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    A Question on Bluffing

    Okay, I haven't played Conan as of yet (I got it just after starting a new D&D campaign) but having DMed D&D ever since 3.0 came out I can't see that removing feinting would "wreck the game" - all it does is remove a potential method of attacking. I do have a number of points however. 1. All...
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    Finesse attacks

    That's open to debate personally. Remember that to finesse attack you need to beat their DV + the DR of the armour - so effectively they are still keeping the armour part of the DV. Basically DR against a finesse attack works much as the armour bonus to AC does in D&D.
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    Character Stats House Rule

    I tend to run character stats with a method one of my friends came up with. Players can either: Roll 4d6, discard the lowest OR they can choose stats with a net +8 bonuses - ie they can up some of their high stats by taking low stats. Also, half the stats must be odd and half must be even so...
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    Finesse attacks

    That's pretty much how it works in standard d20 - however the ability to bypass armour does make it a VERY potent combination.
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    Conan Prestige Classes

    Both of those comments are true however you still need to remember which other skill you need to roll in each situation - so there is just as much to remember. I am also not suggesting lots of synergy bonuses but applying one WHEN it seems appropriate - ie. the Slaver Appraising slaves but not...
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    Conan Prestige Classes

    Sounds reasonable, although personally I prefer to keep the number of die rolls to a minimum and this is adding an extra level of complexity. But if it works for you go with it!
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    Conan Prestige Classes

    Certainly possible. I don't tend to have "standardised" bonuses, more situational ones - for exampled I can see 5 ranks in Profession (Slaver) giving you a synergy bonus to Appraise - when you are appraising slaves etc.
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    Conan Prestige Classes

    I agree that adventurers rarely use Profession as a skill - but that doesn't mean that no-one else in the world does - ie. the healers, politians, scribes etc - they would all have ranks in this skill. Having said that, I agree that it seems a tad artifical using a skill role to make money...
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    Conan classes replacing core classes in D&D

    It would certainly be nice to see however I think the Conan Classes are more powerful (in general) than the standard D&D classes so you may need to do some tweaking to make them fit better - perhaps the increased HD you suggested and 2 more skill points per level? Phil.
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    Determining DC on the fly.

    I just tend to eyeball it (so to speak) - I tend to basically think "that's about right" rather than having set DCs - but then I tend to run a rules light version of d20.
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    Schmucks

    Don't forgot about Conan's multiple adversery rules either - if a target is attacked by multiple attackers they start to get +1 bonuses to hit for every attacker after the first - combine this with flanking and a horde of low-level NPCs grunts can start to be problematic...
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    Squares in Combat?

    I'm running a D&D game at the moment and don't tend to use minatures (or counters). It really depends on your play style and group - my players accept DM fiat where necessary and we all describe actions so even working out AoO isn't a great hassal, we just use a narrative form of combat - having...
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    Call of Cthulhu (Conan conversion)

    Okay, with that reasoning I can see where you are coming from. Unfortunately IMO they don't fit into either category properly. Perhaps we need a new category - perhaps Enhancements?
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    Reputation and Code of Honor Errata?

    :D That's a very positive, glass is half-full way of looking at things. Good attitude!
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    Call of Cthulhu (Conan conversion)

    Wouldn't these two fall under Curses? They don't really 'summon' anything, more twist what is already present.
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