New: In the Court of the Saffron King (free, open-ended, human, fantasy, rpg)

From: donotreply@pbm.com (PBM List Autoposter)

Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:13:01 +0000

Name:		In the Court of the Saffron King
Costs:		free
Email:		zingarandog zat yahoo.com
Frequency:		2 - 3 times per week
URL:		http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/saffronking/
Type:		Sword & Sorcery
Last-Update:		2008Apr10
Keywords: free, open-ended, human, fantasy, rpg

Description:

�Know, O Prince, that between the years when the oceans drank Atlantis and
the gleaming cities, and the rise of the Sons of Aryas, there was an Age
undreamed of, when shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue
mantles beneath the stars.�

The ancient port city of Aghrapur is the farthest eastern outpost of the
Aquilonian Empire. It is an important crossroads of trade routes from
north and south, east and west. In ages past the city was ruled by the
Shah of Turan. Twenty years ago the armies of King Conan defeated the Shah
and took his city from him. An Imperial Governor was appointed to rule in
King Conan's place.

Last year the missing King Conan was declared dead and his son crowned
king in his place. The new king has appointed a new governor for Aghrapur,
his cousin, Kadis -- a foolish man, a religious zealot consumed with dark
lusts and hatred.

Come to visit the city now as the new regime takes power. Fortunes are to
be made. Skins to be flayed.

This is a fusion game of sword and sorcery mixed with a liberal spicing of
the Cthulhu Mythos, that Robert Howard knew so well. I will be using the
Generic Old-school Role-playing Engine rules along with the CoC D20 Sanity
addition to govern mythos encounters. Magic will be along the lines of the
CoC setting rather than a classic sword and sorcery game, and no Player
Characters may start out as magic users.

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