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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Azgulor" data-source="post: 2512953" data-attributes="member: 14291">Simarly to Glassjaw, Conan and Grim Tales are the tops in my d20/OGL collection.  Conan is my favorite RPG book, Grim Tales comes in second.While I can't say I've played it extensively, perhaps the following background will be of value to you.I became unsatisfied with D&D back with AD&D 2e.  Although I picked up D&D 3e and thought it a huge improvement, it didn't go far enough to correct the things I disliked about AD&D.The past several years, my systems of choice were Rolemaster and later GURPS.  Both were liked by myself and my players (I'm typically the GM) because of the grittiness and omnipresent danger they presented which was sorely lacking in D&D, especially at high levels.I bought the Conan RPG to see how it was, expecting nothing more than perhaps an interesting read.  It was my first OGL purchase and I wanted to see how d20 could be tweaked to support swords-&-sorcery.  I was very impressed, even with the typos of the first edition.  Here was a game that screamed "run this" as I read it.  Combat was gritty yet heroic.  You could effectively simulate the differences between an agile finesse fighter and a savage brawler.  The fire-n-forget spell system and it's plot-wrecking spells were gone, replaced by magic which was mysterious, powerful, and all too likely to be corrupting.  High level characters had reason to fear multiple lower-level assailants and could be felled by a single blow.  Weapon damage increased and armor provided DR.  It also contained a comprehensive gazetteer of the Hyborian lands - I now understood the difference between a Nemedian and a Zingaran.  All in a single rulebook.  After reading the thing and seeing all it contained, I would have gladly paid the $50 list price and considered it a bargain (I bought in online for less).I eventually purchased the Atlantean Edition and began collecting the sourcebooks.  I told myself, "we'll see if this holds or was a flash in the pan".  The supplements were among the best RPG supplements I had ever purchased, let alone being ones that supported a d20 system.  The line is solid and shows no sign of letting up soon.Two months ago, I converted my campaign from GURPS to the Conan RPG rules and haven't looked back.Azgulor</blockquote>

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