[CONAN] Slaine d20 & Conan

[LucaCherstich]

I've been recently recondisering the old Slaine d20 whose system was, in many ways, a precursor of Conan d20.
I'm looking for stuff to adapt.
I think the sorcery spells can be adapted, with some work and some of them are very interesting and Conanesque.
For example "A murder of Crows" is a nice weapon in the hand of an Hyperborean or Nordheimer shaman.
On the other hand, I find the weapon section not very useful (in the Hyborian Age metal should be know at a level for which steel should be better than flint).

Did anybody tried to adapt things?

And, if so, what did you adapt?

 

[Spectator]

I own Slaine as well.
I love the concept of the Witch vs. the Druid.
The blood sacrifice expert vs. the Dolmen/ earthpower magic.
I like the witch alot since her emphasis does tend to make her a well rounded fighter and magic user.

I have not played a game yet, but I like the proto celtic influence and have often thought about how it ties in nicely with conan.

 

[Supplement Four]

What adventures were published for Slaine?

 

[LucaCherstich]

Cimmerians are not exactly Slaine's proto-Celts (lot less of magic and a lot more grittyness) but certainly there's a lot of stuff which can be borrowed and adapted.
I'm not very fond of making Withces and Druid separated classes from scholars, but their concept can be adapted with substitution levels and Feats to mimic their abilities.
Furthermore, druids should not have a proper social role in the REH version of Cimmerian tribes, but maybe they can be adapted as mad hermits.
Witches are also interesting but still not as proper part of Cimmerian society.
Nevertheless, I can see kind of witches and druids in secreted parts of Brythunia and Border Kingdom, just to not speak of Ligureans in Pictlands.

 

[Spectator]

Cimmerians are not exactly Slaine's proto-Celts (lot less of magic and a lot more grittyness) but certainly there's a lot of stuff which can be borrowed and adapted.
I'm not very fond of making Withces and Druid separated classes from scholars, but their concept can be adapted with substitution levels and Feats to mimic their abilities.
Furthermore, druids should not have a proper social role in the REH version of Cimmerian tribes, but maybe they can be adapted as mad hermits.
Witches are also interesting but still not as proper part of Cimmerian society.
Nevertheless, I can see kind of witches and druids in secreted parts of Brythunia and Border Kingdom, just to not speak of Ligureans in Pictlands.

I totally agree!!!