Recent content by taylor

Hey hawky, Like I wrote above, that is certainly a legitimate issue, but not one that would be solved by snipey commenting.

Yeah righto champ. Or... maybe I just get sick of all the bitchy crap that goes on here. You don't like Mongoose's books? Fair enough, don't buy them. If you have a problem, and the bloke I called an angry nerd certainly has a legitimate issue to complain about, don't be all snipey about it...

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There certainly are some angry nerds on these forums...

The ideal length of a sword is dependant on a few things, like the wielder's height and how it's to be used (ie, with a shield, from a horse etc). The point of balance is wholly dependant on the function of the weapon, ie a cavalry sword designed to fight mail clad opponents will have a much...

Who is the maker? Are you talking about wall hanging stuff like Kit Rae, or more "practical" stuff like Albion Armorers? I actually had a sword made by an awesome smith named Kevin Cashen that was based on a mix of the SS and skarn-ska. That one wasn't cheap either! Pity there's no way to...

My biggest gripe with the story is how weak Conan is. Without spoiling the story it's hard to be specific, but it seems totally out of character for him to rely on outside influence to overcome every obstacle he faces...

D20 is a very flexible system, and it's very easy to make combat much, much deadlier (like my group does).

Thanks mate. That makes the Analyst feat pretty hard to pull off for low to mid level characters. Which is the point I guess. :o)

When testing an ability score, do you use the score or the modifier? For example, if I have a character with Intelligence 14 who needs to make a DC20 test, is the roll 14+d20, or is it 2+d20? Cheers guys. :o)

The only thing that "started" with the first crusade was Christian armies taking the offensive for a change. The muslims had been "crusading" into christian lands for almost three hundered years before the first crusade and would continue to push into Europe until the 19th century.

Does the +2 bonus for a background skill stack with the +2 bonus Hyborians get for their Adaptability trait? For example, can I have Intimidate as a background skill and as one of my Adaptable skills to get a +4 circumstance bonus? Cheers. :)

I understand what you are saying, but if you look at a lot of fencing styles, especially the medieval German and Italian stuff (which are the closest historically accurate styles to the fighting in Conan), you see grappling is very common. From what I've seen, more 1 on 1 fights end up in...

Not quite, you have to already pinning or be pinned by an opponent. You then have to win 2 skill checks to choke or submit them. I guess it depends on what you are after. I think there was a reason historically that nearly every single warrior culture in the world developed a submission...

For submissions, we've added a new skill; Submission grappling. When attempting a submission, the attacker declares a target (either a choke or limb submission). The attack roll is a Submission skill level check, and is opposed by the defender's Submission skill check (or Escape Artist check...