OK this is what happens when you get older, you absolutely forget everything.
As part of my research for a Kushite campaign, I want to read the story where Conan is in The Chagan capitol of Kush, El Shebbah, Now the main problem is I can't remember the story or which book it is in (of the ACE fantasy paperbacks).
Vincent D. to the rescue please!!!
A little background; I think the black kingdoms are a great place to adventure, with the speudo-stygian Chagas, the semi-civilized Kushites, barbaric Darfuri, more lost cities of green stone that you can shake a stick at and some bad ass monsters, jungles, gold, slaves, other foreign adventurers, wyverns, dragons, lotus bushes and lost races. I am basically starting out with a shipwreck premise on the coast of Kush north of the Zarkheba.
I think I will force my players to accept a party of pre-generated characters (7th to 9th level) of a Nemedian Scholar (emphasis on Hypnotism, Divination, and Prestidigitation), Argossean Pirate (1st mate of the wrecked-beyond repair vessel washed ashore), Nemedian Soldier/ Thief (Scholar's brother and muscle), and a Kushite Barbarian (an escaped slave from the coastal tribe, where the hyborians washed ashore upon). To make things fun only the Scholar and ex-slave can speak Stygian as a common language(although the other characters have a free language slot to learn if they stick around for 3 months).
Great thing about shipwrecks is that the characters are basically naked. I'm giving the PCs the ability to connect because the escaped slave (whose former owners are about 4 hours away & on his trail) finds the washed up PCs on the beach, wakes them up, moves them off the beach and indentures his aid for getting them to El Shabbah for their help against recapture.
Basically the only weapons the Hyborians have are two daggers and one cutlass, all other weapons will have to be fashioned from nature or stolen or discovered elsewhere.
THe goal for our party is to reach civilization, El Shebbah, which is many moons distant, and through hostile jungle and savana one must trek.
THe foes will primarily be men, although wildlife, if startled. may soon be an adversary, I think a mid Grade Kushite Witchfinder will be a great nemesis, but I'm still thinking about how to involve my players, since they will be primarily trying to avoid contact with the locals until they get to the Friendly Kushite's tribal homelands.
Of course ancient ruins with some nasties or lost race are alsways pretty cool.
As part of my research for a Kushite campaign, I want to read the story where Conan is in The Chagan capitol of Kush, El Shebbah, Now the main problem is I can't remember the story or which book it is in (of the ACE fantasy paperbacks).
Vincent D. to the rescue please!!!
A little background; I think the black kingdoms are a great place to adventure, with the speudo-stygian Chagas, the semi-civilized Kushites, barbaric Darfuri, more lost cities of green stone that you can shake a stick at and some bad ass monsters, jungles, gold, slaves, other foreign adventurers, wyverns, dragons, lotus bushes and lost races. I am basically starting out with a shipwreck premise on the coast of Kush north of the Zarkheba.
I think I will force my players to accept a party of pre-generated characters (7th to 9th level) of a Nemedian Scholar (emphasis on Hypnotism, Divination, and Prestidigitation), Argossean Pirate (1st mate of the wrecked-beyond repair vessel washed ashore), Nemedian Soldier/ Thief (Scholar's brother and muscle), and a Kushite Barbarian (an escaped slave from the coastal tribe, where the hyborians washed ashore upon). To make things fun only the Scholar and ex-slave can speak Stygian as a common language(although the other characters have a free language slot to learn if they stick around for 3 months).
Great thing about shipwrecks is that the characters are basically naked. I'm giving the PCs the ability to connect because the escaped slave (whose former owners are about 4 hours away & on his trail) finds the washed up PCs on the beach, wakes them up, moves them off the beach and indentures his aid for getting them to El Shabbah for their help against recapture.
Basically the only weapons the Hyborians have are two daggers and one cutlass, all other weapons will have to be fashioned from nature or stolen or discovered elsewhere.
THe goal for our party is to reach civilization, El Shebbah, which is many moons distant, and through hostile jungle and savana one must trek.
THe foes will primarily be men, although wildlife, if startled. may soon be an adversary, I think a mid Grade Kushite Witchfinder will be a great nemesis, but I'm still thinking about how to involve my players, since they will be primarily trying to avoid contact with the locals until they get to the Friendly Kushite's tribal homelands.
Of course ancient ruins with some nasties or lost race are alsways pretty cool.
