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TAKING CARE OF ARMS & ARMOR Some GMs may think this is a fussy rule, and those that feel that way should not feel compelled to use it. I've taken the rule from page 61 of the Argos and Zingara supplemental book. I like the rule in that it serves as a way to deplete PC's wealth. There isn't...

CHARACTER CLASSES IN ARGOS BARBARIANS They are very rare in Argos, but there are pockets of lost communities in the kingdom. Hillmen of the Red Hills are classed as Barbarians. Some live on the islands off the coast of Argos. Most are mixed breeds with the Zingarans or the Shemites...

CERAS OUTPOST 30' TOWERS and OUTER WALLS CERAS OUTPOST WALLS These walls are made of granite blocks, averaging one foot thick and 20' high. Spikes, caltrops, broken glass set at base of walls on the outside, out to 5-10'. Hardness 8, HP 90, Break DC 35. Climb DC 15. On the inside, the...

ARGOSSEAN BASE DWELLING This is a description of a basic dwelling in Argos. As with all other items, more expensive, better furnished abodes are available to those who can afford them. Walls are typically made of unbaked brick or adobe. Where wood is less expensive, wood will be used. The...

HAGGLE! Sometimes, in a market, it is fun to roleplay out the encounters with merchants. I encourage that type of play. But, there are other times when you just want to dice and encounter and keep the game moving. When to do this is up to the GM. It is he who is trusted with keeping his...

KINGMAKER! An adventure path for Pathfinder was published some years ago that set the players up in a sandbox wilderness area. The players are free to go anywhere they want. There is no over-all plot or story arc, though there are some interesting stories to discover. The PCs are given a...

SILVER COINS OF THE MEADOW CITIES Shem is not a kingdom in the traditional sense. It is a collection of cities states in the west, and a rolling, rocky desert in the west dominated by nomads and criss-crossed with caravan routes. The cities of the west are collectively known as the Meadow...

THE HEART OF TAMMUZ If you've read the story by Lin Carter, based on Howard's fragment, called THE HAND OF NERGAL, then you'll be familiar with this powerful item of sorcery: THE HEART OF TAMMUZ. In the story, the heart is actually described as a piece of amber shaped like a heart, that...

ROUND 3. GM (Situation): You move in to knee the trooper in the gut, but he's too fast for you. You didn't even see it coming. The guy is highly trained, and he moved like a cat! He had something in his hands--what was it? You're too groggy to think! All you saw was this piece of black...

FIRST EDITION INITIATIVE Notice how initiative is not always needed, and how the story flows like watching a Star Wars films. It's more of an action story, with the GM describing to you what is up on the screen, than it is a normal roleplaying game as is 2E, where initiative is rolled every...

Makes me wish I liked the system.