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http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/home/series.php?qsSeries=13 Issue 32. As a bonus, here's a photoshopped version of the city map on which I added a few campaign-specific details and some translations of the unfamiliar terms in the original map key (such as "Siyah Istihkam," which is an...

The differences between Corinthia and Brythunia, or between Shem and Turan pale between the vast cultural, economic, and social differences between the western kingdoms and the east. In Khitai's favor: Covers nearly a fifth of the world Has more setting-specific items, customs, skills, etc...

Like I said, I'd never play it. Some of the players in my own campaign however... One of them has a dodge of ~40 when on a ship. True story. No magic items or major feat-breaking involved. Just high dex, class bonuses, etc. Only if your GM is a goofball can you take it. There is an...

1st level noble, nineteenth level soldier. Use the starting cash from noble to buy some sweet armor. Use spawn of dagoth hill, and every soldier feat and bonus feat to add the "Hard" feat, which gives you +1DR for each time you take it. Final DR 20+ GM: "He crits you with a huge axe for 26."...

I spent a few hours planning the riddling itself, including writing a couple of the riddles. There are deeper secrets, like the carved words on the stone leading to the dragon, that were placed much earlier. It turns out that the characters' first adventure (an adaptation of White Plume...

Scholar is insanely powerful with the right build. Knot wind can basically take out one opponent every round for 1PP per round, and takes them entirely out of the combat if they're on a ship near the rail. Gelid bones is also basically a kill shot, since you can then torture them to death over...

"The following sentence is false. The preceding sentence is true. Are these sentences true or false?" The adventurers struggled now. The Stygian scholar applied his logic while the pirates Sergio and Elena tried their cleverness. Shao Fei turned his philosophy toward the problem, and Danae...

"That which sustains me," said the stone man, his jaw grating with a low, scraping sound, "are those above. Tell me, how do they fare?" Sergio answered, "They live. There are seven who remain." "Enough, I think, for another age," the small statue replied. Then, looking at the still statue...

The adventurers discoverd a small group of terrified tiny humanoids, huddled and hiding behind a palisade deeper within the cavern. These beings, dressed in rags, identified themselves as Digger, Carter, Winky, Picky, Leery, Shorty, and Wanker. Wanker was the most talkative, and explained...

This is a rough transcript of some of the events from our campaign's last adventure. I hope some of you either enjoy the tale or can use some of the riddles in your own campaigns. Previously in the Campaign: The adventurers have been recruited by a powerful Asuran priest to retrieve the Mholor...

Pendragon! I hadn't even thought of that line in a decade or so, but the adventures we had! I heartily agree. And your second point here is a better illustration, I think, of the point I tried feebly to make, that overadherence to Howard seems to have narrowed the creative perspective during...

I agree with all of Vincent's points in terms of perfecting accuracy as regards real maps, or in immitating the imagined world of Howard, but have a very different take on the accuracy of a game map. As I understand it, the intent of these forums is support/discussion of the Mongoose Conan RPG...

I do and have, overall, enjoyed these products on the whole. My suggestions are intended, as I said, to broaden their appeal, not to make them "universally" able to make everyone happy. Criticisms of previous works are not, as I said, intended in the spirit of assualt, but rather as...

As I said, mine are but personal opinions. I'm sure if I were to ask my players, they would have an entirely different list of likes and dislikes for the system, and their understanding of Howard goes from "every version of every story ever written" to "I didn't even read the Howard short story...

I was unclear there. I have two independent issues with the line. The primary one is a lack of material far beyond Howard's stories. The secondary issue was a lack of "crunchy" (as Yogah adeptly titled it) data for the mechanics of the game. F&F lacked much "crunchy" info, in other respects...