bastion_korupt
Mongoose
I just picked up the Coming of Conan anthology. I love RE Howard's work, it just keeps surprising me and enveloping me in it's raw sword and sorcery goodness.
I haven't read much de Camp or any others, though I have read a few Conan comics when I was a youngling. Even so, I don't remember much from them other than how cool it would be to play D&D in the Hyborian Age.
I have noticed that the capital of Aquilonia is Tamar in the books. But it is Tarantia on the map and in the text of the Conan RPG (including the setting book, Road of Kings).
Why?
Howard names it Tamar. De Camp named it Tarantia (maybe)? Is there a story here I don't know about? Are they essentially the same? Why choose a pastiche name over the original?
I haven't read much de Camp or any others, though I have read a few Conan comics when I was a youngling. Even so, I don't remember much from them other than how cool it would be to play D&D in the Hyborian Age.
I have noticed that the capital of Aquilonia is Tamar in the books. But it is Tarantia on the map and in the text of the Conan RPG (including the setting book, Road of Kings).
Why?
Howard names it Tamar. De Camp named it Tarantia (maybe)? Is there a story here I don't know about? Are they essentially the same? Why choose a pastiche name over the original?