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<blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 7417469" data-attributes="member: 6779310">Wrong on both counts about the dice in Pendragon. It's &quot;High but under&quot;, and 1d20. In all editions. Take two opponents, both skill 15, no mods. One rolls a 13, the other 10; the 13 wins, and hits the other. Next round 17 and 10, the 10 hits because the 17 is over.As for Conan, it's lacking the personality rules that are in Star Trek... but those could be added easily enough. Adding the opposed system of pendragon would be cumbersome given the dice mechanics of 2d20.@CapnZapp -The Conan artwork in the game mirrors the content of Howard's novels. De Camp's are a bit more lurid. The cover-art was often not reflective of the Conan within.The art is not lurid to the level of Savage Sword of Conan (the comics)... but Conan purists tend to ignore that tripe.Conan in Howard's novels is usually dressed, often armored (whenever he can do so when going into a fight), not a rapist, not a nudist, and reasonably respectful of women (at least for the era in which he was written). Many of the women in the novels are in fact strong characters themselves.The things the Arnold movies got wrong: Conan as a musclebound hulk in just a jock strap and boots. Conan as thick witted. In other words, pretty much everything.Well, Red Sonja and Zula both are not out of place... but again, Zula should have been wearing more.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="aramis erak, post: 7417469, member: 6779310"] Wrong on both counts about the dice in Pendragon. It's "High but under", and 1d20. In all editions. Take two opponents, both skill 15, no mods. One rolls a 13, the other 10; the 13 wins, and hits the other. Next round 17 and 10, the 10 hits because the 17 is over. As for Conan, it's lacking the personality rules that are in Star Trek... but those could be added easily enough. Adding the opposed system of pendragon would be cumbersome given the dice mechanics of 2d20. [B]@CapnZapp -[/B] The Conan artwork in the game mirrors the content of Howard's novels. De Camp's are a bit more lurid. The cover-art was often not reflective of the Conan within. The art is not lurid to the level of Savage Sword of Conan (the comics)... but Conan purists tend to ignore that tripe. Conan in Howard's novels is usually dressed, often armored (whenever he can do so when going into a fight), not a rapist, not a nudist, and reasonably respectful of women (at least for the era in which he was written). Many of the women in the novels are in fact strong characters themselves. The things the Arnold movies got wrong: Conan as a musclebound hulk in just a jock strap and boots. Conan as thick witted. In other words, pretty much everything. Well, Red Sonja and Zula both are not out of place... but again, Zula should have been wearing more. [/QUOTE]

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