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<blockquote data-quote="Emirikol" data-source="post: 3190103" data-attributes="member: 10638"><p>Yes, that's what I'm trying to say. It just seems to work better to adapt material from the Conan stories to a group of D&D characters than it would be to go back and try to 're-enact' what happened with a single or tiny group of characters (which is why I don't think that first-person-shooter tabletop RPG's have ever worked very well).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That's the thing about the Conan stories. I think the character development is VERY WEAK, but the world and local environment breakdown is AWESOME. Yes, this is blasphemy..I think that the Conan character is nothing more than a piece of muscled, emotionless cardboard in fun pulp stories.</p><p></p><p>..and that's exactly WHY the Hyborian world is so perfect for RPG gaming. You dont' have other characters wrecking it for you. They can exist in name, but it's not like some worlds..which I will mention next. It actually comes down to conversion of 'stories' into juicy gaming material.</p><p></p><p>Let me compare it to FR or DryZit, or Dragonlance stories. They are so wrapped up in the characters that they would make HORRIBLE stories to convert for actual gaming (and attempts at that stuff have easily shown that too). FR less so of course because it is an ACTUAL gaming world..but then let's count on Elminster and the gods coming down every morning to save or ruin the day..or worse..plots that revolve entirely around gods and cults and the endlessly problem-solving appearance magic.</p><p></p><p>Conversion of stories..easier with Conan because of the pulp-nature of the stories. That's what makes playing in Hyboria so easy.</p><p></p><p>Thoughts? Experiences?</p><p></p><p>jh</p><p>..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Emirikol, post: 3190103, member: 10638"] Yes, that's what I'm trying to say. It just seems to work better to adapt material from the Conan stories to a group of D&D characters than it would be to go back and try to 're-enact' what happened with a single or tiny group of characters (which is why I don't think that first-person-shooter tabletop RPG's have ever worked very well). That's the thing about the Conan stories. I think the character development is VERY WEAK, but the world and local environment breakdown is AWESOME. Yes, this is blasphemy..I think that the Conan character is nothing more than a piece of muscled, emotionless cardboard in fun pulp stories. ..and that's exactly WHY the Hyborian world is so perfect for RPG gaming. You dont' have other characters wrecking it for you. They can exist in name, but it's not like some worlds..which I will mention next. It actually comes down to conversion of 'stories' into juicy gaming material. Let me compare it to FR or DryZit, or Dragonlance stories. They are so wrapped up in the characters that they would make HORRIBLE stories to convert for actual gaming (and attempts at that stuff have easily shown that too). FR less so of course because it is an ACTUAL gaming world..but then let's count on Elminster and the gods coming down every morning to save or ruin the day..or worse..plots that revolve entirely around gods and cults and the endlessly problem-solving appearance magic. Conversion of stories..easier with Conan because of the pulp-nature of the stories. That's what makes playing in Hyboria so easy. Thoughts? Experiences? jh .. [/QUOTE]
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