mostlikely given at entering the tavern. This can be seen as a addition to the description. All three descriptions are fitting and I would use all of them.

:roll: You really did not understand! This is not about a single word used, but about descriptions.

For some of us, that's still a cheap trick... :( But for those even a realistic and faithful depiction of ancient Egypt or Crete would be considered a cheap trick. ;)

That was not the only fatal flaw of F.A.T.A.L. The rules are not very balanced and the background is much worse than the rules.

That's just one case. Another is that at first the age of the average reader is getting lower. A third case is that many know these pieces of literature only as movies or comics, and those versions differ in most cases from the original stories. In the case of Conan (but also Sherlock Holmes...

True... True... But there still one question: What is porn and what is a realistic depiction of that society?

It's all a matter of detail and (of cause) style.! Some think that a vague description is enough, others think that they have to describe everything in detail! In an official adventure for DSA ("Unsterbliche Gier" for those who want to know) an important NSC was nude and she was described in...

There is a small flaw in your theory! The (US) american culture is only a variant of the european culture, having the same roots, but the different cultures in Africa and Asia have also different roots. Back to the topic: I think that in some years REH's stories will 'suffer' the same fate that...

I can only hope that it is much better than the first movie.

Yeah, that's the problem. Conservatives that think that sex ed will automatically lead to teenage pregnancies and lewd behavior. And faux sex ed which does not educate but only say that should not do it und BTW if you lost your virginity we can give it back to you.

That happened at a Con (Conventus Leonis) and we played DSA, but that could have happened with any RPG.

And they say that removed the criticism on religion from the movie...

It all depends on your gaming style: If you are a simulationist then RPGs like Rolemaster, RuneQuest, Das Schwarze Auge and other rule heaving systems are the ones you should use. But if you are a narativist then you should use a rule light system. If you are a gamist then D&D is the right one.