Conan & lone wolf

Emirikol · Jan 2, 2005

If a new player plays a d20 game he only needs the PhB, which is very cheap (especially used).

jh

GMSkarka · Jan 2, 2005

Emirikol said:
If a new player plays a d20 game he only needs the PhB, which is very cheap (especially used).

Only partially true. Somebody new to the hobby isn't necessarily going to know that they can make a go with only the PHB--and so they'll need the DMG.

Even IF they figured out that they could use just the PHB---if you're trying to attract new gamers into the hobby, why make them spend more money than just a single rulebook?

JoeGKushner · Jan 2, 2005

Emirikol, any chance you can edit your review and add it to the review database

http://www.enworld.org/reviews/index.php?sub=yes&where=currentprod&which=CTRG

bolen · Jan 2, 2005

Do you really think new players but Conan. I bet Most (more then 70% of them) are gamers like us.

I like the idea of spell points, so I think I like the system but I need to run a few games games to know .

Emirikol · Jan 2, 2005

JoeGKushner said:
Emirikol, any chance you can edit your review and add it to the review database. http://www.enworld.org/reviews/index.php?sub=yes&where=currentprod&which=CTRG

Wow, that's kind of a fancy review system.

I graded it a 3 because I love the sourcematerial, but didn't care for the rules tweaks.

jh

scourger · Jan 2, 2005

Emirikol said:
Wow, that's kind of a fancy review system. I graded it a 3 because I love the sourcematerial, but didn't care for the rules tweaks.

jh

Good review. Thanks.

After reading it again, it really is astounding how similar our experiences and opinions are on the matter. Thanks.

SemperJase · Jan 2, 2005

GMSkarka to Emirikol said:
You have read Howard, right?

Yeah, he read 'em. I borrowed the Howard books from him.

That was how I found out Conan was a rapist. No wonder the books are out of print.

The campaign was fun - if a bit graphic

GMSkarka · Jan 2, 2005

SemperJase said:
That was how I found out Conan was a rapist. No wonder the books are out of print.

Umm...no, they're not:
The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian (Conan of Cimmeria, Book 1)

and

The Bloody Crown of Conan (Conan of Cimmeria, Book 2)

are very much in print--and are the first time that the original, unedited and un-L.-Sprague-DeCamp-fiddled-around-with Howard stories have seen print since they first appeared in the pulps.

Ranger REG · Jan 2, 2005

Jonny Nexus said:
When Mongoose put out the earlier Judge Dredd game, they made it D20 rather than OGL, meaning that it required the D&D Players Handbook. That decision ignited a firestorm on various message boards, with a whole hoard of people expressing their extreme unhappiness at this decision, and accusing Mongoose of everything from misleading advertising to "price gouging".

There was?

For me, it was the opposite, being a staunch supporter of the d20 network, to prove that d20 is not just for traditional fantasy genre only. I mean, AEG's Spycraft was released way before WotC's d20 Modern, and to this day still utilize the PHB with no plans to switch to d20 Modern rules.

As for Conan RPG OGL status, it's no big deal, even though they could make the product more appealing toward PHB owners by slapping on a d20 label. Then again, they felt that it should deserve its own rulebook.

But I can't help but notice that only a minor portion of the PHB customer base understand what d20 is about, and from that portion, only a few would support d20 network (by buying third-party d20-labeled products). At least that's the impression I get from the Wizards' messageboards, who don't even know there are nautical rules or mass combat rules or realm management rules available in the market for use with d20 D&D games.

If you ask me, WotC should have pursued a more aggressive marketing plan for d20 by slapping the d20 logo not in the back of the D&D Core Rulebooks but in the front and side-by-side with the D&D logo.

That's my 2 coppers.

SemperJase · Jan 2, 2005

GMSkarka said:
Umm...no, they're not:
The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian (Conan of Cimmeria, Book 1)

and

The Bloody Crown of Conan (Conan of Cimmeria, Book 2)

are very much in print--and are the first time that the original, unedited and un-L.-Sprague-DeCamp-fiddled-around-with Howard stories have seen print since they first appeared in the pulps.