Contributed by: Thulsa (), with additional feedback from Trodax and Gareth Hanrahan. This is a comprehensive list of changes between the Atlantean Edition and the Second Edition of the Conan RPG by Mongoose Publishing.

If you find differences between the two editions that are not on the list, please let me know. 6) • Rules for generating ability scores with point-buy • Guidelines and advice for starting at higher than 1st level Races (p. 13) • No additional races added • Minor tweaks to existing races: • Argosseans and Barachans get Survival • Bossonians get Survival • Gunderlanders get Knowledge (warfare) • Hyperboreans get Knowledge (arcana) • Taurans get Knowledge (nature) • Hykanians get Handle Animal • Picts get Move Silently • Zingarans get Bluff • All races now get Knowledge (local) as a background skill Classes (p. 38) • Barbarians: Unchanged • Borderers: • Knowledge (rumours) as a class skill • May pick a region as a favoured terrain • Gets his terrain bonus as a Reputation bonus if he picks a region • May gain the trapping style of combat • Trapping style gains Stealth at 2nd level • Trappers can set traps at 5th level, giving him a number of Aid Another actions for free.

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Also gains Poison Use feat. • Trappers get Monster Slayer at 11th level • Nobles: • Knowledge (rumours) and Knowledge (warfare) as class skills • Entertainer social ability can ruin other people's Reputations (DC10 + 1/4 of target Reputation), reduces Reputation by half until the slanders are disproved or forgotten • Entertainer social ability can increase Reputation gains from deeds • New social ability: Increase Social Standing by +2 • New social ability: Secrets, giving a +4 bonus to Diplomacy and Intimidate checks against one person • Do You Know Who I Am? Changed to work with new reputation rules • Nomads: • Knowledge (rumours) as class skill • Can choose a region as their favoured terrain, just like Borderers • Pirate: • Knowledge (rumours) as class skill • Scholar: Unchanged • Soldier: • Knowledge (warfare) and Knowledge (rumours) added as class skills • Improved versions of all formations added. They work just like the basic version, doubling all bonuses. • Extra formation at 19th level • Officer Ability: Gained at 5th level, allows the soldier to designate a number of people equal to his Int bonus to count as soldiers for the purposes of being in formations he knows. Only basic formations can be used, unless the targets already have the basic version of the formation, in which case the officer can order them into improved formations using this ability.

The officer may affect one extra person at 9th, 13th and 17th level (so a 20th level officer could order around a number of people equal to his Int bonus +3). The officer must make a free action each round to order people around, they have to be able to hear him, no running around in fighting madness or fear, etc. • Temptress: • Added as a base class (with class abilities somewhat different from first appearance in Hyboria's Fallen) • Knowledge (rumours) as a class skill • Secret Art: At third level, the temptress picks a Secret Art. She can take Sneak Attack (+1d6 sneak attack), Sorcery (one sorcery style, base PP equal to 2 + Wisdom modifier) or Politics (can take Ally, Entertainer, Improved Standing, Refuge, Smear Others or Secrets from the Noble class) • At 7th level, she gets +1d6 Sneak Attack, or an Advanced Spell and the ability to get Power Points from sex, or another Political ability.

• At 11th level, another 1d6 of Sneak Attack/Advanced spell/Political ability. If she's on the Political Secret Art path, she also gets Above Suspicion. • At 17th level, another 1d6 of Sneak Attack/Advanced spell and +2 BPP/political ability. • Thief: • Sneak attack changed (see below) • Knowledge (rumours) as a class skill Fate Points (p. 75) • New uses for fate points: • Parry or Dodge: You can spend a Fate Point to get a Parry or Dodge with a +5 bonus even when you'd normally be denied a parry or dodge.

• Reroll: You can spend a Fate Point for a reroll, but you must keep the second result. • Resist Terror: You can spend a Fate Point to resist Terror of the Unknown. • Left for Dead 'cannot be used against effects that leave no possibility whatever of the character surviving, such as draw forth the heart' • New method to regain fate points (Foreshadowing): • At the start of an adventure, you write down /describe to the GM up to three situations that may occur in-game. If one of those situations happens, gain a Fate Point. • For example, imagine that the events of The Tower of the Elephant were the first adventure of Conan as a player character.

Conan’s player might have Foreshadowed these events: a) Being mocked for being a barbarian (to show that the new character is a barbarian), b) Attacked from behind (showing the Games Master that he wants combat and nasty tricks), c) Making a new ally (to ensure that the party gets together). Conan would have picked up one Fate Point when mocked in the inn, another when he agrees to help the thief Taurus to steal the gemstone, and a third when he is attacked by spiders in the tower. He would not have gotten a fourth Fate Point when he allies himself with the demon Yag-Kosha, as he had already picked up the Fate Point for 'making a new ally' by allying himself with Taurus. Installing Air Conditioner In Crank Window.

• You can change your Foreshadowed events after each adventure. Rounding Out the Character (p. 80) • Mercenary Code of Honor • Tweaks to Reputation: • Now, the main source of reputation is your deeds. Each adventure is rated from 1 to 5 or more depending on how famous it is. You add all your adventures together for your Reputation score. Each adventure should also have type associated with it, which says what sort of Reputation that adventure gives you -- Bloodthirsty Warrior, Rich Man, Traitor, Hero, etc.

• You also get reputation from Social Standing. Social Standing is rated from -2 (those bastards in another country) to 10 (god-king). • Both deeds and Social Standing change the further you travel, from -1 for a different country to -4 for a far land. 86) • Knowledge (local) is now explicitly defined as only covering a specific region • Knowledge (rumours) is a new skill that covers the more general use that some people have previously used Knowledge (local) for • Knowledge (warfare) is a new skill Feats (p. 119) • Slightly altered prerequisites for the Monster Slayer feat • Ranged Finesse now takes a Move action • Due to change in sorcery (see below), the Ritual Sacrifice and Tortured Sacrifice work somewhat differently • Opportunistic Sacrifice cannot be used in conjunction with Defensive Blast Equipment (p. 142) • Damage for bardiche and greatsword is now 1d10+1d8 instead of 2d10 • It's explicitly stated that you never add a Strength bonus when firing a hunting bow Combat (p.

Do you like this? Introduction Let me tell you of the days of high adventure! I remember hearing those words for the first time while seated in a dark movie theatre over twenty years ago. A scene that I will never forget then followed that opening dialogue. That image of molten metal flowing across the screen in the shape of a sword, accompanied by a booming score by composer Basil Poledouris, is simply unforgettable.

The motion picture Conan the Barbarian not only launched the career of Arnold Schwarzenegger; it also left an indelible imprint on the minds of an entire generation of young sword lovers. While not exactly in the class of a Shakespearean drama Conan the Barbarian was still a high-budget endeavor, and is today considered to be a fantasy classic. As a young sword collector whose journey was just beginning, I remember thinking that if I could only have one sword it would be one of those which I viewed up on the big screen. Overview Now, thanks to the efforts of, it is now possible to not only own a sword like those used in the movie, it is now possible to own nearly an exact copy of them. Over two years ago Albion Armorers began the process of gaining the rights to manufacture these well-known bits of cinematic history. Gaining the license to manufacture these swords was quite an undertaking in itself. Howard Waddell and Company invested a large amount of time and effort (and expense) in order to bring these swords to life for the sword-loving community.

Anyone who has held the final product in his or her hands will agree that it was well worth the effort. Over the years there have been numerous replicas made by various companies, none to the exacting standards that Albion has chosen to employ. Albion's commitment was such that they chose to involve the sword's original maker, well-known sword maker Jody Samson. Jody is now a full-time employee of Albion Armorers and directly oversees the production of the company's Conan line. The film's director, John Milius was also involved the process, as Mr.

Milius was still in possession of the original film swords. All of this time and effort has resulted in swords that are dead ringers for those used by Big Arnold and friends. As I stated in the beginning of this review these swords are 'near exact' replicas.

There are two key differences in the new swords. First, the originals were made with blades ground from 440C stainless steel. The Albion versions use blades ground from 1075 carbon steel. The originals were also made with no distal taper in the blade. Apparently the film's producers were concerned with durability. Albion's versions feature blades with a fifty percent distal taper. Other than these two points, I doubt if Conan himself would be able to tell the difference.

There are currently two swords in Albion's Conan line: the Atlantean and the Father's Sword. The Atlantean is the subject of this review. Measurements and Specifications: Weight: 7 pounds, 12 ounces Overall length: 38 7/8 inches Blade length: 28 1/8 inches Grip length: 5.35 inches Profile taper: 3 inches to 2.1 inches at final curve to point Distal taper:.24 inch at base; 50% taper to point Point of Balance: 4.5 inches from guard Replica created by of Wisconsin. Fit and Finish The Atlantean arrived packaged in Albion's usual white cardboard box. Within that box, however, was a pinewood box especially made for the sword.

The outside of this box was attractively branded with Albion's company logo. Within the box the Atlantean was securely held by wooden braces, and tied in place with twine. Smackdown Vs Raw 2009 Psp Torrent Download. I doubt if even some of our professional commercial carriers could unduly damage this sword in transit. Many Atlantean owners have apparently utilized this box as a means of displaying their sword.

The Engraving The sword's blade, manufactured from 1075 carbon steel, is finished with a very even and attractive satin finish. The blades are finished on the very same BurrKing machine used by Jody Samson when making the original swords. The runes on the blade's ricasso are executed very cleanly, and with some of the deepest engraving that I have ever seen.

Most of the engraving seen on other production swords is rather poorly done and looks cheap, not so the engraving on the Atlantean. As a point of interest, the engraving is accomplished using the very same company (Daniels Engraving of California), and the same electrode that was used in the manufacture of the original swords.

The blade's fuller is very precise and cleanly executed. The flats of the blade are made with a mild hollow grind, which gives the blade a very attractive visual appeal.

As standard the Atlantean comes unsharpened although this can be done at Albion for an additional cost. It is my opinion that buyers should purchase their Atlantean in the unsharpened state. Since this sword is viewed primarily as a collectible it should be left in mint condition. Sharpening will only decrease its long-term value. The blade was seated into the hilt very firmly with no gaps or play of any kind. The Ricasso Now we move on to some of the sword's most attractive features: the guard and pommel. The Atlantean's guard and pommel are manufactured from bronze, using the lost wax method of casting.

I have seen many examples of this method over the years and the results have ranged from very good to extremely poor. It is my pleasure to state most strongly that the Atlantean's furniture is the most finely executed example of lost wax casting that I have ever seen. The detail of guard and pommel are done in high relief with no evidence of the pits and slag lines that are so often evident in cheaper castings. The details of the pommel's skull motif, and the dragons that form the guard are simply outstanding. The langets that run down from the guard and frame the blade's ricasso are very tight and evenly fitted. In regards to these langets and the blade's ricasso, I found the only negative comment for this review. The edges of the ricasso that fit into the langets show evidence of machining and are not perfectly finished.

The inner edges of the langets themselves are a bit rough. This is not due to the casting process but evidently comes from the shaping of the wax itself.

The wax simply wasn't adequately smoothed prior to casting. These aren't big details, nor are they horrendously obvious. In fact I did have to specifically look for these types of things. These details wouldn't cause me to decline a purchase; however, they shouldn't exist on a sword in this price range. The Atlantean's grip is bound with a special cord that replicates that used on the original.

The grip is tightly bound and sealed with some kind of epoxy. The end result is a very attractive grip that provides a firm gripping surface. Handling Characteristics The Pommel Well, what can I say about the Atlantean's handling qualities? At a weight of nearly eight pounds the sword is certainly no lightweight. In fact, the Atlantean's weight puts it far outside the parameters for a functional sword of this size. The sword does have a rather nice static balance, but once it is set into motion its weight becomes a hindrance. I was able to grasp the sword in a reverse grip and twirl it around in best Arnold fashion.

I was able to maintain this for a few seconds before my shoulders began to feel the strain. In short, you'll need to have bigger guns than mine if you want to act like Big Arnold. I have no doubt that the Atlantean would be able to cut through any test medium of choice if it was sharpened. It just can't be done quickly or repeatedly. The above comments should not be taken as a criticism of the Atlantean specifically, or of Albion's manufacturing methods in general.

Collectors choosing to buy the Atlantean aren't searching for a high-performance sword, or even a historically accurate one. What they're looking for is a piece of cinematic history that they can call their own, and the Atlantean delivers this in abundance. During the long process of making this sword a reality Albion fielded many requests for changing various details of the sword's construction in order to improve its handling qualities. I firmly believe that Albion took this point as far as is possible.

The intent was to manufacture a replica of a specific sword. If too many details were changed the Atlantean wouldn't have been a true replica at all. The final product is a sword that, while heavy, is made from quality materials and assembled with much attention to detail. Conclusion The Cross-guard One thing that I normally don't comment on in a review is pricing since an object's worth is really a subjective thing. I do believe that it is warranted in this case.

At a price of $3000 US (at the time of this review) the Atlantean certainly isn't cheap. One-of-a-kind swords from notable custom makers can be had for this amount or less.

Many collectors will scoff at the Atlantean's price tag; however, fans of Robert E. Howard's most famous character will not. Collectors of motion picture history have certainly been eager to purchase Albion's Atlantean. Conan enthusiasts have long clambered for a true replica of their favorite Cimmerians sword, now they have it.

Albion is selling these swords as fast as they can make them. The day that I received the Atlantean my nine-year old son came home and saw it sitting by the fireplace. His eyes bulged out of his head and he shouted, 'Dad's got the Conan Sword!' He was very disappointed when I told him that it had to go back. As for myself, when I first pulled this sword from its box I got the same thrill that I experienced all those years ago while sitting in that dark movie theatre. How can you put a price tag on something like that?