Conan RPG - What do I need?

[Maester Luwin]

"summer"

Check the Mongoose Conan forums - lots of discussion (i.e. speculation) there. No one really knows yet. Supposedly it's not going to be a huge change - just some tweaks here and there.

Like I said earlier, I highly recommend Mongoose's Conan forums. You can find reviews of all the books and people tend to know their stuff, both rules-wise and Conan lore. A lot of the writers chime in as well, quite regularly in fact.

Hey Glassjaw! Thanks for the heads up! I must agree about the forums. I have been on the Mongoose forums before but it has been a while. Thanks again Maester Luwin

 

[Slorn]

Censorship

Emrikol, you have been here long enough to know that if you have anything to say about a moderators comments you can email them (or even report the post), but you don't talk back to them in the thread about it.

A simple 'sorry, I'll edit that' would have been the most appropriate response.

As a result, I'm afraid it is a three day ban for you.

While I am an infrequent reader of EN World and this forum, I was disturbed to see that good old fashion censorship is alive and well and living on EN World. We wouldn't want to disturb everyones delicate sensitivities.

In disgust,

Slorn (aka Brian)

 

[TheAuldGrump]

While I am an infrequent reader of EN World and this forum, I was disturbed to see that good old fashion censorship is alive and well and living on EN World. We wouldn't want to disturb everyones delicate sensitivities.

In disgust,

Slorn (aka Brian)

You may want to read the terms of using this forum - this is not a secret, E. N. World is for the most part a friendly place, where trolls and flaming are discouraged. Keep it Civil is one of the posted rules.

I will admit to skirting that line on occasion, though I do try not to.

The Auld Grump

 

[Elder-Basilisk]

I think I would characterize the difference in inspiration thus:

REH offers a lot of inspiration for adventures.

Tolkein offers inspiration for campaigns.

Definitely agree. No one can question either author's skill at what they do. For me, however, I enjoy reading REH/Conan much more than Tolkien, especially if I'm looking to find some gaming inspiration.

REH reads much faster and the episodic nature of the stories lend themselves to the gaming table quite well.

 

[Nyaricus]

While I am an infrequent reader of EN World and this forum, I was disturbed to see that good old fashion censorship is alive and well and living on EN World. We wouldn't want to disturb everyones delicate sensitivities.

In disgust,

Slorn (aka Brian)

Saying what you wish is fine. Saying what you wish while insulting others is not - and as the Auld Grump said (and linked to), it's clearly posted in the rules (which you read right before signing up to post what you did, correct?).

EN World has a big community, and when one of our own, new or old, infringes on anothers' rights as written out in the rules, they will be moderated by the mods - it's how the peace is kept. It's quite simple, really.

cheers,
--N

 

[Nyaricus]

Oh, and for my part, I've ordered the Atlantean Edition and will now get the Scrolls and the Roads book - thansk for the info!

cheers,
--N

 

[Jim Hague]

I think I would characterize the difference in inspiration thus:

REH offers a lot of inspiration for adventures.

Tolkein offers inspiration for campaigns.

I'll just say 'different strokes' to this. I found JRRT to be dry, unreadable, and boring as get out. REH's work, for me, is eminently more mineable.

 

[replicant2]

I'll just say 'different strokes' to this. I found JRRT to be dry, unreadable, and boring as get out. REH's work, for me, is eminently more mineable.

I don't know how many other folks are in this boat, but I love both Tolkien and Howard, different as they are.

In terms of writing skill, Howard is arguably superior. He's certainly easier to read. He definitely writes superior action scenes. Tolkien's world, however, greatly surpasses Howard's in breadth and depth, and he's also got more going on "under the surface" than Howard, thus I have found Tolkien more rewarding upon further re-readings.

All in my opinion, of course. Both are great.

 

[ColonelHardisson]

I don't know how many other folks are in this boat, but I love both Tolkien and Howard, different as they are.

Same here. I find Howard's work bright, energetic, two-fisted, and the epitome of purple prose. It's lush and dreamy at times, and keen and quick as a sword-stroke at other times. Tolkien's writing is erudite and cleanly elegant, and has a certain weight to it, gravitas, that the great myths and epics have. Both writers' styles are very different, but both are supremely readable.

In terms of writing skill, Howard is arguably superior. He's certainly easier to read. He definitely writes superior action scenes. Tolkien's world, however, greatly surpasses Howard's in breadth and depth, and he's also got more going on "under the surface" than Howard, thus I have found Tolkien more rewarding upon further re-readings.

All in my opinion, of course. Both are great.

I wouldn't say one is a better writer than the other. Howard has a natural ability, a kind of raw talent, that leaps off the page as if alive. Tolkien has the stately bearing of a scholar, supremely comfortable with the language and capable of creating great wonders with it. Howard's action scenes are like whirlwinds, where Tolkien's action scenes are like a richly detailed painting one can only catch a few beathless glimpses of in passing.

 

[Turjan]

Oh, and for my part, I've ordered the Atlantean Edition and will now get the Scrolls and the Roads book

I think that's a good choice. That's exactly what I have .