Damn! - 16,038 backers & $3,327,757!!!
The Conan boardgame is, I believe, officially the most successful boardgame on Kickstarter.

I couldn't commit to everything but I still managed topledge for a fair amount. The big update is that the new Conan RPG that Modiphius are planning to publish this year is going to be tied in with the boardgame!

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The "2d20 mechanics" seems a bit of a tease.  I really have no idea what it means. It sounds like a d+d 5th edition-ism though that's just an impression.  Anybody have any idea what it means?

Regardless, the RPG is very exciting news.

madprofessor wrote:

The "2d20 mechanics" seems a bit of a tease.  I really have no idea what it means. It sounds like a d+d 5th edition-ism though that's just an impression.  Anybody have any idea what it means?

Regardless, the RPG is very exciting news.

OK - so I don't know much about the system even though I have got the beta; I'll be reading it carefully over the weekend. I believe the beta is still available at RPGNow for free (http://www.rpgnow.com/product/126929/Mutant-Chronicles-3rd-Edition-FREE-Open-Beta) but it is getting mixed reviews (http://www.rpgnow.com/product_reviews.php?products_id=126929). It kind of seems like Marmite...you either love or you hate it

From what I've been reading on rpg.net and conan.com the game mechanic is going to be 'fine tuned' to make it more focused on the style of sword and sorcery.
At this time they have not given specific as to what these changes will be. But given the people they have working on this, I have high hopes that this will be a great addition to my collection of S&S based games.
 

For the benfit of those who don't know anything about the 2d20 system...

Each character is defined by eight attributes. To perform a basic skill test, a player rolls 2d20 and tries to roll equal to or lower than the tested skill’s attribute on one or both dice.

When making a skill test using a skill with which a player has ranks of expertise training, expertise ranks are added to the related attribute to indicate the target number at which a player will achieve a success.

Skill training can also improve one’s Focus with a particular skill. Focus indicates a range within which a player generates additional successes when using the related skill. If a player rolls equal to or less than the skill’s Focus rating on a d20, the skill test generates an additional success. Since basic skill tests have the player rolling 2d20, it is possible for multiple dice to roll equal to or less than a skill’s Focus rating, which would then trigger one additional success for each die that falls within the skill’s Focus rating.

When rolling multiple d20s for a skill test, it is possible to have both very good and very bad results occurring during the same test. A character could roll one success on one die, and a natural 20 on the second die. In this way, a character can pass a skill test with complications. Each natural 20 is still resolved, regardless of how many successes are generated, even if the skill test was passed.

That's all I know at the moment. It seems that the potential complications from rolling a success and failure in the same roll is a bit like an And/But game mechanic. I think 2d20 has potential and I'm interested to see how the system will be tweaked for Conan.