Conan the Thief
(Circa The Thing in the Crypt and The Tower of the Elephant)

Medium-sized Human, 17 years old
Barbarian/Rogue
Level 1/1

Hit Dice: 1d12+1d6+8 (23 hp)
Initiative: +4 (Dex)
Speed: 40 ft.
AC: 14 (Dex)
Attacks: Longsword +5 melee
Damage: Longsword 1d8+4
Face/Reach: 5 ft x 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Rage, sneak attack +1d6
Special Qualities: Fast movement
Saves: Fort +6, Ref +8, Will +0
Abilities: Str 18, Dex 18, Con 18, Int 12, Wis 11, Cha 17
Skills: Climb +9, Craft (blacksmithing) +5, Hide +5, Intuit Direction +4,  Jump +8, Listen +4, Move Silently +9, Search +3, Wilderness Lore +4
Feats: Track,  Lightning Reflexes

Climate/Terrain: Zamora
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 2
Treasure: Standard
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Advancement: By Character Class.

 

After escaping the Hyborians, Conan comes to Arenjun, the notorious "City of Thieves".  Green to civilization and wholly lawless by nature, he finds, or carves, a niche for himself as a professional thief, among a people to whom thievery is an art and an honored calling.  Being still very young and more daring than adroit, his progress in his new profession is at first slow.

While Conan didn't engage in pick pocketing or disabling devices, he did learn a lot of skills and stealth during this period, as well as learning the advantage of catching people off their guard, so he is given a level in rogue.

Combat
Conan's fighting style is wild and uncouth at this period of time.

Rage: Once per day, Conan can go into a rage and increase his Strength and Constitution by +4, and gains a +2 morale bonus to Will saves.  He suffers a -2 penalty to AC.

Fast movement: Conan's speed is increased by +10 feet when wearing no armor, light armor, and shields.

Sneak Attack: Conan strikes a vital spot for extra damage whenever he catches an opponent flat footed or when he flanks an opponent.

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To the left is original art that accompanied Bob Howard's "The Tower of the Elephant" in the March 1933 Weird Tales.  This is one of the most popular of the Conan stories.

Why is this story so popular?  Well, it has a strange wizard in a mystical tower, a being from beyond our ken, curses and dark magics, giant spiders and a tavern brawl.  It has everything. 

The Robert E. Howard's story, "Tower of the Elephant," was first published in Weird Tales in March of 1933.  The story can also be found in the Ace/Lancer paperback "Conan"; the Donald M. Grant Limited Edition "The Tower of the Elephant", Arkham's  "Skull Face and Others" and the Gnome Press collection "The Comin of Conan".   All of these are out of print but can be found on eBay quite often.

Currently in print is the British volume "The Conan Chronicles Volume I : The People of the Black Circle" which is part of Millennium's "Fantasy Masterworks" series.  ISBN: 1-85798-996-1.  It is available off of Amazon.com. 

 

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