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Conan: The Hyborian Age: A Storm Under Tarantia Mini Campaign
An eldritch evil threatens the kingdom of Aquilonia. Can you save Conan's kingdom before it's too late?
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Bi-weekly / Sunday - 11:30 PM UTC
Mar 22 / Session 3
Session Duration / 2.5–3 hours
Campaign Length / 6–12 Sessions
3 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Note: New players welcome. No experience with Conan: The Hyborian Age is needed or expected. --- You've heard the stories of great heroes, bold pirates, crafty theives, powerful warlords and tyrants, fearsome beasts and demons, and terrifying sorcerers. Amongst those tales the name of Conan looms large. While the Cimmerian now sits upon the throne of Aquilonia, adventure still beckons to those willing to risk skin and soul for gold, respect, forgotten knowledge, freedom, or a kingdom to call their own. It's time for you to forge your own story and fulfill your own destiny whether by sword, by wits, or by sorcery. --- In this mini-campaign, we'll begin with a few adventures driven by player interest before we dive into the whirlwind A Storm Under Tarantia Mini Campaign. A Storm Under Tarantia begins with an attack in marketplace of Tarantia, the capital of Aquilonia where Conan sits upon his throne. Our story concludes, though not necessarily ends, with the potential destruction of Tarantia itself. Whether Conan remains on the throne, whether Tarantia remains standing, and whether your hero continues is up to you. --- In Conan: The Hyborian Age, you play a larger-than-life sword-and-sorcery hero inspired by Robert E. Howard's tales of Conan. (While knowledge of the Conan stories and the sword & sorcery genre is helpful, neither is necessary.) Game play is intended to focus on heroic and fast-paced pulpish action and adventure. Your hero might be a warrior from the Pictish Wilderness or the southern kingdoms, a pirate from the Black Coast, a horse lord from the eastern steppe, a raider from the northern kingdoms, a thief or scholar from the decadent cities, or even a sorcerer who knows one or more of the five forms of magic.
Game style
Combat Heavy
Roleplay Lite
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Theater of the Mind
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(12)
2 years on StartPlaying
51 games hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Teacher, Creativity
Average response time: 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
Welcome! I'm Gunnhrafn (he/him), and I'm a long-time GM (27 years of experience) who loves to run a wide variety of games for a wide variety of people, including introducing new players to role-playing games and introducing players to new games. I first started GMing in 1986 and I first began playing TTRPGs back in 1982. As a GM, I enjoy shared story-telling and collaborative world building. I run one-shots (which can run 1 to 3 sessions), campaigns, and can be hired to run a game for a group, a one-to-one single-player game, teach a game system, or help with character creation. If I'm not currently offering a game you're interested in or at a time that works for you, drop me a line and we'll see what we work out. For custom bookings please contact me with an inquiry. I'm available to run one-shots, short-run games, and campaigns for groups and individuals (for one-to-one gaming). I'm also available to teach game systems. Rates will vary depending upon the request. I use Discord for communication, and a mix of theater of the mind, Foundry VTT, Roll20, Quest Portal, and Google Sheets depending upon the game.
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Creating your character
We will discuss character creation during Session Zero, and I will provide everything you need to make a character. Players will then create characters in consultation with each other. Premade characters are available on request.
⚔️ This is a beginner-friendly game designed to be engaging for experienced players. ⚔️ Balance of roleplay, exploration, social encounters, and combat. ⚔️ This is a welcoming, open table and there is no space for racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, or transphobia.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
To play, you will need: ⚔️ A reliable internet connection and ability to access our Discord server and Google Drive. ⚔️ A reliable microphone for voice chat via Discord. Web cameras are optional. ⚔️ A free Discord account. To prepare for our free Session Zero, you should: ⚔️ Join our Discord server. ⚔️ Fill out our modified Monte Cook RPG Consent Checklist so we may establish our game's expectations for lines, veils, ask first topics, and issues and themes of interest.
What Gunnhrafn brings to the table
⚔️ A copy of the Quick-start rules, a quick-reference sheet of the mechanics, and everything you need to create a character. ⚔️ A Discord site for voice and text chat to be used before, during, and after our game session, and if we wish, a LegendKeeper site for us to record campaign details. ⚔️ My 26-years experience as a GM, and my ability to run games that are both beginner-friendly and enjoyable for long-time players.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
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Safety
How Gunnhrafn creates a safe table
Maintaining a comfortable and inclusive experience for everyone in our game is a top priority, and we have a number of tools to help us achieve that goal. I strongly encourage player feedback, both in what you like about current play, what you would like to see happen in future play, and what hasn't been working for you in previous play. My job as trying to create the best experience I'm able to for each player, and that requires good feedback from you. We'll discuss the following table tools during Session Zero and as needed, and we are always able to renegotiate our use of these tools. |Inclusive Table| This is a welcoming, open table and there is no space for racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, or transphobia. |Open Table and Breaks| Players may come and go as suit their needs in the moment, whether that's to walk away from an intense or difficult moment or to let the dog out or answer the door to get dinner. During each session, we will have at least one 10 minute break, roughly halfway through our game. |Monte Cook RPG Consent Checklist (lines and veils), X-card, and Script Changes| Before our Session Zero or as soon as possible, players should fill out our version of the Monte Cook RPG Consent Checklist to indicate content we should remove (lines), content that should be off-stage (veil), and content they would like to see included. During play we have both the X-card (a request to end a scene or shift the content immediately — An in-game call for a Line), as well as the following Script Change tools (Rewind, Pause, Fast-forward). | Roses and Thorns, Stars and Wishes, and Debriefing| In our Discord, we'll have channels to discuss past sessions using to give each other feedback about game play. - Roses and Thorns: Identify what you particularly liked about a session (Roses) and what you wish was handled differently by your or the group (Thorns). - Stars and Wishes: Identifying particularly strong player contributions (Stars) and indicating what you'd like to see happen in the future (Wishes). - Debriefs: A place to discuss issues that are hindering your fun.
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