Recent content by Becket

Well, I finally got my chance to run a Conan game. Basic adventure of a group of highwaymen attacking a caravan and getting into the politics of the time. I thought it went great. Combat moved quickly(being a Con one tries to incorporate at least one combat to get people a feel for it). The...

32 ....just about a month ago. Started with the red box DnD and have been at it ever since. If its been in print I have probably played it.. Star Frontiers, Boot Hill, Top Secret, Merps Gurps Twerps....Paladium Shadow Run Cyberpunk...Etc etc etc. If a new system would come out I would have a...

Oh there is no doubt that there has been a lot of Mythology mining as well as other areas. I simply wanted to make mention of the amount the deities meddled in Greek affairs. Another great story idea was done in the Savage Sword of Conan comics. The story lasted for 3-4 issues and dealt with...

Interesting idea....however I think you would be better off to make it Turan and Hyrkania....just to keep the feeling. Argos and Zingara are neighbors and frankly why launch 10000 ships when they can walk across the border. The Trojan war and the Illiad were lanced with mythology that do not...

Actually there are 2 cons that are not Origins or Gen Con that I intend on running a Conan game at. The cons are part of the Game Fest Series. One is in Milwaukie (same center as Gen Con used to be) and one in Richmond VA. We are hoping to get about 2 thousand for the first and 1 thousand for...

REH had his share of issues. I would say that the strong female leads had a great deal to do with his mother ( wow that sounded Freudean). He also was greatly influenced by HP Lovecraft whom he corresponded with.

I think that if you have 2 individuals who are diametric opposites you will have issues. This is pretty much obvious. One method for getting them to work together at the get go is to have an opponent who is superior to both. Use the old "enemy of my enemy is my friend" addage. Through game time...

I would see a diverse group being a fairly easy to throw together and not in the you wake up in chains, unconcious etc. The Nemedians and the Aquilonians used mercenaries to quite some extent. Barachan pirates were of many and varied races. The pirates of the Vilayet were similar. My idea is...

I grew up on the Savage Sword of Conan Comics by Marvel. I was always partial to Ernie Chan and Gary Kwapisz. Vallejo as the cover artist on the novels drew me in. I still have Frazettas work in poster form. All in all I favor the Chan/Kwapisz art for the Black and Whites...I like Vallejo and...

Having been introduced to the Conan Mythos back in the early eighties in Savage Sword of Conan.. I too have been a big fan of the black and white images I had seen of the Cimmerian reaver. I do like your take on him as well. Just as long as he is not portrayed as an ungainly ox I will be...

Greetings all. Vendhya if I recall is more of an Indian atmosphere. Khitai was more or less like Japan and China. Hyrkanian Steel was also very good. I may be wrong it has been a while since I read the books. B