By conans time, aquilonias royal house was in a state of decadence and the. Royal armies of the hyborean age board game boardgamegeek. R these old alphabet pages are being retained due to the many external links that refer to them. I like it where the author collaberator says that some of the army information is not in the conan books, but hopes to put it in future works. Only a few names of lands, tribes and cities remained in the languages of the barbarians, to come down through the centuries connected with distorted legend and fable, until the whole history of the hyborian age was lost sight of in a cloud of myths and fantasies. Koth l pride of the hyborian south, koth is known for its armour making skill and adventurous people. Hyboria, and conan the cimmerian, were creations of american sciencefiction and fantasy writer robert e. The old minifigs sword and sorcery range has always had a charm to it and i had a few as part of my fantasy armies that in the 80s were my warhammer chaps. Dbf armies of the hyborian age conan the barbarian armed. Wargames rules for battles in robert e howards hyboria including rules for conan.
I have a pdf of royal armies but havent looked at it for a while, i thought it had army lists in it, you can just port those over to whatever rules you want. Imperial conquest in the age of conan the hyborian tome. The number of units in any given army may range from one to as many as you can afford to maintain. In adapting the geographical and historical system of. Aquilonia large kingdom symbol of might in the hyborian age, aquilonia with her legendary armies of bossonian archers, gunderland pikemen and poitanian knights, wields indisputably the supreme military power of the western world. At the sign of the salient hurcheon personal blog of ed. Additional rules for fantastic medieval wargames campaigns.
The english also wandered into foreign armies after the norman conquest. Set 12,000 years ago, conans adventures were continentspanning as he fought his way across a prehistoric europe that was both familiar, yet different. Dec 30, 20 congratulations for your analysis of royal army of the hyborian age, i have several paper copies of this rule and i love it, it is, from far away, my favorite game rule, my bible one question, long ago, lead ral partha and garrison produced 25 mm figures for the hyborian age these figures are still available. When i was a kid my dad had the royal armies of the hyborian age, rules, but those are very 70s.
That also is available free in pdf form but there are print on demand versions of the in rule book and some of the scenarioscheap from amazon. The hyborian age is a fictional period of earths history within the artificial mythology created by. Not just for the army lists, which are great inandof themselves, but also for the descriptions of armor, weapons, color schemes, and even banners. When he led her armies to victory as a mercenary, aquilonia overlooked the fact that he was a foreigner, but now she can. A wargamers guide to the age of conan is an oldschool wargame. Yes, if you can find a copy, fgus royal armies of the hyborian age is a musthave for hyborian gamers. Conan has always been one of my favorite settings and i ran a hyborian campaign back in the day with my high school friends. Royal armies of the hyborean age 1975 i didnt think i could ever get my hands on this. But please note that they are not being updated and will remain, as is, forever. Each land is unique with its own armies, leaders, trade, culture and imperial ambitions see pages 24.
Royal armies of the hyborian age a wargamers guide. With the establishment of a hyborian kingdom in aquilonia, the nation became supreme in the western world, the most powerful from a commercial and military standpoint though perhaps second to nemedia in cultural richness. Feb 24, 20 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Aquilonia is a fictional country created by robert e. The word hyborian is derived from the legendary northern land of the ancient greeks, hyperborea, and is rendered as such in the earliest draft of howards essay the hyborian age. Some of the old websites for hyborian rpging before all the recent sets of conan rules came out used to have pretty good breakdowns of what hyborian nation matched up with what. Nations and peoples of the hyborian age introductory notes all player characters are human. Kingdom report for khauran hyborian war terrabloods. Id prefer a little more detail and different poses but they work.
The mythical country existed during the hyborian age. The kothic army is powerful and balanced enough to fight against any army of the hyborian age. I tend to see aquilonian knights as in mail and plate references to jazeran and among them those of poitain as the heaviest, best armored ones. Numalia111 of nemedia ilbars steppes240 iranistan steppes241 zamboula248 zuagir desert251 akrel256 politics stands in alliance with khoraja and koth.
Symbol of might in the hyborian age, aquilonia with her legendary armies of bossonian archers, gunderland pikemen and poitanian knights, wields indisputably the supreme military power of the western world. The russians are actually suggested in royal armies of the hyborean age game. The hyborian age wikisource, the free online library. Armies of the hyborian age essays by morgan holmes the. Ive painted some of the roundway miniatures russians and they look decent. These old alphabet pages are being retained due to the many external links that refer to them. I highly recommend reading them and ill update this first post as more come out. You will rule one of over 30 different kingdoms recreated from the conan legend.
Each kingdom is allowed to have one provincial army for each province in its empire, and a minimum of two imperial armies. Royal armies of the hyborean age fantasy games unlimited. Although most cultures are associated with specific racial groups, and typical physical. It is not this rule that iwant but a board of flags and there are no flags in this rule i know it i have several examples of this rule. The hyborian war kingdom report for khauran kingdom size. Oliphants in hyboria one of the few times that oliphants are mentioned by robert e.
David big mac shepheard please join the piazzas facebook group, the piazzas facebook page and follow the piazzas twitter feed so. Please go to the main site page to find current information. Howard was in the story the scarlet citadel during the battle of shamar, heres an exerpt from the battle. Its purpose was to maintain consistency within his fictional setting. Kingdom report for darfar hyborian war terrabloods. I am using the old royal armies of the hyborian age as a general guide and my use the rules, although converting the % system to figures. Apologies if this is too trivial, but i remember seeing somewhere a short list of the nations of rehs hyboria and a quick blurb which would compare each to a realworld culture. Sep 27, 2015 the english also wandered into foreign armies after the norman conquest. Morgan holmes or docpod on the old forums has published some online essays looking at various groups in the hyborian age with an historical eye. The name hyborian is a contraction of the greek concept of the land of hyperborea, literally beyond the north wind. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The first wargame based on the conan saga was of course also the first ever fantasy wargame, tony baths hyboria campaign. A variant of fgus broadsword rules designed to make possible the recreation, on a table top, of the type of battle described in robert e.
Howard for the fictional character conan the barbarian, who eventually becomes its king. The famed varangian guard in the byzantine army was made mostly of englishmen after hastings. The old civilizations had fallen and new ones arose, achieving a technology level equivalent. Oct 14, 2018 only a few names of lands, tribes and cities remained in the languages of the barbarians, to come down through the centuries connected with distorted legend and fable, until the whole history of the hyborian age was lost sight of in a cloud of myths and fantasies. Royal armies of the hyborean age additions rpgnet rpg game. Together they form an army unequalled in the hyborian age. Addition of the khitai in the hyborean age campaign setting. This essay on hyborian cultures is intended to assist players with choosing cultures for their character. Jan 19, 2020 this pin was discovered by troy christensen. Im also worried id go through all that work and a month later someone would announce the release of a beautiful range of miniatures for the hyborian age. Royal armies of the hyborian age a wargamers guide to the age of. Hyborlan war is a playbymail game of battle, intrigue, and diplomacy set in the unmatchable hyborian age of conan.
Royal armies of the hyborean age pdf fantasygamesunlimited. Its probably the first commercial wargame based on robert e. Keshan also has a welldrilled army patterned after the stygian. The hyborian war kingdom report for darfar kingdom size. Both khauran and khoraja have formed cultural and economic ties which bind koth into firm alliance with them during the early years of the epoch. Most units in the army of argos are hired from ophir, koth and.
Howards hyborian world is set in a specific period of an imaginary prehistory. He attempted to recruit a significant military force to campaign against them, but most. The phoenix on the sword, the ring of set tierney black golem of xapur. Howard described the hyborian age taking place sometime after the sinking of atlantis and before the beginning of recorded ancient history.
I have also included some detail from the royal armies of the hyborian age ratha a wargamers guide to the age of conan lin carter. Or, even better, for the hyborian lancers of khauran koth exiles settled even deeper in shem, thus even more sheminfluenced. Each land is unique with its own armies, leaders, trade, culture and imperial ambitions see pages 2. Sep 09, 2010 image used from the hyborian age striaght from the army lists from royal armies of the hyborean age. Those and other adventures and material are also free from the site. Howard pertaining to the hyborian age, the fictional setting of his stories about conan the cimmerian. In the 1979 catalog these figures were numbered hxxx but later they were renumbered 04xxx. The hyborian age was a specific epoch of earths prehistory. Most units in the army of argos are hired from ophir, koth and shem as there are very few native units. I know a lot of the armies could be done with historicals, but they would miss some elements of the fantastic abounding in the hyborian age. Jul 01, 20 while i have the royal armies of the hyborian age, their actual rules are only soso. Conan rpg players guide to the hyborian age mwl1o19o7jnj. It antedates the thurian age of the kull stories most of the hyborian age is dominated by civilizations in the west of what remains of the continent of thuria. By conans time, aquilonias royal house was in a state of decadence and the westermarck region on the verge of revolt.
There are rules for magic and a section giving descriptions and army lists of the forces of the various nations of the hyborian age. Army list aquilonia the following is directly taken from the rules of royal armies of the hyborean age by lin carter and scott bizar. I have also included some detail from the royal armies of the hyborian age ratha. The ratha is a set of rules and lists for hyboria and includes heraldic information that carter admits is. Central to robert howards hyborian age writings about conan of cimmeria are the conflicts. Terrabloods pbm archives info and data for fans of the playbymail games duel ii, forgotten. More than any other kingdom, however, aquilonia lies surrounded by grim and unrelenting enemies. The ruling class is tall, hawkfaced, bronzeskinned with dark hair and black eyes, the lower classes are a downtrodden, mongrel horde, a mixture of kushite, stygian, shemitish, even hyborian bloods. Dbf armies of the hyborian age conan the barbarian. There is not a time in the hyborian age when some kingdom is not fighting or. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. A wargamers guide to the age of conan with scott bizar. Purple field with three gold balls up and down center of flag. Royal armies of the hyborean age free download as pdf file.
Congratulations for your analysis of royal army of the hyborian age, i have several paper copies of this rule and i love it, it is, from far away, my favorite game rule, my bible one question, long ago, lead ral partha and garrison produced 25 mm figures for the hyborian age these figures are still available. I have also included some detail from the royal armies of the hyborian age ratha a wargamers guide to the age of conan lin carter and scott bizar fantasy games unlimited, 1975. Primary conflicts in the hyborian age the hyborian era is a time of great strife and conflict, and in order to run an enjoyable and stimulating hyborian age campaign, it is important for storytellers and players to understand these conflicting forces. Howard as the postatlantean setting of his conan the cimmerian stories, designed to fit in with howards previous and lesser known tales of kull, which were set in the thurian age at the time of atlantis. The ratha is a set of rules and lists for hyboria and includes heraldic information that carter admits is largely his creation. A lot of the specifics of coats of arms and some of the make up of the armies were purely creations of the authors. Image used from the hyborian age striaght from the army lists from royal armies of the hyborean age. This is not a complete game, you will need percentage and average dice, figures, terrain and a tape measure or two. I would like to thank project gutenberg go to their website if youre interested in reading more excellent works for free and also dale rippke, whose version of the chronology this is. Royal armies of the hyborian age conan the barbarian. That these fantasy wargames rules, first published in 1975, are still in print, or at least available in pdf, is less a testament to these rules and. Royal armies of the hyborean age this is a pdf download of the royal armies of the hyborean age gamebook. Cimmeria it was gloomy land that seemed to hold all winds and clouds and dreams that shun the sun, with bare boughs rattling in the lonesome winds, and the dark woodlands brooding over all, not even lightened by the rare dim sun which made squat shadows out. The gundermen are part of an integrated force that included the bossonian archers, and the aquilonian cavalry.
David big mac shepheard please join the piazzas facebook group, the piazzas facebook page and follow the piazzas twitter feed so that you can stay in touch. Oct 31, 2012 royal armies of the hyborean age 1975. This is a pdf download of the royal armies of the hyborean age gamebook. For regular aquilonian forces, ive been painting some medieval russians. While there is some interesting fluff, those rules didnt work to well for me.
A wargamers guide to the age of conan was first published in 1975 but is still available as a pdf. It was written in the 1930s but not published during howards lifetime. The hyborian age it is not, despite what some modern authors and designers like to call it, hyboria, but properly called the hyborian age was an ancient age of humankind, approximately 10,000 years ago. Apparently, salome in the new testament is a descendant of this royal house.
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