Supplement Four
Mongoose
I still don't consider myself a "comics" reader. I hadn't read a comic since I was in Jr. High School in the late 70's.
A friend turned me on to the Dark Horse Conan graphic novels, and that spread to the Savage Sword reprints. My extreme thrist for Conan tales got me to them.
So, now I subscribe to the Conan reprints. I read the Dark Horse stuff plus Savage Sword and the old Marvel reprints under the Chronicles of Conan banner. I just pre-ordered the Newspaper clips, and I'll probably get around to ordering the King Conan set coming out.
Yeah...Conan, baby. Conan.
It has struck me, though, that all these Conan tales, especially the original stories, are superb sources for your Conan RPG campaign.
What they basically are: They're adventure seeds! Yessir! You have a complete Conan tale. Tweak it as you may. The stories are "level-less", so you can adjust them to the needs of your players.
You see an NPC in the story, slap some stats on him. You see a location in the story, then make a map. You see a new weapon or magic item in the tale, then put some stats on it, and add it to your game.
Viola! You've got a Conan adventure, custom designed for your game.
So, now I feel doubley good about my Conan comic purchases. Not only am I enjoying the reads, but I also have an almost endless supply of Conan adventures for my campaign--stuff set all over world!
The story is done for you.
Just add water! (In the form of NPC and weapon/spell stats plus maps).
A friend turned me on to the Dark Horse Conan graphic novels, and that spread to the Savage Sword reprints. My extreme thrist for Conan tales got me to them.
So, now I subscribe to the Conan reprints. I read the Dark Horse stuff plus Savage Sword and the old Marvel reprints under the Chronicles of Conan banner. I just pre-ordered the Newspaper clips, and I'll probably get around to ordering the King Conan set coming out.
Yeah...Conan, baby. Conan.
It has struck me, though, that all these Conan tales, especially the original stories, are superb sources for your Conan RPG campaign.
What they basically are: They're adventure seeds! Yessir! You have a complete Conan tale. Tweak it as you may. The stories are "level-less", so you can adjust them to the needs of your players.
You see an NPC in the story, slap some stats on him. You see a location in the story, then make a map. You see a new weapon or magic item in the tale, then put some stats on it, and add it to your game.
Viola! You've got a Conan adventure, custom designed for your game.
So, now I feel doubley good about my Conan comic purchases. Not only am I enjoying the reads, but I also have an almost endless supply of Conan adventures for my campaign--stuff set all over world!
The story is done for you.
Just add water! (In the form of NPC and weapon/spell stats plus maps).