Jaws of the Six Serpents nails S&S really well, as do Akrasia's S&W variant rules. Broadsword is great fun and comes with several scenarios.

but, the obvious answer for me - FtA! (+ FtA!GN, giving you summoners and the Tribelands of the motherfuckin' Hong !!!)

Thank you sean!

I certainly wanted much of FtA! to be about S&S feel; in The Setting there's not just the Tribelands but Diablo's Point (scummy pirate city), the barbarian lawless North and the realms of the Ice Wizard, and the far south with its decadent city-states and the Gorilla Kingdom.

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Quote from: Sean !;319465Jaws of the Six Serpents nails S&S really well, as do Akrasia's S&W variant rules. Broadsword is great fun and comes with several scenarios.

but, the obvious answer for me - FtA! (+ FtA!GN, giving you summoners and the Tribelands of the motherfuckin' Hong !!!)

I summarized Akrasia's S&W variants on a PDF linked in that thread of theRPGsite.

It's good stuff. Try it out.

Iron Heroes was my personal favourite. I liked it so much I made a rules light Microlite20 variant.

Barbarians of Lemuria is good, but I don't like the setting or fluff.

Yeah, Iron Heroes looks like it'd fit the bill, but I haven't played it.

Both Conan RPGs - TSR's game from 1985 (non-D&D-related system) and Mongoose's OGL game - seem to capture the "feel" of swords & sorcery. The magic system Mongoose uses for their game really seems close to the kind of magic in evidence in the subgenre.

Quote from: Diavilo;317400T&T - aye right. It was a dodgy clone 30 years ago.

Of D&D you mean, I assume? Not really. Levels, and archetypes yes. But a totally different way of representing and presenting said archetypes. The stats started on the 3-18 bell curve, but they weren't static. Very different magic system. Very different combat system. A sort of 'unified mechanic' for eveything else plus stunts/tricks in combat. So, very much unlike D&D.

T&T can do s&s quite handily, but I'd probably choose something 'built' from the ground up for it. Broadsword is certainly awesome.

Now that I've rediscovered Barbarians of Lemuria due to my copy of the new version, it's the best I've ever seen, even though I too don't like the included default world that much. I'm more of a Lankhmar kinda guy and much less a "steamy jungles and dry deserts" kinda guy when it comes to S&S.

By the way, a question for those who've bought Barbarians of Lemuria - what changes are there between it and the free version? I downloaded the free version ages ago; is it worthwhile to buy the version on RPGNow?

Quote from: DeadUematsu;316956Carcosa would probably be the best if only it were actually a full-fledged RPG and not an OD&D supplement.

It's still a great option, in my opinion.

OD&D is a versitile enough system to run almost any style of play. Want a more heroic game, beef up the hit points. Want a more gritty style of play, keep the levels down.

Carcosa plus OD&D would be my vote.

Quote from: ColonelHardisson;319730By the way, a question for those who've bought Barbarians of Lemuria - what changes are there between it and the free version?

Better art, more setting. Seems like more professions. Better layout.

QuoteI downloaded the free version ages ago; is it worthwhile to buy the version on RPGNow?

Depends too much on the players and GM to may any real advice.

Another option for S&S with D&D is the AD&D Lankhmar supplement.  It has some good modifications that make spellcasting, in particular, have a more S&S feel.  (If this was already mentioned, forgive me...)

Quote from: Philotomy Jurament;319793Another option for S&S with D&D is the AD&D Lankhmar supplement.  It has some good modifications that make spellcasting, in particular, have a more S&S feel.  (If this was already mentioned, forgive me...)

I remember this, and yes, it was very good!

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What about Jakandor?

Quote from: ColonelHardisson;319730By the way, a question for those who've bought Barbarians of Lemuria - what changes are there between it and the free version? I downloaded the free version ages ago; is it worthwhile to buy the version on RPGNow?

Cleaned my work pc but off of the top of my head, I think it had the alchemy rules, more professions, things detailed more.  It's about twice as long as the free version

Quote from: ColonelHardisson;319730By the way, a question for those who've bought Barbarians of Lemuria - what changes are there between it and the free version? I downloaded the free version ages ago; is it worthwhile to buy the version on RPGNow?

There's much more of everything.

For one, the setting has changed due to licensing issues, but is still very similar to the original. There are a few extra careers and they are explained better, there are now boons & flaws, which give you bonuses/penalties to your dice rolls and depend where your character is from, alchemy rules are in, the artwork and layout is vastly improved, weapon damage now uses just d6 rather than different die types, there are full creature stats and basic rules for creating your own creatures and magic rules are expanded. Oh and there are a lot more examples of everything. And it's available in print from LULU at the moment. This may change soon.

(also, BOL has a mint little Yahoo group, full of great ideas)