[Rumor] Conan 2nd Ed to use Runequest system?
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slaughterj said:
I like it because it uses minimal rules and instead forces the players and GM to be descriptive with everything. That, and like BluSponge said, its really easy to run and has a very nice fast pace.
Its not for everybody, but my campaigns tend to focus on the fluff rather than the crunch. Some players don't like that, but I do, as do many of my players.
BluSponge said:
You guys are coming out of the woodwork to proclaim greatness for other companies RPG's (rules) on THE Mongoose Conan RPG forum. Kinda strange. Most of us are having great fun with the game and books as written. Wanna see excitement about Conan D20? Read some of the 54 pages worth of topics before you post next time. :roll:
Strom said:
I'm not here to proclaim the greatness of any one system. If you read my initial post, I merely said RQ Conan need not be a zero/sum game. I think Mongoose has done a great job with d20 Conan. I've even looked at picking up a sourcebook or two. But when there are 19 pages of people vacilating between "Yay! RQ Conan!" and "I'll never buy a product from you again, you $%&#@!" on nothing more than hearsay, well someone needs to point out the obvious.
Tom
Hmmm, 19 pages of conjecture filled with a myriad of emotions, with no response from any Mongoose? Little to no responses at all on the GM forum? The only gaming announcements I've seen are the regular emails Matthew sends on the Yahoo Mongoose Releases page. :|
Which leaves two possibilities: they're either really busy releasing their new line of RuneQuest materials, in addition to their stuffed line of Starship Troopers and Babylon 5; or they're gleefully watching this dialogue whiles they await the victor to decide which way to go in the Conan line; or they may be so busy re-writing the Conan core rules book to include the race of ducks that they haven't had time to check and see what we're writing - oh that makes 5
--THREE
-Oh right, three, distinct possibilities. :lol:
Which leaves two possibilities: they're either really busy releasing their new line of RuneQuest materials, in addition to their stuffed line of Starship Troopers and Babylon 5; or they're gleefully watching this dialogue whiles they await the victor to decide which way to go in the Conan line; or they may be so busy re-writing the Conan core rules book to include the race of ducks that they haven't had time to check and see what we're writing - oh that makes 5
--THREE
-Oh right, three, distinct possibilities. :lol:
slaughterj
Mongoose
BluSponge said:
I'm not wildly excited about d20 or DnD, in fact until a few months ago I hadn't played DnD in 16 years. Instead I preferred Hero, Star Wars d6, etc. The materials I read for Savage Worlds seemed like systems from long ago like 1e DnD, CoC, etc. from 20+ years ago that were not impressive. Sure, they were simple and easy to run, but that doesn't make a system great. DnD gets knocked for complexity, and I recognize this, but the flip side is that you get systems that aren't fleshed out and don't address a lot of matters and you get people asking endless questions on how to deal with situations in those systems. That isn't particularly exciting either.
The Suburbian
Mongoose
I am very much a d20 fan. I would like to see Conan remain d20 because I think that it is one of the best OGL games out there. Other companies have come out with OGL games that are bland or half-way. Conan d20 has system functions that capture the feel of the literature and has innovations that I really like.
I hope that this is just a wild rumor. But if they do switch the system, I hope that they would still make available the d20 material that they already have produced.
I hope that this is just a wild rumor. But if they do switch the system, I hope that they would still make available the d20 material that they already have produced.
I'm quite sure that Howard never wrote explicitly that there is not a race of humanoid ducks in the Hyborian Age. That means that it is quite possible that there are ducks in the lands that never appeared in the stories, or perhaps a lost enclave of ducks somewhere deep in the pictish wilderness. I mean, we have the serpent-men of King Kull's age and ape-men in the Kezankian mountains; why no duck-men? I think it would make for a great campaign if the Hyborian kingdoms were invaded by duck nomads from the eastern steppes, or duck barbarians coming down from the far north... or maybe not.Bregales said:
slaughterj
Mongoose
Haha, I've had little exposure to RQ and was unfamiliar with these ducks, but did a search and found out! (E.g., http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/9/9695.phtml) BWHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! How damned dumb!
"Hither came Donald, a Duck, white-feathered, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his webbed feet."
"The Duck is the natural state of mankind. . . . Humanity is unnatural. It is a whim of circumstance. And the Duck must always ultimately triumph."
"The Duck is the natural state of mankind. . . . Humanity is unnatural. It is a whim of circumstance. And the Duck must always ultimately triumph."
slaughterj
Mongoose
"Duck you, you motherduckers!" :shock: :lol:
Yogah of Yag
Mongoose
slaughterj said:
LMAO! :lol:
Come to think of it...the "pre-human" civilization of pre-Stygia must have been ducks, not serpent-men nor giant-kings! What's next gerbil barbarians? Titmouse scholars? Hamster temptresses? Hmmm....
I can see it now Conan and the Secret of NIMH now on DVD!
I think were are kind of going of topic...
Even if the ducks on mu do make sense... (we really don´t know much about that place...)
The problem is that there are several types of GMs... the ones that like complex systems with lots of resolution charts and rules and others that think if you use too much dice or rules you are losing time, time you should be roleplaying...
There is no perfect system... and there will never be one (we only get an aproximation from time to time)
D20 has on it side that is really known and is kind of easy to play...
You can adapt it without much trouble, giving it caracteristics from other systems for a bit more complexity (i´m thinking in bringing the hit location chart from RQ to conan) or taking away complex parts that you don´t like (like the AoO becoming a GM call, not a miniature based rule)
I hope the MGP guys continue the good job they´ve done (most of the times), i´ll use the system from the core book, adapted with simple house rules...
That´s enought for me to be happy with a gamming system...
Even if the ducks on mu do make sense... (we really don´t know much about that place...)
The problem is that there are several types of GMs... the ones that like complex systems with lots of resolution charts and rules and others that think if you use too much dice or rules you are losing time, time you should be roleplaying...
There is no perfect system... and there will never be one (we only get an aproximation from time to time)
D20 has on it side that is really known and is kind of easy to play...
You can adapt it without much trouble, giving it caracteristics from other systems for a bit more complexity (i´m thinking in bringing the hit location chart from RQ to conan) or taking away complex parts that you don´t like (like the AoO becoming a GM call, not a miniature based rule)
I hope the MGP guys continue the good job they´ve done (most of the times), i´ll use the system from the core book, adapted with simple house rules...
That´s enought for me to be happy with a gamming system...
I heard this rumour too, so I've jumped oevr here from the RQ forum to see you people's reaction and I'm dismayed.
What has been announced is a PDF book giving rules for running RQ games using the D20 Conan stuff.
New Conan material using the RQ rules has not been announced, and IMHO seems highly unlikely. What Mongoose seem to be doing is expanding the potential audience for their existing Conan line, by making it usable to a new audience of players. That's it. Personaly as an old-time RQer I've not had any interest in Cojnan D20, but with conversion rules in my hands I may well pick up a few books.
In fact if this strategy works and sales of D20 Conan do pick up asa result, this will make the publication of more D20 Conan material more likely. I think this is a win-win for both comunities.
Simon Hibbs
What has been announced is a PDF book giving rules for running RQ games using the D20 Conan stuff.
New Conan material using the RQ rules has not been announced, and IMHO seems highly unlikely. What Mongoose seem to be doing is expanding the potential audience for their existing Conan line, by making it usable to a new audience of players. That's it. Personaly as an old-time RQer I've not had any interest in Cojnan D20, but with conversion rules in my hands I may well pick up a few books.
In fact if this strategy works and sales of D20 Conan do pick up asa result, this will make the publication of more D20 Conan material more likely. I think this is a win-win for both comunities.
Simon Hibbs
