https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/modiphius/robert-e-howards-conan-roleplaying-game

It's got over 30 days, and already has almost 300% its target.
I backed it, too, and will find a way to use it as a non-story-game;).

I am certain this will be one heck of a beautiful game but I am seriously put off by that 2d20 system. If only they'd add a Call of Cthulhu conversion...

I'm still waiting (borderline impatiently) for the Kickstarter Conan game.

I backed at the all-in PDF level, mostly for reading, assuming that it reaches a point where the SGs unlock a fair few books.

The production quality seems high, but the substance is really yet to be seen. I don't plan on pledging any further until I see the quality of the setting and adventure material.

The mechanics seem to be similar in structure to Savage Worlds, BRP and d20, with attributes, skills and talents. The only thing of note is that bennies form a pool which the GM may also use to do bad stuff (similar to how it works in Fate, Mutants & Masterminds, and FFG Star Wars). I found it functional but it does not nothing specific to support the genre and seems pretty lacklustre.

Though the KS is trucking along relatively well, its offering a lot less than Modiphius's Infinity KS, which is either a sign of he higher licencing cost or an expectation that it will be much more successful.

They brought in so much Howardian and Conan talent from inside and outside gaming, they probably have one of the largest team overhead costs of any RPG ever unless they got those people to donate time.

There's people who definitely have proven Conan chops like Vincent Darlage, the problem, as others have said is, they are building the whole thing on a very weak foundation, a shaky house system that doesn't seem to be very Conanish at all.  

Looking at the 1.5 playtest...

• They have made some changes with regards to Momentum, so you could avoid the narrative control options and just go with what is the equivalent of "extra successes" or "special effects".
• The Threat Pool minigame is still there and is the primary means of "doing awesome shit" thus allowing the GM to "do deadly shit".
• In response to feedback, they've added more granular armor, weapons, hit locations and types of damage.  It seems like Nathan's experience with FFG40k stuff is helping here.
• They still have the ranges as descriptive bands with no numbers, and the concept of moving two "Zones" could be two rooms, could be two neighborhoods, depending on narrative scale.  Jesus, just saying it...

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Jay Little systems I'm obviously not a big fan of, and I couldn't possibly disagree more with Nathan's "the game design needs to actively constrain the GM" philosophy, but if you have guys like Vincent Darlage and Jason Durall putting out good setting content it could be useful to mine.

I'm usually highly sceptical of games when Skywalker is extremely optimistic and assures me I can cut the narrative stuff.  When even he's not sold on it going in, I'm gonna probably hate myself if the setting doesn't deliver because I can pretty much guess the entire system will be useless to me.

Quote from: Doom;879677I'm still waiting (borderline impatiently) for the Kickstarter Conan game.

So it's now projected for June?  
Dang!



(Can't say I'm all that impressed with the rpg version. I just want the minis for my own games & systems)

I went whole hog on the Monolith boardgame, mostly to have a Cromload of minis for use with RQ6 Conan.

Quote from: CRKrueger;879698I went whole hog on the Monolith boardgame, mostly to have a Cromload of minis for use with RQ6 Conan.

Me too. Despite the delays, I am happy with how they have handled the KS given its success. If they deliver in June, I will be a happy customer.

Quote from: CRKrueger;879682I'm usually highly sceptical of games when Skywalker is extremely optimistic and assures me I can cut the narrative stuff.  When even he's not sold on it going in, I'm gonna probably hate myself if the setting doesn't deliver because I can pretty much guess the entire system will be useless to me.

I'm flattered TBH the Momentum/Doom thing isn't the turn off as much as the system being lacklustre and bland.

The only RPG I am extremely optimistic about is Sine Nomine's Godbound, and the narrative stuff in that can't be cut as its embedded in the physics of reality

I would love it if the setting information and adventures would be available separate from the rules. The system does not strike me as my cup of tea, and I think RuneQuest 6 already is perfect for Hyboria.

The art should be amazing, though, given the names listed...

I would be more interested in a non-system setting book with all the art.

But really, what are they going to do with the setting that wasn't done with all the previous Conan RPGs?

Probably wont be the last we eill see now after the Conan movie announcement. Ive had at least two people suggest I relaunch Red Shetland RPG.

I was interested at first, but the reliance on extra books for different regions... I can't afford all that stuff.

I'm also not all that interested in new rules. A system-agnostic setting book would indeed have been awesome.

Quote from: Necrozius;879793A system-agnostic setting book would indeed have been awesome.

I think that is called the REH Conan novels?

Quote from: Omega;879794I think that is called the REH Conan novels?

Oh snap!

I meant with all that gorgeous new artwork. I actually don't own any Conan RPGs to use as reference material.

EDIT: I'm glad that you specified the Howard material. Everything that I've read by other authors have been dull or pretty awful (I hate Robert Jordan).