Conan the Pirate
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The Hyborian world is home to many dangerous people¸ and none are more savage¸ ruthless¸ or dastardly than its pirates¸ the scourge of the high seas. A menace to civilization itself¸ these seagoing bandits have their own ways¸ customs¸ and traditions¸ and Conan the Pirate explores pirates and the pirate world.
"Detailed within these pages are the countries up and down the coast of the Western Sea - proud Zingara¸ wealthy Argos¸ the western reaches of Shem and Stygia¸ all the way down to fearsome Kush and the Black Kingdoms - as the setting for pirate-based campaigns.
"With this volume¸ Conan characters can embark on campaigns of piracy¸ plunder¸ and high adventure! So¸ unsheathe your cutlass and ready yourself for a boarding action¸ to seize plunder and glory for your captain and fellow buccaneers!
"TO THE DEVIL WITH EMPTY SEAS! WE'RE BOUND FOR WATERS WHERE THE SEAPORTS ARE FAT¸ AND THE MERCHANT SHIPS ARE CRAMMED WITH PLUNDER!"
The Hyborian world is home to many dangerous people¸ and none are more savage¸ ruthless¸ or dastardly than its pirates¸ the scourge of the high seas. A menace to civilization itself¸ these seagoing bandits have their own ways¸ customs¸ and traditions¸ and Conan the Pirate explores pirates and the pirate world.
Detailed within these pages are the countries up and down the coast of the Western Sea - proud Zingara¸ wealthy Argos¸ the western reaches of Shem and Stygia¸ all the way down to fearsome Kush and the Black Kingdoms - as the setting for pirate-based campaigns.
With this volume¸ CONAN characters can embark on campaigns of piracy¸ plunder¸ and high adventure! So¸ unsheathe your cutlass and ready yourself for a boarding action¸ to seize plunder and glory for your captain and fellow buccaneers!
- New archetypes such as the Marine¸ Galley Slave¸ Merchant Captain¸ and Smuggler round out the archetypes from the CONAN corebook.
- Pirate-themed talents¸ backgrounds¸ and gear¸ allowing you to create your own unique pirate characters¸ ready to plunder from the wealthy.
- A gazetteer covering the coastal kingdoms that Conan raided during his years as a pirate.
- A guide to running pirate campaigns¸ with all-new rules for piracy and plunder¸ and pirate events describing what happens between adventures.
- Conan described at the height of his pirate career¸ along with the crew of the Tigress.
- Statistics for ships - from the Argossean bireme to the Zingaran carrack - and a ship to- ship combat system that allows player characters to pit their own vessels against their enemies on the high seas.
- Stunning art and maps¸ produced by world renowned Conan artists.
- Developed with leading Conan scholars¸ these are the blood-red seas of the Hyborian world¸ just as Howard created them
This book requires the Robert E. Howard's Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of corebook to use.