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I considered using it, but, if I recall correctly, there is a -20 (or some similarly large) penalty to grapple checks when using the improved grab ability. Even with the considerable advantage the ape-man had over his Zamorian thief victim, I figured there was a good chance he would fail his...

I don't have a page reference here at work, but I'm 99.9% sure that this is a Conan rule as well. Just last week I read the bulk of the 'combat' section in the main Conan rulebook to prepare for my session, and I remember coming across it. Go figure that I still completely overlooked it during...

Clearly, there isn't an easy answer to this, but thanks to everyone that weighed in. Overall, I think I like Sutek's proposed solution best -- just multiply the damage dice, with all other bonuses only counting once. Given the 20-point insta-death rule, I don't see that as really de-clawing...

Page 116 of the Atlantean edition rulebook, under the description of Power attack: "If you attack with a two-handed weapon, or with a one-handed weapon wielded in two hands, you instead add twice the number subracted from your attack rolls." And I apologize for the confusion. As Belkregos...

So, I ran my first Conan game this past weekend. I'm a fairly experienced D&D 3.0 GM (never really got my hands around 3.5 -- our group had largely moved on to other games by the time it came around), and while I appreciated, in theory, the changes made by Conan, it wasn't until we played a...

As a new Conan customer and GM, as well as a huge map junkie, I have to say that this issue is really my only "negative" impression the products so far. In particular, I was disappointed that the Road of Kings supplement didn't include more detailed maps for the various countries. I would...