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<blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 7157020" data-attributes="member: 92305">HYBORIANSMongoose published a good stable of books for us to use in playing the game, but the company did not cover every kingdom known to exist in the world with a supplement.&nbsp; So, what do you do if you want to set your adventures in Nemdia, or Corintha, or Ophir, or any of the other Hyborian nations that don't have a sourcebook to explain to you the eccentricities of the people who will come into contact with your player characters?You do it the old fashioned way.&nbsp; You take what resources you have and make do with what you have.&nbsp; You use your own knowledge and creativity to fill in the details and make your version of Hyperborea or Brythunia a memorable place in which to adventure.For ideas, the first place that you'll want to look is the Howard stories.&nbsp; Are there any Conan stories that Howard wrote set in the kingdom where you will play?Howard did not flesh out many places in Conan's world, so if you strike out there, then expand your search.&nbsp; Go to the pastiches.&nbsp; Check to see if you have access, or can obtain, a Conan story not written by Howard, set where you need it.&nbsp; Check the novels and the comics and games and the internet.&nbsp; You can find loads of information on a place like, say, Nemedia.&nbsp; You can read stories set there, visually see the place through comics, and learn details on websites dedicated to Conan.FROM A MONGOOSE PERSPECTIVEFrom a pure RPG perspective, use the sourcebook for Aquilonia as your base guide on Hyborians.&nbsp; But, notice the differences made to the Hyborian peoples of Argos and Zingara shown in that sourcebook.&nbsp; With those two books as your base, read the entry for the kingdom that you want to play in Return To The Road of Kings.&nbsp; Use those three sources to extrapolate what the various places are like--the Hyborian kingdoms that you want to develop.And, don't forget to look to Conan RPG adventures that may be set in the kingdom of your focus.&nbsp; Those may have some information that will guide you as you assemble your own notes on the Hyborian kingdom in which you want to play.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Water Bob, post: 7157020, member: 92305"] [b]HYBORIANS[/b] Mongoose published a good stable of books for us to use in playing the game, but the company did not cover every kingdom known to exist in the world with a supplement. So, what do you do if you want to set your adventures in Nemdia, or Corintha, or Ophir, or any of the other Hyborian nations that don't have a sourcebook to explain to you the eccentricities of the people who will come into contact with your player characters? You do it the old fashioned way. You take what resources you have and make do with what you have. You use your own knowledge and creativity to fill in the details and make your version of Hyperborea or Brythunia a memorable place in which to adventure. For ideas, the first place that you'll want to look is the Howard stories. Are there any Conan stories that Howard wrote set in the kingdom where you will play? Howard did not flesh out many places in Conan's world, so if you strike out there, then expand your search. Go to the pastiches. Check to see if you have access, or can obtain, a Conan story not written by Howard, set where you need it. Check the novels and the comics and games and the internet. You can find loads of information on a place like, say, Nemedia. You can read stories set there, visually see the place through comics, and learn details on websites dedicated to Conan. [b]FROM A MONGOOSE PERSPECTIVE[/b] From a pure RPG perspective, use the sourcebook for [b]Aquilonia [/b]as your base guide on Hyborians. But, notice the differences made to the Hyborian peoples of [b]Argos and Zingara[/b] shown in that sourcebook. With those two books as your base, read the entry for the kingdom that you want to play in [b]Return To The Road of Kings[/b]. Use those three sources to extrapolate what the various places are like--the Hyborian kingdoms that you want to develop. And, don't forget to look to Conan RPG adventures that may be set in the kingdom of your focus. Those may have some information that will guide you as you assemble your own notes on the Hyborian kingdom in which you want to play. [/QUOTE]

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