Recent content by Kargush

I play both. Huge difference. DnD is about the amassing of wealth, shiny bits, and powers. Conan is the opposite. Even at 15th level, you might still have little but the shirt on your back. In DnD, you have kit worth the government budget of a 3rd World country.

Awesome! That one will most certainly become a firm favorite in my circles!

Not sure if it "counts", but the comics are quite good, especially those based on REH works, but others too. Just love the works(the art) of Buscema and Chan... Quite keen on the newer works too.

Well, parody might be a strong word... Anyone ever heard of Korgoth of Barbaria? You can find him on youtube if you want to see for yourself. The pilot is almost like a Conan adventure, but with a humourous tone to it. Maybe something to plunder for ideas?

Well, a barbarian with improved sunder and a large weapon can seriously mess up enemies, especially if enraged. He'll also have power attack, thus adding to the havoc. Other than that I see little "improved" feats aside from initiative and the aforementioned sunder.

Well, you can always try the "conga-line": form up in a line "pointing" towards the rider. Any party tanks go in front. Everyone then readies actions to attack the mount(remove the mount, and the rider has to run...). If the rider attacks the front man and stops there, the party can gang up on...

Last I checked, us Norwegian were behind that movie. But OK... I'd like to add a little too. Predator. Replace the soldiers with a party, the CIA spook with a representative of the employer of the party, and the Predator's high tech with something a little less techy but a little...

Not to mention that that leaves him at the mercies of whomever are present. *throws hands to the sky and head backwards, and laughs* Mowahawhawhawhawhawhaw!!!!

There is a system for it in a DnD sourcebook, Heroes of Battle. Worth taking a look at. I myself use only my whim. It reinforces the fact that as DM, I am Crom and That Which Must Not Be Named all rolled into one. And it also means that the game becomes a tad more unpredictable, which just adds...

My only hands'on experience with Conan stems from the Arnold movies and the comics published here in Norway. I intend to read the REH stories, but that will have to wait till summer. The question remains though, how good a representation of Howard's work are the comics? I can't give you an...

My 2 cents: Any Conan game should try, as much as it can, to be true to the world created by REH. I'm not saying you should play it out like a REH story, but keep it "real". The villains are true villains, not misunderstood types. Unlike modern villains, they kill and rape without thought, not...

I'd go for it. Not only does it mean you have "all" the maps in one place, but if the characters need to know where they are at any one moment(say, a coupe of days worth of marching west of Turan), you can show them the oasis they are encamped at(provided the maps are that detailed). Maybe a...

I've been tinkering with Conan GURPS. Excellent stuff. The best part, IMO, is that a character isn't "proficient" with weapons he doesn't have ranks in, so a barbarian from Cimmeria might not know how to use a bow. Or how to ride. The magic system is sweet too. Currently working to update it to...

I love that character, and the man does a good job of the role. Anyways, the thing I do when making adventures based on movies is to make changes to the story that makes the outcome far from certain. in the case of 13th Warrior, I might make the wendol a race of man-ape, the settlement a lone...

Thanks! I have to get my hands on the hardback... The store only stocked the pocked edition when I went by so I'll have to order and wait a few weeks.