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INTRODUCTION: CONAN THE MIGHTY 3
About Curtis M. Scott 3
About L. Sprague de Camp, Map of Hyboria 4
1. CONAN'S WORLD: THE HYBORIAN AGE . . 5
History and Prehistory 5
The Serpent People 5
The Rise of Humankind 6
Bibliographical Entries 6
The Cataclysm 7
The Khari 8
Acheron, Hyperborea the Elder and Stygia 8
The Calendar 8
The Rise of the Hyborians 9
Conan and the Cthulhu Mythos 9
The Coming of the Hyrkanians 10
The Hyborian World 10
The Hyborian Nations 10
Technology 10
The Khari Empires 11
The Khari Successor States 11
The Tribal Peoples, The Iranistani, The Shemites 11
Magic 11
2. HYBORIAN CHARACTERS 12
New Nonhumans 13
Degenerate Men 13
Satyrs 13
Creating New Nonhuman Races 13
Serpent Men, S'Tarra 14
Advantages 15
Disadvantages 16
Skills 17
New Skills, Inappropriate Skills 17
Languages 18
Jobs, Status and Cost of Living 18
Jobs Table 19
Equipment and Prices 20
Powers of the Lotus 20
Other Poisons 21
3. HYBORIAN BESTIARY 22
Key to Animal Statistics 22
Dinosaurs 23
Hyborian Creatures 23
The Walking Dead 26
Mystical Creatures 26
Demons, Summoned Demon Table 28
4. HYBORIAN RELIGION 29
How Religion Works 29
Clerical Magic 30
The "Blessed" Advantage 30
Gods and Pantheons 31
Mitra 31
Set and the Stygian Pantheon 31
Erlik and the Living Tarim 32
The Shemitish Pantheon 32
The Vendhyan Pantheon 33
The Animal Gods 33
Nature Worshippers 33
Gods of the North, Ancestor Worship, Demon Worship 34
Other Gods 34
Map of the Hyborian World 36
5. LANDS OF THE HYBORIAN AGE 38
Antillia 38
Aquilonia 40
Argos 45
Barachan Isles 46
Border Kingdom 48
Brythunia 49
Cimmeria 51
Corinthia 52
Darfar 54
Ghulistan 55
Hyperborea 56
Hyrkania 58
Ira nistan 60
Keshan 62
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Khitai 63
Kosala 65
Koth 66
Kush and the Black Kingdoms 68
Meru 71
Nemedia 72
Nordheim 74
Ophir 75
Pictish Wilderness 76
Shem 78
Stygia 80
Turan 83
Vendhya 85
Zamora 87
Zembabwei 88
Zingara 89
6. THE CONAN CAMPAIGN 91
Running a Hyborian Campaign 91
Campaign Settings 91
Campaign Style 92
Rewriting History 92
Money in Hyboria, Ransom 93
Playing Conan 94
HYBORIAN MAGIC 95
The Nature of Magic in the Hyborian Age 95
Adapting Magic to the Hyborian Age 95
Campaign Period, Suggested Spell List 95
Hyborian Psionics 96
The Book of Skelos 97
Sorceries of the Black Ring of Stygia 97
Mysteries of Mount Yimsha 98
Spells of Khitai 99
Amulets, Talismans and Ancient Devices of Power 99
MASS COMBAT 101
Overview 101
Troop Strength 101
Mass Combat Turn Sequence, Determining Troop Quality 101
Troop Types 102
Troop Quality and Morale 102
Changing Troop Quality, Determining Commander's Experience 102
Battle Magic 103
Determining Magic Power 103
Using Magic on the Battlefield 103
Raising Troops 103
Paying and Maintaining Troops 104
Catastrophe 105
Consequences to Player Characters 105
Survival Roll 105
Formations and Ranks 105
Glory Roll 106
Strategy Modifiers 106
Relative Troop Strength 106
Elevation and Defensive Position 107
Special Troop Superiority 107
Special Circumstances 107
Loot, Use of Pikemen, Morale 107
Battle Plans 108
Resolving the Contest of Strategy 108
Morale Modifiers, Rout and Disaster 108
Second Survival Roll 109
Casualties 109
Roleplaying Battle Scenes 109
Casualty Table 110
Force Roster 110
Quick and Dirty Mass Combat 110
APPENDICES 111
Bibliography 111
Conan the Thief 116
Conan, Captain of Turan 117
Amra the Lion 118
Conan the Kozak 119
Conan, King of Aquilonia 120
The Women in Conan's Life 121
Friends and Enemies 123
INDEX 126