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<blockquote data-quote="GlassJaw" data-source="post: 4581439" data-attributes="member: 22103">Grim Tales and Conan are probably by 1st and 2nd favorite d20/OGL books.&nbsp; Grim Tales works well for any genre and is fantastic for a Conan/sword &amp; sorcery game.The Conan system is solid as well and can definitely be run as-is.&nbsp; I actually thought it stays very true to Howard's vision.&nbsp; Ideally, I like combining the two.&nbsp; Conan's weakness is the classes IMO.&nbsp; Some are good (Barbarian, Thief) but some are a bit flavorless or redundant (the Nomad and Borderer are virtually the same).&nbsp; This is where Grim Tales shines.&nbsp; &nbsp; I do like the combat options of Conan though, especially the Parry and Dodge rules and armor as DR.&nbsp; Conan also has some pretty brutal massive damage rules as well, although Grim Tales gives a lot of options in that department as well.Conan has a pseudo-action point mechanic but Grim Tales is far superior.&nbsp; Conan's magic system is good - it's spell point-based - but Grim Tales is worth buying just for its magic system.&nbsp; As Wulf said, it makes magic dangerous to use and works extremely well in the sword &amp; Sorcery genre.So I would say yes, you are correct to assume Grim Tales and Conan work well together.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GlassJaw, post: 4581439, member: 22103"] Grim Tales and Conan are probably by 1st and 2nd favorite d20/OGL books. Grim Tales works well for any genre and is fantastic for a Conan/sword & sorcery game. The Conan system is solid as well and can definitely be run as-is. I actually thought it stays very true to Howard's vision. Ideally, I like combining the two. Conan's weakness is the classes IMO. Some are good (Barbarian, Thief) but some are a bit flavorless or redundant (the Nomad and Borderer are virtually the same). This is where Grim Tales shines. I do like the combat options of Conan though, especially the Parry and Dodge rules and armor as DR. Conan also has some pretty brutal massive damage rules as well, although Grim Tales gives a lot of options in that department as well. Conan has a pseudo-action point mechanic but Grim Tales is far superior. Conan's magic system is good - it's spell point-based - but Grim Tales is worth buying just for its magic system. As Wulf said, it makes magic dangerous to use and works extremely well in the sword & Sorcery genre. So I would say yes, you are correct to assume Grim Tales and Conan work well together. [/QUOTE]

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