Picaroon Jack
And the Brothers Slack
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That sounds like Terry Pratchett and the map of Ankh-Morpork.Is Miller the guy who put together the extensive Conan chronology back in the day? I seem to remember that someone had taken all of the Conan stories and figured out an order and a timeline, then when he sent it to Robert E Howard I guess REH said something like, "I have no idea. I just write the stuff, but your timeline looks good to me."
I'd suggest that CoC nailed that down a long, long time ago.A lot of people argue over how to work sorcery into their Hyborian Age games, perhaps unaware that the stories were part of the Mythos universe which doesn't fit the "low magic-high magic" paradigm. Unless I am using a system specifically made for Conan (only one I've used is Mongoose d20) most of my campaign prep is going to be nailing down how sorcery works.
Aside from the actual literature which is the best source, the CoC sorcery serves as a big inspiration for all of my Mythos games. I draw from other gaming sources and have my own interpretations on certain spells (looking at you Voorish Sign) but yes it is a great help. I recommend The Grand Grimoire of Cthulhu Mythos Magic to get the imagination going with many examples of Mythos sorcery.I'd suggest that CoC nailed that down a long, long time ago.
Aside from the actual literature of course which is the best source, the CoC sorcery serves as a big inspiration for all of my Mythos games. I draw from other gaming sources and have my own interpretations on certain spells (looking at you Voorish Sign) but yes it is a great help. I recommend The Grand Grimoire of Cthulhu Mythos Magic to get the imagination going with many examples of Mythos sorcery.
The Mrs isn't much up for strategy games so I never bought it but I am interested in hearing what Pubbers have to sayHas anyone played The Age of Conan the Strategy boardgame? It looks kinda cool but I'm leery of somewhat pricey boardgames that I probably won't get to play much.
Just picked this up a few days ago (The Grimoire) and I can heartedly second this. It's a fantastic book.
I know you didn't ask me but I will give my two coppers. Call of Cthulhu has been around for decades so someone collected 500+ spells from many of the supplements, updated them for 7th edition, and put them in one volume. I will be the first to say that a lot of the spells aren't going to be something an adventurer or investigator uses but it is still a worthwhile purchase for someone interested in introducing Mythos-style sorcery to their game.Tell us more!
I know you didn't ask me but I will give my two coppers. Call of Cthulhu has been around for decades so someone collected 500+ spells from many of the supplements, updated them for 7th edition, and put them in one volume. I will be the first to say that a lot of the spells aren't going to be something an adventurer or investigator uses but it is still a worthwhile purchase for someone interested in introducing Mythos-style sorcery to their game.
Tell us more!
I initially wasn't big on the 2D20 system, but it does feel like Conan, and hits alot of the same beats that Mythras would have.
I can't vouch for the Doctor Who magic system, as I've never played the game.There is Beasts and Barbarians which really captures the feel of Conan tbh.
For magic i have stolen heavily from Doctor Who.
Magic
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Which I think is in keeping with the setting.
It’s an Odd Duck in that it isOne of these days I will understand why 2D20 prompts such strong, and mostly negative, reactions here.
But today is probably not that day.
CRKrueger is pretty much right in what he is saying about it being an odd duck in some ways. Objectively it's a fair call actually, not a criticism. As a system it has alot of 'narrative' mechanics as well as 'simulationist' mechuanics, and that could be a headache for many.One of these days I will understand why 2D20 prompts such strong, and mostly negative, reactions here.
But today is probably not that day.
My group liked it, they just won’t accept it as a game we play on Roleplaying Night when they could have me run Mythras Conan instead.I think any system that tries to buy too many franchises and bombastically attempts to do them all is going to have a similar reaction, especially after what happened with the D20 OGL era. You either liked it or hated it, but one size did not fit everything, despite claims otherwise.
2D20 is no different, and I don't think it can portray the feel of the range of settings that it is currently being used in.
So I actually agree with most of the sentiments against 2D20, just like I agree that D&D 5E isn't a great fit for many things beyond D&D 5E.
But I am surprised that 2D20 seems to do Conan well, and so far I'm sticking to that.
It's not fanboyism, it's just that it has seemed to work quite well with my group so far, and I expect it will continue to do so
Yes I agree with you on most of your points here.It’s an Odd Duck in that it is
1.) a Narrative RPG that uses its metacurrencies to constrain the GM to require the Doom Pool (or whatever the game calls it, it changes). To really do all the “cool stuff” and fully engage the NPC‘s abilities, the players have to be buying dice, which basically gives them additional dice similar to 5e advantage.
2.) At the same time, it’s extremely crunchy for a Narrative RPG, with lots of Talents and Special Abilities that give Key Words to a lot of things like WotC D&D.
It’s a very good game, and does a good job of representing the action of an REH story, or Savage Sword of Conan comic.
However, it‘s too abstract and narrative for the traditional peeps and too crunchy and fiddle for the narrative peeps. The blend of styles is jarring to many.
And that is fair enough as wellMy group liked it, they just won’t accept it as a game we play on Roleplaying Night when they could have me run Mythras Conan instead.
But if it is getting ported across, then you must be able to see the merits for doing so
Beasts & Barbarians is a great resource for rebranding into the Hyborian Age setting. I have the Golden Editon, and quite like it. I think it may be a tad more towards the influences of Spague de Camp, Lim Carter, and the Conan comics than it is from R. E. Howard's writings, but it's a fine line.
Yeah if Savage Wor;lds is one's favoured system, then definately using Beasts & Barbarians is the way to go for running sessions in the Hyborian Age.
Lots of juicy swords & sorcery flavour
But maybe Conan 2D20 was already Swo all along, we just couldn't see, heh hehStop trying to make 2d20 swo. It's not going to happen.
I’m not even sure that Mythras is the best system for what we see in the stories either.
BRP/Mythras is still my favourite system, and I don't think 2D20 would be great across a wide range of settings (despite Modiphius buying up every franchise).
For the past two years I have just been collecting the Modiphius Conan books purely for love of having nice books, and for a resource for my BRP/Mythras Hyborian game I announced that I would be running this year.
But I gotta admit, so far in regards to running a Hyborian Age game that feels like a Conan story, Conan: An Age Undreamed Of does cover alot of similar territory to Mythras, and plays a bit more cinematically.
Early days yet, but so far I think it's a decent fit for playing a Conan game
I haven’t read John Carter specifically, but in general, the 2d20 system allows for several types of opponents that are less than PC caliber. It shouldn’t be too hard to do a solo campaign, especially is the PC is an Earther.Just goes to show the difference between reading a system and actually running it. I got the John Carter on Mars Bundle of Holding so I'm looking forward to running that if I can convince my group. My wife, the sweety she is, is always willing to play a game with me but I assume the game isn't designed for one-on-one play?
Now I will give the Conan game a try next time I get a chance, I was tempted to grab the recent Humble Bundle but was just able to resist.