RPG: Sit Astride The Jeweled Throne Of Aquilonia In Conan The King
Whether you have gigantic mirths or melancholies, whether you consider yourself , a thief, a reaver, or a slayer, it’s time to tread some jeweled thrones.
Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian is one of the big inspirations for Dungeons & Dragons–the brooding barbarian with a broadsword knows all about crawling through ancient ruins and sunken towers to unearth the treasures that lay within. But what use is money without the hand that spends it?
That is strength. And if you want strength you’ll need the power of a king. Thankfully, a new sourcebook from Modiphius has all that you could possibly want: Conan the King gives barbarian adventures a courtly bent. What does that mean exactly? Well, simply put, it brings intrigue and poison and plots to the world of Conan. The iconic barbarian always represented the struggle against the hypocrisy of “civilized people” who dress up nice and look pretty, but who lie through smiling teeth with murder in their hearts.
It also includes all the guidelines you’ll need to run games where you rule over a nation as its king, or at least put yourself on the road to the throne.
And if you realize that monarchy is about as useful to Conan as a flea to a dog, then it includes powerful new enemies–foes like Xaltotun whose fell sorcery shakes the world, Orastes the fallen priest. It’s got a lot of stuff to dig through, here’s a look at the new book, available now in print (with a pdf immediately upon order).
via Modiphius
Conan The King – $36
WHEN I WAS A FIGHTING-MAN, THE KETTLE-DRUMS THEY BEAT, THE PEOPLE SCATTERED GOLD-DUST BEFORE MY HORSE’S FEET; BUT NOW I AM A GREAT KING, THE PEOPLE HOUND MY TRACK WITH POISON IN MY WINE-CUP, AND DAGGERS AT MY BACK.
Just as Conan’s ultimate destiny was to claim the throne of Aquilonia, the crown jewel of the Hyborian civilizations, Conan the King is the ultimate sourcebook to those kingdoms and the most dangerous battlefield of all: that of the court. With the guidelines contained within this book, players may fight to earn thrones of their own… or die trying.
- New options for player characters include the Courtier, Healer, Knight, Minstrel, and Noble, including new castes, talents, background stories, and other options.
- The flower of the Hyborian world: regal Aquilonia, where Conan became king.
- Guidelines for campaigns set on the road to the throne, or the intrigues and plots within the court.
- Monstrous foes such as Satha the Undying, Yogtha the demon-plant of Yag, winged night-mounts, and the demonic slave of the Ring.
- Allies and enemies such as Zelata the witch; the mad poet Rinaldo; the exiled priest Orastes; Xaltotun, resurrected lord of ancient Acheron; and more.
- Myths and magic of the dreaming west, from the state religion of Mitra to the hidden cult of Asura, with items such as the Heart of Ahriman and entities like the ghost of Epemitreus the Sage.
- New rules for the ultimate measures of status within the court: holdings and titles.
- Art and maps developed by new and experienced Conan creators.
- Developed with leading Conan scholars, this is the essential guide to the treacherous courts and battlefields of the Hyborian Age, just as Howard envisioned them!
- Important members of court such as Counselor Publius, Count Trocero, General Prospero, Zenobia the slave who became queen, and finally, King Conan.
This book requires the Robert E. Howard’s Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of corebook to use.
