red_bus wrote:Occasionally, when I see Conan stuff up i.e:http://cgi.ebay.com/Conan-RPG-lot-made- ... dZViewItemI wonder whether it is worth picking up. Does anyone else have this stuff? I am a REH fan (although not as much as some here ) so am always tempted. Yet, I have found that all too often that direct cross-over games like these are to be avoided like a big wet curly turd on the pavement (sidewalk).
tfm wrote:I like Howard's world better than Tolkien's. Is there a site that catalogues Conan games?
burntwire brothers wrote:While we're on the Conan kick I figured I would get some opinions on an item we have. It is a manuscript by Tom Wham for The Exotic Enchanter novel by L. Sprague de Camp and Christopher Stasheff. It is titled "Harold Sheakspeare" and is hand edited by L. Sprague de Camp himself Anyone interested or have an idea of the true value?
Kingofpain89 wrote:tfm wrote:I like Howard's world better than Tolkien's. Is there a site that catalogues Conan games?I gotta ask. What is it about the world of Robert E. Howard's Conan do you prefer over Tolkien's Middle-Earth? Just curious....as I really dig Conan but I myself prefer Middle-Earth.As far as Conan game catalogs go, here is the link to Mongoose Publishing's Conan stuff: http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/home/ ... qsSeries=7Here is the link to Waynes World of Books: He has lists of most games. http://www.waynesbooks.com/Conan.htmlAnd here is a site that has all sorts of neat stuff regarding Conan role-playing: http://hyboria.xoth.net/index.htm
tfm wrote:I recommend The Conan Chronicles Vols. 1 & 2, published by Gollancz, which will give you all of Howard's Conan stories in an order that moves from young man to king. I sent a set to btb for Christmas and he's enjoying them very much.
tfm wrote:I recommend The Conan Chronicles Vols. 1 & 2, published by Gollancz, which will give you all of Howard's Conan stories in an order that moves from young man to king. I sent a set to btb for Christmas and he's enjoying them very much. Do not go to eBay for them unless you want to pay double or triple. Try Amazon UK. That's where I got mine.
tfm wrote:I'm guessing that "The Thing in the Crypt" is a pastiche, not solely written by Howard.
tfm wrote:The first published Conan story is The Phoenix and the Sword, but that's a different question from which story has the youngest Conan.
tfm wrote:"The Hour of the Dragon," the last story in Vol.2, is my favorite. ... Start at the beginning with "The Tower of the Elephant" and you won't be disappointed.