Betrayer of Asgard (upcoming release)?
- Thread starter Philip_fry
- Start date
The King said:
Well yeah, sure. Don't get me wrong, I'll still buy the book. But after having been spoiled by Quilliams covers I'll be keeping my eyes closed every time I pull this and the Khitai book off the shelf. Don't think those two books will display well at the shops either.
flatscan said:
I think the comments of you guys once you have read it will have a greater effect - and Gareth has really knocked the ball out of the park on this one. You don't want to miss it!
Supplement Four
Mongoose
msprange said:
I'm not crazy about the cover either, but it never entered my mind that I wouldn't buy this adventure just because I didn't like the cover.
I don't "hate" the cover, either. It just does nothing for me. A good cover should "inspire" me and make me want to play the game. This one certainly doesn't.
It might affect me more if I were coming in new to Conan. But, I'm so sold on Conan and Mongoose's work on the game that it would have to be a crappy cover indeed before I wouldn't buy something that otherwise looked cool because of it.
And, Betrayer of Asgard certainly looks cool.
I like published adventures. They make it easy for a GM to run a game (and with the d20 system, a GM needs all the help he can get).
You keep publishing adventures, and I'll buy every one of them.
This one included.
Betrayer of Asgard preview and characters are available:
Preview
Characters:
Halbad - Borderer
Hrulf - Barbarian
Orchana - Temptress
Oruxa - Thief
Tiw - Soldier
Preview
Characters:
Halbad - Borderer
Hrulf - Barbarian
Orchana - Temptress
Oruxa - Thief
Tiw - Soldier
Way cool !
The preview is quite weird as it contents some major spoilers (so players beware!) but the whole stuff looks pretty interesting. I found strange that Mongoose chose to publish an Asgardian adventure when there's no regional book available and following closely the release of the Cimmeria book (and the future publication of Kithai). Most companies would have published an adventure to support their sourcebook, rather than an independent one.
Problem is I haven't finished reading Trial of Blood yet, and Cimmeria and Cities are waiting on my bookshelf. It looks like Mongoose has a real problem about release schedules: after the long months of emptiness of the "Long Wait", it seems we're entering a "Conan Swarm" era. Cimmeria, Cities, Betrayer, Kithai: four books in one month ! :shock:
I just have to find some trick to duplicate myself. One for Gming Conan and another to live my mundane life...
The preview is quite weird as it contents some major spoilers (so players beware!) but the whole stuff looks pretty interesting. I found strange that Mongoose chose to publish an Asgardian adventure when there's no regional book available and following closely the release of the Cimmeria book (and the future publication of Kithai). Most companies would have published an adventure to support their sourcebook, rather than an independent one.
Problem is I haven't finished reading Trial of Blood yet, and Cimmeria and Cities are waiting on my bookshelf. It looks like Mongoose has a real problem about release schedules: after the long months of emptiness of the "Long Wait", it seems we're entering a "Conan Swarm" era. Cimmeria, Cities, Betrayer, Kithai: four books in one month ! :shock:
I just have to find some trick to duplicate myself. One for Gming Conan and another to live my mundane life...
Mongoose_Will
Mongoose
My apologies for the spoiler preview, i dont have chance to read the material myself (i just work...)
Luckily i only went as far as page 30 i beleive so thats 100+ more pages i didnt spoil
Luckily i only went as far as page 30 i beleive so thats 100+ more pages i didnt spoil
LucaCherstich
Mongoose
I suspect that, more than just spoilers, we are looking to interesting bits.
And I'm happy of that!
In the Introduction preview it is said that "This adventure arc has several unusual features" and I think I've spotted one of them.
Among these previews I find two things to note:
1)
in the preview it is said that:
- a famous evil sorcerer named Logri is already dead and buried years ago but is destined to be raised up.
- ages ago a cimmerian slave of the Hyporboreans became the head of a line of Aesir kings.
- the characters should start as 5th level....
2)
The pre-made character sheets.
In the description of such chaaracters the reader is refered as "you" so I thought these were pre-made pcs to be used instead of the usual pcs.....
....but there are a series of suspecting details suggesting that these characters are supposed to play in the past:
- in the description it looks like Logri is still alive (and not just raised up from death.
- Hrulf could be the Cimmerian slave destined to be king.
- such characters are 9th level!!
Possible conclusions:
I really hope we are going to see a part of the campaign which is played as a "flashback" with long-dead characters....I really liked those scenic strategies in old Vampire sourcebooks and the possible presence of such a strategy in a Conan sourcebook is certainly great!!
And I'm happy of that!
In the Introduction preview it is said that "This adventure arc has several unusual features" and I think I've spotted one of them.
Among these previews I find two things to note:
1)
in the preview it is said that:
- a famous evil sorcerer named Logri is already dead and buried years ago but is destined to be raised up.
- ages ago a cimmerian slave of the Hyporboreans became the head of a line of Aesir kings.
- the characters should start as 5th level....
2)
The pre-made character sheets.
In the description of such chaaracters the reader is refered as "you" so I thought these were pre-made pcs to be used instead of the usual pcs.....
....but there are a series of suspecting details suggesting that these characters are supposed to play in the past:
- in the description it looks like Logri is still alive (and not just raised up from death.
- Hrulf could be the Cimmerian slave destined to be king.
- such characters are 9th level!!
Possible conclusions:
I really hope we are going to see a part of the campaign which is played as a "flashback" with long-dead characters....I really liked those scenic strategies in old Vampire sourcebooks and the possible presence of such a strategy in a Conan sourcebook is certainly great!!
Mongoose Gar
Mongoose
LucaCherstich said:
Exactly. There's a section half-way through where you play long-dead heroes from Hyperborea.
Clovenhoof
Mongoose
I've always done this, too. Usually 3 days of rest are enough to recover full HP anyway. I count normal traveling as "rest". Most travels take longer than 3 days. No need to micromanage this stuff.
Supplement Four
Mongoose
I agree...this one looks exciting.
