FYI - New Swords & Sorcery Forum

[Water Bob]

FYI, for those intereted, there's a new forum open called AN AGE UNDREAMED OF. You might recognize the phrase from the introduction to many Conan tales.

This forum focusses on Sword & Sorcery subset style of fantasy roleplaying. You know what I'm talking about: Low magic, typically human-only game worlds of high fantasy and high adventure. What magic there is is typically dark, unnatural, and powerful.

The place was set-up as a place for players of the Conan Roleplaying game to hang-out after Mongoose's license expired, but discussion of all sorts of gaming systems are welcomed. The place is dedicated to the style of Swords & Sorcery gaming--not just one game. There are individual forums for Mongoose Conan, Pathfinder, d20 variants, as well as Barbarians of Lumeria, classic D&D rules, GURPS...whatever.

If this type of dark and gritty fantasy gaming interests you, come on over and give the place a gander.

 

[Diamond Cross]

What are the rules of the forum like? For example, EN World has a Grandma clause, which I personally vehemently disagree with, in which means you may not be confrontational nor may curse and you have to walk on eggshells lest you offend the oversensitive people, so are there any rules like that?

 

[Water Bob]

What are the rules of the forum like? For example, EN World has a Grandma clause, which I personally vehemently disagree with, in which means you may not be confrontational nor may curse and you have to walk on eggshells lest you offend the oversensitive people, so are there any rules like that?

Dunno. The place just opened. I've had no problems or dislikes yet. Would like to see more traffic there, since it's hard to find people interested specifically in Conan-esque type games. I'm sure talk of universes like Thieves World, Game of Thrones, and The Black Company are welcomed, too.

Maybe traffic will pick up once the new Conan film comes out in a few months.

 

[Hungry Like The Wolf]

What's the scope of the forum? Is it specifically just Conan-esque and related low fantasy or it is open to all forms of Weird Fantasy?

 

[Water Bob]

What's the scope of the forum? Is it specifically just Conan-esque and related low fantasy or it is open to all forms of Weird Fantasy?

I'm not sure what weird fantasy is. The forum is dedicated to Sword & Sorcery type gaming, as I described above, generally and Conan-esque gaming specifically. If you're talking about a Lovcraftian bent on a low-magic, mostly-human-only, high fantasy world, then, yes, it would be welcomed there. OTOH, if you're talking about Roman soldiers being transported to Mars to fight aliens, then probably not.