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Conan isn't Howard. It seems pretty straightforward. He doesn't look like Howard or talk like Howard, he doesn't have Howard's name or a background or a history similar to Howard's. A lot of authors have written heroes whom the authors wishes they could be, or be like, but that's not the same...

Appears that Bryce at Tenfootpole hasn't gotten around to it, but there are definitely some reviews which pop up with a quick Google inquiry.

He's what Howard wished he could be, but he's not a self-insert.

Had the energy and time so went back again last night (Wednesday). As an experiment (and in the hopes of inducing some actual chest soreness, which I virtually never get), I hit Smith barbell inclined bench again and did the same weights for the same sets (three, drop setting on the latter...

This version of the chart is 23 years old now! I remember when I was first reading Brunching Shuttlecocks, back in the late 90s.

Heck, I could have actually just googled it for the image.

Eh. I don't think all Heroes should be dismissed as Mary Sues or Gary Stus. Mary Sue was specifically an author self-insert by fan fiction into an existing IP/universe, making herself the center of the plot, better than and admired by all around her, and able to resolve any problem with minimal...

Agh. Typo'd WHFB when I meant WHFR - Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay. Which used percentile skills but also d6s for some things.

Also his speed, his agility, his indomitable will, his quick thinking and quick reactions, his cunning, his preternatural senses, his charisma, his instant good judgement about when to run or to fight... He's a Hero. Or likely Superhero, in Chainmail/OD&D/AD&D terms (8th level Fighter).

I may be thinking of WHFB or Dark Future, maybe. Definitely Blood Bowl, though.

Oh, I've lost a bit of strength, for sure, on some movements. Others I'm holding basically steady. A couple of less-frequent movements that I'm still learning I've been able to add a little weight. Thanks!

I have a "Medic flow chart" T-shirt a friend designed at a veteran apparel company. Does it hurt? Y - MOTRIN N- WATER Then both lead down to - CHANGE SOCKS

Hard to gauge progressive overload when I'm switching movements (dumbbell flat bench vs. smith barbell inclined). That being said, comparing against the last times I did each of those same exercises, it's about the same. While losing a little body weight, so I'll take it? I do want to make...

I enjoyed it but I can see the flaws others are talking about. There was some greatness there but it didn't fully come together.

I liked it quite a bit, but yes, there were parts of the dialogue which felt like they were explaining things a little TOO directly. I had the "enhancement" of watching with my brother, while my ex-partner who was deeply dramatic and traumatic was expecting me to call her as soon as the...

Yup. As did Blood Bowl and IIRC Advanced HeroQuest before that.

Monday night: All the Smith machines were occupied, so three circuits of dumbbell bench with drop sets, dumbbell inclined curls with drop sets, and dumbbell seated lateral raises with partials at the end (dumbbells were also in high demand). Followed by three sets of machine overhead press with...

Saturday I did four sets of inclined Smith barbell bench with drop sets after the first, three sets of hack squats, three of machine triceps extensions with drop sets, and just two hard sets of machine biceps curls, though I got a nice pump. I'm also slowly losing weight again, down around...