Recent content by Nyarlathotep5150

I'm always pretty wary about adding in more optional rules to Conan. Not just from a game balance perspective (which is an issue in any game), but also, because Conan is already an extremely crunchy game. There's already SO MUCH for the GM to keep track of that I always feel that adding more...

I agree. And think about the people living in British isles during the dark ages. The land is dotted with Roman ruins (which are still there, and would have been even more obvious a thousand years ago). The Anglo-Saxon populace would be living among these forts, walls and roads that they lacked...

I'd say the normal unevenness of the ground is counted in to the terrain modifier. To me it would just be silly to say, "this is the terrain modifier for walking through a completely flat desert." such things really don't exist, there are dunes, slopes, broken ground, etc. So, as long as the...

I partially agree. Most women in barbarian cultures would be non-combatant commoners (barring the occasional shield maiden, witch, thief, etc). As would children. As far as men, I would say they were all prettymuch barbarians. Barbaric cultures (especially ones like Cimmerians and Nordheimir)...

I personally, would work up a completely separate system for aging effects. Or just steal the one from D&D, where each "Age Category" gives a cumulative penalty to STR DEX and CON and a similar bonus to INT and WIS. In my opinion, the level system is a different animal than aging. As its set...

Same here. I didn't know about the Pawnee Pict thing, but did notice that Hyborian Picts where more Native American than the Historical European Picts. Howard even pointed out the difference between them in the hyborian age essay, where he said something along the lines of, by the time they...

I think you're severely overestimating the level of power they have over the finished product. How it works is, the owner of the intellectual property sells the studio the right to make a movie. After that, the original owner has no say in what happens. The only ways to get around this are 1) to...

I agree with most of your sentiments and your candor, but I think some of the minutia might be flawed. As to the interviews of people saying they wanted to "respect Howards vision", I'm pretty sure those where mostly interviews with Mamoa. He's just an actor and has little control over the...

You can't stack two bonuses of the same type (with a couple of exceptions). So, you can't stack two Deflection bonuses, or two parry bonuses, ect. But if the bonus is untyped (I.E. it just says a +X bonus), or I believe if its a luck bonus, then they can stack with anything. So, since the...

I don't have my book on hand, but does Riposte say it gives you an EXTRA AoO? Because, since your AoO's are already calculated in how many you can take between your turns (usually 1), if it doesn't say its extra, I'd say it counts as your 1 per full round (of course, the Combat Reflexes feat...

As long as you don't power attack for more than your BAB, sure. You can stack on bonuses from Ferocious and Charge (plus even Fighting madness if you took it).

I've seen that one. It was pretty good. But still, they had to make it in the style of the movies of that time period. I'm not sure it would have flown, if they'd made it a big budget, hollywood blockbuster (and if they did, they'd have to fill it with sex and violence to cater to a modern...

I'm not convinced we'll ever get Red Sonja, considering how much its been pushed off. I just wish they'd release Solomon Kane in the states. I really enjoyed that movie. As far as Conan sequels, You're right, they wont even make straight to DVD sequels of a movie that only earned half its...

I rewatched it on Wednesday and my opinion of it actually went down. The first time I watched it I thought it was a pretty good movie, but had some atrocious dialogue. Upon rewatching it at home, without the 3D, I have to say. The action was awesome (especially in that first scene). the story...

There's also the issue that you're putting his actions into a modern idea of morality. Our idea of what is acceptable doesn't really apply to the Hyborian age (nor to the actual medieval world it was based on), it actually doesn't even apply to the era in which the stories themselves were...