Recent content by Cimmerian Bard

And as an addendum, I'll be running six 4-hour slots of the Conan RPG (Atlantean Edition), so please come by and support a former Mongoose Publishing property! Thanks to the excellent game design, and of course Robert E. Howard's incredible dark and mystical setting, this game is still quite...

Mongoose's Conan the RPG was quite obviously the best D20 derivative out there. Of course, it certainly didn't hurt having THE definitive sword-and-sorcery setting on the planet, in Howard's Hyborian Age, and some darn good game-designers who did an extensive amount of research into all things...

Don't forget that Taking 20 also requires twenty times longer in regards to action time. That is, an action that typically requires, say, a full round costs two minutes (twenty rounds) for someone Taking 20; a normal one minute action requires twenty minutes, and so on. Also, a character...

I can only speak for Ruins of Hyboria, being it's the only one of the four listed that I own. And, yes, it's great for this type of stuff -- spur-of-the-moment one-offs, side treks, and the like. Also, the last third of the book provides some excellent detail for the general architecture of...

Let us not forget, too, that Conan was only in his late teens when he left Cimmeria, and so, he likely has a teenager's point-of-view about his homeland -- filled with angst, despisement, and not really knowing the whole story. However, I agree that, according to Howard, Cimmeria (and therefore...

Hey, thanks, Strom. Will try to find those solo rules (was on the site today, actually, and didn't see 'em; but then, I wasn't really looking for them either). Arkham Horror is a pretty sweet game, at least all of the three times that I've played it. Took us that long to finally defeat...

Yeah, can't wait to try it out, Vincent. (Now if I can only figure out a decent way to play it solo). It probably won't get much "table time", though, as what little time I have for gaming these days is almost always implemented for RPGing, my much-preferred medium for gaming. But, again, $20...

True, though to be more precise, the Hyborian Age is the time/era. "Hyboria" itself generally refers to the west/northwest of the Thurian continent, where the Hyborian kingdoms are located, but yeah, it still amuses me to hear folks refer to the whole of Conan's world (Howard's vision of our...

Okay, so yesterday (Sunday) I happened to wander into a Barnes & Noble in north Atlanta (Georgia, USA), and eventually meandered my way toward the 75% Off table. Oddly enough (or not so oddly enough, perhaps), I was just thinking something along the lines of "wow, it'd great to find some...

Would very much like to see Mongoose keep the line -- it's truly the best D20 derivative out there, bar none. Then again, it helps that it's an awesome, time-honored, setting (thanks to the talented, if short-lived, Mr. Howard!) with plenty of detail, inspiration, and endless adventure. Apart...

Hey, good stuff with this feat, but I'm inclined to wonder if it might work better as a Combat Maneuver? SIDE STEP Prerequisites: Combat Reflexes Circumstances: You have just Parryed a melee attack from an adjacent opponent. Benefits: You may take a 5-foot step adjustment as an immediate...

Sweet, my first +1! Thanks, SD. ;)

Sup Four, Personally, I would seldom, if ever, reward a player for simply landing a certain number. It's almost like rewarding the die instead of the ingenuity or creativity of the player. Instead, I tend to reward PCs for things like heroism, grit, making a cool "Conan-esque" statement...

Or, better yet, play the current D20/OGL version of Conan the RPG as designed by Mongoose Publishing. It's an excellent system, and in my opinion the best D20-derived fantasy game available, and serves quite well in bringing to life the wonder, mystery, and savagery of the Hyborian Age. Just...

Yeah, wished I could be in attendance as well. I've been in tabletop RPGing for 29 years and have still yet to make it out to GenCon. *sigh* You guys have a great time and kick some Hyborian Age booty for me -- Dragon*Con, our big one down here in Atlanta, is coming up though, and so I hope...