RQ Conan: Hyborian Adventures Back Up

[C. Chapman]

Hey,

So, Hyborian Adventures is now up as a May release here:
http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/scheduled.php

This is following the fact that it was previously listed (then removed), follows the fact that Mongoose said they were considering it, and follows the fact that Vincent even said he was working on the magic system for it in these forums. All of which, of course, was then brushed aside by Mongoose saying it was just a "rumour" and wasn't going to happen.

So, Mongoose, time to stop messing about and bring some absolute clarity to the point you keep muddying. Is Hyborian Adventures going to happen or not? A simple "Yes" or "No" will suffice, thanks, and please, no more references to "rumours", thanks.

cheers!
Colin

 

[Rurik]

I don't ever recall Mongoose ever actually saying they would NOT produce Hyborean supplements for RuneQuest.

The Rumor they squashed was all the fear among Conan players was that Conan 2.0 was going to be based on RQ. And if I were a D20 Conan player I too would be pretty peeved if they made such a total overhaul of the game I've been playing. The announcement that Conan 2.0 was not going to be RQ based coincided with the removal of Hyborian Adventures from the schedule, which led to the assumption it was scrapped.

I don't ever think anyone at Mongoose actually ever nixed Conan supplememts for RQ.

 

[C. Chapman]

From Matt Sprange's press post here:
http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=23587&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

"There has been a lot of speculation about what other games can be converted to RuneQuest. However, one rumour I can squash right now is about Conan – it will not be joining the RuneQuest brand, but retaining its own system. On the other hand, development is about to begin on SpaceQuest, a set of science fiction rules based on RuneQuest, and a number of settings will be appearing to support this as well. Both Judge Dredd and Strontium Dogs have been mooted as possibilities but, as yet, nothing has been confirmed."

Now, it could simply be a case of poor and ambiguous wording (coinciding with the removal of the schedule), but given the number of posts (and several threads) concerning the fact that folk all interpret it to mean, "No RQ Conan", Mongoose do need to clear things up.

cheers!
Colin

 

[weasel_fierce]

way I see it, if they make a RQ conan book, even just a single book, like for Lankhmar, they will sell a lot of books.

If they make no RQ conan book, they sell less lots of books.

 

[philreed]

I don't care why, I just want the book.

 

[robyn]

Interesting that the subject of Hyboria should rear its bloodstained head once again.

All i want to know is will there be a book that in some way gives those of us with an interest in sword and sorcery some material to feast on?

Lankmar was worth the effort, gave me lots of ideas for my own home brewed S&S world.

Just want a definative yay or nay from Mongoose, strange that i have noticed that they like to be as obscure as they can about almost everything...hohum

 

[duncan_disorderly]

Just want a definative yay or nay from Mongoose, strange that i have noticed that they like to be as obscure as they can about almost everything...hohum

Hmm, Conan is a licence, so they may well have to get everything approved by the licensor before they can publish - in which case they may be wary about offereing too many definitive statements too far in advance, as things may change for reasons beyond their control.

One thing that would be interesting to know is whether they intend to make this (or any other potential MRQ/Conan release) a "Dual Stat" book, containing rules for both MRQ and the Conan "Not d20 honest" system. This might either be the "Best of Both Worlds" as existing Conan players and MRQ fans would get the book with all the relevant stats for the system of their choice, or a real nightmare with both parties complaining about pages of stats and rules for systems they don't own.

What I'd do (ignoring silly things like whether it is practical or not, since I'm not goign to be in the position of having to deliver...)

Produce a MRQ-Conan rulebook. This would be a traditional MRQ slim volume, and would contain the rule varients for setting MRQ in Howards Hyperboria. It would assume ownership of the Main MRQ rulebook, (and maybe the companion) but nothing else. It would include information about the setting and tone of a "Conan" game, but would not cover the world in any great detail - pointing prospective players to "The Road of Kings" for a more detailed gazeteer. Pages permitting it would include a brief adventure, or failing that, would point to one available for free on the MRQ site (This might be an old adventure ported over to the new rules). This book would take a "MRQ" slot in the publishing schedule, not a Conan one (Ideally it would be released togehter with a Conan release)

Subsequent Conan Books would continue to use the existing "not d20" system, but conversion notes would be made available via the Internet. Since I'd hope the books are heavy on "Fluff" with little system specific information (this is certainly the case with Road of Kings) I'd hope these conversion notes would be free downloads (the hope being that people will want and need to but the books in order to use the free material). Any particularly rules-heavy supplement probably wont translate over easily anyway and may need to be done as a "cheap pdf" in the style of Ralios.

 

[MongooseMatt]

It's gone again

Sorry guys, my bad.

 

[Rurik]

Can you absolutely confirm there are no plans at present to release a Hyborean/Conan sourcebook for RuneQuest?

 

[MongooseMatt]

This is correct. However, we have every intention of lobbying the licensors in the future for just such a book.

It will just take a little longer, that's all

 

[Rurik]

This is correct. However, we have every intention of lobbying the licensors in the future for just such a book.

It will just take a little longer, that's all

That is pretty definative on the matter. Thanks.

Good luck with the license.

 

[C. Chapman]

Thanks for clarifying things nicely, Matt.

cheers!
Colin

 

[Chardros The Reaper]

Well, good to have clarification though I'm a bit disapointed...

Now, how about some info on Hawkmoon?!

 

[robyn]

Thanks for the clarification. I knew the license would be an issue. Still the prospect of having it someday is promising.....meanwhile i shall plod on regardless. Now what news on Hawkmoon? Seems there is a sourcebook in the pipeline, but no world book....more confusion?

 

[The King]

I am surprised there has to be specific licence according to the system. I thought licence applied for RPG generally.

 

[duncan_disorderly]

I am surprised there has to be specific licence according to the system. I thought licence applied for RPG generally.

<Wild Speculation> They are licenced to produce a Conan RPG and the current discussion is whether producing supplements for another rpg is consistent with that licence</wild specualtion>