Podcast appearances and mentions of Robert E Howards

Send us a textIn 1982 Arnold Schwarzenegger stepped into the sandals of one of pulp's most celebrated heroes and, what was likely the most on point casting in the history of cinema, became legend. Conan the Barbarian.There is a common quote from that film, bandied about by fans, but it's not my favorite. My favorite quote from the film and my favorite scene come at the end of the picture.“Crom, I have never prayed to you before. I have no tongue for it. No one, not even you, will remember if we were good men or bad. Why we fought, or why we died. All that matters is that two stood against many. That's what's important! Valor pleases you, Crom... so grant me one request. Grant me revenge! And if you do not listen, then to HELL with you!”To me, that was ConanOver the years the Conan archetype has been shoehorned into many games, Of course I'm looking at the very poor attempt in D&D called the Barbarian class. You might like the class, but it's not Conan, and make no mistake it was supposed to be Conan when it was introduced.In 1985 TSR tried to cash in with its own Conan RPG. In 1989 Steve Jackson Games came out with a Conan supplement for GURPS. In 2004 Mongoose Publishing launched their Conan: The Roleplaying Game which was a d20 variant. And in 2017 Modiphius released a 2d20 version called Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of.All of these games had various levels of success. I mean it's Conan, it doesn't take much for people to pick up the book and several of them were held in high regard. Personally I never found one that really clicked for me. I gave the GURPS version a try, but it just felt a little flat.Then Monolith Board Games Kickstarted Conan the Hyborian Age. This rules light system approached the barbarian and Robert E. Howards tales differently then the other versions. In Conan the Hyborian Age the story mattered. The rules were simple and left the door open for narrative to push the story. Or at least that's what the Kickstarter said.So I backed it and when I downloaded a copy of the core rulebook something special happened.I got excited. I don't know what it was, maybe it was the fantastic art, maybe it was a focus on Robert E. Howard's stories, maybe it was the very simplistic combat system, maybe it was the magic system that pulled your own life to fuel the spells, or maybe they just found the perfect combination.I had to play this thing. So I hit up the Thursday night group and said “What do you guys think about playing a Conan game?”The rest as they say is history.On this episode Mike, Christina and I are going to talk about the new Conan: They Hyborian Age TTRPG. We will talk about the core rules, the book itself and the good, the great, and the bad we've come across after playing it for a couple of months.And just to give you a little heads up for the episode.I absolutely love this game.Christina, let's start with you. What's your history with Conan and what did you initially think when I suggested playing it?[Kick to Christina]Mike, same question, what did you think about Conan going into the game?[Kick to Mike]

This week we discuss two different versions of Robert E. Howards classic Conan story, The Frost Giant Daughter.   After a Bloody battle, Conan is left the only warrior standing. A naked woman appears before him and begins to lure him into the frozen waste to his possible death.  

Rune og Nick har spilt Deathloop, vi er i lettere sjokk etter nyheten om at Deltarune: Chapter 2 er ferdig og kommer I NATT og Rune har vært på kino for å se Dune på Imax samt spilt sesongfinale-eventet i Fortnite.Ellers har det kommet flere detaljer om God of War: Ragnarok etter Sonys pressekonferanse - ikke alt av det positivt, Funcom har kjøpt lisensen til alt fra Robert E. Howards litterære univers (inkludert Conan), rettssaken Epic vs. Apple har fått dom og flere av høstens store spillutgivelser er (forutsigbart nok) utsatt.

Rune og Nick har spilt Deathloop, vi er i lettere sjokk etter nyheten om at Deltarune: Chapter 2 er ferdig og kommer I NATT og Rune har vært på kino for å se Dune på Imax samt spilt sesongfinale-eventet i Fortnite.Ellers har det kommet flere detaljer om God of War: Ragnarok etter Sonys pressekonferanse - ikke alt av det positivt, Funcom har kjøpt lisensen til alt fra Robert E. Howards litterære univers (inkludert Conan), rettssaken Epic vs. Apple har fått dom og flere av høstens store spillutgivelser er (forutsigbart nok) utsatt.

Trion pratar denna vecka om bland annat snabbt Lego, stora uppköp och böcker! Peter har dragit på sig VR-glassögonen och kört bil, medan Morgan har tagit det betydligt lugnare i Spiritfarer och Sebbe plöjer sig igenom Robert E. Howards verk!Trevlig … Läs mer →

Der zweite Band mit Robert E. Howards gesammelten Kull-Geschichten - ein Gedicht, Angefangenes, Umgeschriebenes; hat ein bisschen was von Resteverwertung - bringt uns beim Gespräch aber zu Atlantis, Platon und Zen-Buddhismus.

EPISODE 126: High Priest Rey wastes no time by giving you more than you bargained for! Two (well, maybe one and a half) reviews this episode, plus another chapter in our ongoing serial saga - THE HUNT FOR KHONSHU'S GOLDEN SCEPTRE! First off, Rey looks at the new comic, CONAN: SERPENT WAR #2, which sees Moon Knight mixing it with Robert E. Howards' band of barbaric and swashbuckling protagonists. It's a very quick, overview as Rey is on his own for this one...but thoughts are dropped and a fuller review will follow once the High Priests are all available;  Next up, we get more info into the missing Sceptre...our Man on the Streets scours the dives for any information he can get....will Tommy find another relic? Or something more?...Tune in! Finally, we listen to the Moon, and heed it's call -  PHASE OF THE MOON: WANING CRESCENT LUNAR-PICK CLASSIC RUN REVIEW MOON KNIGHT VOL. 1, ISSUE #10 Released August 1981 Written by Doug Moench Art by Bill Sienkiewicz   Special guest Knol 'Loony Toonz' Tate joins me for this one - it's a fun re-read and a fun discussion on what we both thought worked - and didn't work - for the issue!   MOON RATING (out of phases of the Moon): Knol: 

Der erste Band mit Robert E. Howards gesammelten Kull-Geschichten - Conans grüblerischer Vorläufer. Viel Fragmentarisches, teils von Carter Beendetes, aber auch viel Wissenswertes zu Schlangenmenschen.

Introducción de ROBERT E. HOWARDS Conan de Cimmeria, Volumen I (1932-1933). "Sabed, oh, príncipe, que en los años del hundimiento de Atlantis y de las resplandecientes ciudades bajo los océanos, y los de la aparición de los hijos de Aryas, hubo una edad olvidada en la que el mundo estaba cubierto de brillantes reinos como mantos azules bajo las estrellas: Nemedia, Ofir, Brithunia, Hiperborea: Zamora con sus muchachas de oscuros cabellos y sus torres plagadas de arácnidos misterios: Zinagara y sus caballeros: Koth, limítrofe con las tierras pastoriles de Shem: Estigia con sus tumbas custodiadas por sombras e Hirkania, cuyos jefes vestían acero, seda y oro. Pero el mas orgullosos reino del mundo era Aquilonia, que reinaba soberana sobre el soñoliento oeste. Y aquí llego Conan, el cimmerio. el pelo negro, los ojos sombríos, la espada en la mano, un saqueador, un asesino de gigantes melancolías y gigantescas alegrías, para pisotear con sus sandalias los enjoyados tronos de la Tierra." Audio realizado como colaboración para el Podcast de Rigor y Criterio, en su especial a CONAN.

Robert E. Howards figur, som blev udødeliggjort i tegneseriemediet, kommer under kærlig behandling i denne omgang Supersnak

Diesmal wieder ein Erzklumpen im mitunter tauben Gestein der Taschenbücher: Robert E. Howards Geschichten um den Iren Cormac Mac Art, der sich mit Dänenfreunden in den britischen Inseln herumschlägt. Mit Exkursen zu Pikten, Kelten, Christentum. (Und Tonstörungen, Bitte um Entschuldigung.)

"There's warmth and fire... Do you not wish to warm yourself, by my fire?", der er mange fristelser som barbar.Conan the Barbarian (1982) instrueret af John Milius efter forfatteren Robert E. Howards bøger fra 1930'erne om barbaren Conan. Det er film nummer 45 på Thomas og Mortens liste over de 100 bedste film.I Cimmeria, en barsk og mørk fantasyverden fuld af legender og magi vokser barbaren Conan (Arnold Schwarzenegger) op til at tjene guden Crom. Conan vige ikke for noget andet end blottet stål. Sammen med tyven og bueskytten (Gerry Lopez) og den smukke krigerinde Valeria (Sandahl Bergman) forsøger han at finde og tage hævn over lederen af den mægtige slange kult Thulsa Doom (James Earl Jones), der slog hans forældre ihjel.Thomas og Morten tager en snak om rollespil, typekastede skuespillere og forskellen på guderne.

Vi vender i dette afsnit tilbage til Hyboria, Robert E. Howards fantasi-verden, hvor barbaren Conan huserer. Denne gang er vores muskuløse ven blevet overtalt til at følge en ung jomfru til et mystisk tempel, hvor hun skal hente et juvelbesat horn, som kan vække drømmeguden Dagoth til live. Eller noget i den retning. Conan får … Continue reading Afsnit 78: Conans Verden Podcast 2 – Conan The Destroyer

Vi dykker denne gang ned i den første film fra Robert E. Howards fantasi-verden “Hyboria” og skal på eventyr med barbaren Conan. På trods af stor modgang i sin barndom vokser Conan op og bliver en mægtig gladiator. Han vinder sin frihed og drager på eventyr for at få hævn over filmens skurk, Thulsa Doom … Continue reading Afsnit 75: Conans Verden Podcast 1 – Conan The Barbarian (1982)