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I've got mixed feelings about this map. On one hand, it's hard to understand how errors like these can occur, especially given the grief that Mongoose has taken over the years about its sub-par maps. On the other hand, it's gratifying to see the nations outside of Hyboria appearing in (mostly)...

There are several other problems with the map that I can see offhand. The Goralian Hills are not supposed to be in Cimmeria, they are part of southern Gunderland, just to the north of the Shirki River. The Shirki River is misspelled as the Shikal River. Argo's western extention is missing...

I've seen the maps that Vincent sent to the illustrator. His maps use close copies of my map's national borders, combined with stuff I don't show on my maps; i.e. cities and rivers and the like. The artist made Khitai way to big and too far north; it's jungles should lie at the same latitudes as...

The impression I got from Gen-Con is that AD&D 4th is NOT going to be an open source system.

Are you sure the REH/gaming seminar is Thursday morning? I was informed by Bill Cavalier that it was going to be held Thursday at 3 pm. I'd like to know since he asked me to be on the panel. I can be there Thursday morning; I just need to know the time. Dale Rippke ************

Quote from Black Colossus:"In that ivory dome lay the bones of Thugra Khotan, the dark sorcerer who had reigned in Kuthchemes three thousand years ago, when the kingdoms of Stygia stretched far northward of the great river, over the meadows of Shem, and into the uplands. Then the great drift of...

I'm not suggesting that the Epemitreus period shouldn't be placed 1500 years after Acheron's fall; the repeated use of the dating, as well as the vagueness of his fight with Set, makes it's post-Acheron placement pretty unassailable. 8) What I find sad is that originally Howard had a plan for...

Well, I must say that this killed my argument pretty effectively. I'm not sure how I missed it. I concede the point. :oops: On to further examination of this topic.... I've always rather seen Epemitreus' name as a bit of a pun on Howard's part. The name breaks down into Epe (épée is French...

The short answer is: No, not to that specific date. That date is the current estimate when the last European ice age began. There isn't any practical way to determine what Howard knew about the ice age. There were books about the subject that existed during Howard's lifetime, but whether he read...

It's funny, because I don't see this as changing my mind at all; it's simply acknowledging that we can never actually determine Howard's authoral intent when writing the exchange between Orastes and Xaltotun. Could your interpretation be correct? Of course! Could my interpretation be what Howard...

I must confess, I got a bit distracted in the middle of my debate. After I posted my reply, I reread the line above and told myself "Bet I catch flak for that!" Good call! :lol: That piece was orginally intended to be a bit expanded by explaining that even the scholars that can still read the...

I've taken notes on the various races; in fact, I've just reread a few of the actual scenes mentioning Argosseans. I'm really unsure where you come up with the men of Argos being "dark-skinned, black-eyed and black-haired". Argosseans, in both QUEEN and HOTD are described as being short and...

Actually, the question Xaltotun poses to Orastes DOES contain "specific details" about archaic rituals. He knows that the resurrection ability of the Heart can be accessed by performing a certain incantation described in the writing of Skelos. His query to Orastes confirms this. Your assertion...

I'm going to play devil's advocate, here. Xaltotun didn't need to ask "Who is Mitra?". Orastes identified himself as a former priest of Mitra. Even if he had never heard of Mitra, Xaltotun would have realized that Orastes referred to a unknown "modern" god. Xaltotun's line could easily be...

The main reason that I didn't mention Thoth-Amon in the timeline is because Howard changed the means by which Ishtar was cursed with eternal life. In the actual story, Poseidon gifts his bride with that curse. Could Thoth-Amon be a pre-cataclysmic sorcerer? Of course it's possible. But Howard...