I am a kickstarter supporter for the Modiphius Conan game and am thrilled with what Ive received so far but am wondering when to expect the upcoming products. I cant seem to find a release schedule anywhere. Can anyone help?
Have you emailed them? There been pretty responsive from what I've seen.
Have you had a chance to play?
My group is considering a Conan-esque game, and would probably purchase and crib from it if it has anything to offer (particularly a non-D&D-esque magic setup). A friend of mine was in on the kickstarter and I read his copy for ~1/2 hr. Some of the wording was unnecessarily confusing, but it looked like a nifty, if maybe more character-build-y than we're looking for, game.
I have played through some solo encounters and a couple of battles with prospective players. Im pretty excited about the system as a whole but must say I am a Robert E. Howard nut (yearly pilgrimage to his home in Cross Plains to some of his work privately while sitting in his yard) and am terribly biased. I cannot wait to run a campaign using the new system but was hoping to wait until my collection of materials was a bit more complete. There are several more books coming up, Im willing to wait a few months or even a year to have a full set when we kick off.
As to emailing them = yes, and they have been good about answering but I havent gotten even a hint of when the follow up character/setting books are expected to be released.
Maybe after John Carter gets launched they will be able to get their sandled feet back on the road of Kings.
Quote from: rgrove0172;1034749I have played through some solo encounters and a couple of battles with prospective players. Im pretty excited about the system as a whole but must say I am a Robert E. Howard nut (yearly pilgrimage to his home in Cross Plains to some of his work privately while sitting in his yard) and am terribly biased. I cannot wait to run a campaign using the new system but was hoping to wait until my collection of materials was a bit more complete. There are several more books coming up, Im willing to wait a few months or even a year to have a full set when we kick off.
I really like Howard's stories as well, but I am asking about this particular game system, not his works.
As I said, I only have had a half hour or so to peruse it. It seemed like a nice system (in particular, non-leveled, non-combat-centric magic), but the wording seemed rather arcane. There was something like backgrounds or the like where you could roll randomly or choose, and each would give you primary and optional stat boosts that you then had to arrange such that some stats would get +1 to +3, depending on priority, and something else strange happened if you chose or got the same row twice. It was interesting, but confusing.
Quote from: Willie the Duck;1034863I really like Howard's stories as well, but I am asking about this particular game system, not his works.
As I said, I only have had a half hour or so to peruse it. It seemed like a nice system (in particular, non-leveled, non-combat-centric magic), but the wording seemed rather arcane. There was something like backgrounds or the like where you could roll randomly or choose, and each would give you primary and optional stat boosts that you then had to arrange such that some stats would get +1 to +3, depending on priority, and something else strange happened if you chose or got the same row twice. It was interesting, but confusing.
The character creation routine is a little crunchy but is easy to learn and really lends some depth to your character. You start out with more than a list of stats and have a good basis to develop your vision of your character to roleplay with. The random element of character creation is optional as well, you are permitted to choose instead of roll on every one of those many tables for Background, Nature, War Story or what have you.
These are out now:
- Main Rules
- Conan the Barbarian
- Conan the Mercenary
- Conan the Thief
- Jeweled Thrones of the Earth
According to Modiphius email to backers, here's the schedule for the rest:
WAVE 2
- CONAN THE PIRATE - Waiting for print proof
- ANCIENT RUINS & CURSED CITIES - Waiting for art from Cabinet - Maps in progress - Cover complete (Sanjulian - green)
- NAMELESS CULTS - Editing complete - Art coming in - Backer preview available (see attached) - Cover in progress (have sent reminder to Gardner)
- MONOLITH TIE-IN - Manuscript in review - Second in line for editing - Have received art asset requested from Monolith
- HORRORS OF THE HYBORIAN AGE - Manuscript in review, then to editing - Art in progress, mostly complete - Cover complete (Sanjulian - red)
- SOCIAL MEDIA CHARACTERS - Manuscript complete, needs review/editing/approvals - Art in progress, some complete
- CONAN THE BRIGAND - Manuscript in review, then to editing - Art briefed, much is already complete - Cover complete (Bader)
- CONAN THE WANDERER - Manuscript in progress - Cover complete (Horley)
- CONAN THE ADVENTURER - Manuscript complete, ready for review - Art briefing required - Cover complete (Schultz)
- CONAN THE SCOUT - Manuscript complete - Ready for art briefing - Cover complete (Crichtlow)
- CONAN THE KING - Manuscript in progress - Playtesting domain and influence systems - Cover complete (Bisley)
- PDF ADVENTURE BUNDLE - Adventures complete, need to be reviewed and edited
- BACKER CHARACTER SHEETS - In progress
- CARDS (FORTUNE, SORCERY, ENCOUNTERS, LOCATIONS, STORY) - Templates in progress - Card lists in progress - Writing begun - Art to be determined
- ONLINE CHARACTER GENERATOR - Recently updated - PIRATE in implementation
- ROLL20 SUPPORT - Implementation to follow STAR TREK implementation
- FANTASY GROUNDS - Implementation in progress
- GM TOOLS - Implementation to follow online character generator update (same developer)
WAVE 3
- KULL OF ATLANTIS - Manuscript outlined - Writing in progress - Some art in hand (Sweet) - Cover complete (Sweet)
- CONAN EXILES MMO TIE-IN - Outlined
- THE ART OF CONAN - Need to work with Art Director to select final pieces from Waves 1 and 2
Conan the Pirate preview looked good, it should be out soon.