toothill man
Mongoose
maps are needed
Is Conan dying?
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I think that any product line such as Conan goes through several phases.
Phase I -- the creation of the core rulebook. This is probably the biggest selling product of any line, and the one that the casual gamer is most likely to buy even if he doesn't pursue the remander of the product line.
Phase II -- the creation of sourcebooks and adventures. Since Conan is set in a pre-determined world, there would be a pre-determined number of nation sourcebooks and only a certain degree of latitude to create new ones. Probably there is a heavy purchase for the first few, but diminishing sales as the line grows larger and larger.
Phase III -- addition of anything else to the setting. I would think that this is where we are now, and most of the "big sales" products have already been created a while ago. At this point we probably get a few adventures and modules, but there are few canon nations left to read about and a large part of the world has been developed to a decent degree. The campaign line sort of fizzles out even if the present gamers continue their campaigns at full speed.
So, in a sense Conan is "dying" because there isn't a lot more that needs to be developed.
Phase I -- the creation of the core rulebook. This is probably the biggest selling product of any line, and the one that the casual gamer is most likely to buy even if he doesn't pursue the remander of the product line.
Phase II -- the creation of sourcebooks and adventures. Since Conan is set in a pre-determined world, there would be a pre-determined number of nation sourcebooks and only a certain degree of latitude to create new ones. Probably there is a heavy purchase for the first few, but diminishing sales as the line grows larger and larger.
Phase III -- addition of anything else to the setting. I would think that this is where we are now, and most of the "big sales" products have already been created a while ago. At this point we probably get a few adventures and modules, but there are few canon nations left to read about and a large part of the world has been developed to a decent degree. The campaign line sort of fizzles out even if the present gamers continue their campaigns at full speed.
So, in a sense Conan is "dying" because there isn't a lot more that needs to be developed.
A great map book would be cool 
Lots of cities, historical Hyborian maps (Acheron, Stygian Empire, non-Kull, etc.), ruins, pirate bases, extents of tribal wanderings of Zuagir, significant river tributaries, vassalage markers, military encampments, forests, cave openings/hideouts, swamps, a location for Atali's frost giants, Aram Baksh's place, wandering pattern of conan (big map with little red dotted lines), cult locales, a brief sentence or two on each location (if not previously covered), etc.
It would take a bold person to move towards "saying" where stuff might be however. A simple disclaimer for purists who know their stuff might read "These are estimation suggestions for gaming purposes; if they oppose any canon you can find, please discuss it on our boards."
Honestly, I dont think you can get any of it wrong...barring making Shadizar an underwaterworld that is
jh
Lots of cities, historical Hyborian maps (Acheron, Stygian Empire, non-Kull, etc.), ruins, pirate bases, extents of tribal wanderings of Zuagir, significant river tributaries, vassalage markers, military encampments, forests, cave openings/hideouts, swamps, a location for Atali's frost giants, Aram Baksh's place, wandering pattern of conan (big map with little red dotted lines), cult locales, a brief sentence or two on each location (if not previously covered), etc.
It would take a bold person to move towards "saying" where stuff might be however. A simple disclaimer for purists who know their stuff might read "These are estimation suggestions for gaming purposes; if they oppose any canon you can find, please discuss it on our boards."
Honestly, I dont think you can get any of it wrong...barring making Shadizar an underwaterworld that is
jh
