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He placed it there based on circumstantial evidence: This is a fragment of a Conan story and didn’t appear in the Miller-Clark outline. Lin Carter finished the story for the LANCER series, placing the location of Yaralet as northern Turan. Actually, the fragment doesn’t mention its location. It...

I concure, though I don't agree with all of Dale Rippke's conclusions.

You are talking about the fish, right?

He also wore an horned helmet in Beyond the Black River. I don't see a problem with such helmets, as long as they're kept in context (i.e., as part of an armour ensemble).

It doesn't. But talking to children about such things as breasts, so that if they see one in a book they'll know what it is and wont be potentially disturbed about it, is sex education.

Yes, because teaching the joys of bloodlust and inflicting pain on others is far more important than basic sex education. Personally I think violence, no matter how much you sugarcoat it, is far more damaging for young children than showing them common parts of the human anatomy, which is why I...

"Okay Timmy, your broadsword rips through your opponent's belly, spilling his entrails onto the ground. He falls screaming at your feet, begging you to end the agony. The stench of blood fills your nostrils." "Daddy, why is there a naked lady on every second page of the book?" "Don't look...

Personally I couldn't care less if they had Conan performing the Macerana on the front cover, I'm only interested in the book's content. Don't get me wrong, I like good artwork, but as far as roleplaying texts are concerned, the art has never been more than page filler to me.

The centrefold could be Belit and Valeria "wrestling" each other while Conan sits in the background, grinning from ear to ear.

Not all frontiers are made up of forests.

Well, if nothing else, the other classes should be expanded upon. I like the idea of detailing the Hyborian Age cultures.

In case you didn't notice, 'Conan the Barbarian' had nudity in it. Or did you close your eyes during those scenes? I find it interesting that you were looking forward to roleplaying violence and murder, but you were turned off by the sight of a few breasts. And just to clarify, the nudity in...

Perhaps the Borderer breaks down into different sub-classes, like the Scholar. So you may still get your Scout.

If anyone's interested in alternate Conan chronologies, they should take a look at this: http://www.dodgenet.com/~moonblossom/Conancron.html

Sounds like a good system. It definately fits with Howard's conception of good and evil.