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Conan: The Roleplaying Game

Conan: The Roleplaying Game is a sword and sorcery British role-playing game based on the D20 System first published in January 2004 by Mongoose Publishing, mainly designed by Ian Sturrock and set in the fictional Hyborian Age of Conan the Barbarian, created by Robert E. Howard in the 1930s.

Development
The game's development started when Mongoose Publishing acquired the license for a Conan roleplaying game in 2003. In December 2003, the first printing was ready, and Mongoose published and distributed the game in January 2004. This first printing included an illustrated map of the Thurian continent during the Hyborian Age, painted by Spanish artist Jesús Barony. In August 2004, Mongoose released a reprint of the first edition, subtitled the Atlantean Edition, and Barony's map was replaced by another map from American cartographer Clayton Bunce. Bunce's map also released in a folded poster format with the gamemaster's screen. Mongoose published a second edition in 2007, with numerous supplements compatible with both editions. In 2010, Mongoose dropped the license and canceled the entire line. == Translations ==
Translations
During the game's run, the Atlantean Edition was translated into Spanish, in Spain, by the Spanish publishing house Edge Entertainment in 2005 and into French, in France, by the UbIK editor (based in Toulouse) in 2007. In September 2008, both editors, the French UbIK and the Spanish Edge Entertainment, merged, but the French partner moved its headquarters from France to Spain and adopted the Spanish name as Edge Entertainment France. In 2006, the Atlantean Edition was also translated into Italian (as Conan il gioco di ruolo) by the publishing houses Stratelibri and Wyrd Edizioni. ==Setting==
Setting
The core rulebooks include a volume of information and data sourced from Howard's material and literature. ==System==
System
The game's game mechanics is Mongoose's adaptation of the D20 System as licensed by the OGL System. Character creation The game does not feature non-human races at all. Instead, players choose a race from one of the ethnicities depicted in the fictional world. ==Books==
Books
Core rulebooksConan: The Roleplaying Game (1st Edition, hardcover, 352 p., January 2004) • Conan: The Roleplaying Game (Atlantean Edition, hardcover, 352 p., August 2004: second printing of the 1st Edition) • Conan: The Roleplaying Game (Pocket Edition, softcover, January 2005) • Conan: The Roleplaying Game (2nd Edition, hardcover, 424 p., September 2007) SupplementsAcross the Thunder RiverAdventures in the Hyborian Age (2nd Edition) • Aquilonia - Flower of the WestArgos and ZingaraBestiary of the Hyborian Age (2nd Edition) • Betrayer of Asgard (2nd Edition) • The Black Stones of Kovag-ReCatacombs of Hyboria (2nd Edition) • Cimmeria (2nd Edition) • Cities of Hyboria (2nd Edition) • The Coming of HanumanThe CompendiumFaith and FervourThe Free Companies • ''Game Master's Screen'' • The Heretics of Tarantia • ''Hyboria's Fallen - Pirates, Thieves and Temptresses'' • ''Hyboria's Fiercest - Barbarians, Borderers and Nomads'' • ''Hyboria's Finest - Nobles, Scholars and Soldiers'' • Khitai (2nd Edition) • The Lurking Terror of NahabMessantia - City of RichesThe Pirate Isles • ''Player's Guide to the Hyborian Age'' (2nd Edition) • Reavers of the VilayetReturn to the Road of Kings (The Road of Kings 2nd Edition) • The Road of KingsRuins of HyboriaThe Scrolls of SkelosThe Secrets of Skelos (The Scrolls of Skelos 2nd Edition) • Shadizar - City of WickednessShem - Gateway to the SouthStygia - Serpent of the SouthTales of the Black Kingdoms • ''Tito's Trading Post'' • The Tower of the ElephantTrial of Blood (2nd Edition) • ''The Warrior's Companion'' (2nd Edition) ==Reviews==
Reviews
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