Ancient Ruins & Cursed Cities
The Hyborian world in the time of Conan teems with remote and forgotten places¸ brimming with danger and secrets. Ancient Ruins & Cursed Cities is the ultimate Gamemaster reference for bringing these crumbling ruins and remote locales to life in Robert E. Howard's Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of.
Welcome to the Ruins
SOMEWHERE IN THESE PRIMITIVE FORESTS WERE THE RUINS OF AN ANCIENT¸ ACCURSED CITY¸ MEN WHISPERED¸ AND AMONG ITS TOMBS SLUNK GRAY¸ ANTHROPOMORPHIC SHADOWS…
The Hyborian world in the time of Conan teems with remote and forgotten places¸ brimming with danger and secrets. Ancient Ruins & Cursed Cities is the ultimate Gamemaster reference for bringing these crumbling ruins and remote locales to life in Robert E. Howard's Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of.
- Descriptions of famous ruins from Conan's adventures¸ including Kuthchemes¸ Alkmeenon¸ and the ruined city along the Black Coast where Bêlit met her fate.
- New places inspired by the writings of Robert E. Howard - including the Nameless City¸ the mountain resort-city of Kamula¸ Lemurian and Atlantean ruins¸ and other settings from before the Cataclysm - as well as locales from the Cthulhu Mythos stories of H.P. Lovecraft such as R'lyeh¸ the City of the Old Ones¸ and others.
- Doom and Momentum spends specific to these locations¸ and story seeds to inspire gamemasters in crafting new CONAN adventures.
- A ruins generation system allowing Gamemasters to create their own ancient ruins and cursed cities.
- Write-ups of diabolical and powerful entities such as ka-ghouls; the servants of Bit-Yakin; nightmare mounts; Thugra Khotan; and Gyatha¸ Master of the Black City.
- Rules for exploring and moving through ruins¸ dodging traps¸ and environmental effects to avoid.
- Treasures of renown such as the Teeth of Gwahlur¸ the Dagger of Derketa¸ the Staff of Epemitreus¸ and others¸ as well as a treasure hoard generation system and new item qualities.
- Developed with leading Conan scholars¸ this book explores the lost and fallen locales of the Hyborian Age¸ providing Gamemasters with the tools to create their own memorable environments
This book requires the Robert E. Howard's Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of corebook to use.