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This is Conan at the apex of his career? I would strongly suggest reading the stories again and concentrating on those passages which describe him in comparative terms and how much better he is than other men - many of the stats here are totally inadequate for the descriptions in the novels. He...

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The answer here is I thought, self-evident. However, I reject the idea that the 'classic' game was ever about just dungeons. I was there at the start... it wasn't even then. As for world building - the following words and phrases sum up the point of it all; Verisimilitude / Suspension of...

I ran a game to 20th without a problem - the mechanics didn't break and they were up against a CR32 Vecna, a side plot from Orcus and the Camazotz demon lord from Tome of Beasts, the Ghoul Emperor and a squad of full vampire assassins. The CR levels were out of whack, but then the party did have...

You remember the Raptors from Jurassic park and their coordinated hunting? Add some very long grass, swap them for Trolls and watch the chaos. Your players will either love you, or hate you...

Use the optional combat rules, overrun people, pick up large rocks and throw them, grapple... Ogres can be nasty is played with tactical acumen.

OP You are taking the wrong approach here. If I have monsters who choose darkness to attack in and the party don't have darkvision, I give the party disadvantage on Perception. The ambushers will also have camouflage in many case, giving them advantage on their stealth checks. This makes a...