Hi all,
I've finally had the opportunity to run my first Conan session for a few friends the other day. While they know who Conan is, they know very little about the actual Hyborian world and never read any of Howards work or any other Conan stories for that matter (Lucky me :twisted: ).
I just have to say, it's absolutely brilliant!
Mongoose has totally hit the mark with this game. They've captured the fast paced, action filled, brutal nature of the Hyborian world as well as anyone could have. And my players are still reeling from how much more "real" this game feels when compared to more traditional D20 fantasy they had all gotten used to. Mind you, I think the manner in which armor is used and the use of the 20 point massive damage rules goes a long way to help
Further, we are all in love with the magic rules. It feels mysterious and dangerous and powerful. No one assumes the scholar in the party is just a walking artillery peice. And they were completely freaked when I hit him with his first war of souls.
I must confess, I was a little wary of what the reaction of the women in my group would be to the game, both in style and in physical presentation. But I needn't have worried. They thought the art was a propos and the inclusion of strong females in both the illustrations and in my game made it a complete non-issue with them. They're just enjoying the much grittier and more "realistic" tone of the game, same as the rest of my players.
I have decided to purchase the Atlantean edition of the game (likely 2 copies) having told my players about it before we began. I explained that after the introductory session, they should tell me if they want to continue with a full campaign or if they would rather go back to a more familiar fantasy genre. They all unanimously, and vehemently I might add, wanted to continue with Conan.
With that, I'll likely be ordering at least one copy of just about every product in the game line currently available. And several of my players have expressed interest in buying their own Conan RPG books.
My hat goes off to you Mongoose. Kudos on a great product that does honest justice by the fantastic license you aquired. If ever a game deserved to be done right, this is it. And you are certainly the people to do it.
Thanks.
I've finally had the opportunity to run my first Conan session for a few friends the other day. While they know who Conan is, they know very little about the actual Hyborian world and never read any of Howards work or any other Conan stories for that matter (Lucky me :twisted: ).
I just have to say, it's absolutely brilliant!
Mongoose has totally hit the mark with this game. They've captured the fast paced, action filled, brutal nature of the Hyborian world as well as anyone could have. And my players are still reeling from how much more "real" this game feels when compared to more traditional D20 fantasy they had all gotten used to. Mind you, I think the manner in which armor is used and the use of the 20 point massive damage rules goes a long way to help
Further, we are all in love with the magic rules. It feels mysterious and dangerous and powerful. No one assumes the scholar in the party is just a walking artillery peice. And they were completely freaked when I hit him with his first war of souls.
I must confess, I was a little wary of what the reaction of the women in my group would be to the game, both in style and in physical presentation. But I needn't have worried. They thought the art was a propos and the inclusion of strong females in both the illustrations and in my game made it a complete non-issue with them. They're just enjoying the much grittier and more "realistic" tone of the game, same as the rest of my players.
I have decided to purchase the Atlantean edition of the game (likely 2 copies) having told my players about it before we began. I explained that after the introductory session, they should tell me if they want to continue with a full campaign or if they would rather go back to a more familiar fantasy genre. They all unanimously, and vehemently I might add, wanted to continue with Conan.
With that, I'll likely be ordering at least one copy of just about every product in the game line currently available. And several of my players have expressed interest in buying their own Conan RPG books.
My hat goes off to you Mongoose. Kudos on a great product that does honest justice by the fantastic license you aquired. If ever a game deserved to be done right, this is it. And you are certainly the people to do it.
Thanks.
