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ShortQuests -- Pocket Sized Adventures! An all-new collection of digest-sized D&D adventures designed for 1-2 game sessions.

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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bill Zebub" data-source="post: 9871660" data-attributes="member: 7031982">Yeah I think they really missed the boat with Conan.  But I disagree that Conan couldn't be a great RPG.  It would just take some more thinking outside the box, and all Modiphius did (IMO) was to map the aesthetics of Conan to mostly traditional RPG play.For example, here are some characteristics of Conan stories:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Every region has its own style of weaponry, and Conan is constantly learning new styles, and also losing/discarding/breaking weapons before acquiring something new.  How do you turn that into an integral and fun part of play?  </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Many of the stories follow a pattern where the story seems to be about mundane/human conflicts (Conan vs. the pirates, Conan vs. the mercenaries, Conan vs. the army) but then something supernatural intercedes and it all turns creepy and weird.  Frequently the supernatural thing is a 3rd faction, not allied with the original antagonist.  How do you support that trope via mechanics?  (To be fair, I didn't keep following the Conan line beyond the original book, but I know they expanded the game so maybe they did a good job of this.)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The original REH stories were separated by barely-mentioned interludes, but the general pattern was: "Conan squandered his profits from his last adventure, got into trouble, and now we find him months later in a new country...".  Again, what a cool premise for some unique new game design (possibly related to my first point)</li> </ul>But, again IMO, it was just another RPG, with Conan-esque fluff layered onto the mechanics.</blockquote>

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