True20 Conan v1 01

TRUE20:
CONAN
ADVENTURE IN
ROBERT E HOWARDS HYBORIAN AGE
USING GREEN RONINS TRUE20
ROLE PLAYING SYSTEM
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Hero Creation
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Backgrounds
Hyborian Age Races
Hyborian Age Nations
Core Abilities
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Chapter 2: Skills
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Craft
Knowledge
Language
Perform
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Chapter 3: Feats
Feats
Traits
Chapter 4: Supernatural Powers

Hyborian Age Sorcery
Schools of Magic
Use of Rituals
Summoning & Pacts
Skills and Feats
The Rules of Sorcery
Supernatural Philosophies
Conjuring
Divination
Hypnotism
Nature
Necromancy
Oriental
Shamanism
Sorcery
Warding
Witchcraft
Supernatural Powers
Power Descriptions
Rituals
Ritual Elements
Mana Traits
Ritual Descriptions
Magic Items
Books and Tomes
Chapter 5: Equipment
Weapons
Weapon Descriptions
Materials
Alchemical Items
Herbs
Poisons
Poison Mishaps
Poison Descriptions
Unusual Items
Chapter 6: Hyboria for Players
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Heroic Paths
Adept Paths
Expert Paths
Warrior Paths
Codes of Honor
Hyborian Age Religions
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Chapter 7: Narrating Hyboria
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Hero Creation
Technology
Weapons & Armor
Medicine
Sanity
Corruption
Adding Flavour
Magic Items
Organisations
Sorcerous Societies
Religious Cults
Criminal Gangs
Scholarly Libraries
Military Units
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Chapter 8: Adversaries
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Races
Acheronian
Templates
Child of Ishiti
Child of Jhebbel-Sag
Mummy (Living Ka)
Mummy of Ahriman
Salome
Sorcerous Mummy
Spawn of Dagoth Hill
Vampire (Hyborian)
New Traits
New Feats
Bestiary
Animals
Demons
Demon Lords
Heroes & Villains
Men
Monsters
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INTRODUCTION
Know, O Prince, that between the years when the oceans drank Atlantis and the gleaming cities, and the years
of 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 starsNemedia, Ophir, Brythunia, Hyperborea, Zamora with its dark
haired women and towers of spiderhaunted mystery, Zingara with its chivalry, Koth that bordered on the
pastoral lands of Shem, Stygia with its shadowguarded tombs, Hyrkania whose riders wore steel and silk and
gold. But the proudest kingdom of the world was Aquilonia, reigning supreme in the dreaming west. Hither
came Conan, the Cimmerian, blackhaired, sulleneyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic
melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandaled feet.
The Nemedian Chronicles
WELCOME
TO
The goal of this True20 modification is to make it easier

to play in Robert E Howards Hyborian Age setting using Green Ronins True20 rules. Although there are
similar rule conversions (such as the Hyborian Adventures PDF) they either introduced new rule elements, or
did not use the additional feats and powers introduced in
the more recent handbooks. The overriding principle is
to use existing rule elements as much as possible (such as
feats, supernatural philosophies etc), introducing new
mechanics only when absolutely necessary.
The following True20 (Green Ronin) and Conan d20
(Mongoose Publishing) books are referred to throughout
these rules:
True20 Adventure Role Playing, Revised Edition
(Core Rulebook)
True20 Adepts Handbook (referenced with an A)
True20 Experts Handbook (referenced with an E)
True20 Warriors Handbook (referenced with an W)
True20 Bestiary (referenced with a B)
Conan RPG - Core Rulebook
Conan RPG - Bestiary of the Hyborian Age
The GURPS Conan book by Steve Jackson Games also
provided some background material and ideas.
Note that the bulk of Chapters 1 and 3 have been
taken (verbatim, in some cases) from the Hyborian Adventures PDF. These backgrounds, feats and traits have
been copied here for completeness, and where necessary
have been updated to conform to the information contained in the newer rulebooks. Many other Conan RPG
books have also been sourced for additional monsters,
magic items, feats and so on. New powers and feats introduced in these rules are marked with a *.
HYBORIA!
These rules are laid out in a similar style to the True20

Core Rulebook:
Chapter 1 contains additional backgrounds for the
races and nations of the Hyborian Age.
Chapter 2 describes Craft, Knowledge and other skill
specializations. These are optional, and have been
provided for flavour. The various Hyborian Age
languages are also described here.
Chapter 3 describes a number of additional feats
appropriate to the Hyborian Age setting. Also
included are traits, which emulate the more
stereotypical characteristics of Hyborian Age peoples.
Chapter 4 describes how to use supernatural powers
within the setting, with optional rules for Hyborian
Age sorcery and rituals.
Chapter 5 presents Hyborian Age weapons, armor
and materials, including poisons and herbal
preparations, alchemical items and magic items.
Chapter 6 describes a number of heroic paths that
players may wish to follow, as well as the benefits and
requirements of codes of honour and Hyborian Age
religions.
Chapter 7 is for the Narrator, and contains
miscellaneous rules to help them run a True20
Hyborian Age campaign.
Chapter 8 presents statistics for monsters and NPCs,
converted mainly from those listed in the Conan
RPG books and supplements.
Hope you enjoy itand if not, then to Hell with you!
Vaelorn
June 2014
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CHAPTER 1:
HERO CREATION
He seemed more a part of the sun and high places of the outlands. His slightest movement spoke of steel
spring muscles knit to a keen brain with the co-ordination of a born fighting man. There was nothing
deliberate or measured about his actions. Either he was perfectly at reststill as a bronze statueor else he
was in motion, not with the jerky quickness of overtense nerves, but with a catlike speed that blurred the sight
which tried to follow him.
The Phoenix on the Sword
BACKGROUNDS
WAZULI
The Wazuli are largely nocturnal and prefer to do their
raiding during the night. Like other Himelians, they are
a hardy and usually hospitable folk.
Ability Adjustments: None
Bonus Feats: Favoured Terrain* (Mountains), Night
Vision, Talented (Notice and Stealth)
Bonus Skills: Stealth, Survival
Traits: Light SensitivityB, Superstitious*
Favored Feats: Hide in Plain Sight, Tough
Country: Ghulistan
HYBORIAN AGE RACES

The racial backgrounds presented here generally follow
the standard True20 format. Backgrounds for racial variants (such as the Wazuli variant of the Himelian
Tribesman) must be chosen instead of the main background, not in addition to it. Some races have certain
traits, described in Chapter 3. These apply some negative
characteristics to the character, to better reflect their
stereotypical nature. If a race has two traits they are
awarded an extra background feat as compensation.
In some cases a background may contain a bonus feat
that requires a prerequisite. This can be ignored for background feats.
Once the characters race has been chosen and the
ability adjustments, traits, bonus feats and skills applied,
look in the next section (Hyborian Age Nations) to
determine their known languages, the weapons technology available to them at 1st level, and the typical religion
they might follow.
HYBORIAN
The Hyborians, descendants of worshippers of the god

Bori, have become a highly civilised and sophisticated
folk with strong nations such as Nemedia, Ophir, Aquilonia, Hyperborea, Argos, Corinthia, the Border
Kingdoms, the Barachan Islands, Brythunia, the Bossonian Marches, Koth, Khauran and Khoraja. Generally
Hyborians identify themselves not as Hyborians per se
but according to their homeland.
Bonus Feats: One bonus feat of the players choice
Bonus Skills: One skill of the players choice
Trait: None
Favored Feats: Choose any two feats as the characters
favored feats
Nation: Aquilonia, Argos, Barachan Islands, Border
Kingdoms, Bossonian Marches, Brythunia, Corinthia,
Hyperborea, Khauran, Khoraja, Koth, Nemedia, Ophir
CIMMERIAN
Cimmerians are descended from the ancient Atlanteans.

Tall, powerful and fierce, with dark hair and blue or grey
eyes, Cimmerians can be blunt to the point of rudeness.
Ability Adjustments: +1 Strength, 1 Intelligence
Bonus Feats: Favoured Terrain* (Mountains), Iron Will
Bonus Skills: Climb, Survival
Trait: Blunt Speaking*
Favored Feats: Tough, Rage
Nation: Cimmeria
ARGOSSEAN/BARACHAN
Originally pure blood Hyborians, the Argosseans have
mixed with many other races, particularly the Zingarans
and the Shemites. Most are short and stocky. They make
superb sailors, traders and pirates. Renegade Argosseans
have colonised the Barachan Islands, which is now a
pirates haven.
Bonus Feats: Talented (Drive and Gather Information),
Talented (Acrobatics and Escape Artist)
Bonus Skills: Acrobatics, Gather Information
Trait: None
Favored Feats: Choose any two feats
Country: Argos, Barachan Islands
HIMELIAN
The tribes of the Himelias consist of tall, strong, fierce

hill-men. They disdain civilised codes of behaviour,
though many adhere to a barbaric code of honour. The
tribes include the Afghulis, Dagozai, Galzai, Irakzai,
Khurakzai, Wazuli and Zhaibari, among others.
Bonus Feats: Favoured Terrain (Mountains)*, Talented
(Notice and Stealth)
Trait: Superstitious*
Favored Feats: Hide in Plain Sight, Tough
Country: Ghulistan, Kosala
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BOSSONIAN
The yeomen of the Bossonian Marches are renowned the
world over for their archery skills and stalwart, well-nigh
unconquerable defence. They are of medium height and
complexion and have brown or grey eyes. Bossonians are
generally closely allied with Aquilonia but often serve as
mercenaries throughout the world.
Bonus Feats: Bossonian Longbowman*, Defensive
PositionW
Trait: None
Country: Aquilonia (Bossonian Marches)
Bonus Skills: Choose two of: Craft (Bowyer), Handle

Animal, Ride or Survival
Favored Feats: Fearsome PresenceW, Lightning ShotW
Country: Hyrkania, Turan
IRANISTANI
The folk of Iranistan are black-haired and often broad

across the shoulders, with a full range of heights. A
proud, tribal people, they distrust those of other cultures.
They have a great appreciation of life but are fatalistic,
knowing that it can be taken away at any moment.
Ability Adjustments: 1 Wisdom, +1 Charisma
Bonus Feats: Merchants EyeE, Talented (Handle
Animal and Ride)
Bonus Skills: Intimidate, Sense Motive
Trait: Fatalist*
Favored Feats: Defensive StrikeW, Dervish DanceW
Country: Iranistan
GUNDERMAN
Universally tawny-haired and grey-eyed, the Gundermen
are very nearly pure-blooded descendants of the original
Hyborian tribes. Though Gunderland is technically a
province of Aquilonia, it was an independent kingdom
for so long that the Gundermen do not truly consider
themselves Aquilonians and likely never will. However,
they march willingly to Aquilonias wars and are regarded as the finest heavy infantry in the known world.
Bonus Feats: Attack Focus (Pike), Iron Will
Trait: None
Country: Aquilonia (Gunderland)
KHITAN
The Khitans are yellow-skinned and dark-haired and

have what to Westerners is a quite unsettling, almost
alien look. The majority of Khitans never leave their
home junglesthough few Hyborians travel far enough
to know for sure.
Bonus Feats: Education*, Skill Focus (Stealth)
Bonus Skills: Stealth, Knowledge (choose one)
Favored Feats: Mind Over Body, RitualistA
Country: Khitai
HYPERBOREAN
Many Hyperboreans are still tawny-haired and greyeyed like the original Hyperborean tribe. However, the
influence of Nordheimer blood has been strong for hundreds of years, so Hyperboreans can have a variety of
skin, eye and hair colourings. All tend to be gaunt, bigboned, violent and slow of speech.
Ability Adjustments: +1 Constitution, 1 Charisma
Bonus Feats: Skill Focus (Intimidate), Talented (Craft
(Masonry) and Knowledge (Arcana))
Trait: Slow Speaking*
Country: Hyperborea
KUSHITE
The Kushites are a short, dark brown-skinned race with

curly black hair. The Gallahs described here are the
lower class and the majority of the population. Members
of several other Black Kingdoms share similar characteristics to the Kushites, including the Keshani, Puntans
and Zembabweans.
Bonus Feats: Attack Focus (Spears), choose one of:
Favored Terrain* (Deserts), Favored Terrain* (Plains) or
Favored Terrain* ( Jungles)
Trait: Illiterate*
Favored Feats: Choose two feats from: Favored
Environment (Desert)W, Favored Environment W
( Jungle) and Favored Environment W (Plains)
Country: Black Kingdoms, Keshan, Kush, Punt,
Zembabwe
TAURAN
The Tauran region of Aquilonia is a mixture of agricultural lands and wilderness with no large settlements.
Often regarded as backwards yokels in comparison to the
more urban areas, they make excellent woodsmen.
Bonus Feats: Favored Terrain (Forests)*, Track
Bonus Skills: Knowledge (Nature), Survival
Trait: None
Country: Aquilonia (Tauran)
CHAGA
The ruling caste of the Kushites, known as the Chagas,
are partially of Stygian descent and are taller than the
ordinary Kushites. The Chagas and Gallahs exist in a
constant state of tension that could at any time break out
into open conflict.
Bonus Feats: Choose any two feats from: Exotic
Weapon Training (Stygian Bow), Talented (Sense
Motive and Stealth), Track
Bonus Skills: None
Trait: Illiterate*
HYRKANIAN
The Hyrkanians are dark and generally tall and slender.

The most prominent Hyrkanian tribe is that of the Turanians, who have carved out a kingdom for themselves.
Bonus Feats: Attack Focus (Bow), Hyrkanian Raider*
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Country: Kush
of a particular tribe based around a city or region, rather

than simply Meadow Shemites and have a longstanding rivalry with eastern Shemites.
Bonus Feats: Favored Terrain* (Plains), Shemite
Archer*
Bonus Skills: Diplomacy, Notice
Trait: Fatalistic*
Favored Feats: Favored EnvironmentW (Plains),
Finishing BlowW
Country: Shem (Western)
GHANATA
Despite living in the Southern Desert, the Ghanatas are
closely related to the folk of the northern Black
Kingdoms but have enough dierences to be considered
a separate race.
Bonus Feats: Favored Terrain* (Desert), Ghanatan
Tribesman*
Bonus Skills: Ride, Stealth
Trait: Illiterate*
Favored Feats: Light Weapon SpecializationW, Favored
Environment (Desert) W
Country: Black Kingdoms
PELISHTIM
The ancient Pelishtia region of western Shem is home to
the Pelishtim, a race of noted warriors and sorcerers.
They can be found throughout the world, for their wise
men often wander far in search of knowledge and their
mercenaries will take service anywhere between Zingara
and Turan.
Bonus Feats: Favored Terrain* (Plains), Shemite
Archer*
Bonus Skills: Blu, Knowledge (Arcana)
Trait: Fatalistic*
Favored Feats: Favored EnvironmentW (Plains),
Finishing BlowW
Country: Shem (Pelishtia)
NORDHEIMER
The Nordheimer comprise two closely related races, the

yellow-haired sir and red-haired Vanir. All are blueeyed and pale-skinned, with tall and powerful physiques.
The Nordheimer in general are welcoming to peaceful
strangers, though they constantly raid foreign lands and
can be vicious when abroad on one of their forays.
Ability Adjustments: +1 Constitution, 1 Dexterity
Bonus Feats: Endurance, Northern Swordsman*
Bonus Skills: Intimidate, Survival
Trait: None
Favored Feats: Diehard, Tough
Country: Asgard, Vanaheim
SOUTHERN TRIBESMAN
Southern Tribesman (or Southern Islanders) are very

dark of skin, tall and well muscled. Their warriors wear
white plumes in their hair but rarely bother with armour.
The black corsairs of the Southern Islands are among the
most feared pirates in the world, raiding up and down
the Black Coast as far north as Stygia and even beyond.
Ability Adjustments: +1 Strength, 1 Charisma
Bonus Feats: Attack Focus (Spear), Dodge Focus, Skill
Focus (Perform (Dance))
Bonus Skills: Choose any two skills from: Drive,
Perform (Dance) or Intimidate
Trait: Illiterate*, Terrified*
Country: Black Kingdoms
PICT
The Picts are a short, broad, swarthy-skinned folk who

paint various designs on their faces and breasts to indicate to which tribe they belong and whether they are
merely out hunting or on the warpath. Picts are among
the most unremitting savages in the world. They are
highly superstitious and are given to barbarous forms of
human sacrifice and torture of strangers and enemies.
Ability Adjustments: +1 Dexterity, 1 Intelligence
Bonus Feats: Favored Terrain* (Forests), Track
Bonus Skills: Acrobatics, Survival
Trait: Illiterate*
Favored Feats: Favored Opponent (Animal), Sneak
Attack
Country: Pictland
DARFARI
Whilst regarded as one of the northern Black Kingdoms,
Darfari are similar both physically and culturally to the
Southern Islanders and tribes of the southern Black
Kingdoms. They prefer bludgeons as weaponry and are
distinctive for their extremely kinky hair.
Bonus Feats: Attack Focus (Club), Natural Attack
(Bite), Skill Focus (Perform (Drums))
Bonus Skills: Perform (Drums), Intimidate
Trait: Illiterate*, Terrified*
Favored Feats: CannabilizeW, Smashing BlowW
Country: Darfar
SHEMITE
Most Shemites roam the uncharted deserts in the eastern half of Shem and beyond as far as the kingdom of
Turan, though the typical Hyborian is far more likely to
meet a more settled Meadow Shemite from one of the
many pastoral settlements to the west.
Bonus Feats: Favored Terrain* (Desert), Shemite
Archer*
Bonus Skills: Blu, Notice
Trait: Fatalistic*
Favored Feats: Craftsmans EyeE, Finishing BlowW
Country: Shem
STYGIAN
The modern ruling-caste Stygians described here are tall,

broad and black-haired, with dusky skin and handsome,
straight features. A few of the most ancient noble families have skin the colour of pale ivory. They are hereditary
warriors, though Stygia is almost as famous for its powerful sorcerers.
MEADOW SHEMITE
Most adventuring Shemites from the western meadow
cities are mercenary soldiers rather than desert nomads.
Meadow Shemites usually consider themselves members
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Bonus Feats: Stygian Noble Hunter*, Talented (Craft
(Alchemy) and Knowledge (Arcana))
Bonus Skills: Handle Animal, Knowledge (Arcana)
Trait: Corruptible*
Favored Feats: RitualistA, Sniper TrainingW
Country: Stygia
the bonus languages list. They are also literate in these

languages (unless they have the Illiterate* trait). These
are generally native languages from neighbouring
countries.
Technology: The True20 Warriors Handbook groups
weapons and armor by technology level (Stone Age,
Bronze Age, Iron Age, Middle Ages and Age of
Reason). This section indicates the type of weapons
and armor available to characters in (or from) that
nation. Characters can buy items from a higher
technology level, but the price is increased by +2 per
step, to represent the costs of importing the item, or
of rarity of suitably skilled craftsmen.
Optionally, the Narrator may grant to every character, as
a bonus skill, training in the Knowledge (Local) skill
appropriate to their home nation.
VENDHYAN
Vendhyan societies are probably the most advanced outside of the West and Khitai and feature highly sophisticated systems of government and religion. Vendhyans
tend to have light brown to mid-brown skin, straight
black hair and large dark eyes. Vendhyan adventurers are
almost always from the Kshatriya caste, the ancient warrior aristocracy of Vendhya.
Bonus Feats: Talented (Diplomacy and Sense Motive),
Talented (Knowledge (Geography) and Knowledge
(History))
Bonus Skills: Diplomacy, Sense Motive
Favored Feats: Natal AstrologyA, Spirited Charge
Country: Vendhya
AQUILONIA
Symbol of might in the Hyborian Age, Aquilonia wields

indisputably the supreme military power of the Western
world. More than any other kingdom, however, Aquilonia lies surrounded by grim and unrelenting enemies.
Race: Hyborian, Bossonian, Gunderman, Tauranian
Native Language: Aquilonian
Bonus Languages: Argossean, Nemedian, Ophirean,
Zingaran
Technology: Age of Reason
ZAMORIAN
ARGOS
Most Zamorians are black-haired and of dark complexion. Now regarded as an ancient and evil race they are
descended from the Zhemri, a mysterious race said to be
one of the first human peoples.
Ability Adjustments: +1 Dexterity, 1 Strength
Bonus Feats: Talented (Disable Device and Gather
Information), Favored Terrain* (Urban)
Bonus Skills: Disable Device, Sleight of Hand
Trait: Untrustworthy*
Country: Zamora
The major sea power of the Hyborian Age, proud Argos

sweeps the western sea from Vanaheim to the Black
Kingdoms. Wealthy beyond its size, Argos seldom lacks
for funds either to war or to weave far reaching webs of
intrigue as the situation dictates. Argosseans are the
natural enemies of Zingara.
Race: Argossean
Native Language: Argossean
Bonus Languages: Aquilonian, Barachan, Kothic,
Ophirean, Shemitish, Zingaran
ZINGARAN
ASGARD
Most Zingarans are black-haired and dark of complexion. They are lean and dangerous-looking in appearance
and have fiery tempers. The warriors of eastern Zingara
sport black moustaches.
Ability Adjustments: +1 Charisma, 1 Constitution
Bonus Feats: Talented (Acrobatics and Sense Motive),
Zingaran Fencing School*
Bonus Skills: Blu or Drive, Escape Artist
Trait: Suspicious*
Favored Feats: Insightful Strike, Sneak Attack
Country: Zingara
Reavers of the icy north, the mailed warriors of the sir

are held in check only by their equally ferocious kin the
Vanir to the west, the grim Cimmerians southward, and
by arcane Hyperborea to the east. Loosely organized, the
clans await their forging to a cause, or a great captain of
men, to spur them over the ice towards bloody conquest!
Race: Asgard
Native Language: Nordheimr
Bonus Languages: Aquilonian, Cimmerian,
Hyperborean
Technology: Iron Age
HYBORIAN AGE NATIONS
BARACHAN ISLES
The Barachan Isles house the pirates of the Western

ocean. These pirates are despised by Zingaran and Argossean sailors alike. Their loyalty is not to any nation,
but to their captain, their islands and to themselves.
Race: Argossean, Hyborian
Native Language: Barachan
Bonus Languages: Argossean, Aquilonian, Pirate Code
(Barachan Smoke and Rockets), Zingaran
As there is not always a one-to-one relationship between

a characters race and their home nation, this section
rounds o character creation by assigning the following
properties to characters based on their home nation:
Native Languages: The character has a basic
proficiency in all native languages. They can also read
and write in those languages, unless they have the
Illiterate* trait.
Bonus Languages: The character has basic
proficiency in a number of other languages equal to
their Intelligence. The languages must be chosen from
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BLACK KINGDOMS
them in screaming battle. Darfar is named for the scattered cannibalistic grassland tribes which provide the
drive for empire.
Race: Southern Tribesman (Darfari)
Native Language: Darfari
Bonus Languages: Black Kingdoms, Keshani, Kushite,
Stygian
Technology: Stone Age
The Black Kingdoms are a group of nations south of

Stygia, ruled by a constantly changing collection of
dominant tribes.
Race: Kushite, Ghanata, Southern Tribesman
Native Language: Kushite or a Black Kingdoms dialect
Bonus Languages: Any Black Kingdoms dialect
Technology: Stone Age/Bronze Age
GHULISTAN
BORDER KINGDOM
Ghulistan lies in the southwestern foothills of the Himelian Mountains. It is inhabited by warlike tribes of
mountaineers, who raid the northern reaches of Vendhya
for spices and gold.
Race: Himelian, Wazuli
Native Language: Ghulistani
Bonus Languages: Kosalan, Hyrkanian, Vendhyan
A buer state between Nemedia and Brythunia and the

more savage people of the north, the Border Kingdom
was the last Hyborian nation to be founded. A sad wilderness with deserted, disconsolate marshlands, this
country acts as a trade route for merchants avoiding
strict Nemedian taxes.
Race: Hyboran
Native Language: Aquilonian or Nemedian
Hyperborean, Nemedian
HYPERBOREA
Cold and heartless, Hyperborea is ruled by grim, gaunt,

albino nobles and by the sorcerously powerful witchwomen. Safe in their high stone keeps, the Hyperboreans wield power far beyond their meagre resources and
small army. Hyperborea is a spiteful foe to Aquilonia and
quite possibly the most dangerous kingdom of the Hyborian Age.
Race: Hyperborean
Native Language: Hyperborean
Bonus Languages: Brythunian, Hyperborean,
Nordheimr
Technology: Middle Ages
Religion: Bori
BRYTHUNIA
The land of plains and horse, Brythunia is a culture of

hunters and farmers, ranging their wide, flat lands ahorse
and unfettered. The Brythunian army maintains this
heritage with a large contingent of disciplined cavalry
regiments. Still, Brythunia is scattered into small, widely
dispersed fiefdoms.
Race: Hyborian
Native Language: Brythunian
Bonus Languages: Corinthian, Hyperborean,
Nemedian, Zingaran
HYRKANIA
CIMMERIA
Savage horse tribes of the interior steppes, uncivilized in

all but the arts of war at which they excel, the Hyrkanian
tribes war constantly amongst themselves. Trained from
childhood in horse and bow, Hyrkanian cavalry is lauded
as the finest horse-archers in the world.
Race: Hyrkanian
Native Language: Hyrkanian
Bonus Languages: Ghulistani, Khitani, Pirate Code
(Vilayet Sea Flags), Vendhyan
A warrior nation, the Cimmerians are descendants of

ancient Atlantis and only slowly coming again into the
ways of civilization. In battle the Cimmerians are unmatched in the darkly wooded hills of their homeland
and few are the invading Aquilonians, Picts, or Nordheimr who return from that grey land.
Race: Cimmerian
Native Language: Cimmerian
Bonus Languages: Aquilonian, Hyperborean,
Nordheimer, Pictish
Religion: Crom
IRANISTAN
The golden land south of the Ilbars mountains is widely,

albeit sparsely inhabited. Ancient and rich, Iranistan uses
the Afghuli and the Ilbars hillmen as border defenses to
turn back the swift horse-archers of their age-old foes,
Turan and Hyrkania.
Race: Iranistani
Native Language: Iranistani
Bonus Languages: Ghulistani, Kosalan, Puntan,
Zembabwan
CORINTHIA
Secure behind high mountain passes lie the city states of

Corinthia. Notable for their highly disciplined battle
phalanxes and fearsome weaponry, including halberd and
pike. However, the fractured city-states all pay tribute to
mighty Koth.
Race: Hyborian
Native Language: Corinthian
Bonus Languages: Brythunian, Kothic, Ophirean,
Zamoran
KESHAN
A kingdom of barbaric splendour, the Keshans are well

led by nobles and religious leaders who claim descent
from the great people of Alkmeenon. Keshan also has a
well drilled army. While Stygian troops often raid into
northern Keshan, Punt is Keshans long standing and
hereditary enemy.
DARFAR
The sharply filed teeth of the Darfar savages haunt the

dreams of even the boldest warriors who have faced
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KUSH
Race: Kushite
Native Language: Keshani
Bonus Languages: Black Kingdoms, Kushite,
Shemitish, Stygian
The semi-civilized Black Kingdom of most common

knowledge among people of the Hyborian nations is
Kush. Proud Kush is seldom raided, the Stygians usually
preferring to take their slaves from weaker Darfar or
Keshan.
Race: Kushite, Chaga
Native Language: Kushite
Bonus Languages: Black Kingdoms, Darfari, Stygian
KHAURAN
Rich in fertile meadowlands and at the center of trade in

Hyboria, Khauran is a petty kingdom of abundant
wealth. Khauran is well ruled by nobles of Kothic descent who disdain the use of horse but hire mercenary
cavalry troops as needed.
Race: Hyborian
Native Language: Kothic
Bonus Languages: Vilayet, Shemitish, Zamoran
MERU
Meru is an isolated land in the heart of the Himelian

Mountains, its origins known only through legend. The
people are ruled by red-robed, slant-eyed priests of the
demon-king Yama.
Race: Vendhyan
Native Language: Meruvian
Bonus Languages: Vendhyan
KHITAI
An ancient empire, stronghold of the worlds greatest

wizards and masters of the eastern world, Khitai has a
powerful army and a sound leadership based in Paikang,
Shu-Chen and Ruo-Chen. Khitai is forever at war with
Kambuja, whose god-kings vie for supremacy.
Race: Khitan
Native Language: Khitani
Bonus Languages: Acheronean, Ancient Stygian,
Ghulistani, Hyrkanian, Shemitish, Stygian, Vendhyan
NEMEDIA
Nemedia, the central pillar of Hyborian culture and civilization, stands ever in defiance to their habitual foes,
mighty Aquilonia. The gleaming Nemedian knights are
rightly proud for their army which is as diverse as it is
deadly.
Race: Hyborian
Native Language: Nemedian
Bonus Languages: Aquilonian, Brythunian, Corinthian,
Ophirian
KHORAJA
Blessed with excellent leadership, a highly diverse and

well trained army, a fertile land, and a location central to
the rich southern and eastern trade routes, Khoraja is
powerful beyond its tiny size.
Race: Hyborian
Bonus Languages: Shemitish, Vilayet
OPHIR
A kingdom of great beauty with gilded knights and high

towered cities, Ophir is protected by natural boundaries
of mountain and river on all sides but to the south,
which the Ophirians have well fortified. But the kingdom lacks the will to fight dominant Koth and has been
forced to pay tribute to its mad Emperor.
Race: Hyborian
Native Language: Ophirean
Bonus Languages: Argossean, Aquilonian, Kothic,
Nemedian
KOSALA
Kosala is an ancient land, decadent but not grown soft.

Its people are devoted to the god Yajur and their armies
are an arm of their religion. Aided by ancient magics and
a fanatical if untrained populace, Kosala is tied with
Vendhya through intermarriage and treaty and can expect no invasions from that quarter.
Race: Himelian
Native Language: Kosalan
Bonus Languages: Ghulistani, Iranistani, Vendhyan
PICTLAND
Savage, warlike, brutish, persistently resistant to civilizing influences, the Picts inhabit the primal forest of the
Pictish Wilderness.
Race: Pict
Native Language: Pictish
Nordheimer, Zingaran
Technology: Bronze Age
KOTH
Once the mainland of the forgotten empire of Acheron,

Koth is ruled by the mad Emperor Strabonus. While
Khauran and Khoraja are historical vassals of Koth,
Strabonus has also forced Ophir and Corinthia to pay
tribute. It is whispered that the Emperor dabbles in forbidden magicks to fulfil his ambition: to restore the
fallen empire of Acheron.
Race: Hyborian
Bonus Languages: Argossean, Corinthian, Ophirian,
Shemitish, Zamoran
PUNT
The barbaric splendour of Punt is based upon the bright

yellow gold washed down o the central hills. If Keshan
and Zembabwei can be kept at bay, and a trade route
established to the markets of the Hyborian world, then
Punt may well emerge as supreme among the Black
Kingdoms.
Race: Kushite
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Native Language: Puntan

Bonus Languages: Black Kingdoms, Iranistani, Keshani,
Vilayet, Zembabwan
Native Language: Vendhyan

Bonus Languages: Ghulistani, Hyrkanian, Iranistani,
Kosalan, Khitan
SHEM
ZAMORA
The city states of Shem lie between the ambitions of

Koth and the malignancy of Stygia. The western Shemish states form a loose-knit nation with Asgalun dominating its politics. The eastern Shemish states ally with
each other and also with western Shem, creating a
friendly eastern border. The Shemish Asshuri and the
famous Shemish archers strengthen its armies.
Race: Shemite, Meadow Shemite, Pelishtim
Native Language: Shemitish
Bonus Languages: Argossean, Hyrkanian, Kothic,
Ophirean, Stygian
Zamora is a land of spider-haunted towers and master

thieves. The Zamoran army is adequate, but it is their
spies and long-lived wizards upon which Zamora relies.
Zamora may indeed follow a shadowy path to world
mastery with the aid of spells long forgotten and knives
which strike swiftly in the dark.
Race: Zamorian
Native Language: Zamorian
Bonus Languages: Brythunian, Corinthian, Hyrkanian,
Kothic, Shemite
ZEMBABWEI
STYGIA
A growing power in the south-lands, vital Zembabwei is

well led and armed. The Zembabwei command great
flying reptiles found only in Zembabwei heartland. These
soaring winged mounts strike terror into the hearts of all
who behold them.
Race: Kushite
Native Language: Zembabwan
Bonus Languages: Black Kingdoms, Kushite, Stygian
The ancient desert culture of Stygia, slumbering beyond

the Styx, is in decline, revolving in malignancy about
itself, but it is also the source of a great and evil sorcerous
knowledge which may yet gain mastery over the Western
world.
Race: Stygian
Native Language: Stygian
Bonus Languages: Acheronian, Ancient Stygian,
Darfari, Hyrkanian, Keshani, Khitan, Kushite, Puntan,
Shemitish, Zembabwean
ZINGARA
Powerful sea raiders, the Zingarans are active supporters

of the Zingaran buccaneers. Zingara is a proud and rich
land, though often torn by civil strife and bitter feuds
between powerful members of its nobility.
Race: Zingaran
Native Language: Zingaran
Bonus Languages: Argossean, Aquilonian, Ophirean,
Pictish, Pirate Code (Zingaran Trumpets), Shemitish
TURAN
Masters of the Vilayet Sea, Turan is perpetually battling

Kozak raiders and Vilayet pirates and quelling revolts
from a hundred sources. The rulers of Turan pass their
reign in unceasing watchfulness. Turan is a natural enemy to Iranistan and Vendhya, but is in loose alliance
with Hyrkania.
Race: Hyrkanian
Native Language: Turanian
Bonus Languages: Ghulistani, Hyrkanian, Pirate Code
(Vilayet Sea Flags), Shemitish, Vilayet, Zamoran
CORE ABILITIES
Warrior and expert core abilities, and their variants, can

be used as players desire, and as the Narrator allows.
However, in order to retain the feel of the Hyborian
Age setting some dierent rules are required for adepts.
The default adept core ability (the Talent) is not available as it too wide ranging, and does not really describe
Hyborian Age adepts. Adepts must instead take one of
the alternatives presented on p. 5 of the Adepts Handbook.
Core abilities derived from two divine aspects of a
characters chosen religion (p. 171, Core Rulebook)
should generally be disallowed. In some cases the power
check bonus granted by a divine aspect may not apply, as
the supernatural power in question is not available in the
Hyborian Age setting. More generally, divine power is
not really in keeping with the settingsome priests may
also be sorcerers but there is no indication in the stories
that this power has been granted to them by a deity.
Note that as the deities of the Hyborian Ageif they
exist at alldo not involve themselves in the aairs of
the mortal world they do not demand atonement for the
transgressions of their priests. However, such actions
may incur the displeasure of the cult or church, who may
(if they find out!) require some form of mundane atonement before the priest can access their services again.
VANAHEIM
The red-haired Vanir are isolated in the northwest and

their mailed swordsmen therefore vent their warlike natures on their Asgardian kin to the east, the savage Picts
to the south, or less often upon grim Cimmeria to the
southeast. The warriors of Vanaheim are known to be
utterly fearless.
Race: Nordheimr
Native Language: Nordheimr
Bonus Languages: Aquilonian, Cimmerian, Pictish
VENDHYA
Vendhya is an ancient and proud kingdom, ruled by the

Kashatriyan warrior caste. Vendhya is hemmed in the
north by Ghulistan, the west by Kosala and the east by
Uttara Kuru. As the huge Vendhyan host swells in size,
one day it must burst forth into empire and the day of
Vendhyan glory.
Race: Vendhyan
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SKILLS
Wits and swords are as straws against the wisdom of the Darkness...
This chapter describes modifications to the True20 skills
when used in a Hyborian Age setting. Generally this is
simply to add flavour to the setting: the majority of skills
can be used with no changes.
The Phoenix on the Sword
History: Events, personalities, and cultures of the

past. Archaeology and antiquities.
Linguistics: Decipher ancient scripts, veiled
conversations and even encode messages.
Local: Particular regions. This skill can be used in
place of Civics, Geography, History, Nature and
Religion for questions relating to a specific region.
Nature: Animals, monsters, plants, seasons and cycles,
weather. Corresponds to all life and biological
sciences in True20.
Religion: Deities, mythology, religious tradition,
rituals and holy symbols. Corresponds to theology
and philosophy in True20.
Warfare: Techniques and strategies for disposing and
manoeuvring forces in combat.
CRAFT
The following Craft specializations are available to Hyborian Age characters. Others specializations, such as the
arts (painting, sculpture etc.) are available if desired, but
might be of limited use! Note that alchemy and
herbalism are craft skills as they both require tools.
Alchemy: Creation of alchemical concoctions,
including some poisons and supernatural items.
Blacksmithing: Working metal (including iron and
bronze) to make armor, weapons and tools.
Bowyer: Making bows, crossbows and their
ammunition.
Calligraphy: Writing, including creating and copying
books and scrolls.
Carpentry: Creation and repair of wooden items,
including wooden weapons.
Herbalism: The identification and eects of herbs,
and their preparation. This includes plant based
poisons.
Jewellery: Creation and repair of jewellery, including
evaluating and cutting gemstones..
Leather: Creation and repair of leather and hide
based goods, including leather armor.
Masonry: Working and building with stone.
Tailoring: Creation and repair of clothing and other
cloth items.
Trapmaking: Creation (and safe disassembly) of
traps.
LANGUAGE
It is recommended that the language rules on p. 217 of

the Core Rulebook are used. Taking one rank in a language grants basic proficiency; two ranks grants expert
proficiency. Characters are assumed to have basic proficiency in all native languages granted via their background and in any bonus languages they may take due to
their Intelligence score.
Most Hyborian Age characters will be illiterate, simply due to the lack of availability of such learning. Nobles, priests, scholars and sorcerers are likely to be the
exceptions. However, characters are assumed to be literate in all their native and bonus languages unless they
have the Illiterate* trait, or the language lacks a written
form. Otherwise literacy in that language must be purchased using a Language skill rank. In other words, it
will take 3 skill ranks to become an expert in speaking,
reading and writing a language.
The available languages are listed in the Languages of
Hyborian Age table. As can be seen there are almost as
many languages spoken in the Hyborian Age as there are
nationsmore, if the various regional dialects are included. However, there is no common tongue, a feature
of Hyborian Age campaigns that can add an extra dimension to roleplaying.
On the other hand, the flow of play can be considerably slowed if the PCs do not speak the language of the
area they are in. Fortunately many languages are related
to each other, a fact that can be used to allow languages
to be acquired more easily:
A character with at least basic proficiency in a
language can understand and make themselves
understood in a related language but has a 2 penalty
to all skill checks that rely on proper knowledge,
including most uses of Blu, Diplomacy, Sense
Motive and Perform.
KNOWLEDGE
The following Knowledge specializations are available to

characters in the Hyborian Age:
Arcana: Knowledge of magic and other supernatural
eects. Corresponds to supernatural in True20.
Astrology: Using the motions of the stars and moons
to predict the future.
Civics: Law, legislation, litigation, and legal rights
and obligations. Political and governmental
institutions and processes.
Engineering: Design, construction, and use of
engines, machines, and similar devices and structures
as well as building and architecture.
Geography: Geographical features, nations, terrain,
climate, people and populations. Map reading,
navigating and finding your way.
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However, it is easier to learn a related language: basic

proficiency and literacy in a related language each only
cost a skill point. So, for example, a native Ophirean
could spend point to learn Aquilonian as it is related
to his native tongue. Once proficient in Aquilonian he
could spend another point to learn Nemedian, which
is related to Aquilonian but not Ophirean. Alternatively
he could spend 1 point to gain basic proficiency and literacy in Aquilonian. Gaining proficiency and literacy in
Hyrkanian, however, would require 2 points.
Please note the following:
The Black Kingdoms language is a general term for
many dialects including Amazon, Bakalah, Bamulah,
Black Coast, Ghanatan, Mandinga, Puntan, Southern
Islander, Suba, Tibu, Tombalku, and Wadai. Each is
considered to be related to the others, as well as the
languages indicated on the table. For example, Suba is
related to Amazon and the other Black Kingdoms
dialects, as well as Darfari, Kushite and Zembabwan.
Cimmerian, Keshani, Nordheimr, and Pictish have no
written form.
Acheronean, Ancient Khari, Ancient Stygian,
Atlantean, Lemurian, Serpent Men, Valusian, and
Zhemri are dead or ancient languages, which count as
exotic using the above language rules, i.e. 2 skill ranks
are required for basic proficiency and 3 for expert.
Note that because these languages are no longer
spoken this cost includes literacyit is often the only
way to learn such languages.
Demonic: The language spoken by demons of the
Outer Dark.
Human characters can only ever achieve a basic
proficiency in the Tongue of the Serpent Men. This
language is not suited for human mouths.
Pirate codes include Barachan Smoke and Rockets,
Black Coast Drums, Vilayet Sea Flags and Zingaran
Trumpets. None are related to each other, but only
require basic proficiency and have no written form.
Sending a message correctly may require the
appropriate check (Profession (Sailor), Perform
(Drums) or Perform (Trumpet)).
Narrators may wish to grant bonuses to characters with
expert proficiency in a language. For example, an expert
linguist could receive +1 on Diplomacy checks against
another expert in the same language, due to the latters
appreciation of the characters grasp of their language.
Languages of the Hyborian Age

Language
Related Languages
Acheronean*
Ancient Khari*
Ancient Stygian* Stygian
Atlantean*
Aquilonian
Argossean
Barachan
Black Kingdoms
Brythunian
Argossean, Nemedian, Ophirean

Aquilonian, Barachan, Nemdian
Argossean
Darfari, Kushite, Zembabwan
Cimmerian
Corinthian
Nordheimr
Darfari
Demonic
Black Kingdoms, Kushite, Stygian
Ghulistani
Hyperborean
Vendhyan
Hyrkanian
Iranistani
Keshani
Khitani
Kosalan
Kothic
Turanian
Vilayet, Shemitish
Kushite, Shemitish
Stygian
Vendhyan
Kushite
Black Kingdoms, Darfari,

Zembabwan
Meruvian
Nemedian
Nordheimr
Ophirean
Pictish
Aquilonian
Cimmerian
Aquilonian
Pirate Codes
Lemurian*
PERFORM
Ligurean
Shemitish
Stygian
The following Perform specializations are available to

characters in the Hyborian Age:
Acting: You can perform drama, comedy, or actionoriented roles with some level of skill.
Comedy: You are a comedian, capable of performing
a stand-up routine or skit for an audience.
Dance: You are a dancer, capable of performing
rhythmic and patterned movements to music.
Drums: You can play percussion instruments, such as
drums, cymbals, and tambourines.
Oratory: You can deliver dramatic and eective
speeches and monologues.
Singing: You can sing with some level of skill.
Stringed Instruments: You can play stringed
instruments, such as lutes and harps.
Wind Instruments: You can play wind instruments,
such as flutes, bugles, trumpets, bagpipes and so on.
Iranistani, Keshani, Zuagir

Ancient Stygian, Darfari, Khitani,
Zembabwan
Serpent Men*
Turanian
Valusian*
Hyrkanian
Vendhyan
Vilayet
Zamorian
Ghulistani, Kosalan
Iranistani
Zembabwan
Zhemri*
Black Kingdoms, Kushite, Stygian
Zingaran
Zuagir
Shemitish
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Gingerly he drew his sword, and from it dripped a greenish liquid exactly like that which slavered from the
scimitarfangs of the reptile. The blade was steeped in the poison of the snakes own kind, and the obtaining of
that venom from the fiend-haunted swamps of Zingara would have made a saga in itself.
Black Colossus
BOSSONIAN LONGBOWMAN
(GENERAL)
Most of the standard True20 feats should be available to

Hyborian Age characters. Some might not be available
because they refer to powers that have been removed (see
Chapter 4), or because they do not fit the setting.
This chapter describes some additional feats with a
Hyborian Age flavoursome of these have been converted from the Conan RPG Core Rulebook. If the Narrator is using the sanity and corruption rules from Chapter 12 (Horror Adventures) of the True20 Core Rulebook then the related feats may also be useful (e.g. Alternate Approach, Cold Blooded, Jaded, Loner).
Prerequisites: Bossonian
You treat the Bossonian longbow as a martial weapon,
and gain +1 to all attack rolls made with it. You also increase its range increment by 10 ft.
DEMON KILLER (GENERAL)
Prerequisites: Iron Will, must have single-handedly

defeated an outsider or supernatural beast of any kind,
cannot have the Terrified* trait
You have hardened yourself to supernatural terrors. You
gain a +2 bonus to Sanity saves versus Terror. Each time
that you defeat a new type of outsider or supernatural
beast, you become immune to the Terror eect of that
creature and others like it. You are also immune to any
Fear eects used by a creature of a type you have slain.
FEATS
ARCANE DABBLER (GENERAL)
Prerequisite: Knowledge (Arcana) rank 4

While not a properly trained adept, you have learned the
theories of sorcery and can sometimes put them into
practice. Choose one of the Hyborian Age supernatural
philosophies that you meet the requirements for (and, if
you are an adept, do not currently follow). You may
spend a Conviction point to attempt to cast any supernatural power from this philosophy as normal, provided
that you first succeed in a Knowledge (Arcana) check (as
a full-round action) with a diculty equal to that of the
eect you wish to use. If the knowledge check fails you
do not waste the Conviction point, but if it succeeds you
must attempt to cast the power on the round immediately following or it will be wasted. Whether or not you
can try the knowledge check again is up to the Narrator,
and may depend on the eect you were trying to manifest, and how much you failed the roll by.
Choose a key ability (Intelligence, Wisdom or Charisma) the first time you take this feat, which you may
add to your power check. You may also half your adept
level (if any) to the power check. You may take this feat
multiple times, choosing a dierent supernatural philosophy each time.
DEMONIC PACT (ADEPT)
Prerequisites: Summon OutsiderA rank 9, must have

summoned a suitable demon and agreed a pact
You have entered into an unholy pact with a demon of
the Outer Dark. You must abide by the strictures of the
pact or face the demons wrath, but the pact provides a
number of advantages:
The Diculty of summoning that particular demon is
equal to 10 plus its level (rather than twice its level).
If you use the ChannellingA power you will only ever
contact that demon, but the diculty check to have a
question answered drops to 10.
You have been marked or branded by the demon, or
been given a talisman that represents it. You may use
this mark to spend a Conviction point to draw upon
its power, gaining a+4 bonus to a power check.
If the demon has the Fiendish Instructor* trait (or
was initially summoned via a ritual that used that
mana trait) it will teach you any supernatural power
that it knows or has access to (e.g. via a supernatural
philosophy).
You may use the Summon OutsiderA power with the
rule of defence (see Chapter 4). The demon will
instantly appear and protect you using any and all of
its abilities, staying for 1 round per Conviction point
spent, but its attitude towards you will drop by 1 level
for each round it spends defending you after the first.
You may only have a single pact at a time, but once you
have this feat you do not need to take it again to make
another, although you will need to negotiate with the
chosen outsider.
ARCANE MASTERY (ADEPT)
Prerequisites: Adept level 12, Knowledge (Arcana) rank

9, must follow a supernatural philosophy, must know
three or more powers from that supernatural philosophy
You have mastered your chosen field of sorcery. You may
spend a Conviction point to make one use of a canonical
power (that you do not already possess) chosen from
your supernatural philosophy. However, you must spend
a full-round action to prepare yourself and you must cast
the chosen power on the very next round, or the Conviction point will be wasted. Powers accessed in this way
cannot be used in rituals, or with the Rule of Defence.
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EDUCATED (GENERAL)
long hours of training and discipline, not from sorcery. It

is therefore not detectable as sorcery, or subject to corruption.
Choose a key ability (Intelligence, Wisdom or Charisma) the first time you take this feat, which you may
add to your power check. You may take this feat multiple
times, choosing a dierent power each time.
Prerequisites: Int 1+, cannot have Illiterate* trait

You are a natural scholar, or have been educated by some
of the best teachers in Hyboria. You gain +1 to all
Knowledge checks.
FAVOURED TERRAIN
(GENERAL)
MASTER POISONER (EXPERT)
You are well versed in living in a particular type of terrain. You gain a +2 bonus to Knowledge (Nature), Notice, Stealth and Survival checks when the terrain is an
important factor. The Narrator may extend this bonus to
other skill checks if deemed suitable, e.g. Favored Terrain
(Mountains) might grant +2 to Climb checks when scaling a mountain, but not when climbing a tree.
You can take this feat more than once but you must
specify a dierent type of terrain each time. Example
terrains include: deserts, forests, hills/mountains, jungles,
plains and steppes/tundra.
Prerequisites: Craft (Alchemy) rank 10 or Craft

(Herbalism) rank 10
You are experienced in gathering, making and using poisons. There is never a risk of poisoning yourself when
making poisons, applying them to weapons or fumbling
a poisoned weapon in combat. Furthermore, frequent
exposure to toxic compounds gives you a +1 bonus to all
Fortitude saves against poisons. Finally, you may automatically gather naturally occurring poisons (e.g. from
the poison glands of a snake, or a fruit) without needing
to make a skill check.
GHANATAN TRIBESMAN
(GENERAL)
MASTER WORDS AND SIGNS

(ADEPT)
Prerequisites: Ghanatan
You gain proficiency in scimitars and the Ghanatan
knife. You gain a +1 bonus to damage with these weapons if you have moved during the round of the attack.
Prerequisites: Knowledge (Arcana) rank 12, Summon

OutsiderA rank 9
You have discovered the master words and signs that
allow you to bend the creatures of the Outer Dark to
your will. You gain a +2 bonus to all Summon OutsiderA
checks and to all social interaction checks made when
dealing with demons. You also gain a +4 bonus to your
save diculty for all BanishmentA checks. Once a day
you can use a Conviction point to gain access to the dismiss extraplanar creature eect of that power for one
round.
GUNDERLAND INFANTRY
(GENERAL)
Prerequisites: Gunderman, Weapon Training, Shield

Training, Combat bonus +1
You have trained in Gunderlands pike-and-shield techniques, learning to control your shield with just a few
movements of your body and arm while both your hands
grip the pike. You may wield a shield and pike (or similar
polearm or a longspear) simultaneously, without penalty.
The shields bonus to defense against melee attacks is
reduced by 1, but is unaected against ranged attacks.
MONSTER SLAYER
(GENERAL)
Prerequisites: All-Out Attack, must have singlehandedly defeated a Large monstrous humanoid or
supernatural beast
Through long practice and bitter experience, you have
learned a number of techniques for killing monsters
quickly so as to risk as little damage to yourself as possible. When making an All-Out Attack against a foe of
Large size or greater that has the monstrous humanoid
or supernatural beast type, you may add half the attack
bonus (round up) to the damage caused. If wielding a
Large weapon add the full attack bonus to damage.
HONOURLESS (GENERAL)
You have accepted that you have no honour whatsoever

and revel in your wickedness. You gain a +3 bonus to
Will saves, but a 1 penalty to checks to resist corruption. You immediately lose any code of honour you may
have had and can never gain another. You eectively have
no Honour score and can no longer use any bonuses it
may confer, or suer any penalties. Characters with a
positive honour score will always have an attitude one
level lower than normal (i.e. they can never be more than
Friendly towards you).
NORTHERN SWORDSMAN
(GENERAL)
Prerequisites: Nordheimr
The Nordheimr fighting style is unsophisticated but
solid. You gain proficiency on the shortsword, sword and
greatsword. You also gain a +1 bonus to the damage inflicted by these weapons if you have not moved during
the round of the attack.
HYRKANIAN RAIDER
(GENERAL)
Prerequisites: Hyrkanian or Turanian, Ride rank 4

You treat the Hyrkanian bow as a martial weapon. Also,
all penalties for making ranged attacks with a bow from
horseback are halved (i.e. a 2 penalty if the mount double moves, 4 if it moves all out).
PRIEST (GENERAL)
Prerequisites: Adept level 4, additional requirements

depending on religion
You are a priest ordained in your chosen religion. This
brings a number of social and political benefits, as well as
some responsibilities. Individual religions oer specific
benefits (see Chapter 7) in addition to the following. You
gain +2 to your leadership score if using the Leadership
feat to raise followers amongst fellow worshippers. You
also gain +2 to all social interaction checks with lay worshippers, and +1 with other priests. You are inducted into
MARTIAL DISCIPLE
(EXPERT/WARRIOR)
Prerequisites: Combat bonus +3 or Improved Strike

You gain one of the following supernatural powers:
Body Control, Combat Sense, Danger Sense, or Enhance Senses. Your eective adept level for this power is
equal to the number of times you have taken this feat.
When you use this power, its eects are derived from
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the mysteries of the faith, and gain +2 to all Knowledge

(Religion) checks regarding it.
You must spend some part of the year (as determined
by the Narrator) performing temple duties, but can use
Knowledge (Religion) as your professional skill to improve your Wealth when gaining a level.
BLUNT SPEAKING
SHEMITE ARCHER (GENERAL)
CORRUPTIBLE
Prerequisites: Shemite
You treat the Shemite bow as a martial weapon, and gain
a +1 bonus to attack rolls and damage against targets
within 1 range increment when using it.
You are weak willed and susceptible to temptations, especially those that oer you the chance to improve your
personal power. You have 1 penalty on all saving throws
to avoid Corruption and on any checks opposing your
Vice.
STYGIAN NOBLE HUNTER

(GENERAL)
FATALIST
You are blunt and direct in your speaking, a habit that

has been known to get you into trouble on any number
of occasions. You receive a 2 penalty on all Diplomacy
and verbal-based Blu skill checks.
You are fatalistic, firmly believing that your destiny is

written whatever you may choose to do about it. If today
is your day to die then you will die, however, much you
may try to cling to life. You have a 1 penalty to all saving throws to avoid death, except Toughness.
Prerequisites: Stygian
You treat the Stygian bow as a martial weapon, and gain
a +1 bonus to damage against targets within 1 range increment when using it. You also suer no penalty when
firing from a moving vehicle, such as a chariot.
ILLITERATE
ZEMBABWAN WYVERN RIDER

(GENERAL)
You begin play unable to read or write in your native or

bonus languages. You must spend an additional rank or
bonus language choice to gain literacy.
Prerequisites: Handle Animal rank 4, Ride rank 4,

Zembabwan
You have been trained to ride the Zembabwan wyvern.
You may apply your Ride skill without penalty to flying
manoeuvres when mounted on a wyvern, can take 10 on
Ride checks when appropriate and do not need to make
Sanity checks for fear of falling o.
SINISTER
There is a sinister and antisocial edge to your personality

that makes others very wary of you. You have a 1 penalty to all Diplomacy and Gather Information checks
that target characters not of your own race.
SLOW SPEAKING
ZINGARAN FENCING SCHOOL

(GENERAL)
Your speech is slow, almost plodding, and does not lend

itself well to complex orations, singing, or con tricks. You
have a 2 penalty on all Diplomacy and verbal-based
Blu and Perform skill checks.
Prerequisites: Zingaran
You gain proficiency in the sword and rapier. You also
gain a +1 bonus to your Dodge and Parry bonuses if you
are wielding one of these weapons in your main hand
and at most a Small weapon in your o-hand.
SUPERSTITIOUS
Your culture has a long tradition of tales and superstitions concerning the power of hypnotism, which tends to
reinforce its power against you. You have a 2 penalty on
all saving throws against hypnotism of any kind.
TRAITS
The following traits are used in the racial backgrounds to

give certain races more flavour. They have generally been
taken from the Hyborian Adventures PDF. Some optional rules for using traits include:
If a skill check is missed because of the trait, and this
failure has important consequences (e.g. conflict, or
potential failure of a mission) then the Narrator may
award the character a Conviction point. For example,
a Cimmerian is negotiating passage through
Hyrkanian territory. He fails his Diplomacy roll by 1
point, which the Narrator decides was caused by his
Blunt Speaking* trait. He awards the character a
Conviction point as the Hyrkanians angrily draw
their scimitars
A character can suppress a trait for a scene by using a
Conviction point.
A trait can be permanently removed by investing a
Conviction point for a whole level (in a similar
manner to changing a vice or virtue). However, this
may have a negative eect when interacting with
others of that race.
SUSPICIOUS
You are naturally wary of others, assuming the worst in

negotiations and other social interactions. You have a 1
penalty on all Diplomacy and Gather Information skill
checks where your paranoia may get the better of you.
TERRIFIED
Your culture has a long tradition of tales and superstitions concerning horrors from the Outer Dark. You have
2 penalty on all Sanity saves arising from supernatural
beasts and outsiders.
UNTRUSTWORTHY
Your (or your races) reputation precedes you. You have a

1 penalty to all Blu, Diplomacy and Gather Information checks made with the intent of persuading someone
to aid you. This penalty does not apply to others of your
race, who know you for what you are.
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Because blood aids great sorcery! thundered Xaltotun, in a voice that made the rocks quiver. A lurid nimbus
played about his awful head. Because no wizard wastes his strength thoughtlessly. Because I would conserve
my powers for the great days to be, rather than employ them in a hillcountry brawl. But now, by Set, I shall
loose them to the uttermost! Watch, dog of Asura, false priest of an outworn god, and see a sight that shall
blast your reason for evermore!
The Hour of the Dragon
HYBORIAN AGE
SORCERY
extend his world view, and allow him to learn additional

powers as canonical powers.
The Arcane Dabbler* feat allows adepts and nonadepts limited access to powers from other supernatural
philosophies. It does not, however, allow them to follow
more than one at a time.
The Hyborian Age supernatural philosophies described below do not contain any barred powers. Although an adepts philosophy shapes how they view their
magic, no true sorcerer would turn down an opportunity
to learn another supernatural power if the opportunity
presented itself. A druid may not wish to learn Imbue
Unlife, but that would be a personal choice, not because
the Nature supernatural philosophy denied the existence
of such a power or some nature spirit forbade it. His
fellow druids might be unhappy if they found out he had
learnt it and even more dismayed if he actually used it
perhaps expelling him from their orderbut there is no
barrier stopping him from gaining that power in the first
place. The lack of barred powers may seem make supernatural philosophies too powerful, but this is balanced by
the generally shorter list of canonical powers in each
philosophy, the large list of barred powers in general and
the need to seek out or be taught non-canonical powers.
Adepts can change supernatural philosophies as described in the Adepts Handbook (p. 7). This allows them
to learn from a dierent set of supernatural powers.
Whilst this is easier than usual (as there are no barred
powers to worry about) the player should be able to describe why their character is changing their world view.
For example, they may become a priest and decide to
study the magic practiced by their chosen religion. It
should generally be easier for them to switch to a supernatural philosophy associated with their religion.
This chapter presents options for giving the True20 supernatural powers a more Hyborian Age flavour. Whilst
in some cases this means removing powers that simply
do not fit (like Computer Link), it does not necessarily
mean imposing artificial limits on magical power (as in
the Supernatural Ratings in the Core Rulebook, p. 153).
Conans is a world of swords and sorcery, not low
magic. Powerful sorcerers and magic existbut much
knowledge has been forgotten or exists only as fragments. The path to power is harder because it must be
discovered anew, or wrested from forbidden tomes or
ancient, abandoned places.
SCHOOLS OF MAGIC
The primary method of learning magic is for the adept
to follow a supernatural philosophy. This represents the
adepts world view, and magics place within it. The canonical powers of an adepts supernatural philosophy are
available for him to learn at any time, i.e. when he gains
a level and takes a supernatural power in place of a feat.
However, he may also learn powers from other supernatural philosophies, provided that he can find a teacher,
or a suitable body of knowledge to study. This may be
role-played, or abstracted using a Wealth check (with a
Diculty of 15 or more), or a Knowledge (Arcana)
check after a period of study in a suitable environment
(e.g. a library). Some religions provide training in powers
from certain supernatural philosophies. The adept would,
as usual, cast these using a eective adept level of one
less than normal, reflecting the powers philosophical
distance from his norm. Some powers may be allowed
in the game (see below) but not appear in any supernatural philosophySummon OutsiderA is one such power.
These will always have to be researched, or gained
through specific instruction.
Some exceptions may be made for characters who
merely dabble in sorcery. For example, a scholar may
learn the Ward power, or a temptress might gain Heart
Reading. This does not have to mean that they are following a particular philosophy, although the Narrator
may rule that that is the case if they accumulate many
powers from a single philosophy. These characters will, of
course, have to find teachers or books to learn these
powers but will cast them at their regular adept level.
Although adepts can only follow a single supernatural
philosophy at a time, their list of canonical powers can
be extended. Some rare sorcerous books and tomes may
USE OF RITUALS
Many supernatural powers are dicult to find and learn:
Summon OutsiderA, for example, is not taught within
any existing supernatural philosophy. However, it may be
easier for an adept to discover rituals that use such powers in specific ways. A new mana trait (Arcane Knowledge) has been created that allows an adept to cast a
ritual without knowing the power itself. The Narrator
may rule that some powers exist only in ritual form, possibly passed down from master to apprentice, or written
in books of magic.
Many rituals will have been designed to work only in
a particular way. For example, the Awful Rite of the
Were-Beast can only be used to turn victims into werecreatures (using the Other ShapingA) power. The new
Ritual Focus element grants the wielder additional
mana because of this restriction.
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THE RULES OF SORCERY
In many cases the magic cast in temples may be entirely ritual basedmany priests may only have a single
adept level with the RitualistA feat in order to cast the
sects rituals (which will have the Arcane Knowledge
mana trait).
The following rules have been adapted from those described in the Conan RPG - Core Rulebook (p. 229).
They should be considered optional, but might add some
interesting Hyborian Age flavour to a campaign.
SUMMONING & PACTS
THE RULE OF SUCCESS
Demons are summoned using the Summon OutsiderA

power. They serve for a number of days equal to the
summoners adept level before they return to the Outer
Dark. Such demons will typically have an attitude to the
summoner of Unfriendly but will obey instructions to
the letter (if not the spirit).
The summoner may wish to oer a summoned demon
a pact. The Narrator must decide if the demon is willing
to entertain the possibility and if the time is right (i.e.
the summoner has gone up a level and can take the Demonic Pact* feat (see Chapter 3)). Agreeing the pact
requires social interaction checks to improve the demons
attitude to Helpful. Sacrifices and gifts may grant bonuses to these checks, although the Narrator is encouraged to give additional bonuses for good roleplaying. If
the demons attitude is increased to Helpful then it will
agree to the pact, and the character gains the Demonic
Pact* feat. However, if the attitude is reduced to Hostile
then the demon immediately departs, even if it nominally has time left to serve the summoner.
A character may only have a pact with one demon at
any one time. The pact is broken if the demon is killed, at
which point the character loses the benefits of the Demonic Pact* feat until they make another pact. Very
rarely pacts may be temporary, i.e. they exist until some
condition has been fulfilled.
Although the Demonic Pact* feat grants a number of
straight advantages to the character, the Narrator is encouraged to role play all interactions with the demon.
Keep track of the attitude of the demon, especially if it is
summoned to protect the summoner using the Rule of
Defence (see below). Although a pact will not necessarily
be broken if the demon becomes Hostile it should certainly be uncooperative until the summoner proves their
worth, e.g. through more gifts and sacrifices. Poor attitudes may reduce the eectiveness of the Demonic Pact*
feat, e.g. increasing the summoning Diculty by +2 for
each level below Helpful. Breaking any part of the
pacteven accidentallywill cause the demon to attack
and try and kill the summoner. This may occur the next
time it is summoned, or it may choose to manifest and
attack the summoner at a time of its choosing
Pacts with demon lords (see Chapter 8) should be
even more challenging. These creatures are capable of
destroying most, if not all, mortal sorcerers according to
their whim and will almost certainly have some ulterior
motive for the pact. They will see any pact as a way to
further their own ends, and will constantly push against
the bounds of the agreement to achieve their goals.
As Conan himself puts it, Sorcery thrives on success, not

on failure. If a sorcerer commits himself to conquering
an opponent using sorceryi.e. uses a Conviction
pointthen he retains that Conviction point if he defeats them in that round. He can use the Conviction
point in any way he desires: re-rolling a power check,
gaining temporary use of an adept feat (e.g. Empower)
or using it to avoid fatigue. However, he must defeat his
enemy (knock them unconscious, reduce them to the
dying state or kill them outright) in the same round that
he used Conviction.
The sorcerer must retain a sense of his own invincibility: he will not retain the Conviction point it he fails a
saving throw during that round, including a Toughness
save.
THE RULE OF IMPERMANENCE
Sorcery is rarely permanent. Whenever a sorcerer gains

the dying condition he must immediately make a successful Diculty 25 Will save for each sorcerous creation, magic item or creature he has summoned.
Failure indicates that the subject is destroyed or is
returned from whence it came. Intelligent summoned
creatures may (at the Narrators discretion) attempt a
Will save of their own (Diculty 20) to remain on the
mortal plane, at least for a time. If a sorcerer dies then all
his creations are automatically destroyed.
Note that this does not apply to items made with the
Craft skill (i.e. alchemical items and herbal preparations). Optionally, the Narrator may allow multi-use and
permanent magic items created using the Imbue Item
feat to be exempt as well.
THE RULE OF DEFENCE
In extreme circumstances, and when allowed by the Narrator, a sorcerer can call upon his reserves of power to
defend himself. Adepts may use a Conviction point to
use a supernatural power as a reaction. If the power is
fatiguing then the adept automatically gains a level of
fatigue (unless he uses another Conviction point). He
can only do this if under an immediate physical or supernatural threat. Note that only adepts with the Demonic Pact* feat can cast Summon Outsider in this way.
THE RULE OF OBSESSION
For most sorcerers, magic is an obsession that drives

them on, constantly forcing them to seek out new
sources of knowledge and new forms of power. Diluting
that obsession tends to weaken a sorcerers magic considerably. However, if he can somehow draw the source of
the distraction into himself, his power is significantly
boosted.
Obsessions should be handled in the manner described in the Conan RPG - Core Rulebook (p. 230).
When under the eects of an obsession the adepts Conviction points are reduced by 1. If the adept manages to
incorporate the obsession into himself and his magic he
receives a permanent +1 bonus to his Conviction points.
Incorporating an obsession should take at least 2 levels
of play, and the Narrator may wish to restrict the number
of true obsessions a sorcerer can acquire and master over
his lifetime.
SKILLS AND FEATS

Many sorcerers will supplement their supernatural powers with knowledge of alchemy and herbalism. This allows them to conserve their power, and the common folk
will rarely be able to tell the dierence. Sorcerers may
also wish to take expert levels to increase their knowledge skill ranks and learn ancient languages.
Many True20 supernatural powers require Mind
Touch as a prerequisite. This is not available in all of the
supernatural philosophies which may lead some sorcerers to look for substitutes. The Sympathetic MagicA
feat is one such alternative.
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THE RULE OF THE MASTER
Magical Mishaps
Most adepts learn the arcane arts while serving in thralldom to a master sorcerer. Some adepts later join a sorcerous society to gain access to new knowledge and powers. Being a master or a thrall has the following eects:
The master gains a +2 bonus to all social interaction
checks against his thralls.
Thralls take a 1 penalty to Will saving throws to
resist the eects of powers cast by their master.
The master may make a thrall take the eects of a
failed fatigue save. If the thrall is rendered
unconscious by this then they also take 1 point of
damage to their key ability. The thrall can attempt a
Will save with a diculty equal to the original fatigue
save diculty to block the transfer. The master can
also take the eects of a thralls failed fatigue save, if
they desire. The master must be in physical or mental
contact with the thrall for this to work, or must have
some link to them (as per the Sympathetic MagicA
feat). Surrendering such a link is often part of the
process of becoming a thrall.
Thralls can use the Aid action to assist their master in
using a supernatural power. If they also know the
power a successful power check will grant a +1 bonus
to the masters power check. If they do not know the
power they can attempt a Knowledge (Arcana) check
instead, but with a 10 penalty. The maximum bonus a
master can gain in this way is equal to their key
ability. A thrall cannot aid their master in this way
while also acting as a participant of a ritual.
D20
Result
110
1118
1924
2528
2930
31+
Minor Burnout
Major Burnout
Minor Sorcerous Implosion
Major Sorcerous Implosion
Rock the Universe
Fate Worse Than Death
Dangerous spells are determined by the Narrator, but

should include anything that changes the fundamental
workings of the world. This should include power like
Summon OutsiderA, Celestial ShapingA and so on. Dangerous spells will almost certainly be corrupting as well
(see above).
Whenever an adept casts a dangerous spell they must
succeed in a Diculty 10 Will save to avoid a mishap.
(This in addition to the normal power check and fatigue
save.) They may take 10 on this roll, but the Diculty
increases by +5 for each dangerous spell they have cast
(or attempted to cast) within the last 7 days. The adept
may not use a Conviction point to re-roll this check at
this point the matter is simply out of his hands.
If they fail this Will save then they must roll 1d20
and consult the Magical Mishaps table. The adept adds
their Corruption score to the roll, and +1 for each point
the Will save was failed by. The possible results are:
Minor Burnout: The adept automatically gains a level
of fatigue. If this renders them unconscious they also
take 1 point of Wisdom damage.
Major Burnout: The adept automatically gains two
levels of fatigue. If this renders them unconscious they
also take 1 point of Intelligence, Wisdom and
Charisma damage.
Minor Sorcerous Implosion: Magical energies tear
the adept apart. He automatically becomes exhausted,
is rendered unconscious and takes +10 damage.
Major Sorcerous Implosion: Magical energies tear
the adept apart. He automatically becomes exhausted,
is rendered unconscious and takes +15 damage.
Rock the Universe: The adept is killed outright by
the forces he has unleashed. For several miles around
the land is devastated by earthquakes, floods,
lightning storms and meteorite strikes. These events
deal +5 damage to everyone in the area every minute
for 10 minutes as the very Earth is rent and pounded.
Fate Worse Than Death: The same eect as for Rock
the Universe, but in addition a rift to the Outer Dark
is opened. A demon from that realm consumes the
adepts soul. They are eternally damned, their body
disintegrated or inhabited by a minion of the demon
(Narrators choice).
THE RULE OF THE SOUL
Becoming a sorcerer wreaks permanent changes to the

very soul of the adept, changes that other adepts and
supernatural entities can detect just by looking at him.
An adept can attempt to determine if another being
they meet is also an adept. They must be able to look
them in the eye, or be in mental contact with them. They
must spend a move action examining them and then
make a Sense Motive check, opposed by the targets
power rank or Blu check (whichever is higher). The
target takes a penalty to this check equal to their Corruption score.
If the adept is successful the Narrator should confirm
the targets sorcerous nature, possibly adding more information according to how much the roll succeeded by.
This might include their approximate adept level, approximate number of Corruption points, type (if they are
non-human or a template has been applied) and so on.
THE RULE OF CORRUPTION
Sorcery is ultimately corrupting, but individual powers

may not be inherently so. Use the Corruption rules (p.
230, Core Rulebook) to determine whether the use of a
power might be corrupting. Most powers from the Necromancy and Sorcery supernatural philosophies would be
corrupting, as would a number of others.
Also remember that most places where supernatural
powers might be used (evil temples, forbidden catacombs
etc.) may also be corrupt, so even defensive or healing
magic may count as corrupting in those areas.
SUPERNATURAL
PHILOSOPHIES
The supernatural philosophies available to Hyborian Age

adepts are described below. Note that although only one
of the many supernatural philosophies is called Sorcery,
virtually all adepts will be referred to by the common
folk as sorcerers.
The Summon OutsiderA and Summon ElementalA
powers are deliberately not part of any supernatural philosophy. An adept must learn these from a teacher
(fiendish or otherwise) or from one of the dangerous
books or tomes described at the end of this chapter.
THE RULE OF CONSEQUENCES
The standard True20 rules do not have a mechanism for

magical mishaps when using supernatural powers. The
Narrator may wish to rule that casting particularly dangerous spells might result in a catastrophic display of
runaway magic. (Note that rituals may also go catastrophically wrongsee Adepts Handbook, p. 66).
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CONJURING
Key Ability: Intelligence

Canonical Powers: Cold Shaping, Command UndeadA,
ContagionA, Drain Vitality, Flesh Shaping, Ghost
Touch, Harm, Imbue Unlife, Life DrainA, Life
ExtensionA, Pain, Shadow ShapingA, Speak with DeadA
Perks: A necromancer may use Flesh Shaping like a
craft skill to produce masterwork zombies and
skeletons. A masterwork undead gains a bonus feat of
the necromancers choice.
Drawbacks: Necromancers receive a 1 penalty to saves
against Corruption.
Conjuring is perhaps the least subtle of the supernatural

philosophies, but possibly one of the least dangerous.
Conjurers produce immediate magical eects, which can
both impress and terrify ordinary folk.
Prerequisites: Sleight of Hand
Canonical Powers: Animate ObjectA, DeflectionA, Fire
Shaping, Increase SizeA, LevitateA, Mana BlastA,
Manipulate Object, Move Object, Reduce SizeA, Sound
ShapingA, Supernatural Speed, TransmutationA, Water
WalkA, Wind Walk
ORIENTAL
DIVINATION
Almost every sorcerer can find a use for divination. Information and knowledge are crucial, whether as ends in
their own right or to show a path to greater power. Divination is less obvious than many other schools of
magicmany diviners can make a living as oracles.
Prerequisites: Knowledge (Astrology) or Prophecy
Key Ability: Wisdom
Canonical Powers: Aether ShapingA, Blood ReadingA,
Celestial ShapingA, DowsingA, DreamingA, Heart
Reading, Object Reading, Prediction*, Scrying, Second
Sight, Sense Minds, Supernatural InsightA, True
VisionA, Truth-Reading, Visions
Oriental magic is most commonly found in Khitai,

Vendhya and the Himelias, though oriental sorcerers do
travel the world like all their kind. Adepts from other
cultures should not be forbidden from adopting this supernatural philosophy but should be able to describe how
they learnt it. This could be from an oriental master, or
by belonging to a religion originating from those lands.
Prerequisites: Mind Over Body
Key Ability: Wisdom
Canonical Powers: Body Control, Combat Sense,
Danger SenseA, DeflectionA, Enhance Ability, Enhance
Senses, FastingA, Harm, InvulnerabilityA, Self Shaping,
Supernatural ClimbingA, Supernatural Speed, Time
ShapingA, TranceA, VigilA
HYPNOTISM
SHAMANISM
Shamans are tribal spiritual leaders who channel, evoke,
and develop special relationships with or control over
spirits. A shaman acts as an intermediary between their
tribe, the natural world, and the spiritual realm.
Prerequisites: Knowledge (Nature), Medicine, Totem
AnimalW
Key Ability: Wisdom
Canonical Powers: Aura ReadingA, Bind SpiritA, BlessA,
ChannelingA, DreamingA, Ghost Touch, Heart Shaping,
Nature Reading, Oath-BindingA, Second Sight,
Summon BeastsA, Summon SpiritA, TranceA, Visions,
Weather Shaping, Wind Shaping
Perks: The Channeling power will always work as
intended if you try and contact the spirit of your totem
animal.
Drawbacks: You must spend a Conviction point to
summon a beast that is dierent from your totem
animal.
Useful both as a direct means of attack and for more

subtle purposes, hypnotism is not inherently sorcerous. It
is simply an ability to take advantage of anothers superstitious fears and unconscious willingness to be dominated. However, many of the more advanced hypnotic
spells do require sorcery, such as when it comes to forcing a victim to do ones bidding, or aecting him at distances where mere mesmerism would be unfeasible.
Prerequisites: Blu, Diplomacy
Key Ability: Charisma
Canonical Powers: Bliss, Calm, Cloud MindsA,
ConfusionA, Dominate, GeasA, GlamourA, Heart
Shaping, Illusion, Mind Shaping, Mind Touch, Psychic
Blast, Sense Minds, Suggestion
NATURE
Nature magic aects or summons plants and animals. It
is commonly found among witches, wise women and
shamans, since it is relatively simple to learn and highly
eective in the wilderness or rural environments favoured by such adepts.
Prerequisites: Knowledge (Nature)
Key Ability: Wisdom
Canonical Powers: Beast Link, Beast MessengerA, Beast
SpeechA, Earth Shaping, FertilityA, Fog ShapingA,
Nature Reading, Plant LinkA, Plant Shaping, Summon
BeastsA, Summon VerminA, Water Shaping,
WayfindingA, Weather Shaping, Wind Shaping
SORCERY
Sorcerers seek power through forbidden knowledge and
dark rites. Sorcery focuses more directly on developing
personal power for personal gain. It involves the extension of the will over lesser creatures to enslave them and
the harnessing of dark energies for harmful purposes.
Prerequisites: Knowledge (Arcana)
Canonical Powers: AweA, Blood ShapingA, Boil BloodA,
CurseA, Dominate, Harm, Mind Touch, Natural Weapon
GrowthA, Pain, Psychic Blast, Rain of Frogs and FishesA,
SeizureA, Shadow ShapingA, Shadow WalkA, Sorcerers
GraspA, Soul Rend*, SuocateA
Perks: Sorcerers gain Demonic (basic) as a bonus
language.
Drawbacks: Sorcerers receive a 1 penalty to saves
against Corruption.
NECROMANCY
The adept who learns necromancy achieves limited mastery over the very mysteries of life and death. This supernatural philosophy is especially popular for those who
wish to slay their enemies outright, rather than merely
harming or inconveniencing them.
Prerequisites: Knowledge (Arcana), Medicine
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WARDING
Barred Powers
Warding magics are highly sought-after by almost all

sorcerers, since a rival wizard can be even deadlier to the
typical sorcerer than a sword-wielding Cimmerian.
Many scholars who do not otherwise practice sorcery
learn warding, just to defend themselves from enemy
sorcerers. Warding powers are often the easiest to learn
outside of other philosophies.
Prerequisites: None
Canonical Powers: BanishmentA, BindingA, Danger
SenseA, DeflectionA, DispelA, Elemental Resistance,
InvulnerabilityA, Mana ShieldA, Mana WallA, Psychic
Shield, Severance, Ward
Apport, Blast RedirectionA, Blink, Computer Link,

Create Equipment, Digital FormA, DisintegrationA,
Electronics ShapingA, Elemental AmmunitionA,
Elemental Aura, Elemental Blast, Elemental Weapon,
EMP BlastA, Energy Shaping, Energy ShieldA,
Enhance VehicleA, Feed the HungryA,
Gravity ShapingA, Infuse ProjectilesA, Light Shaping,
LinguisticsA, Phantom ProjectilesA, Psychic Weapon,
Radiation BlastA, Radiation ShapingA, ReincarnateA,
Reprogram ConstructA, Summon Fairie FolkA,
Summon MountA, Supernatural Weapon,
Swords to PlowsharesA, Void ShapingA
an outsider usually contact that entity. Other adepts may
not be so fortunate On an even die roll for the power
check this power should work as intended. On an odd
result the entity contacted will deliberately mislead and
confuse the adept.
WITCHCRAFT
Witchcraft is a collection of magical practices, herb lore,
and ritual techniques. Witchcraft is not inherently good
or evil, and practicing witches run the whole gamut from
benevolent to malign.
Prerequisites: Craft (Herbalism)
Canonical Powers: Aura ReadingA, Body Control,
ChannelingA, CurseA, DowsingA, Enhance Senses,
FertilityA, GlamourA, Heart Reading, Life ExtensionA,
Nature Reading, Plant Shaping, Scrying, Supernatural
InsightA
Corrupting Shadow: While this power generally suits

the setting, there are few virtue-aligned creatures on
which it can act. The Narrator may allow it instead to
grant a bonus to saving throws for undead creatures
within its area and, as the name suggests, temporarily
make the area a corrupted place (with a corruption level
equal to the power check divided by 5 (round up)).
Cure, Cure Blindness/Deafness, Cure Disease, Cure
Poison: Magical healing is generally not available in the
Hyborian Age. Most adepts would rather use herbalism
for such a mundane task, rather than wasting time and
eort learning a supernatural power to do it. However,
the True20 cure powers generally only grant an additional recovery check and are not as overt as, say, the
Cure Light Wounds spell from D&D. If allowed at all
these powers should be available only as rituals, in which
case they would target a specific type of damage on the
damage track (e.g. wounded, disabled, dying), aiction,
disease or poison.
SUPERNATURAL
POWERS
The supernatural philosophies described above list only a

selection of the available supernatural powersmany
more are available if the adept can discover them.
However, some powers will be barred. It is up to the
Narrator to determine which powers should be unavailable to adepts in his campaigna suggested list is given
in the Barred Powers table. These powers either do not
fit in the Hyborian Age setting (e.g. Elemental Blast), or
in any fantasy campaign (e.g. Computer Link). Note that
some Narrator characters, or demons and other outsiders, may have access to some of these powers. If one of
these powers is a prerequisite for an allowed power then
that requirement should be waived. Also note that some
powers are prerequisites for featsthe Narrator will have
to make adjustments as required.
Most powers can be used as described in the Core
Rulebook or Adepts Handbook. However, the following
changes are suggested to better fit the setting.
Curse: The prerequisite should be removed.

Dreaming: Adepts can use this power to gather information in a similar way as the Sorcerous News spell
(Conan RPG - Core Rulebook, p. 248). Treat this as a
use of the Gather Information skill, but using the power
check result in place of the skill check.
Gastral Importation: The prerequisite (Apport) is in
the list of barred powers so should be waived, as this
power would make a good curse!
Imbue Life: As with the Cure powers this does not
really suit the Hyborian Age setting. However, it is a
prerequisite for some featssuch as Philosophers StoneA. This allows adepts to create artificial life using
alchemy, which is certainly in keeping with the setting.
One way to restrict its use might be to rule that using
Imbue Life is always a potentially corrupting act (both
to the adept and the target), as the adept is changing the
natural order of things, regardless of their motives.
Bless: The prerequisite should be removed. However,

this power should only aect subjects who are aligned
with the motives and/or religion of the adept. For example, if a Pictish shaman blesses a member of his tribe the
power will work as intended. If the same shaman casts it
on an Aquilonian scholar it is unlikely to take effectthe scholar, even if he is a sorcerer, is unlikely to
believe that it will work. Note that the Bless Water eect
does not create holy water as such, although the Narrator may allow it to work against undead in the same way.
Bless Weapon may be used to bypass either vice- or
virtue-aligned damage reduction, depending on the nature of the adept.
Imbue Unlife: The Diculty for creating mindless undead is 10 plus their level (or the total level, if creating
multiple undead at once). For intelligent undead the
Diculty is 10 plus twice their level. The Narrator may
require that intelligent undead (such as vampires) can
only be created using a ritual. The adept cannot take 10
or 20 on Imbue Unlife checks.
Channelling: Most adepts using this power cannot necessarily guarantee its reliability. Followers of the Shamanism supernatural philosophy will generally contact
their totem spirit; sorcerers with a Demonic Pact* with
Other Shaping: This power should generally only be

available in ritual form. These rituals would generally be
used as a form of curse (as in the Awful Rite of the
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Were-Beast) or as an enhancement for an ally (e.g. a

Kushite witch-doctor changing a tribal warrior into a
jaguar).
be banished. The Diculty of the power check is equal

to 10 plus half the outsiders level plus the outsiders
Con, but the outsider must be willing to be bound, or the
power will fail. As with other forms of binding you must
specify a condition that will release the creature.
Plane Shift: Although it is available to Hyborian Age

adepts, note that this power transports the adept to a
specific place on a specific plane. The Hyborian Age
cosmologyinsofar as it is defined at alldoes not contain many destinations suitable for humans, so its use
may be limited (see also Space Mead, under Alchemical
Items in Chapter 5).
CREATE STRUCTURE
Fatiguing, Concentration
Prerequisites: Animate ObjectA rank 15, Earth Shaping
rank 15
You can rapidly erect structures by using raw magical
power, and needing almost no materials. You can draw
stone from deep within the earth and wood from forests
many miles away to assemble into towers, houses, castles
or other structures. The power check diculty is equal to
15 plus one-tenth of the area created; the fatigue save
diculty is equal to 10 plus one-tenth the area.
You can create structures with a floor area equal to 10
times your adept level in square feet and any shape you
desire. Areas can be stacked to provide multiple stories.
For example, a level 10 adept could create a single story
building with an area of 100 sq. ft., or a two story building with an area of 50 sq. ft. per floor. You can create
doors, windows and large features such as crenellations
but fine detail requires a successful check using the appropriate Craft skill. Any structure you create is subject
to the Rule of Impermanence.
Time: Creating a structure takes 30 minutes per 100 sq.
ft. Maintaining the power requires a Diculty 15
Concentration check per hour after the first.
Purifying Light: If available at all, only the Shining

Ward eect should be possible.
Revelry: The Heroes Feast eect is not available.
Self Shaping: This power may also be available in the
form of rituals that turn the adept into a particular type
of animal or creature. This will depend on the source of
the ritual: a priest of Ymir may know a ritual to transform into a bear; a priest of Set may be able to turn into
a snake.
Summon Apparition: In campaigns set in Khitai and
the East, this power (especially in ritual form) could be
used to summon a characters ancestors.
Summon Dragon: Typically this would only be available
to Khitan adepts, and would summon a form of oriental
dragon. It may not function at all outside Khitai as the
western Hyborian lands do not play host to such creatures.
Summon Elemental: Although this power is available
to adepts, a number of rituals should also exist to summon specific types of elementals. Unlike the elementals
described in the True20 Bestiary, Hyborian Age elementals are all level 20 creatures. This means the power check
required to summon them is 50beyond the means of
most (or any) mortal sorcerers. Therefore the diculty
should be adjusted to 10 + elemental level (i.e. 30), which
is dicult enough even for high level adepts. Summoning elementals without adequate preparation is risky
adepts may not take 10 or 20 on Summon ElementalA
rolls unless they are performing a ritual that has the
Power Focus trait.
PREDICTION
Summon Outsider: As well as the basic power, rituals

should exist to summon specific types of outsiders, or
specific named outsiders. These will generally require
specific places and/or unique items (such as the Ring of
Set). Note that knowing the true name of an outsider
(which some rituals may incorporate) reduces the Diculty. Some demons may have specific requirements that
have to be met before they can be summoned at all.
Summoning demons and the like without adequate
preparation is riskyadepts may not take 10 or 20 on
Summon OutsiderA rolls unless they are performing a
ritual that has the Power Focus trait.
Remove Trait You may apply the Severance power to

remove one trait that the target possess. For example,
this might be an outsiders damage reduction or manifest
ability. However, as this attempts to subvert their most
fundamental nature they may attempt a Will save every
minute to regain the trait.
Fatiguing, Concentration
You may attempt to predict the future as you might do
with the Knowledge (Astrology) skill, but using the
power check result instead of the skill check. Unlike the
use of this skill you do not need to have a clear view of
the night sky or astrological charts. You can use this
power check with the Election AstrologyA, Natal AstrologyA and Political AstrologyA feats, if you have them.
Time: 1 hour
SEVERANCE
SOUL REND
Fatiguing, Concentration, Mental Contact

Prerequisites: Curse
(Diculty 20) You may attempt rip a living creatures
very soul from their body. You must be in mental contact
with the victim, or have some other magical connection
(e.g. via the Sympathetic MagicA feat). At the end of the
casting time the victim must make a Will save against
your normal save diculty. Failure means they take mental damage as if they had failed a Sanity save against Terror. Success by 10 or more protects them completely
from the eects of the spell (if cast by you) for 24 hours.
Success by less than this amount allows you to try again
(with the normal penalties) although the target gains a
+1 bonus to their save for each successive attempt. If the
target gains the Insane condition through the use of this
power then their soul is ripped from their body and they
die, horribly, within minutes.
Time: 1 hour.
Trance: This power should still grant access to the various Cure powers, as they can only be directed internally
towards the adept themselves.
POWER
DESCRIPTIONS
Additional supernatural powers and eects appropriate

for the Hyborian Age are described below.
BINDING
Earthbound Form: You can bind an outsider to remain

on Earth. The outsider gains the Earthbound Form trait,
meaning that it loses its Manifest trait and can no longer
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TERROR
Ritual Elements
Fatiguing, Mental Contact

Prerequisites: Heart Shaping
(Diculty 15) You may attempt to terrify an opponent
who can see you, or who you are in mental contact with
(the rules of familiarity apply). The target must make a
Sanity save against a Terror eect with a Diculty equal
to your normal save diculty.
Time: Standard action.
YIMSHAS CARPET
Ritual Focus
Mana Added
Single, named eect of a power
Specific use of power/eect
Aects specific type of creature
Aects single race or species
Aects named individual only
MANA TRAITS
Fatiguing, Maintenance
Prerequisites: Summon ElementalA
(Diculty 15) A supernatural cloud of gold-veined crimson extends outwards from you like a vast crimson aura.
It channels elemental energies to provide you and your
allies with concealment and protection (as per the Solid
Fog eect of the Fog ShapingA power), although you can
see through it normally. It also allows you to fly as per
the Wind Walk power; you may also transport any passengers as long as they can fit without the boundaries of
the cloud. Furthermore, any enemy entering the cloud
takes +2 non-lethal damage.
The cloud remains for a number of minutes equal to
your adept level. Gaining this power should be very dicult for a non-Oriental sorcerer without access to the
secrets of the Master of Yimsha.
Time: Full action.
ARCANE KNOWLEDGE
This mana trait grants the leader of the ritual temporary

knowledge of the supernatural power being cast, although they must still have the RitualistA feat. The adept
can only use the power at the end of the ritual, and only
in the way the ritual intends (see Ritual Elements). The
only modification that the leader can make to the ritual
is if it is a group ritual: the mana from larger groups can
only be channeled into mana traits already specified.
Only an adept who actually knows a power can create
rituals with this trait. Many Hyborian Age religions have
rituals with this property. This costs 5 mana.
ENHANCEMENT
This mana trait grants the leader of the ritual a temporary bonus to power checks, skill checks (for a specific
skill) or attack rolls after the ritual has been completed.
The type of enhancement is specified when the ritual is
created and cannot be changed. Each application of this
trait grants a +1 bonus for 1 day. Multiple applications
can be used to extend the duration or increase the bonus.
For example, two applications could grant a +2 bonus for
1 day, or a +1 bonus for 2 days. The minimum duration is
1 day. This costs 6 mana per application.
RITUALS
Rituals, as described in the Adepts Handbook (p. 66),

can be used to augment the abilities of many adepts following a variety of supernatural philosophies. Magical
power maybe limited in a number of waysrituals are
one way to overcome some of these restrictions. Note
that casting a supernatural power through a ritual is subject to the same Corruption rules as usual (see above).
This section adds an additional way to generate mana
(Ritual Focus) and additional mana traits (Arcane
Knowledge, Fiendish Instructor, Performance, Power
Enhancement and Projection).
FAMILIAR
The aid granted to the summoner by the outsider applies

to canonical powers from the Necromancy or Sorcery
supernatural philosophy only.
FIENDISH INSTRUCTOR
RITUAL ELEMENTS
Outsiders summoned with this mana trait have a special

purpose: to instruct the summoner in sorcery. Each use
of the trait imbues the fiend with the knowledge of supernatural powers from a single supernatural philosophy.
The outsider may not necessarily be able to use these
powers, but it can teach them to mortals. This trait does
not extend an adepts own supernatural philosophyit
simply allows them to learn a power when they would
normally be able to. The Narrator may restrict which
outsiders this trait can be applied to (e.g. requiring an Int
of +0 or more), but they do not have to have the Fiendish Instructor creature trait (eectively this mana trait
forces it upon them). This costs 5 mana per application.
An outsider may only have 1 special purpose.
RITUAL FOCUS
Ritual focus is an additional ritual element that can be

used alongside increased time, ritual materials and so on.
Essentially the ritual can gain additional mana by restricting the power to only use a particular eect, target a
specific type of creature (e.g. plant or animal), a specific
species or race (e.g. Shemite, or Black Shadow) or even a
specific individual.
For example, the Rune of Jhebbel Sag ritual casts the
Heart Shaping power but restricts it to only use the
Friendship eect, and then only to target creatures with
the animal type or humanoids who worship Jhebbel sag.
This gives the ritual an additional 3 mana: 2 for the single eect and 1 for the restriction animals and worshippers of Jhebbel Sag, which is assumed to be equivalent
to a specific type of creature. Similarly, the Awful Rite of
the Were-Beast ritual gains 2 mana because it only allows
the victim to be turned into a specific species (i.e. a werecreature).
Many rituals using Summon OutsiderA will target a
specific type of demon or elemental, or a named demon
(such as the slave of the Ring of Set).
PERFORMANCE
This trait allows the leader of a ritual to substitute a Perform check in place of the usual power check. The eective rank of the power becomes the same as the Perform
skill rank. Adepts who are trained in the Perform skill
count as trained adepts when generating mana in group
rituals. The type of performance (e.g. dance, oratory, or
an instrument) is set by the creator of the ritual (who
must be trained in that Perform skill) and cannot be
changed. The performer must still roll to avoid fatigue
from the use of the power, as usual. This costs 3 mana.
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Supernatural Power: ContagionA

Knowledge (Arcana) Diculty: 21
Ritual Elements: Increased Time (3 hours), Ritual Materials (Wealth 15), Group Ritual (4 mana), Total
Mana: 11
Mana Traits: Area Mastery (3), Conjunction, Projection
PROJECTION
This allows a power that normally requires physical contact or a touch attack to be cast on a target at a distance.
Powers so aected are then eligible for the Conjunction
trait. This costs 3 mana.
RITUAL DESCRIPTIONS
BINDING OF SHUMA-GORATH
The example rituals listed in the Adepts Handbook (p.

69) can also be used as templates for Hyborian Age
Rituals. Beltane could easily substitute for Orgy of
Derketa, for instance, and Circle of Protection would be
generally useful.
Long ago, before even the sinking of Atlantis, a shaman

from the north used this ritual to bind the demon
Shuma-Gorath into what would later be known as
Mount Crom. The ritual allows the adept to bind a demon into a specific geographic feature or location. This
ritual can only be learnt by studying the Books of
Shuma-Gorath.
Supernatural Power: BindingA (Hedged Prison)
Ritual Elements: Increased Time (3 hours), Ritual Materials (unique: Books of Shuma-Gorath (9)), Place
Magics (uncommon: suitable geographic location), Ritual Focus (single eect: Hedged Prison), Total Mana: 19
Mana Traits: Greater Power (+2), Inhibit Resistance
(+8), Power Mastery
AWFUL RITE OF THE WEREBEAST
This dire ritual changes a human into a were-creature of

a variety chosen by the sorcerer. The victim may attempt
a Will save, as normal, to resist the eects. Note that if
they are transformed for long enough the eect will become permanent. The ritual employs the Greater Power
mana trait to extend the duration of the power for as
long as possible, to ensure this happens.
As a side eect the altered creature is magically linked
to the sorcerer. It will attempt to remain with 500 ft. of
the sorcerer, behaving as is typical for its species, although it will not attack the sorcerer. The sorcerer may
attempt to order the creature with an opposed Wisdom
check. If successful it breaks free and may act independently, although it remains a were-creature.
Supernatural Power: Other-ShapingA
Ritual Elements: Increased Time (1 minute), Ritual
Materials (Wealth 15), Ritual Focus (specific use: werecreature only), Total Mana: 6
Mana Traits: Greater Power (+3)
DANCE OF ATALI
This ritual can only be learned by a female sorcerer who

worships Ymir and the Nordheimr pantheon. It causes
males to follow her wherever she goes, so long as she
continues a wild and sensual dance begun with the ritual.
Those aected will be filled with desire for the sorceress
and will gladly follow her where she leads, even into the
icy wastes. Atali herself is usually too fast to be caught
and is immune to cold damage; lesser sorceresses may
use Supernatural Speed to draw their victims on, and
Elemental Resistance (Cold) when using this ritual in
the frozen North.
Supernatural Power: Suggestion
Focus (cast by females only, specific target: male humans,
specific use: suggestion to follow caster), Ritual Materials
(Wealth 15, scanty garments), Total Mana: 8
Mana Traits: Arcane Knowledge, Performance (Dance)
BECOME BEAST
This ritual allows the adept to turn into a specific type of

beast. Many variants of this ritual exist, created by dierent cultures and religions. For example, a priest of Ymir
may know the Become Bear ritual whereas a priest of
Set may know Become Snake. The Arcane Knowledge
trait allows any adept to use the ritual. More powerful
versions (with more ritual components) may be available
that use the Greater Power mana trait to increase the
adepts level, and hence the duration of the change.
Supernatural Power: Self Shaping
Ritual Elements: Increased Time (10 minutes), Ritual
Focus (specific use: designated beast only), Total Mana: 5
Mana Traits: Arcane Knowledge
DANCE OF THE CHANGING

SERPENT
This ritual places a mans soul in a ghost snakes body and

vice versa using a unique variation of the MindswitchA
power. One consequence of this eect is that both souls
are disorientated and not in control of their new bodies.
They are both helpless and are sacrificed at the conclusion of the ritual. Both subjects can attempt a Will saving throwsuccess by either one will cause the ritual to
fail. The leader of the ritual can distribute the save diculty bonus granted by the Inhibit Resistance mana trait
between the subjects as he sees fit. Additional mana
channeled from a larger group is put towards increase
the Power Enhancement trait.
Supernatural Power: MindswitchA
Ritual Elements: Increased Time (3 hours), Ritual Focus (specific subject: a ghost snake, specific use of power:
swap subjects minds), Ritual Materials (Wealth 15),
Group Ritual (6 mana), Vice (major: murder of the victim), Total Mana: 28
Mana Traits: Arcane Knowledge, Enhancement (power
checks) (2), Inhibit Resistance (+8)
BLACK PLAGUE
This dreadful ritual causes a terrible plague to infect a

number of people in an area designated by the adept. The
adept chooses the type of disease when creating the ritualmost use plague (an addition to the diseases listed in
the ContagionA power that does 2 Constitution damage on each failed save with a secondary diculty of 16).
The Projection mana trait is used to make the Contagion power work at a distance, with Conjunction extending the range and Area Mastery to aect more than one
person. Random victims with the aected area are targeted. A sorcerer who wishes to demoralise a settlement
or area may cast this for several days in a row. Additional
mana generated from an increased number of participants typically goes into Conjunction or Area Mastery.
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INCANTATION OF AMALRICS
WITCHMEN
Axe of Varanghi: A masterwork great axe of Akbitanan

quality (+2 to attack rolls). Furthermore, as long as the
wielder is acting as a champion of Mitra their maximum
number of Conviction points increases by 1. The character does not have to worship Mitra explicitly, but must
be conducting themselves appropriately.
This ritual is used to remove the damage reduction trait

of outsiders who have chosen to walk the Earth in mortal form. In most cases this renders the demon vulnerable to mundane attacks.
Supernatural Power: Severance (Remove Trait)
Focus (specific target: outsider, specific eect: Remove
Trait (damage reduction)), Ritual Materials (Wealth 10),
Total Mana: 5
Mana Traits: Arcane Knowledge
Bane Knife of Khosatral Khel: A heavy, curved masterwork knife forged from meteoric iron with the specific
intent of binding and then slaying Khosatral Khel. It
resembles an elegant, jewelled Yuetshi knife. The bane
knife of Khosatral Khel can be used in three ways:
A character holding this knife can cancel any spell
cast by Khosatral Khel as a free action: they can use
the DispelA power using their total level as the
eective adept level.
If the knife touches Khosatral Khel, he is immediately
paralysed for 5 rounds or until the knife is removed
from contact with him, whichever happens later.
If the knife is used to attack Khosatral Khel directly, it
gains a +2 damage bonus, removes his immunities to
sneak attacks and critical hits, and automatically
confirms any critical hits.
RAISE MUMMY OF AHRIMAN
Restoring the dead to life requires an hour-long ritual

by at least four ritualists, although only one needs to be a
trained adept to lead the ritual. As described the power
check should always succeed, returning the corpse to life
with the mummy of Ahriman template applied. The
heart of Ahriman can raise an unlimited number of
mummies in this way, so long as the ritual is performed
for each. Mummies created by the heart of Ahriman are
not under the command of its wielder, though they will
probably be well-disposed towards him, at least initially.
Supernatural Power: Imbue Unlife
Ritual Elements: Increased Time (1 hour), Ritual Materials (Wealth 10, unique: Heart of Ahriman (6)), Ritual
Focus (specific use: create mummy of Ahriman only);
Group Ritual (2), Total Mana: 16
Mana Traits: Greater Aptitude (+6), Power Focus,
Power Mastery
Black Candle of Set: Adepts receive a +1 bonus to

power checks for each candle burning within 20 feet.
Any area lit by these candles counts as a corrupted area,
with a corruption score equal to the number of lit candles. If an adept using these candles fails their Will save
when casting a dangerous spell (see above) they must
add +1 to the mishap die roll for each burning candle.
Black Ring of Thoth-Amon: A massive copper ring in
the shape of a serpent holding its tail in its mouth. It
provides a +1 bonus to all power checks using powers
from the Divination, Sorcery and Warding supernatural
philosophies. It also acts as a talisman which can be used
to control demons, providing +2 to all checks to bargain
with or control such creatures.
RUNE OF JHEBBEL-SAG
When inscribed or painted onto any surface, this rune

identifies the caster as a friend of the children and worshippers of Jhebbel Sag. For 1 hour it improves the attitude of all animals (i.e the children of Jhebbel Sag) and
human worshippers to the caster by one level. The caster
does not need to be a genuinely allied to Jhebbel Sag.
Supernatural Power: Heart Shaping (Friendship)
Ritual Elements: Increased Time (10 minutes), Place
Magics (common: natural areas), Ritual Material
(knowledge of the rune), Ritual Focus (single eect:
Friendship, specific type: animals and worshippers of
Jhebbel Sag), Total Mana: 10
Mana Traits: Arcane Knowledge, Augment
Concentration, Minor Maintenance Loop (1 hour)
Blue Glass Bowl: A dark blue glass bowl about 3 feet in

diameter, incised with silver sigils. It grants an additional
10 mana to rituals involving powers from the Divination
supernatural philosophy, provided those rituals also include a ritual sacrifice. In addition, when using the Scrying power the location being viewed may be treated as
present for the purposes of using the Weather Shaping
power (i.e. the adept can aect the viewed area with the
power as if he was there).
Burning Skull of Xuchotl: A dreadful artefact from the
strange green city of Xuchotl, in the Southern Desert. It
grants the wielder a +5 bonus to Intimidate checks. Also,
all characters within a 90 degree arc of the skulls face,
and within 30 feet, must make a Diculty 15 Sanity
save against fear. Spooked characters will never flee, but
remained rooted to the spot with fear. The eect is continuous, i.e. characters must make a Sanity check each
round they are exposed to the skull.
MAGIC ITEMS
This section describes various magic items that might be

encountered in the Hyborian Age. Many of these items
are unique or the products of long forgotten lore, so information on how to craft them is not given. These items
cannot generally be bought or sold, so no costs are given
either. Making, and in many cases, using, these items
would require a roll against Corruption. The majority of
these items have been taken from Conan RPG - Core
Rulebook and Conan RPG - Secrets of Skelos.
Cobra Crown: The cobra crown grants a +2 bonus to all

checks with powers from the Hypnotism supernatural
philosophy, and grants the wearer use of the Mind Touch
power.
Apparatus of Sets Demons: Smoke-serpents summoned with this apparatus gain a new trait: Paralysis:
Those hit by a smoke-serpents grapple attack must succeed on a Diculty 14 Fortitude save or be paralyzed for
3 rounds. The save Diculty is Charisma-based.
Crystal Ball of Speech and Vision: Crystal balls sometimes come in sets with one large crystal and one or
more smaller ones. The main crystal ball functions exactly like a standard crystal ball with additional properties: an adept can use the larger crystal ball to contact the
Crystal Ball: A shimmering crystal sphere around six to

eighteen inches in diameter. A crystal ball grants the
adept a +2 bonus to power checks when using powers
from the Divination supernatural philosophy.
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possessor of one of the smaller crystal balls using the

Mind Touch power. The familiarity of this contact is
always present, regardless of the actual distance between
the crystal balls. The smaller crystal balls can only be
used to receive a mental contact, and have no other function. The only image they will ever show is the face of
the adept who is currently using the main crystal ball.
The heart of the elephant can also be used by a Yaggite to pass on a curse after his own death. The Yaggite
must arrange for his own blood to be used to bathe the
gem in. He names the target of the curse and describes it
as if casting a spell to cause that eect. If successful then
the target is aected by the Suggestion power to pick up
the gem, the instant he next sees it. He may attempt a
Will save, with a Diculty set by the now-deceased
Yaggite when alive. If he does pick up the gem, he is
immediately struck down by the chosen curse, with no
saving throws possible. In The Tower of the Elephant
the curse was to shrink the target to a tiny size, upon
which the target was sucked into the heart of the elephant itself at the conclusion of the spell, there to remain
entrapped forever.
Hand of Nergal: This amulet appears to be a clawed

hand of old ivory, worked all over with weird glyphs in a
forgotten tongue. The claw clasps a sphere of shadowy,
dim crystal. In fact, the amulet is alive, inhabited by the
spirit of a demon banished to wander the frigid reaches
of Space for all eternity, and returned by freak of chance.
The owner of the Hand gains access to the Blind/
DeafenA, ConfusionA, ContagionA, CurseA, Pain and
SeizureA powers. They can also use Summon OutsiderA
(Black Shadows only), either at will or as part of a ritual
to summon a horde of such beings.
The Hand provides the user with the illusion of ultimate power. To that end, it always conceals its independent intellect. At some point the Hand will rebel, and
turns on its former master. All of the ills and woes which
the user has brought upon others are turned on the user
himself, and he is destroyed is a paroxysm of magic and
agony (treat this as a roll of 25 or higher on the Magical
Mishaps table).
The only true defense against the Hand is the
counter-amulet, the Heart of Tammuz. The Heart appears as a heart-shaped stone of golden amber or yellow
jade which glows with a soft inner light. The Hearts
origins are unknown, but with the proper rituals it can
protect the wielder from the evil magics of the Hand.
Horn of the Earthquake: This horn grants whoever

blows on it the Summon ElementalA power, although
only for earth elementals. They must first succeed in a
Diculty 15 Perform (Wind Instruments) check, after
which they may make the Summon ElementalA power
check as normal.
Ishitis Amulet: A ruby fetish cut in a bizarre shape with
an eye in the centre that seems to burn from within with
the unimagined powers of Set. It grants the adept the
Mana BlastA power, with the Improved Sunder feat
when attempting to damage items, doors etc. It also
grants the Cure and Imbue Life powers.
Finally, it can summon serpents from the mouths of
liars. If the adept catches the target in a lie (e.g. the target fails a Blu check opposed by the adepts Blu or
Sense Motive) they gain access to the Summon BeastsA
(snakes only) power, if they use it within 5 rounds. The
target must succeed in a Fortitude save or gain the dying
condition. Success automatically inflicts a wound on the
character (no Toughness save allowed).
Heart of Ahriman: The heart of Ahriman is an extremely powerful and ancient gem-like artefact, capable
of restoring the dead to weird un-life, among many more
evil things. It has the following capabilities:
It can be used as a major component of a ritual to
raise a corpse as a mummy of Ahriman (see above).
If placed on the breast of any corpse for more than a
minute it will animate it (as per the Imbue Unlife
power) into a zombie. This creature will obey the
instructions of anyone who speaks a language it
understood in life, giving precedence to the bearer of
the heart.
The save diculty of any supernatural power cast by
an adept holding the heart is increased by +1.
While holding the heart the adept gains access to the
Ward power.
The heart can be used to strike down mummies of
Ahriman. As a standard action the adept can force a
mummy of Ahriman to make a Fortitude save with a
Diculty equal to their power check, or be reduced
back to its natural state, a withered corpse.
However, any who see the heart of Ahriman must make
a Diculty 20 Will saving throw or be filled with an
almost insane desire to own it. This acts very much like
an obsessive disorder (p. 228, Core Rulebook). A character who manages to obtain it will wish to hide it away
and keep it safe from others. However, an adept may
wish to explore its full powers
Jade Altar: This man-size jade altar grants an adept the

Weather Shaping power as long as they remain with 10
ft. of it. It can also be used as a material component for
rituals that use Weather Shaping, providing 10 mana.
Sacrifices made on the altar as part of a Weather Shaping ritual provide an additional 5 mana.
Jewel of the Moon: An oval, flattened, translucent river
rock. When touched by blood the jewel will glow with a
cool blue light until the area is lit as though by a full
moon. Anything within 15 feet is considered brightly lit,
and anything within 30 feet is in low light conditions.
Keshan Hellfire Amulet: An amulet the size of a hens
egg and the colour of tarnished brass, with a single serpentine rune is inscribed in black upon it. A wire noose
holds the amulet around the neck of a victim. The amulet
responds to three commands, each of which requires the
controlling adept to make a Diculty 12 Will save or
gain a level of fatigue:
Hie Vakallar-Ftagn makes the wire constrict until the
amulet is snug around the persons neck.
Hie Vakallar-Nectos causes the amulet to flare up
into incandescence, turning into a molten stream of
metal. This causes +20 damage to the victim. This will
also occur if the victim tries to remove the amulet (i.e.
causes it any amount of damage).
Hie Nostratos-Valkallar will cause the wire to
expand, allowing the amulet to be removed safely.
Heart of the Elephant: A large transparent gem, mysteriously to the Yaggite known as Yag-Kosha or Yogah. It
grants an attuned adept access to the following powers:
CurseA, DreamingA, Dominate, Suggestion and Visions.
It also grants +4 to all Knowledge (Astrology) checks.
Becoming attuned to the jewel takes one day of study
and the use of rare materials (Purchase Diculty 25),
after which the adept must succeed in a Diculty 20
Knowledge (Arcana) check.
If an adept knows of capabilities of the amulet then a

successful Diculty 20 Knowledge (Arcana) check will
render them immune to its damage.
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Pipes of Madness: All those who hear these pipes go

screamingly insane, acting more or less randomly. The
user must play the pipes using a Perform (Wind Instruments) check to create a Terror eect with a level equal
to their check result. All creatures within 60 feet of the
piper must make a Sanity save. Confused, unhinged and
psychotic characters that can take actions will behave
randomly until recovered (as per the Confusion power).
This may include attacking (or attempting to attack) the
piper, attacking the nearest creature, running away or
stand staring into the distance. Characters who cannot
hear the pipes (e.g. because they are deaf, or have
blocked their ears) are unaected. A character who
makes his initial Sanity save against the pipes cannot be
aected by the Terror eect again for 24 hours. Aected
characters must make Sanity saves each round, as long as
the piper continuesthe Diculty will change
according to the pipers Perform check.
These advanced powers (not the simple good luck eect)

come at a dreadful price, as the ring binds more and
more of the magicians soul up within it. Any levels
gained while wearing the ring will be lost whenever it is
not worn. This will aect ability increases, skill points,
saving throws, feats and supernatural powers. Regaining
the ring will restore these levels. As characters can only
have a maximum of 20 levels any levels in excess of 20
are not applied to combat bonuses, saving throws, skill
points etc, but any feats or supernatural powers obtained
from these excess levels are granted as bonuses.
Silvery Mirror: A lower-quality version of the crystal
ball, with the advantage that its magical properties are
not immediately obvious. A silvery mirror grants a +1
bonus to Scrying power checks.
Sta of Sorcery: This sta comes in a variety of forms,
each associated with a particular supernatural philosophy. Each is cut from a unique tree, and must be made
for a specific wielderit has no eect for any other user.
The sta functions as a masterwork quartersta, but
grants the wielder the Extended Reach Power feat (i.e. a
power that normally requires the adept to touch the target can be channeled through the sta) and a +1 bonus
to fatigue saving throws when using powers from its
associated supernatural philosophy.
Conjuration: Sta of the Magic Hand, made from
Tree of the Magic Hand, which grows in the deserts
of Stygia.
Divination: Sta of Knowledge, made from the Tree
of Knowledge, which grows in Iranistan in an ancient
and forbidden garden.
Hypnotism: Sta of Cruel Mind, from the Tree of
Cruelty, which grows on islands far to the east of even
Khitai.
Nature: Sta of Leaf and Bud, from the Tree of Leaf
and Bud, which grows deep in the Pictish Wilderness,
at the centre of a great grove sacred to Jhebbal Sag.
Necromancy: Sta of Death, made from the Tree of
Death, which grows in the grounds of a temple to the
death god of Paikang in Khitai.
Oriental: Sta of the Rising Sun, from the Tree of the
Rising Sun, which grows on islands far to the east of
even Khitai.
Shamanism: Spirit Sta, made from the Tree of
Spirits, which grows in a hidden valley in Kush.
Sorcery: Sta of Hell, carved from the Tree of Hell,
which grows in hell itself.
Warding: Sta of Warding, made from the Tree of
Warding, which grows on a forgotten isle of the
Western Ocean.
Witchcraft: Sta of the Evil Eye, made from the Tree
of the Coven, which grows in the depths of the great
Eastern Desert.
Pomegranate Altar of the Black Circle: This great altar

has a single use: to contain the magical essence of the
four lords of the Black Circle. It must be constructed as
one of the requirements for becoming the Master of the
Black Circle. As there can only be one pomegranate altar
of the Black Circle in existence at a time a new one can
only be made if the existing one is destroyed.
Four serpents (treat as a medium sized viper, with the
supernatural beast type) act as the magical guardians of
the central crystal ball. The serpents are closely linked to
the four lords of the Black Circle, granting them a degree of magical protectionthey may use the Will saves
of the lords of the Black Circle, rather than their own.
The four vipers remain in a statue-like form of pure gold
until anyone approaches within 5 feet of the altar, at
which point they come to life and attack him viciously. If
slain, each reverts to its solid gold formimmensely
valuable (Purchase Diculty of at least 45) but terrifically heavy (at least 70,000 pounds).
The crystal ball at the centre has Toughness of +0. If
damaged it shatters instantly, releasing the four magical
pomegranates and imposing the dying condition on the
four lords of the Black Circle, wherever they are. A lord
of the Black Circle whose pomegranate has been released in this way cannot be healed or restored to health
by any means.
Ring of Rakhamon: The rings full powers have been
lost to antiquity. However, it is known to increase the
wearers resistance to spells (+2 to all saves against supernatural powers), and to grant +2 to all social interaction
checks when dealing with demons.
Serpent Ring of Set: A curious ring of a copper-like
metal in the form of a scaled serpent, coiled in three
loops, with its tail in its mouth and eyes of yellow gems.
For ordinary folk this ring appears to grant but a single
power, that of good luck: once per day, its wearer can reroll any one die roll they have just made.
The additional powers of the ring may be accessed
only by an adept level of 6 with the Priest* feat who worships Set and follows the Sorcery supernatural philosophy:
The wearer gains a +1 bonus to all fatigue saves
incurred from casting supernatural powers.
Rubbing fresh human blood on the serpents eyes
enhances all spells, granting the wearer a +2 bonus to
all power checks for the next 10 minutes. This blood
can come from either the wearer or another creature
but taking it causes +1 damage.
The wearer gains access to the Summon OutsiderA
power to summon a specific creature, the slave of the
ring. The wearer also eectively knows the true name
of that demon.
Star of Khorala: A jewelled ring that allows an attuned

wielder use the Bliss, Dominate and Suggestion powers
(even if they do not know them), but only when the target is of the same species as the wielder and the opposite
sex. These powers can be used with a +2 bonus to the
power check and fatigue save. Becoming attuned to the
jewel takes one day of study and the use of rare materials
(Purchase Diculty 20), after which the adept must
succeed in a Diculty 20 Knowledge (Arcana) check.
Stygian Girdle of Protection: A powerful magical belt
that renders the wearer invulnerable to many sorcerous
attacks. Any supernatural eect with a random variation
used to select the victim will never strike him, but will
always (at the Narrators discretion) aect someone else
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instead. An eect targeted specifically at the character

will not be blocked by the girdle.
Furthermore, up to once per round, if touched as a
free action, the Stygian girdle of protection allows the
wearer to re-roll (with a +2 bonus) any saving throw to
resist or overcome a supernatural eect that is aecting
them. The character must be physically able to take an
action in order to use the girdle (e.g. they cannot be unconscious or stunned). This works even if they are under
a mental compulsion or hypnotic eect that is trying to
stop them.
places of the earth. Those who read the writings of the

ancients often go mad, becoming caught up in the obsessions of long-dead sorcerers.
Books on magic and sorcery are described using the
following properties:
Language: The language the book is written in. The
adept must know the language in order to read the
book. They gain a +1 bonus to their Knowledge
(Linguistics) check if they are an expert in the
language. Some books are listed as having a Unique
language, which indicates some special code or
personal cipher was used. This incurs a 5 penalty to
all checks to decipher it, which reduces by 1 point for
each previously successful attempt.
Study Time: The time the adept must spend studying
the book. They must spend the majority of the day in
study (at least 8 hours), but the days do not have to be
contiguous.
Diculty: The diculty of the Knowledge
(Linguistics) check required to gain any benefit from
the book.
Failure: Generally a failed Knowledge (Linguistics)
check simply results in no benefit from the time
invested in studying the book. However, failure eects
apply when the check misses the Diculty by 5 or
more. These may include the eects of a supernatural
power (usually a curse of some sort) being cast on the
reader. In such a case assume that power check is
equal to the books Diculty.
Success: The benefits gained if the Knowledge
(Linguistics) check is successful. Sometimes a list of
possible benefits is given, from which the reader must
choose one.
Critical: The benefits gained if the Knowledge
(Linguistics) check exceeds the Diculty by 10 or
more. If he wishes the character can choose a benefit
from the Success category instead.
A number of benefits and penalties can be incurred from
reading these books. Note that some eects (notably
Corruption) might occur even if the character was successful in reading the book.
Corruption: The reader must make a Charisma check
of the indicated diculty or gain a point of
Corruption. If no level is given then the Diculty is
set by the result of the Knowledge (Linguistics)
check. If a Corruption eect is listed in the failure
clause, then it must be rolled for even if the check
missed by less than 5 (i.e. just reading the book is
corrupting).
Fear/Terror: The reader is exposed to a fear or terror
eect of the indicated level. If no level is given then
the Diculty is set by the result of the Knowledge
(Linguistics) check. These books contain forbidden
knowledge: the more an adept understands the more
dangerous they are. The character may be required to
take a disorder to recover from the results.
Power check bonus: The character receives a +2
bonus to the checks involving the indicated
supernatural power, or +1 to all powers associated
with the indicated supernatural philosophy. This lasts
for 1 week.
Ritual: The character discovers the stated ritual, and
may make the appropriate Knowledge (Arcana) check
to learn it.
Ritual check bonus: The character receives a +2
bonus to power checks for any ritual, or +4 to a
specific ritual, if stated. This lasts for 1 month.
The Phoenix on the Sword: When Aquilonia is threatened Epemitreus the Sage, now sleeping under Golmira,
can appear in dreams to grant resistance to Set and his
followers. He can inscribe his symbola phoenixon a
weapon. Such a weapon gains a +2 damage bonus to all
snakes and human worshippers of Set, +4 against all outsiders and +6 against outsiders summoned by or involved
with worshippers of Set. The weapon is also eectively a
supernatural weapon for the purposes of damage reduction. The bonus lasts as long as Epimetreus wishes, although rarely more than a day.
Tulwar of Amir Khurum: In normal hands this mighty
weapon is a masterwork Akibtanian quality (+2 to attack
rolls) tulwar, or great scimitar. However, when wielded by
a character with a positive Honour score it gains an additional +1 to attack rolls and +2 to sunder attempts
(which stacks with the Improved Sunder feat). If the
wielder has an Honour score of +4 or more it gains an
additional +1 to attack rolls (for a total of +4, including
masterwork and Akibtanian bonuses) and +1 damage.
Such a wielder would almost certainly gain a +2 bonus
(or higher) to all social interaction checks involving the
Wazuli.
Unbound Compass: A small, flat bowl made of translucent golden glass holding a thin red oil, upon which
floats a needle. The floating needle never points due
North but, by succeeding in a Diculty 10 Knowledge
(Arcana) check and incurring a level of fatigue, an adept
can set the needle to point to his current location. Until
reset, the needle will continue to point the way to the
last set location.
Wand of Crimson Fire: Another deadly secret of
Xuchotl, a blast from this wand can lay low even a powerful warrior. The wielder of this wand eectively gains
access to the Elemental Blast (Energy, Fire) powers. This
blast does a combination of fire and lightning damage
with a total damage bonus of +15, regardless of the level
of the wielder. However, the target must either be wearing a sizeable quantity of metal (over 20 lbs. of metal
armor or weapons) or be standing in the line of sight
between the adept and a similar quantity of metal (an
armoured character or a metal door, pillar etc). The wand
may be used an unlimited number of times but only once
per round.
Waters of Kharn: The enchanted waters of this pool
within the Temple of Set in Luxur provides a +2 bonus
to all checks using supernatural powers from the Divination supernatural philosophy. It also allows an adept to
view the past of those present. Treat this as the waters
granting the Prediction* power to the adept, but targeting an individual person that is present.
BOOKS
AND
TOMES
The greatest prizes for scholars are those books of magic

that contain the secret teachings of sorcery. These books
are like living things, steeped in the blasphemous power
of their creators, lurking in locked vaults and shadowed
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Skill check bonus: The character receives a +4 bonus

to a skill check for 1 month. Often they will have to
choose from a list of possible skills.
Supernatural power: The character discovers a
supernatural power from the indicated list (or one
chosen at random). They may add this to the list of
canonical powers for their supernatural philosophy.
They may learn this power when they next have the
opportunity (e.g. when they take an adept level).
Alternatively they can cast the power directly from
the book, as if they knew it. They can only do this
once per reading.
Special: Some books were written for specific uses.
These are described in the body of the text.
Temporary feat: The character gains the eects of a
feat for 1 month, if they have the prerequisites. This
stacks with feats the character already has, if the feat
allows.
Making a copy of a book is an advanced Craft (Calligraphy) check, and may only be attempted if the copyist has
successfully studied the book. In addition to the standard
costs for an advanced work, the Narrator may require
more specialist materials to be obtained. Books can be
translated while copying if the scribe is literate in both
languages. However, something is always lost in translationthe Diculty of studying the translated version
increases by +2.
Book of Skelos: This is the ancient libram of a longdead wizard, now forgotten by all save for sorcerers, adventurers, and the strange cult that worships Skelos as a
god. It was written at least a millennium ago, judging by
the illustrations that fill its bestiary.
The book of Skelos is said to contain all known spells,
as well as much other knowledge. However, it is written
in a curious, old-fashioned and cryptic language, with a
great many deliberate errors or blinds. This makes decipherment extremely dicult, even for expert scholars.
Language: Unique; Study Time: 2 weeks; Difficulty: 25;
Failure: Terror (15), Corruption; Success: Skill check bonus
(Knowledge (Arcana), Knowledge (Geography) or Knowledge
(Nature)); Critical: Supernatural power (random).
Books of Tostha-Lanti: These grim volumes are bound
in human skin, and contain the full sorcerous knowledge
of the scholar Tsotha-lanti, as well as several spells he
has not yet had a chance to learn. The books are written
in Tsotha-lantis own cipher.
Language: Unique; Study Time: 1 week; Difficulty: 25;
Failure: ; Success: Supernatural power (Animate ObjectA,
Combat Sense, Dominate, DreamingA, Harm, Imbue Unlife,
Mana BlastA, Mind Touch, Move Object, Suggestion,
Summon ElementalA, Summon OutsiderA or Visions)
Books of Vathelos: Vathelos the Blind was another great
scholar and sorcerer, almost as famed as Skelos. He dictated his grim secrets into a set of iron-bound books
through an unnamed scribe. The scribes descent into
madness is readily apparent from the gradual change in
style, and from the strange practice of jumping between
books, sometimes in mid-sentence.
The books of Vathelos potentially contain all the secrets of almost every spell ever invented, though not
quite so many as the book of Skelos. However, they are
most useful as a set, as each volume refers back and forth
to the others, and its full secrets can only be gleaned
from a careful study of all six books. Although there are
no apparently deliberate errors, the style of writing is
frustrating, so that studying these is considerably more
time-consuming than the book of Skelos.
The character receives a 4 penalty to his Knowledge
(Linguistics) check for each book missing from the set of
six. If a character without the full set of books receives
the failure result, he cannot try again until he obtains
another volume from the set.
Language: Unique; Study Time: 1 month; Difficulty: 20;
Failure: Special; Success: Skill check bonus (Knowledge
(Arcana) or Knowledge (Religion)); Critical: Supernatural
power (random)
Enuma Anu Enlil: A collection of over a thousand clay
tablets from antiquity containing astrological observations of stars, planets, weather and any other celestial or
terrestrial occurrences as might be worthy of note, such
as eclipses and earthquakes. These observations span
hundreds of years and are used to interpret the meaning
of events and as an almanac. Nearly all the main Shemite
temples have this collection or one similar. Anyone who
is not a priest of a Shemite god reading this is subject to
the Curse power with a power check of 15.
Language: Shemitish; Study Time: 1 week; Difficulty: 11;
Failure: ; Success: Skill check bonus (Knowledge (Astrology) or
Knowledge (Nature)); Critical: Supernatural power (Scrying)
Scroll of Amendarath: An astrological work detailing
the correct positioning of planets and stars and giving
instructions on the casting of horoscopes.
Failure: ; Success: Skill check bonus (Knowledge (Astrology) or
Prophecy); Critical: Temporary feat (Election AstrologyA,
Natal AstrologyA or Political AstrologyA)
Acheronian Arcana: An ancient half-charred book,

written by Xaltotun but now owned by Thoth-Amon.
The writings are unique and potent, if at times indecipherable. Any reader who worships Mitra or Ibis is affected with the Curse power (with a random eect, or
one chosen by the Narrator), with a power check of 25.
Language: Acheronian; Study Time: 1 month; Difficulty: 22;
Failure: Curse; Success: Skill check bonus (Knowledge
(Arcana)) or Power check bonus (Curse), Corruption; Critical:
Supernatural power (random), Corruption, Terror (20).
Book of the Dead: A fairly common papyri scroll buried
with the Stygian dead. There are many varieties, although
errors abound throughout most versions, the results of
scribal carelessness or ignorance. Nevertheless, a sorcerer
can find much sorcerous knowledge and benefit in it.
Language: Stygian; Study Time: 1 week; Difficulty: 11;
Failure: ; Success: Skill check bonus (Knowledge (Religion))
or Ritual bonus; Critical: Power check bonus (Necromancy).
Book of the Death God: The Book of the Death God is
the holy book of the Azweri. In it are the religious rites
of Yama the Demon King, the many-armed Great God
of Death and Terror. The book discusses reincarnation
and issues of karma, allowing the Azweri god-kings to
enforce their will by claiming others deserve their fates
because of unresolved issues from former lives.
Failure: Corruption; Success: Corruption, Skill check bonus
(Knowledge (Religion)) or Ritual check bonus; Critical:
Corruption, Power check bonus (Curse and Necromancy)
Books of Shuma-Gorath: There are three iron-bound
books of Shuma-Gorath, each secured with an insidious
lock. A magical key is required to unlock the books,
which is kept in Kheshatta in Stygia. More than a millennia before the sinking of Atlantis, these books were
used to bind the demon Shuma-Gorath into the mountain that would later be known as Mount Crom in
Cimmeria.
Language: Unique; Study Time: 3 hours; Difficulty: 29;
Failure: ; Success: Ritual (Binding of Shuma-Gorath).
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Secrets of Immortality, According to Guchupta of

Shamballah: This arcane book discusses rituals and tortures designed to bring about immortality and the transference of life force from one body to another. The book
has pages of parchment and is inscribed in a spidery
hand in a language known only to scholars of the East.
Khitan scholars gain a +2 bonus to the Knowledge (Linguistics) check.
Language: Khitan; Study Time: 1 week; Difficulty: 20;
Failure: Corruption; Success: Skill check bonus (Knowledge
(Arcana)) or Ritual bonus, Corruption; Critical: Supernatural
power (Life ExtensionA), Corruption.
Sixth Scroll: Language: Khitan; Study Time: 1 week;

Diculty: 16; Failure: ; Success: Temporary feat (Dodge
Focus); Critical: Supernatural power (Ward).
Seventh Scroll: Language: Khitan; Study Time: 1 week;
Diculty: 16; Failure: ; Success: Temporary feat (Attack
Focus (Unarmed Strike)); Critical: Supernatural power
(Combat Sense).
All Scrolls: Language: Khitan; Study Time: 1 week;
Diculty: 20; Failure: ; Success: ; Critical:
Supernatural power (Plane Shift, Teleport).
The Song of the Pit: A short book of poems written by
the infamous bard Rinaldo, who was slain by Conan
during the events of The Phoenix on the Sword. Before
his death, Rinaldo visited the Scarlet Citadel of TsothaLanti, and in the pits beneath that fortress he saw things
that drove him mad.
Language: Aquilonian; Study Time: 1 week; Difficulty: 20;
Failure: Corruption (12); Success: Skill check bonus (any Craft,
Knowledge or Perform skill specialization); Critical:
Supernatural power (CurseA, Harm).
The Book of Dzyan: Only copies of this book are

known to existthe original is rumoured to have been
written in vanished Atlantis. The Book of Dzyan was
preserved only by scribes in the Himelias in far-o
Vendhya, leading some to suspect that the book actually
comes from the mysterious realm of Mu, beyond the
known world. It is primarily a work of philosophy about
magic, and claims that certain races and peoples are
more gifted in the arcane arts than others. It also describes the changing ages of the world, and contains dire
portents and prophecies for the future. The original was
written in an obscure tongue, but Vendhyan translations
are more common. Increase the Diculty by +10 when
dealing with an untranslated copy of the book, but only
the original version contains the more powerful spells.
Language: Vendyhan; Study Time: 1 month; Difficulty: 15;
Failure: ; Success: Skill check bonus (Knowledge (Arcana));
Critical: Supernatural power (DreamingA, Summon
OutsiderA, Visions, Ward); Critical (untranslated version):
Supernatural power (BindingA, Plane Shift).
The Codex of Zhar: In the bazaars of Yezud can be

found a hundred dierent copper-bound books written
in indecipherable tongues that each merchant swears is
the true Codex of Zhar. Most sages of Turan agree that
it was consumed by its own fire ages since.
Language: Unique; Study Time: 1 month; Difficulty: 20;
Failure: the book bursts into flame causing +10 damage to the
reader; Success: Skill check bonus (Craft (Alchemy)); Critical:
Supernatural power (Fire Shaping, Summon ElementalA).
The Shumma Alu Texts: A series of clay tablets discussing omensthe meaning and consequences of everyday
things that happen. The reader is advised about the
meanings of omenshow to avoid any negative consequences or how to take advantage of auspicious omens.
This text can be checked for the reader or for another
subject, who then gains the benefit. Nearly all the main
Shemite temples have this collection or one similar.
Anyone who is not a priest of a Shemite god reading this
is subject to the Curse power with a power check of 10.
Language: Shemitish; Study Time: 1 day; Difficulty: 11;
Failure: ; Success: subject gains a +2 bonus (even die roll) or a
2 penalty (odd die roll) to a single ability, skill or power check
chosen by the Narrator that they make in the next day;
Critical: subject gains a +2 bonus to a single ability, skill or
power check of their choice that they make in the next day
Tomes of Sabatea of the Golden Peacock: These evilreeking books of black magic, written in envenomed ink,
discuss the uses of torture in magic and spellcasting.
There are three volumes:
Volume 1 (Tortures of the Golden Peacock): Language:
Shemitsh; Study Time: 1 month; Diculty: 19; Failure:
Terror, Corruption; Success: Ritual bonus or Power check
bonus (CurseA), Corruption; Critical: Supernatural
power (Pain), Corruption.
Volume 2 (The Blood of the Golden Peacock): Language:
Shemitsh; Study Time: 1 month; Diculty: 20; Failure:
Terror, Corruption; Success: Skill check bonus (Intimidate)
or Ritual bonus, Corruption; Critical: Supernatural
power (Harm or Pain), Corruption.
Volume 3 (The Poisons of the Golden Peacock):
Language: Shemitsh; Study Time: 1 month; Diculty:
22; Failure: Terror, Corruption; Success: Special (+4 to
save diculties of all poisons created in the next month),
Corruption; Critical: Supernatural power (Terror*),
Corruption.
The Book of Eibon: The fearsome Book of Eibon hails

from Hyperborea, and is said to have been written by an
ancestral sorcerer-god of that cold land. It is a potent
collection of spells, all written in a clear and concise
manner. However, the book is said to carry a curse, and
those who study it often meet alarming and grisly fates.
Language: Hyperborean; Study Time: 2 weeks; Difficulty: 20;
Failure: Curse (random) and Terror (15); Success: ; Critical:
Supernatural power (Harm, Heart Shaping, Mind Reading,
Move Object, Plane Shift, Self-Shaping, Speak with DeadA,
Summon OutsiderA, Ward or Weather Shaping).
Seven Cryptical Books of Earth: This set of scrolls from
Khitai primarily discusses spirits and monsters that dwell
in the far east, including a mysterious mountain where
the gods are held to dwell. Each of the seven scrolls must
be translated separately and provides a single set of
benefits, but when all seven are comprehended and
cross-referenced, then certain higher secrets are revealed.
First Scroll: Language: Khitan; Study Time: 1 week;
Diculty: 16; Failure: ; Success: Skill check bonus
(Medicine); Critical: Supernatural power (Enhance
Ability).
Second Scroll: Language: Khitan; Study Time: 1 week;
(Knowledge (Nature)); Critical: Supernatural power
(Summon BeastsA).
Third Scroll: Language: Khitan; Study Time: 1 week;
(Diplomacy); Critical: Supernatural power (Suggestion).
Fourth Scroll: Language: Khitan; Study Time: 1 week;
(Knowledge (Astrology)); Critical: Supernatural power
(Visions).
Fifth Scroll: Language: Khitan; Study Time: 1 week;
(Acrobatics); Critical: Supernatural power (Teleport)
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He grunted with satisfaction. The feel of the hilt cheered him and gave him a glow of confidence. Whatever
webs of conspiracy were drawn about him, whatever trickery and treachery ensnared him, this knife was real.
The great muscles of his right arm swelled in anticipation of murderous blows.
The Hour of the Dragon
This chapter describes weapons, armor and other equipment particular to the Hyborian Age. There are very few
changes required for weapons and armor, but alchemical
items, herbs, poisons and magical items are described in
some detail.
strength rating of +0. Increase the range increment by 10

ft. for each strength rating point above 0. The cost also
increases by +2 for each point of strength rating.
These bows are almost always made in masterwork
versions, granting a +1 bonus to attack rolls.
WEAPONS
WEAPON DESCRIPTIONS
Bow: Normal bows are martial weapons. The user can
add their Strength to the damage, but only up to a
maximum of +2.
Almost all the the weapons described in the Core Rulebook, and those in the expanded list in the Warriors
Handbook, can easily be used in the Hyborian Age. The
Hyborian Age Weapons table describes those weapons
that are more specific to the setting. Note that the three
knives (Yueshti, Ghanata and Zhaibar) are basically
equivalent to a dagger, shortsword and sword, respectively.
The main changes included here involves bows. The
composite bow was introduced in the Warriors Handbook but, apart from a slightly longer range increment, is
indistinguishable from a regular bow. Therefore it has
been removed and replaced with the more specialized
varieties described below.
The four types of bow listed in the Exotic Weapons
section of the Hyborian Age Weapons table are all
made with a strength rating. This is the maximum bonus
damage that a proficient user can add. For example, a
Stygian Bow (+2) will add +2 to damage, even if
wielded by a user with a Strength of +3. The user must
have a Strength equal to the bows strength rating to be
considered proficient in that particular bowa character
with a Strength of +1 would use a Stygian Bow (+2)
with a standard 4 non-proficiency penalty.
The range increment listed in the Hyborian Age
Weapons table is the base range for a bow with a
Bow, Hyrkanian: The Hyrkanian bow is a composite

short bow made from horn, wood and sinew. A
Hyrkanian bow requires both hands to shoot and may be
used while mounted.
Bow, Shemite: The Shemite bow is very similar to the
Hyrkanian bow. A Shemite bow requires both hands to
shoot and may be used while mounted.
Bow, Stygian: The Stygian bow is heavy and powerful,
shooting a long, weighty arrow that does a great deal of
damage but does not travel as far as most other arrows. A
Stygian bow requires both hands to shoot and may not
be used while mounted, though the Stygian nobility often use them from chariots.
Composite Bow: These are removed from the setting.
Knife, Ghanata: The Ghanata knife is commonly used
by the tribesmen of the Southern Desert. It is two feet
long, heavy, razor-sharp and slightly curved.
Knife, Yuetshi: The Yuetshi knife is a long, saw-edged
knife with a crescent-shaped blade. It is wielded by the
Yuetshi fishermen of the southern Vilayet sea.
Hyborian Age Weapons

Weapon
Damage
Critical
Descriptor
Range Increment
Size
Cost
Weight
+1
19-20/+3
Slashing
Small
1 lb.
Knife, Ghanata
+2
19-20/+3
Slashing
10 ft.
Small
2 lb.
Knife, Zhaibar
+3
19-20/+3
Slashing
Medium
3 lb.
Bow, Hyrkanian
+3
19-20/+4
Piercing
100 ft.
Medium
14
2 lb.
Bow, Shemite
+3
19-20/+4
Piercing
100 ft.
Medium
14
2 lb.
Bow, Stygian
+4
19-20/+3
Piercing
60 ft.
Large
14
3 lb.
Longbow, Bossonian
+4
19-20/+3
Piercing
80 ft.
Large
12
2 lb.
Simple Weapons
Knife, Yueshti
Martial Weapons
Exotic Weapons
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Knife, Zhaibar: The Zhaibar knife is as long as most

swords, though it is shaped very much like a large knife
and has a thicker blade. It is used throughout Ghulistan.
Its blade is three feet long, triangular and intended for
slashing rather than thrusting. Most Zhaibar knives are
bone-handled.
However, their primary purpose is not direct assault.

Instead, the spiders begin to devour real spiders within a
one-mile radius. Within two days the flies and other
vermin, unchecked by their natural predators, will begin
to swarm. Within seven days the area becomes almost
unbearable, requiring all within it to succeed in a Diculty 15 Will save or incur a 2 penalty to all attack rolls
and skill checks.
Longbow, Bossonian: This massive yew bow does not

have quite the range of the Hyrkanian or Shemite bows
but Bossonian archers make up for this with deadly accuracy when the enemy is within range and utter steadfastness when he is not. It requires both hands to shoot
and may not be used while mounted.
Acheronian Demon-Fire: This powerful demon-fire

recipe, older and more subtle than Kothic Demon-Fire,
is loaded into a glass orb which can be flung at an opponent with a range increment of 10 feet. If it hits a character (or a parrying weapon), it inflicts +2 fire damage. It
also knocks them unconscious (as per the Sleep power) if
they fail a Diculty 25 Fortitude save.
If thrown at the ground, it aects a 10 ft. by 10 ft.
area. Any character within the area must make a Diculty 20 Reflex save or take +1 fire damage and be dazed
for 1 round.
MATERIALS
Bronze, iron and steel are all in use in various parts of

the world. Following the Alternate Materials section on
p. 178 of the Core Rulebook, assume the following:
Bronze armor grants no additional Damage
Reduction
Iron armor grants Damage Reduction 2/iron and steel
Steel armor grants Damage Reduction 2/steel
Use the Alternate Materials rules for weapon breakage
and so on.
Silver may also be made into weaponsit is frequently the only way to bypass the damage reduction of
undead and outsiders. However, because it cannot keep
an edge its use is typically limited to arrowheads, stilettos
or bludgeoning weapons like maces. Silver candlesticks
and the like make excellent improvised weapons!
Akibtanian smiths produced the finest steel of the
Hyborian Age. In game terms they will have training in
Craft (Alchemy) and the Purify MetalsA feat, which will
allow them to create enhanced metal. The bonus to attack rolls for weapons with this metal range from +1 to
+3, which will stack with masterwork bonuses. The
minimum bonus an Akibtanian weapon will provide is
therefore +2. Although these smiths could apply their
talents to making armor they rarely do so.
Acheronian Grave Dust: An extremely light, dull grey

powder stored in small (egg sized) soft, translucent orbs
that dissolve in water. When released into water, each
orb contains enough poison to aect up to 10 people
with a low-level fever. When first ingested the drinker
must succeed in a Diculty 15 Fortitude save or take 1
point of Wisdom damage. One minute later they must
succeed in the same saving throw or take 1 point of Intelligence damage. This poison only aects a character
once per day.
Acheronian Guardian Orb: A glossy black sphere the
size of a walnut that is a variation of the Acheronian
Black Globe. A Diculty 25 Notice check reveals something the size of a large wolf spider sitting, extremely
still, in the heart of the sphere.
A guardian orb is created for a specific person. If anyone else holds the orb for more than 3 rounds, or the orb
is separated from its owner for more than 5 rounds (including by the death of the owner), the orb breaks apart
in large flakes as the spider within begins to expand.
Within one round the creature becomes a giant spider.
The spider awakens possessed by a ravenous hunger: it
will attempt to kill and eat every living creature within
its immediate area. Once sated it builds a nest and continues to feed until finally destroyed.
ALCHEMICAL ITEMS
In the Hyborian Age the Craft (Alchemy) skill is used to

create what would often be considered magical items.
Characters do not generally need to learn a recipe to
make an items, although the Narrator may wish to limit
the availability of specific alchemical items as follows:
Acheronian items should only be available to sorcerers
of that race, or after extensive research using suitable
library sources.
The Globe of Yezud is typically only available to
priests of Zath.
The Golden Wine of Xuthal is only made in the city
of XuthalHyborian Age alchemists would have to
travel there to find out how to make it.
Other alchemical items (from the Experts Handbook)
may be available, although some (such as tinder sticks,
chortle orbs and tanglefoot bags) do not really fit the
setting. Full descriptions of these items can be found
throughout the many Conan RPG books: Titos Trading
Post is particularly useful.
Argossean Dream Dust: Made from a small, waxy plant

with dark green leaves and blood red flowers that grows
far up on the rocks of the Barachan Isles, Argossean
dream dust grants visions similar to those from black
lotus powder.
An adept who inhales a dose of the dream dust can
double the duration of any power from the Divination
supernatural philosophy. However, when the power ends
their vision continues to wander for 6 hours, during
which time they are helpless.
Atlantean Peace: An embalming dust used by the Atlanteans to preserve bodies and tombs. It is a thin, black
powder that does not burn and never spoils or decays.
A single dose of the powder, when thrown, fills an
area 30 ft. in diameter. The natural process of decay is
halted within this area causing living creatures to suocate unless they can hold their breath. Each round that
they breath in the mist requires them to make a Diculty 15 Fortitude save or take 1 point of Constitution
damage.
Acheronian Black Globe: A glossy black globe that, on

close examination (a Diculty 15 Notice check), has a
porous surface with a single spiders egg in each pore.
The globe remains inert until struck sharply against a
solid object, upon which the outer surface becomes
moist. One round later thousands of small spiders scurry
out of it, inflicting +1 damage to everyone within 20 feet.
Atlantean Water: Atlantean Water can dissolve stone as

if it were sea-foam, and if used in sucient quantities
could bring down a city wall or cut a passage through
solid rock.
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Hyborian Age Alchemical Items

Complexity
Item
Simple
Moderate
Flame Powder, Purgative Potion, Smoke Powder, Thunderclap Powder

Argossean Dream Dust, Black Lotus Wine, Blue Devils-Flame, Fountain of Blood,
Kothic Demon-Fire, Radium Gem, Rope of Dead Womens Hair, Yellow Lotus Resin
Acheronian Demon-Fire, Atlantean Water, Black Lotus Powder, Disease Dust, Elixir of Orkideh,
Globe of the Amber Serpent, Narcinthe, Potion of Strength, Silver Lotus, Space Mead,
Stygian Mould, Stygian Tomb Dust, Violet Cureall
Acheronian Black Globe, Acheronian Grave Dust, Acheronian Guardian Orb, Atlantean Peace,
Dust of Forgetfulness, Globe of Yezud, Golden Lotus Juice, Golden Wine of Xuthal,
Hellfire Puball, Lotus Smoke, Love Potion, Potion of Hibernation, Purple Lotus Wine,
Stygian Wind Venom, Ta Neheh Leaf Elixir
Complex
Advanced
One dose inflicts +10 damage per round, on a 10 ft. by

10 ft. area of stone, for 5 rounds. Once applied it cannot
be removed or stopped. It does no damage to any other
substance, including living creatures. One dose weighs
only about lb and is usually packaged in a small, glass
container that can be easily thrown (with a range increment of 10 feet).
Dust of Forgetfulness: When thrown or blown into an

enemys face (maximum range is 5 ft.) they will automatically breathe it in unless they have stated that they
are holding their breath. They must then make a Diculty 20 Will save or forget all that has occurred within
the last 3 to 4 hours hours. This knowledge will gradually
begin to return to him over the course of several weeks,
so that by the end of a month he will recall everything
he had forgotten once more.
Black Lotus Wine: A wine-like drink that is drunk for

pleasure, rather than supernatural advantages. It is a mixture of various black lotus extracts, steeped in a sizeable
quantity of strong wine. An incorrect balance of these
ingredients may result in permanent insanity or death.
Correctly made it will result in unconsciousness through
alcohol poisoning before the lotus is fatal.
Elixir of Orkideh: This elixir can only be made from

water beneath a citadel near Keshatta which leeches
magic. A magic item anointed with the elixir will not
function until it is rubbed o, or it evaporates. An adept
anointed with the elixir, or carrying some of it, will not
be able to use any supernatural powersas if aected by
the Severance power with a save diculty equal to the
Craft (Alchemy) check that made the elixir. If anointed
the eects wear o after 5 minutes. The elixir cannot be
moved by magical means.
Black Lotus Powder: An incense-like substance burnt to

provide dreamy, opium-like eects which can either
boost a sorcerers power or allow rapid recovery from
major sorcerous eorts, at the risk of a distinct lack of
function for a day or so.
An adept who is exhausted can burn one dose of the
incense to make a fatigue recovery check every 10 minutes, rather than every hour. However, once all fatigue
levels have been removed they must make a Diculty 12
Fortitude save or fall unconscious for 12 hours.
An adept with any other level of fatigue can burn one
dose to gain a +4 bonus to fatigue saves incurred from
using supernatural powers for 1 hour, as long as he remains in the vicinity of the smoke. However, he suers a
4 penalty to Notice checks during this time.
Flame-Powder: Flame-powder ignites as soon as it is

struck hard, crushed or thrown to the ground. In the
latter case it aects a 5 ft. by 5 ft. area adjacent to the
sorcerer by bursting into small flames that last for one
round and deal +1 fire damage to any creature within its
square, as well as potentially starting fires.
Alternatively, it can be poured over a surface, so that
the next Medium sized creature who steps on it while
running (or Large creature who steps on it while walking) immediately triggers the eect. Used in this way, it
loses its potency after one hour if not activated.
Blue Devils-Flame: A trick used by sorcerers everywhere to blind and daze their enemies. The powder can
be thrown with a range increment of 10 ft., bursting into
light on impact. Any creature within 10 ft. of the burst
must make a Diculty 20 Reflex save or be dazed (for 1
round) and dazzled for 1 minute. Even creatures that
successfully save are dazzled for 1 round.
It can also be used to impress simple folk with a display of supernatural power. In this case the blue devilsflame is dispersed more widely, giving an impressive light
show without dazzling the onlookers. The sorcerer gains
+2 to all Diplomacy and Intimidate checks. However,
anyone who knows the trick (e.g. an adept who has made
or used the powder, or anyone making a Diculty 10
Craft (Alchemy) check) will not be so taken in.
Fountain of Blood: Most often found in Stygia, this

potion makes a person bleed like a fountain and prolongs
his death. When given to a victim as part of a ritual it
increases the mana gained from their sacrifice by 50%.
This stacks with any eects of the Blood SacrificeA feat.
Globe of the Amber Serpent: A lesser form of the globe
of Yezud, used by priests of Set. It contains a tiny coral
snake instead of a spider, and does not need to be ritually
prepared. The snake is held in suspended animation until
the globe is broken, whereupon it slithers out and attacks
anyone around it. Use the Viper from the Bestiary (p.
140, Core Rulebook). The snake does not hit automatically, but does get a +4 bonus to its initial attack. If the
carrier of an orb is knocked prone or falls they must
make a Diculty 15 Reflex save to avoid breaking it.
Disease Dust: Hyborian Age alchemists do not have the

germ theory of disease, but they do know how to break
diseased matter down into powdered form. A small glass
vial is filled with the distillate of a single disease chosen
by the alchemist, as per the Contagion power. When
thrown directly at a character or onto the ground, it
bursts into a 10 ft. by 10 ft. area of infection. The Diculty of the Fortitude save is equal to the Craft
(Alchemy) check that made it.
Globe of Yezud: A ball of black, polished jade about 2

inches in diameter that contains a highly venomous spider. Activating a globe takes 1 round and a successful
Diculty 15 Knowledge (Arcana) check, during which
the sorcerer names the target of the globe. The sorcerer
must know the target by name or have used Aether
ShapingA to discover it. Once activated the target cannot
be changed.
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After activation the globe is completely inert until it

comes into contact with the flesh of its target for at least
1 round. It will then transform into the spider which will
bite the target, hitting automatically. The bite does no
damage but does expose the target to the spiders venom
(Type: Injury; Save: 20, Eect: 2 Con/3 Con).
Potion of Hibernation: This potion puts the drinker

into a total, deathlike sleep in which he does not age. He
may sleep for up to 1,000 years, plus 1,000 years per
point of Wisdom. However, he will find himself physically drained by this process, so that he takes 1 damage
every 100 years of sleep. This can, if he sleeps for long
enough, kill him.
The drinker may make Diculty 20 Will saving
throw to mentally set a condition which will cause him
to awaken. This may either be a specific span of years
(although this will only work to within 10% accuracy)
or a condition such as when anyone enters the chamber
wherein I sleep or when my sleeping body is touched.
He will awaken when the conditions are fulfilled. If he
fails the Will save he will remain asleep indefinitely, or
unless the Narrator decides there is a way to revive him.
Golden Lotus Juice: This golden liquid is extremely

scarce and valuable, for it provides instantaneous relief
from all herbal and alchemical eects, including the
slumber, paralysis or madness that may be caused by
some of the other lotus varieties. Drinking a single dose
will also restore 3 points of ability damage, if the drinker
has any. Golden lotus is very rare: the Purchase diculty
for making golden lotus juice is increased by +10.
Golden Wine of Xuthal: This nectar-like liquid heals
wounds almost instantaneously and, if drunk regularly,
prolongs life too. It is found only in the lost city of
Xuthal, deep in the Southern Desert.
A single dose of this wine is sucient to instantly
heal all hurt and bruised conditions, restore ability damage to all abilities and grant two successive recovery
checks. This is similar to the various Cure powers and
their Restore eects with a power check equal to the
Craft (Alchemy) check that made the wine (at least 30).
Potion of Strength: Brewed from the hot blood of a bull

and certain rare herbs and roots (including the Red
Lotus), this potion can temporarily increase a mans
strength, making him a titanic force in combat. However, the user risks boiling his internal organs if he uses
the potion for too long. Those who use this potion
should also carry a purgative with them so they can
vomit up the lethal stimulant.
The potion grants a +4 bonus to Strength. However,
after a number of rounds equal to 3 times the drinkers
Constitution (minimum 3 rounds) he must make a Difficulty 15 Fortitude save each round until the potion is
counteracted or the character dies. Failing a Fortitude
save causes lethal damage (see the Harm power).
Hellfire Puball: Hellfire puballs are dreadful bombs,

producing flames and extreme heat in a very small area.
Each puball covers one 5 ft. square completely to a
height of 5 ft., and will roll drift and roll downhill at a
speed of 30 ft. It instantly explodes if it touches any
amount of iron or steel, making an area attack with a
range of 15 ft. and causing +10 fire damage (a Diculty
20 Reflex save halves the damage). Any creature within
30 ft. of the explosion looking at the puball must make
a Diculty 15 Fortitude save or be dazed (for 1 round)
and dazzled for 1 minute. Even creatures that successfully save are dazzled for 1 round.
Hellfire puballs are dicult to control, going where
gravity and the wind dictate. A minor gust of wind will
disperse a puball. They are typically stored in large sacks
which are bulky and unwieldy, despite being light.
Purgative Potion: This vile-tasting potion makes anyone

who drinks it retch out their guts. The imbiber must
make a Diculty 15 Fortitude save. If he fails, he is nauseated for 20 minutes; if he succeeds, he is only nauseated for 5 minutes. Either way, there is copious vomiting.
However, the potion grants a +4 bonus to all saves to
resist the eects of ingested poisons.
Radium Gem: A refined form of green fire-stones (see
below). A single radium gem provides illumination
within a 10 ft. radius, weighs a negligible amount, and
can be switched on or o up to once per round as a free
action. However, it still has a tendency to corrupt the
carrier, exactly like green fire-stones do.
Kothic Demon-Fire: A small glass orb filled with a

deadly combination of substances that burst into heat
and flame on contact with air. It can be thrown with a
range increment of 10 ft. causing +5 fire damage. Targets
must also make a Diculty 20 Fortitude save or be
stunned for 1 round.
If thrown at the ground, it aects a 10 ft. by 10 ft.
area. Any character within the area must make a Diculty 20 Reflex save or take +3 fire damage.
Rope of Dead Womens Hair: This supernaturally strong

rope is made from dead womens hair steeped in the juice
of the upas-tree. It weighs only 2 lbs per 100 ft., and can
support up to 750 pounds without snapping. In appearance it seems only a thin and flimsy cord, so that a full
100 ft. coil of it could be carried in a large belt-pouch.
The cost given is for a 100 ft. length of the rope.
Lotus Smoke: A preparation derived from any powdered lotus blossom: green, grey or black. When cast on
the ground (with a range increment of 5 ft.) it sheds
light with a 15 ft. radius. One round later, it turns into a
glowing ball. All who look at the ball must make a Diculty 18 Will save or become fascinated with it. The ball
then moves 10 ft. in the same direction as it was initially
thrown. The next round it bursts into a cloud of smoke
with a radius of 15 ft., moving at a speed of 20 ft. per
round for the next 6 rounds. In smoke form, it has the
same eect as the lotus blossom it was derived from.
Silver Lotus: The beautiful silver lotus, with flamboyant

silver petals and downy, grey-green leaves, is only grown
in two places in the whole world: at the source of the
River Styx and at the Shemite city of Baalur. A tea made
from the fine petals grants a +5 bonus to Dreaming
power checks (or Will saves, if they lack that power) to
defend the imbiber against attacks or other injurious
eects whist in the dreamscape. Silver lotus is very rare:
the Purchase diculty for making products from silver
lotus is increased by +10.
Narcinthe: A heady wine brewed of jasmine petals in

Samara, a city in Turan, but brought to Shem for the
benefit of its divinations. It grants a +1 bonus to power
checks to all power checks made for supernatural powers
from the Divination supernatural philosophy. If this bonus would not be useful to the adept, it may instead (at
the Narrators option) grant a +2 bonus to fatigue saves
for Divination powers. Its eects last for 1 hour.
Smoke Powder: A packet of this powder thrown into a

burning brazier or candle creates a billowing cloud of
thick smoke. The smoke fills an area with a radius of 30
ft. with thick, black, greasy vapours. Any creature in the
area must succeed in a Diculty 15 Fortitude save or
become nauseated for that round. If they fail two saves in
a row they become sickened until the end of the scene, or
until the smoke dissipates. The smoke also provides concealment (i.e. a 20% miss chance).
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Space Mead: A strange brew of unearthly herbs and

strong liquor that protects the imbiber from the cold
vacuum of interplanetary or interstellar space. Sorcerers
wishing to travel physically beyond this world must procure a recipe for Space Mead, or they will freeze to death
long before they are devoured by the demons of the
Outer Darkness.
Yellow Lotus Resin: This is used by sorcerers to provide

visions and trances, with a strong hallucinogenic eect.
Its eects last for 3 hours and grants a +2 bonus to all
power checks made for supernatural powers from the
Divination supernatural philosophy. Furthermore, during
this time the sorcerer is considered to be resting for purposes of recovering from fatigue, whatever he is actually
doing. However, he has a 2 penalty to Notice checks
while aected by the resin and for 3 hours afterwards.
Stygian Mould: A terrible, bright red Stygian mould

that is mixed with secret herbs and a sticky sap. It is contained in small globes of glass, and is used to devastating
eect in naval warfare. The modified mould does no
damage to living creatures or minerals, but explodes into
life when it comes into contact with wood. A sphere of
Stygian mould causes +10 damage to a 10 ft. by 10 ft.
area of wood for 5 rounds.
HERBS
Herbal preparations can be made using the Craft

(Herbalism) skill (see p. 17, Adepts Handbook). All the
preparations listed in the table should be available in
Hyboria Ageindeed this may be the only way to access
eects such as Cure, Cure Disease and so on. The Hyborian Age Herb Varieties table extends the one in the
Adepts Handbook to include other general eects based
on supernatural powers and feats. These have been abstracted from the list of herbal eects in Titos Trading
Post, p. 55. Assume that the eects of a herbal preparation last for 1 hour, unless the power they are emulating
states otherwise (e.g. Rage) or they clearly should only
work a single time (e.g. Cure Blindness/Deafness).
Stygian Tomb-Dust: This dust causes blindness when

flung into the eyes. This acts in a similar way to the
Blind/DeafenA power, but a Reflex save is required with
a Diculty equal to the attack roll.
Stygian Wind Venom: A fine, yellow powder that when
exposed to flame turns the fire sooty and sickly green.
The sheer volume of smoke grants total concealment
within 15 ft. However, its true purpose is more subtle.
All creatures within 100 ft. must make a Diculty 15
Fortitude save or suer a 2 penalty to all saves against
the eects of powers from the Hypnotism or Necromancy supernatural philosophies for the next 24 hours.
Targets suering the eects of wind venom can hear
quiet voices muttering just on the edge of their hearing.
These delusions last until the venom finally flushes from
the victims systems.
POISONS
Generic poisons can be made using the Craft (Alchemy)

skill (p. 21, Experts Handbook), or with Craft
(Herbalism) (p. 17, Adepts Handbook) if desired. However, a number of natural poisons exist in the Hyborian
Age, some of which are described here. These can be
considerably more variedand deadlyin their eects
than the generic poisons. They are described below using
the following format:
Skill: The skill required to find, process and/or extract
the poison. Generally this is Craft (Herbalism), but
mineral poisons require Craft (Alchemy), and animal
poisons require Knowledge (Nature).
Complexity: This determines the diculty of the
Craft check (p. 32, Core Rulebook). For herbs this is
also the search diculty, modified by the time of year
and geographic location. For alchemical substances
this also gives the time required for preparation (and
the cost of the materials, if appropriate). Animal
poisons require a check to safely extract and store a
useable amount.
Type: The type of poison: contact, inhaled, ingested or
injury.
Save: The Fortitude save diculty required to resist
the poisons eects.
Onset: Most poisons follow the usual rules for the
onset of eects, and when Fortitude saves are
required. In some cases, however, onset of the primary
and/or secondary eects is delayed as indicated.
Eect: A list of the poisons primary, secondary and
additional eects. Some poisons duplicate the eect of
a power (e.g. Blind)these require a separate
Fortitude save. The dierent phases of a poisons
eects are separated by a /. So, for example, ingestion
of an Apple of Derketa requires an initial save to
avoid 1 point of Constitution damage, then two
secondary saves to avoid an additional 2 points of
Constitution damage and the eects of the Blind
power. However, exposure to the Amanita toxin
requires two initial saves (against the Nauseate power
and 2 points of Constitution damage respectively),
then a single secondary save against further ability
damage. The eects described are for a single dose.
Ta Neheh Leaf Elixir: The first dose of this elixir will

restore the drinkers age to 16. It must then be taken each
month during the full moon or the subject will age at a
rate of 2 years per day until they return to their natural
age. The elixir is highly addictivethe drinker must
make a Diculty 25 Fortitude save each time they imbibe it or become addicted to it. Once addicted, failure to
obtain the next dose before the next full moon requires
another Fortitude save of the same diculty or the character takes 1 point of ability damage to Strength, Dexterity and Constitution. They must make the same Fortitude save each week or incur the same penalties. Making
two successful saves in a row removes the addition.
The elixir can also be administered to the dead. One
dose can keep the heart of a dead man beating (treat as a
use of the Imbue Life power, with a power check equal
to the Craft (Alchemy) skill check that created the
elixir). If given to a corpse, it changes their status to dying until the next full moon. They can be healed normally, although they cannot speak or move. Applying
three doses creates an undead monster (either the risen
dead, or a ta neheh mummy) with full health and
movement, but under the control of the one who created
the elixir (as the Imbue Unlife power, with power check
as above). Applying more than 3 doses creates an uncontrollable monster.
Thunderclap Powder: When cast down at the wielders
feet this powder creates a bright flash of light, a thunderclap and a pu of smoke that provides total concealment
within 10 ft. A sorcerer might use this to create the illusion of teleporting elsewhere while they run and hide.
Violet Cureall: A smoky violet potion that rapidly cures
wounds. It is made from certain specific herbs of Kush
and the legendary Misty Isles. A single dose of this potion allows a character to make a recovery check once a
round for a number of rounds equal to their Constitution. However, a character can benefit from only one
dose per day.
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Hyborian Age Herb Varieties

Herb Variety
Power/Feat Emulated
Search Diculty
Arcane Fortifier
20
Adjuvant
Second Chance (Will saves versus powers from a specific supernatural

philosophy)
Second Chance (Fortitude saves versus a specific disease)
Attitude Enhancer
Heart Shaping (Friendship)
15
Corrective
Cure Blindness/Deafness
20
Mental Fortifier
Second Chance (Sanity saves against Fear/Terror eects)
20
Mood Destabiliser
Rage
15
Mood Enhancer
Heart Shaping (Hope)
15
Necromantic
Speak with DeadA (cadaver speaks last thought only)
15
Repellent (animal)
Ward (aects animals only)
15
Restorative
Cure (restore one specific ability)
20
Resuscitator
Imbue Life
25
Spirit Enhancer
BlessA (bless creature eect only)
15
Stimulant
Enhance Ability (one specific ability)
15
Track multiple doses separately. For example, a

character bitten by a cobra in two consecutive rounds
would have to make a total of 4 saves (the first and
second on rounds 1 and 2, and the third and fourth
after 10 minutes and 10 minutes plus 1 round).
Cost: This is the purchase diculty for obtaining the
poison on the open market. Poisons in the Hyborian
Age do not have a restriction rating but availability
will vary greatly depending on the buyers contacts,
reputation and location.
15
Craft (Herbalism); Complexity: Moderate; Type: Contact/

Injury/Ingested; Save: 15; Effect: 1 Con/2 Con, BlindA;
Cost: 15
Amanita: A toxic mushroom found throughout Cimmeria, southern Hyperborea, Aquilonia, Brythunia, Nemedia, Zingara, Ophir and Corinthia. It is usually found
alone or in clusters among mixed oak-hardwood and
conifer forests.
Craft (Herbalism); Complexity: Simple; Type: Ingested; Save:
12; Onset: 6 hours/24 hours; Effect: NauseateA, 2 Con/2
Con; Cost: 12
POISON MISHAPS
Arsenic: A common poison used for assassinations.

Craft (Alchemy); Complexity: Simple; Type: Ingested; Save:
12; Onset: 2 hours/3 hours; Effect: 1 Str/3 Str; Cost: 13
The True20 rules cover making poisons but not using

themthere is generally no possibility of, or consequences for, failure. To make poison use more interesting
Narrators may require a successful Reflex save to apply a
poison to a weapon, or poison food or drink. Failure exposes the character to the eects of the poison. The Difficulty should depend on the situation: applying a dose
of poison to your own sword before an ambush might
require a Diculty of 10; poisoning an arrow in the
middle of an attack might require a check of 15 or more.
If a poisoned weapon hits its target and causes damage (i.e. at least a hurt condition) then the dose is applied
to the target, and the weapon is no longer poisoned. The
Core Rulebook does not contain rules for fumbles, but
Narrators may require a character who rolls a natural 1
on an attack with a poisoned weapon to make a Diculty 15 Reflex save to avoid poisoning themselves.
The Poison Mastery* feat (Chapter 3) removes the
chances of accidentally poisoning yourself.
Belladonna: This plant poison comes from deadly nightshade, a herb with red sap and purple flowers. The fruit is
a glossy, blackish-purple berry, and is the most poisonous
part of the plant. It can be found throughout the Pictish
Wilderness, Cimmeria, the Border Kingdom, parts of
Hyperborea, Aquilonia, Nemedia, Ophir, Corinthia,
Brythunia, Zamora, parts of Turan and Hyrkania.
Craft (Herbalism); Complexity: Moderate; Type: Ingested;
Save: 15; Effect: 1 Con/3 Con; Cost: 16
Black Draught: Black draught, or laudanum, is a mixture of opium, alcohol and sugar. It is frequently used to
produce sleep, although many physicians prescribe it for
just about any ailment. It is often the drug of choice for
many professional kidnappers and brothel-keepers.
Craft (Herbalism); Complexity: Simple; Type: Ingested; Save:
18; Effect: Incapacitation 4 hours/4 hours; Cost: 2
Black Lotus Blossom: The flowers of the black lotus
give o a heady scent that causes dream-haunted slumber. Any who inhale the scent may be weakened and see
hallucinations. It can also cause a dream-laden unconsciousness. However, this can be useful, for the dreams
that result are often prophetic or otherwise highly informative in nature.
Craft (Herbalism); Complexity: Advanced; Type: Ingested;
Save: 21; Effect: 1 Str, Visions/Sleep; Cost: 19
POISON DESCRIPTIONS
Apples of Derketa: These large apple-like globes are
dark crimson in colour and grow on a tree whose broad
leaves are a rich and peculiarly vivid green. The trees
grow in the lush jungles of Kush. The apples are deadly
poisonous if eaten, or if the fresh juice is smeared on
weaponry. The juice even inflicts some damage if spilt
onto skin. The juices potency lasts only for an hour or so,
though an apple could conceivably be carried for a week
before losing its potency.
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Black Lotus Juice: This is a deadly poison, plain and

simple. It immediately brings a man to his knees, weak
as a kitten, and finishes him o soon after.
Save: 18; Effect: 1 Con, 2 Str/3 Con; Cost: 16

Save: 15; Onset: 30 minutes/1 hour; Effect: 3 Con/1 Con;
Cost: 13
Great Serpent Venom: A powerful poison carefully
milked from the great serpents that infest the swamps
of Zingara.
Knowledge (Nature); Complexity: Advanced; Type: Injury;
Black Mamba Venom: As little as two drops of black

mamba venom can kill. Black mamba venom is a neurotoxin and a cardiotoxin, attacking both the nervous system and the heart.
Knowledge (Nature); Complexity: Advanced; Type: Injury;
Save: 21; Onset: Instant/1 minute/12 hours/14 hours; Effect:
1 Dex, 1 Con/2 Con/2 Con, Incapacitation 12 hours/2
Con; Cost: 25
Green Lotus Blossom/Dust: This is often called black

lotus, though it is not the same plant as the true black
lotus of Xuthal and the Zarkheba River. It is a greenishyellow powder that kills when inhaled. It grows only in
the jungles of Khitai but is exported in small quantities
to Stygia by caravan.
Craft (Herbalism); Complexity: Advanced; Type: Inhaled;
Black Stygian Scorpion Venom: A single drop of this

deadly venom is enough to slay a strong man if it gets
into his bloodstream.
Knowledge (Nature); Complexity: Moderate; Type: Injury;
Grey Lotus Blossom/Dust: Any who breathe in this

dust and fail their save enter berserk furies like the Rage
feat and will attack the nearest living creature.
Save: 21; Effect: 2 Wis, Rage/1 Wis; Cost: 16
Black Widow Venom: Soon after a bite, the black

widow spiders venom produces pain and sweating in the
aected region. If not treated promptly, nausea, vomiting
and fever follow. In severe cases, the victim may be paralysed or even die.
Knowledge (Nature); Complexity: Simple; Type: Injury; Save:
12; Effect: 1 Dex/1 Dex; Cost: 10
Potion of Madness: This is made to a similar recipe as

black lotus wine, except that it also contains grey lotus
extracts and the form is far more concentrated. The potion is intended to send the drinker permanently screaming insane, rather than simply making him pleasantly
drunk. If the second Fortitude save fails then the victim
must make a Sanity save (p. 224, Core Rulebook) against
a Terror level of +15. The potion usually comes in a small
phial which can then be added to food or drink. It is very
dicult to detect when used this way.
Save: 18; Effect: 1 Int/1 Int, Terror +15; Cost: 19
Cobra Venom: Cobra venom blocks nerve impulses,

causing respiratory failure and death. The wound typically smells quite putrid within minutes of the bite or
injection of the venom by a poisoned weapon.
Knowledge (Nature); Complexity: Moderate; Type: Injury;
Save: 15; Damage: 2 Str/1 Str; Cost: 12
Curare: The vine used to brew this deadly arrow poison
is the curare plant, a Zarkheba River canopy vine with
tiny, greenish-white flowers. The toxin is found in the
plants bark, root, leaves and stem, which are crushed and
cooked down to a syrupy consistency.
Craft (Herbalism); Complexity: Complex; Type: Injury; Save:
18; Effect: 3 Con/1 Con; Cost: 19
Cyanide: A poisonous substance that destroys the brain,
liver and heart. At high exposures it causes coma and
death. The inhaled version is a colourless gas with a faint,
bitter, almond-like odour. In its solid form, which may
be ingested or delivered through injury, cyanide is a
white solid with a bitter, almond-like odour in damp air.
Craft (Alchemy); Complexity: Complex; Type: Ingested; Save:
Craft (Alchemy); Complexity: Complex; Type: Inhaled; Save:
Purple Lotus Juice: This is by far the most powerful

paralytic poison known, capable of felling even the
mighty Conan.
Craft (Herbalism); Complexity: Advanced; Type: Injury;
Save: 18; Onset: Instant/12 hours; Effect: 4 Dex,
Incapacitation 12 hours/1 Dex; Cost: 15
Purple Lotus Wine: Certain Tlazitlan sorcerers brew a
wine with the flowers of the purple lotus, rather than
extracting the juice to smear on their blades. This wine
provides much the same eects as the juice, but acts as
an ingested rather than injury poison.
Save: 18; Onset: Instant/12 hours; Effect: 4 Dex,
Incapacitation 12 hours/1 Dex; Cost: 19
Red Lotus Blossom: The temple harlots of Idris wear
only red lotus blossoms in their hair. Anyone other than
Idris temple harlots, who have a limited immunity, who
smells the blossoms perfume at close range (within 10
ft.) must save or be entranced and unable to take any
non-sexual actions.
Save: 21; Onset: Instant/1 hour; Effect: 1 Wis, GlamourA
(Charm)/1 Wis; Cost: 19
Digitalis: The foxglove, a biennial plant with beautiful

long spikes of white to purple flowers, is the source of
this deadly poison.
Craft (Herbalism); Complexity: Complex; Type: Ingested;
Save: 18; Effect: 2 Con/2 Con, ConfusionA; Cost: 15
Distillate of Black Lotus: A glass ball containing a distillate of black lotus. It has a range increment of 5 feet
when thrown. Breaking the ball releases a cloud of fumes
15 feet on a side. Creatures caught in the crowd are exposed to the fumes, which dissipate within 3 rounds indoors in still air; within 9 rounds outdoors.
Craft (Alchemy); Complexity: Advanced; Type: Inhaled; Save:
21; Effect: Incapacitation 4 hours/2 Con; Cost: 19
Red Lotus Residue: The temple harlots of Idris keep

residue from the red lotus under their long, sharp fingernails to dig into the men and women who kiss them. If a
harlot successfully causes lethal damage using an unarmed strike, a character must save or be entranced and
unable to take any non-sexual actions.
Save: 21; Onset: Instant/1 hour; Effect: 1 Wis, GlamourA
(Charm)/1 Wis; Cost: 19
Hemlock: Poison hemlock is native to Aquilonia, Nemedia and Brythunia. It is commonly found along roadsides, trails, ditches and field borders.
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Sleeping Draught: Made from a weakened extract of

various lotus plants and related herbs this liquid is almost completely tasteless and odourless (Diculty 20
Notice or Craft (Herbalism) check to detect it).
Save: 21; Effect: Incapacitation 2 hours/1 hour; Cost: 16
Wolfsbane: The flowering wolfsbane (also called aconite

or monkshood) is a perennial herb with hooded white or
blue-purple flowers found in mountainous climates, especially in forests, moist woods and along creek banks. It
is found most often in Cimmeria and Corinthia. The
entire plant is poisonous when eaten.
Were-creatures take a 4 penalty to their Fortitude
saves against the eects of wolfsbane, and take double
the indicated ability damage.
Save: 15; Damage: 1 Con/1 Con; Cost: 12
Stonefish Venom: This venom causes excruciating pain

within seconds of the sting. The pain peaks after an hour,
but can last up to 12 hours if untreated. If the dose is
strong enough, the victim may suer shock, paralysis and
collapse within a matter of hours.
Knowledge (Nature); Complexity: Complex; Type: Injury;
Save: 18; Effect: 2 Dex, Pain/2 Dex; Cost: 13
Yellow Lotus Blossom: Closely related to the yellow

lotus of Kush which provides yellow lotus resin, the yellow lotus of Khitai has a far stronger eect. Its blossom
can make an enemy insensible for several hours, though
if he breathes in too much it may kill him.
Craft (Herbalism); Complexity: Moderate; Type: Inhaled;
Save: 21; Onset: Instant/4 hours; Damage: 2 Con,
Incapacitation 4 hours/2 Con, Incapacitation 4 hours;
Cost: 19
Tarantula Venom: The bite of a large tarantula causes

severe pain, numbness, respiratory diculties and even
heart failure. With a large dose, the victim lapses into a
coma and dies within a few days. These spiders are found
in and around Zamora.
Knowledge (Nature); Complexity: Complex; Type: Injury;
Save: 18; Effect: 2 Dex/1 Dex; Cost: 10
UNUSUAL ITEMS
Upas-Tree Juice: The upas-tree grows throughout the

northern Hyborian kingdoms from Aquilonia to Nemedia and Brythunia. Its sap is a dangerous poison which is
particularly deadly to serpents and other servants of Set.
All creatures with the word serpent, snake or Set in
their name have a 4 penalty to their saving throws
against upas-tree juice; all priests of Set have a 2 penalty. Furthermore, the juice has a powerful side-eect
against sorcerers of any kind: any creature with at least 1
adept level must save against a Curse of Debilitation that
targets their key ability.
Save: 21; Effect: 1 Con/3 Con, CurseA (Debilitation - key
ability); Cost: 19
Ape Pipes of Khitai: Masterwork Khitan pipes that can

control grey apes. These grant a +1 bonus to all Perform
(Wind Instrument) checks, Handle Animal checks targeting grey apes, and power checks targeting apes of any
kind. Other types of pipes may exist that provide similar
benefits against other kinds of animals.
Box of Zorathus: An ornate iron chest capable of holding just 1 cubic foot of high-value goods. It weighs 600
lbs. when empty, as its sides are 2 inches thick and reinforced. This makes it almost completely impregnable to
being forced open. It is opened by pressing carvings of
skulls and dragons in a certain sequence. However, the
box is cunningly trapped with a poisoned needle in the
dragons fangs (Level 10; mechanical; touch trigger;
manual reset; never miss; damage 1 plus Black Stygian
Scorpion poison; Search & Disable Device diculty 30).
The opener can wear gloves to avoid the poison; the
fangs must be recoated after every poisoning. The box
has Toughness of 12, so a strong man could potentially
bash it open eventually.
Upas-Tree Oil: It is possible, though dicult, to concentrate the sap of the upas-tree into a viscous oil which
can be smeared upon weapons.
Save: 21; Effect: 2 Con/2 Con, CurseA (Debilitation - key
ability); Cost: 19
Water of Zarkheba: The waters of the Zarkheba river
are a deadly poison. Furthermore, any creature drinking
the waters of Zarkheba who fails their second Fortitude
save must also make a Diculty 12 Charisma check or
gain a point of Corruption.
The waters are extremely foul-tasting, and so are
rarely used to poison someone secretively, since the victim will not down a full dose voluntarily.
Waters of the Zarkheba do not retain their potency
for long when removed from that dread channel, indicating that some spell or curse may be partially responsible
for the poison. Removing the water from the river immediately removes initial damage and the corruption
eect. Furthermore, each day after it was drawn from the
river, the waters potency is reduced, granting a cumulative +3 to the victims save.
Knowledge (Nature); Complexity: Complex; Type: Ingested;
Save: 18; Effect: 3 Con/1 Con, Corruption; Cost: n/a
Ebon Sta of Set: A masterwork black wooden sta,

topped with a white human skull. It is typical of the
items wielded by priests of various religions during their
ceremonies, as well as by masters of sorcerous covens and
societies when leading their acolytes in ritual. It grants a
+2 bonus to all power checks made during a ritual.
Green Fire-Stones: Large green stones found in the
jungles of Punt and elsewhere in the Black Kingdoms.
They give o a weird, unnerving glow, clearly illuminating a 10 ft. radius and casting flickering shadows over a
wider area. An area illuminated by green fire-stones has a
Corruption level of 1 and will make uncorrupted characters feel uncomfortable, although corrupted characters
may enjoy the glow.
Memory Palace: A room decorated with carvings and
mementoes in such a way as to inspire and remind an
adept. It is a series of mnemonics scribed in ivory and
wood, guiding their thoughts and memories to enable
them to recall secrets of sorcery. An adept in a memory
palace room that he constructed gets a +4 bonus to all
Knowledge checks.
White Lotus Powder: This powder, made from the rare

white lotus, paralyzes when breathed in and blinds if it
gets in the eyes. When thrown, it creates a cloud around
a person.
Save: 21; Onset: Instant/6 hours; Effect: 4 Dex, BlindA/1
Con; Cost: 18
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Crom! his mighty shoulders twitched. A murrain of these wizardly feuds! Pelias has dealt well with me,
but I care not if I see him no more. Give me a clean sword and a clean foe to flesh it in. Damnation! What
would I not give for a flagon of wine.
The Scarlet Citadel
HEROIC PATHS
SCHOLAR
Hyborian Age scholars must often quest for knowledge,

for there are few other ways to learn and perhaps draw
an income. Scholars are not averse to learning sorcery if
they have tomost will usually have picked up some
kind of defensive magic to protect them in their travels.
Starting Skills: Concentration, Knowledge (Arcana),
Knowledge (any two)
Starting Feats: Educated*, ReflectiveE, Well Informed
Starting Powers: Ward
Additional Feats: Fount of KnowledgeE, Jack-of-AllTrades, ReflectiveE, Skill Focus, Skill Mastery
This chapter describes heroic paths that players can use

to model their characters. They consist of suggested
starting skills, feats and (for adepts) supernatural powers.
Additional feats are recommended for more experienced
characters, although some may require a level in a dierent role.
ADEPT PATHS
ACOLYTE
Acolytes are members of a sorcerous society, although

some are occasionally apprenticed to a lone sorcerer.
They are usually in thrall to their coven leaders, though
they can still gain a great deal of power this way.
Starting Skills: Concentration, Craft (Alchemy),
Intimidate, Knowledge (Arcana)
Starting Feats: Empower, RitualistA
Starting Powers: Dominate, Mind Touch
Additional Feats: Blood SacrificeA, Iron Will
SHAMAN
Tribal spiritual leaders who evoke totem spirits, shamans

are intermediaries between their tribe, the natural world,
and the spiritual realm.
Starting Skills: Craft (Herbalism), Knowledge (Nature),
Medicine, Survival
Starting Feats: Totem AnimalW
Starting Powers: ChannelingA, Nature Reading,
Summon BeastsA
Additional Feats: Companion, Dedicated, Familiar,
Favored Terrain*, Leadership, RitualistA, Trackless
ASTROLOGER
Astrologers seek knowledge of future events in the motions of the planets and stars. While most are charlatans,
there are a few with real skill.
Starting Skills: Blu, Diplomacy, Knowledge
(Astrology) or Prophecy, Sense Motive
Starting Feats: Natal AstrologyA, Political AstrologyA,
Skill Focus (Knowledge (Astrology) or Prophecy)
Starting Powers: Scrying
Additional Feats: Election AstrologyA, NumerologyA,
PalmistryA
SORCERER
Sorcerers seek power through forbidden knowledge and

dark rites. They seek to extend their will over their peers
to enslave them and harness dark energies for all manner
of harmful purposes.
Intimidate, Knowledge (Arcana)
Starting Feats: Empower
Starting Powers: Blood ShapingA, Harm, Natural
Weapon GrowthA
Additional Feats: Blood SacrificeA, Demonic Pact*,
Master Words and Signs*, MultitaskingA, RitualistA
PRIEST
Priests are attached to a temple for purposes of study but

at this stage have little or no religious authority. If they
wish, they can work their way up to become a fully ordained priest, a position which brings with it a number
of benefits and responsibilities. (The powers shown here
are illustrative and may change with the priests religion.)
Starting Skills: Concentration, Diplomacy, Knowledge
(Religion), Sense Motive
Starting Feats: Dedicated (Religion), RitualistA
Starting Powers: DreamingA, Ward
Additional Feats: Connected, Educated*, Influence
CrowdE, Inspire DevotionE, Leadership, Priest*, SilverTonguedE
WITCH
Witches follow various magical practices, herb lore and

ritual techniques. While not inherently evil, witches are
often feared and shunned because of their abilities.
Starting Skills: Concentration, Craft (Herbalism),
Knowledge (Nature), Notice
Starting Feats: Iron Will
Starting Powers: CurseA, Heart Reading, Nature
Reading
Additional Feats: Familiar, RitualistA, Sympathetic
MagicA
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EXPERT PATHS
over brawn and will use others to achieve goals. They

dislike being disobeyed.
Starting Skills: Diplomacy, Knowledge (History),
Knowledge (Warfare), Ride
Starting Feats: Connected, High BornE, Weapon
Training, Wealthy
Additional Feats: AableE, Companion, EstateW,
Leadership
ALCHEMIST
Alchemists attempt to discover the secrets of transformation. Many simple folk cannot easily distinguish them
from sorcerers. Alchemists with real ability (as opposed
to the numerous fakes that abound) can earn a good living making various formulations.
Knowledge (Nature), Notice
Starting Feats: Craftsmans EyeE (Alchemy), Improvised
Tools, Skill Focus (Craft (Alchemy)), Talented (Craft
(Alchemy) and Knowledge (Nature))
Additional Feats: Philosophers StoneA, Poison Use*,
Purify EarthsA, Purify MetalsA, Purify WatersA
SAGE
Sages are characters of profound wisdom. In an age

where most are illiterate and books are rare, sages provide instruction, advice and wisdom of all kinds.
Starting Skills: Craft (Herbalism), Gather Information,
Knowledge (Geography), Knowledge (History)
Starting Feats: Eidetic Memory, Fount of KnowledgeE,
ReflectiveE, Well-Informed
Additional Feats: Arcane Dabbler* (Divination or
Warding)
ASSASSIN
Assassins are trained in espionage and infiltration, and

are masters of the shadowy art of stealth and silent assassination. They are a necessary evil in the Hyborian Age
and their services will long be sought after.
Starting Skills: Acrobatics, Blu, Disguise, Stealth
Starting Feats: Armor Training (light), Improved
Critical, Sneak Attack, Weapon Training
Additional Feats: Assessment, Awareness, Distract,
Hide in Plain Sight, Master Plan, Poison Use*
SAILOR
Sailors crew the many ships that navigate the dangerous

waters of the Hyborian Age.
Starting Skills: Climb, Drive, Escape Artist, Knowledge
(Geography)
Starting Feats: Dodge Focus, Endurance, Skill Focus,
Skill Mastery
Additional Feats: AgileW, Direction SenseW, Uncanny
Dodge
HERBALIST
Herbalists harness the power of natural plants and herbs.

Most use this power to help and heal, although some
may put it towards darker purposes. Generally though,
good herbalists are welcomed in any community.
Starting Skills: Craft (Herbalism), Knowledge (Nature),
Notice, Search
Starting Feats: Craftsmans EyeE (Herbalism),
Improvised Tools, Skill Focus (Craft (Herbalism)),
Talented (Craft (Herbalism) and Knowledge (Nature))
Additional Feats: Poison Use*
SCOUT
Armies rely on intelligence to make war, and scouts provide that information. The best scouts are good at surviving on their own, finding routes and enemy locations and
can improvise and adapt.
Starting Skills: Notice, Ride, Stealth, Survival
Starting Feats: Skill Focus (Notice), Track, Trailblazer,
Weapon Training
Additional Feats: Direction SenseW, Jack-of-All-Trades,
Trackless, Uncanny Dodge
HUNTER
Hunters are skilled in tracking all manner of men and

beasts. Tough and capable of living o the land, when on
their home ground they are nigh on unstoppable.
Starting Skills: Handle Animal, Notice, Stealth,
Survival
Starting Feats: Armor Training (light), Favored
Terrain*, Track, Weapon Training
Additional Feats: Direction SenseW, Far Shot,
Lightning ShotW, Point Blank Shot, Trackless,
Trailblazer
TEMPTRESS
Fostering beauty and charm, the temptress uses sensuality and sexuality as irresistible lures to bring others to
their doom. While the majority use sex as their route to
power, they can also be political power brokers, crime
lords or even sorceresses.
Starting Skills: Diplomacy, Blu, Perform (Dance),
Sense Motive
Starting Feats: Attractive, BewitchingE (Diplomacy),
Fascinate (Diplomacy), Suggestion
Additional Feats: Companion, Dancing BluE, Second
Chance (Diplomacy), Silver-TonguedE
MERCHANT
Merchants travel to the edges of the known world, seeking out new marvels to bring home for a profit, of
course. Merchants are at home in caravans and on ships,
always on the lookout for the next opportunity.
Starting Skills: Diplomacy, Drive, Gather Information,
Knowledge (Geography)
Starting Feats: Defensive Attack, Direction SenseW,
Master HagglerE, Merchants EyeE
Additional Feats: Diplomatic, Second Chance (Blu),
Wealthy
THIEF
Whether cracking open a long-forgotten tomb, raiding a

caravan or stealing sacred jewels from a jungle temple,
the thief lives a risky but hopefully profitable life. Thieves
are common in the Hyborian Age and are often low
born adventurers who use their wits to rob others.
Starting Skills: Escape Artist, Disable Device, Sleight
of Hand, Stealth
Starting Feats: Awareness, Evasion, Sneak Attack, Trap
SenseE
Additional Feats: Dirty FightingW, Hide in Plain Sight,
ScroungerE
NOBLE
Nobles are the most courtly of characters and are often

accompanied by a retinue. They frequently favour brains
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WARRIOR PATHS
Starting Skills: Intimidate, Knowledge (Warfare),

Medicine, Notice
Starting Feats: Armor Training (light), Weapon
Training, With It or On ItW, Shield Training
Additional Feats: CommissionW, Fight in the ShadeW,
Formation FightingW, InterposeW
BARBARIAN
Warriors filled with an unstoppable rage, barbarians may

come from almost any non-civilised land (particularly
Cimmeria, Nordheim and the Black Kingdoms), though
nomads are more common in the deserts and steppes.
Starting Skills: Climb, Intimidate, Jump, Survival
Starting Feats: Dodge Focus, Rage, Tough, Weapon
Training
Additional Feats: All-Out Attack, Awareness, Cleave,
FearlessW, Fearsome PresenceW, Improvised Weapons
TrainingW, Mighty ThewedW, Overwhelming ChargeW,
Pain is PowerW, Smashing BlowW, Uncanny Dodge
TRIBESMAN
Tribesman are native warriors in tune with their homelands and ancestral sprits. Whilst they may have primitive equipment and few resources they make up for this
in aggression and savagery unknown in civilised lands.
Starting Skills: Handle Animal, Notice, Stealth,
Survival
Starting Feats: All-Out Attack, Dodge Focus, Totem
AnimalW, Tough
Additional Feats: Endurance, Favored Terrain*, Run,
Track, Trackless
KNIGHT
Knights are mounted warriors always ready to take up

arms in the service of their liege lord. They seek glory
through combat, prestige won through war as a public
testimony of their martial prowess. The stereotypical
knight comes from the Hyborian nations.
Starting Skills: Diplomacy, Intimidate, Knowledge
(Warfare), Ride
Starting Feats: Armor Training (light), Armor Training
(heavy), Weapon Training, Shield Training
Additional Feats: CommissionW, EstateW, JuggernautW,
Vehicular Combat, Overrun, Spirited Charge
CODES
OF
HONOR
Characters can follow the general code of honor (Core

Rulebook, p. 179) or one of the codes of honor described
in various Conan RPG rulebooks:
Barbaric (Conan RPG - Core Rulebook, p. 77)
Chivalric (Conan RPG - Argos & Zingara, p. 93)
Chivalrous (Conan RPG - Aquilonia, Flower of the
West, p. 188)
Civilized (Conan RPG - Core Rulebook, p. 79)
Mercenary (Conan RPG - Core Rulebook, p. 80)
Religious (Conan RPG - Secrets of Skelos, p. 178)
Scholar (Conan RPG - Secrets of Skelos, p. 178)
Warrior (Conan RPG - Warriors Companion, p. 5)
Characters gain or lose points of honor by acting (or
failing to act) in accordance with the code. Although
following a code of honor provides some significant advantages, it does constrain a characters actions, especially
when trying to gain Conviction by following their vice
and virtue. The usual benefits for honor apply, but the
Narrator may wish to add some or all of the following:
A character adds his Honor score to Charisma checks
to avoid corruption. Note that a negative Honor score
therefore increases the likelihood of corruption
A character adds his Honor score to all Sanity checks.
Again, negative Honor increases the likelihood of
failure
Gaining a point of corruption automatically reduces
Honor by 1 point.
An Honor score that reaches 5 is considered
debilitated and cannot be increased without Narrator
approval. This may require a significant eort of
behalf of the character to make up for their actions
(see Atonement below, for example).
MERCENARY
Sell-swords are common throughout the known world.

Mercenaries fight for gold, not for country, and have
learnt to reply on no-one but themselves.
Starting Skills: Blu, Intimidate, Ride, Survival
Starting Feats: Armor Training (light), Weapon
Training, Shield Training, Tough
Additional Feats: All-Out Attack, Bring Em Back
Alive, Fight in the ShadeW, Finishing BlowW, Startle
NOMAD
Nomads are powerful combatants, excelling particularly

in hit-and-run raids, guerrilla tactics and archery. Their
travels also give them quite an edge over other characters
when it comes to mounted combat and movement, as
well as survival and ambush in the deserts and steppes.
Starting Skills: Handle Animal, Notice, Ride, Survival
Starting Feats: Armor Training (light), Vehicular
Combat, Weapon Training, Tough
Additional Feats: Fast OverrunW, Favored Terrain*,
Move-By Action, Overrun, Spirited Charge
PIRATE
Whether they are Barachan freebooters, Zingaran buccaneers, black corsairs or Vilayet Sea corsairs, a pirates
life is wild and free, untamed by the corrupt laws of the
civilised lands.
Starting Skills: Acrobatics, Climb, Drive, Intimidate
Starting Feats: All-Out Attack, Dodge Focus, Weapon
Training, Uncanny Dodge
Additional Feats: AgileW, Direction SenseW, Endurance,
Finishing BlowW
HYBORIAN AGE
RELIGIONS
The various Hyborian Age religions are briefly described

below. Each one has specific requirements for worshippers to follow. This is in addition to the standard activities one would expect, such as regular attendance, supporting the priests and other worshippers, furthering the
aims of the religion and so on. Also shown are requirements for becoming a priest of that religionthese are
in addition to the character taking the Priest* feat. These
include:
SOLDIER
In the grim, war-torn kingdoms of the Hyborian Age,

there is always work for a soldier. Even if a war is not
being fought, a soldiers skills can be put to just as good a
use as a brigand, mercenary, guard or hired thug.
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Adept: Typically a requirement for priesthood, the

character must be an adept who follows one of the
listed supernatural philosophies.
Behaviour: Certain kinds of activity are encouraged;
others are discouraged, if not actively forbidden.
Sacrifice: The worshipper must, from time to time,
provide a sacrifice of some sort for use in the churchs
rituals. Often these are material goods or animals, in
which case they must make a suitable Wealth check.
Provision of human sacrifices should be a more
dicult task (perhaps requiring a quest of some sort).
Tithe: Every month the character must make a
Wealth check with a purchase diculty of 5 plus half
their level, as a tithe to the church.
The benefits of being a worshipper or priest vary with
each religion. Characters with the Priest* feat gain additional benefits, which may include:
Atonement: If a worshipper or priest breaks any of
the requirements of the religion he is denied any of its
benefits until he atones. This may range from a simple
fine to performing a special service (such as a quest).
Not all religions oer atonementin such cases
oenders are simply punished. The Narrator may
allow atonement to restore a debilitated honor score.
Behaviour: The listed behaviours are encouraged, and
worshippers can expect no punishment from the
religion itself for conforming to them.
Beneficial Powers: Worshippers in good standing
may request a supernatural power to be cast upon
them by a priest. The Narrator decides if a priest who
knows a suitable power (i.e. one chosen from the
given list of powers or supernatural philosophies) is
available in that location. This can be requested a
number of times a quarter equal to the worshippers
Charisma (minimum of 1).
Faith: Some of the more civilized religions grant
worshippers a +2 bonus to Will saving throws. This
represents the force of faith against evil sorcery or
supernatural creatures.
Protection: The religion will actively protect its
worshippers against opposing religions and associated
enemies or creatures.
Skill Bonus: Some religions grant a +2 bonus to one
or more skill checks. The Narrator may only allow this
bonus if the skill is being used in the service of the
religion, or furtherance of its principles, or where the
religion is particularly prevalent. Certain conditions
may even increase the bonus, especially for social
interaction skills.
Supernatural Training: The religion provides training
in particular supernatural powers, or all powers
associated with the given list of supernatural
philosophies. An adept may more easily switch to one
of these philosophies if he does it in the context of
adopting the religion.
Breaking any of the religions rules may lead to the worshipper being punished. Usually these punishments are
reserved for priestssimple worshippers may be able to
atone. The choice of method may also depend on the
nature of the transgression.
Assassinated: The oender is subject to attacks by
assassins. These may be supernatural in nature (e.g.
demons summoned to hunt him down).
Curse: The oender is aicted with the Curse power,
using the listed eect, or one in keeping with the
nature of the oence or the religion. Typically this will
be cast by another priest, or the high priest.
Defrocked: The oender loses their priestly status,

and the benefits it provides. Depending on their
future actionsand the nature of the religionthey
may be able to regain the status of priest.
Expelled: The oender is expelled (excommunicated)
from the religion entirely, and loses all benefits. He
may also be exiled from the area.
Sacrificed: The oender is hunted down, caught and
used as the next sacrifice.
AJUJU
Ajuju, or the Dark One, is the main god of the native

people of Tombalku, though he is also worshipped in the
southern Black Kingdoms, particularly Suba. His priests
adorn themselves in feathers, bells and snakeskins.
Worship Requirements: Tithe
Worship Benefits: Beneficial Powers
Priest Requirements: Adept (Divination, Nature,
Shamanism, Witchcraft)
Priest Benefits: Supernatural Training (Divination,
Nature, Shamanism, Warding, Witchcraft)
Punishments: Curse (Misfortune)
ASURA
Asura, the chief deity of Vendhya, is a sharp-eyed god

who keeps things running smoothly in the world. To
begin with, Asura controlled the weatherhe was a sky
god and was prayed to for rain in times of drought. Today his remit has expanded to govern all correct action.
Worship Requirements: Behaviour (keep membership
of the religion secret, oppose human sacrifice and demon
trackers, remain uncorrupted), Tithe
Worship Benefits: Atonement, Faith, Beneficial Powers
(Divination, Warding)
Priest Requirements: Behaviour (remain honest, avoid
accumulating personal wealth)
Priest Benefits: Skill Bonus (Disguise, Notice),
Supernatural Training (Conjuring, Divination, Oriental,
Warding)
Punishments: Defrocked
BEL
The Shemitish god of thievery, Bel is worshipped elsewhere, particularly by well-travelled thieves who may
find it a novelty to have a god devoted specifically to
lawlessness. He is a minor part of the Shemite pantheon,
but this information concerns Bels cult outside of Shem.
Worship Benefits: Beneficial Powers (Divination,
Warding)
Priest Requirements: Participation (one daring theft
per year)
Priest Benefits: Behaviour (practice bribery and
corruption), Skill Bonus (Gather Information, Stealth),
Supernatural Training (Divination, Warding)
BORI
Bori was the god of the all the Hyborian tribes when
they were barbarians. Thought to be a deified chieftain, a
powerful war-leader who led the tribes to victory in their
days of conquest, he is an ancient god. He is still worshipped in Hyperborea and occasionally in Gunderland.
Worship Benefits: Atonement, Faith
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Priest Requirements: Behaviour (do not take money

from worshippers other than their tithe)
Priest Benefits:

Priest Requirements: Blood SacrificeA, Supernatural
Philosophy (Hypnotism)
Priest Benefits: Behaviour (practice bribery and
corruption, abuse of power), Skill Bonus (Intimidate),
Supernatural Training (Conjuring, Divination,
Hypnotism, Nature, Necromancy, Oriental, Shamanism,
Sorcery, Warding, Witchcraft)
Punishments: Sacrificed
CROM AND THE CIMMERIAN

PANTHEON
Crom is the main Cimmerian god. He grants all Cimmerians the gift of strength of arm and will, and expects
them to use these to take what they want from life. Although all Cimmerians are nominal worshippers, Crom
has no priests. They do not call upon him for aid, as they
know that Crom would despise such weakness.
Worship Requirements: Cimmerian
Worship Benefits:
Priest Requirements:
Priest Benefits:
Punishments:
IBIS
Worshipped in Nemedia, Ibis is an ancient foe of Set

thought to have originated in Stygia itself. Ibis has a
relatively small but respected cult and has cordial relations with the cult of Mitra in Nemedia. Their shared
opposition to Set gives them a common cause but some
of the priests of Mitra are unreasonably suspicious of the
Ibis worshippers, distrusting anything that has such a
close connection to the land of their enemies.
Worship Requirements: Behaviour (oppose and report
Set worship, human sacrifice or association with
demons), Tithe
Worship Benefits: Atonement, Beneficial Powers
(Divination, Warding), Faith, Protection
Priest Requirements: Behaviour (oppose Set at all costs,
do not perform curses, necromancy or summoning),
Supernatural Philosophy (Warding)
Priest Benefits: Supernatural Training (Conjuring,
Divination, Warding)
Punishments: Assassinated, Expelled
DAGON
Dagon is the Zembabwean god of the underworld, fertility and grain. He is worshipped in the form of a gold
idol and is the most important god in Zembabwe, along
with his consort Derketo.
Priest Requirements: Adept (any)
Divination, Nature, Necromancy, Shamanism, Sorcery,
Warding, Witchcraft)
Punishments: Assassinated (Supernatural), Curse
JHEBBAL SAG
DERKETA
This ancient nature god once received the worship of all

living things, man and beast alike. Today it is thought
that the only humans who still revere him are savages,
the Picts and many of the Kushite and Black Kingdoms
tribes, though a few scholars may know of his existence
through evidence found all over the world in cave paintings or the very oldest manuscripts. It is said that the
animals have not forgotten Jhebbal Sag and can still be
controlled by his followers. He is known to have two
sons, Gullah and Jhil, but in all likelihood has many
more sons who are minor gods, one for each animal.
Worship Requirements: Behaviour (contribute to
upkeep of shamans), Sacrifice (Human, once per year),
Tithe
Priest Requirements: Blood SacrificeA, Supernatural
Philosophy (Nature)
Divination, Hypnotism, Nature, Necromancy,
Shamanism, Sorcery, Warding, Witchcraft)
Derketa is the Kushite death goddess and Queen of the

Dead. She is probably originally derived from the
Derketo of Zembabwei, Stygia and Shem, though the
attributes of the two goddesses are quite dierent.
Divination, Nature, Necromancy, Shamanism, Sorcery,
Punishments: Assassinated
DERKETO
Derketo is a fertility goddess in every sense. She is worshipped to grant fertility to the land but also during
great deviant orgies that last many weeks. She is also a
part of the Shemite pantheon and is worshipped in
Zembabwei as the consort of Dagon.
Worship Requirements: Behaviour (participate in
temple orgies), Tithe
Nature, Warding)
Punishments:
KHITAN PANTHEON
The Khitan pantheon is as mysterious to Westerners as

the whole of that distant nation. Shaven-headed priests
are said to have temples deep in the Khitan jungles and
it seems likely that entirely religious communities exist
there as well.
Worship Benefits: Atonement, Beneficial Powers, Faith
Priest Requirements: Behaviour (remain honest, vow of
chastity, obedience and/or poverty), Supernatural
Philosophy (Oriental)
HANUMAN
Hanuman is worshipped in Zamboula and presumably

to a lesser extent in Turan and Vendhya. He is a bestial
ape-god of extremely ill reputeeven devout Setworshippers fear him and his debased cult.
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Divination, Hypnotism, Nature, Necromancy, Oriental,
Punishments: Expelled
Priest Requirements: Warrior or Expert level 2

Divination, Hypnotism, Nature, Shamanism, Sorcery,
Punishments:
MITRA
THE TURANIAN AND

HYRKANIAN PANTHEON
Mitra is revered in almost all the Hyborian kingdoms,

including Aquilonia, Ophir, Corinthia, Brythunia and
Nemedia. Even most of the Zingarans have adopted his
worship. He is a universal god among those people, who
are for the most part highly suspicious of other cults.
Worship Requirements: Behaviour (remain honest,
oppose human sacrifice and demons), Tithe
Worship Benefits: Atonement, Faith, Protection
Priest Requirements: Behaviour (oppose other
religions, arbitrate fairly, do not become superstitious)
Priest Benefits:
Punishments: Excommunicated
The Turanian pantheon is centred around two gods,

Tarim and Erlik. It seems possible that many more minor gods abound but certainly the ruling classes seem to
revere none but Tarim and Erlik.
Priest Requirements: Knowledge (Religion) rank 6
Nature)
OLLAM-ONGA
YOG
Ollam-Onga, the demonic god of the lost city of Gazal,

is also worshipped by diabolic cults in the dark jungles
and along the dusky rivers of Kush. He stalks Gazal each
night, slaying its few inhabitants at will. It seems likely
that his mad cultists perform similar activities.
Worship Requirements: Behaviour (obey priests),
Sacrifice (human, once per year)
Priest Requirements: Adept (any), Blood SacrificeA,
Sacrifice (human, once per month)
Punishments: Assassinated
Yog, the Lord of the Empty Abodes, is worshipped in

Zamboula and Darfar by roasting and eating human
victims, then immolating their bones. He is said to have
dominion over all empty places, such as deserts and the
Outer Dark. His worshippers are usually Darfari.
Worship Requirements: Behaviour (cannibal,
participate in raids for human sacrifices)
Worship Benefits: Beneficial Powers (Divination,
Warding)
Priest Requirements: Blood SacrificeA
Warding)
YMIR AND THE NORDHEIMIR

PANTHEON
SET
Set is the old serpent-god of Stygia but he is also worshipped by the Chagas of Kush, certain degenerate cults
of Shem and fell sorcerers across the Earth. Sets symbol
is a scaled serpent, coiled with its tail in its mouth. Set is
the mortal enemy of Mitra and of the Hyborian
Kingdoms but also hates his old Stygian enemy, Ibis.
Worship Requirements: Tithe, Behaviour (obey all
priests of Set)
Priest Requirements: Adept, Behaviour (obey high
priest of Set), Blood SacrificeA
Priest Benefits: Skill Bonus (Gather Information,
Intimidate), Supernatural Training (Conjuring,
Punishments: Assassinated(Supernatural)
Ymir is the primal frost-giant king and god of both the

Aesir and Vanir. To them he represents the Earth itself,
which they perceive as formed entirely of ice and snow.
He is worshipped not in elaborate rituals but by doing
battle all day, then drinking and singing all night.
Priest Requirements: Warrior level 3
Nature)
ZAMORIAN PANTHEON
The complex array of deities worshipped by the Zamorians seems at best bewildering and at worst completely
incomprehensible to an outsider. All Zamorian priests
are expected to learn at least the basics of hypnotism to
enforce absolute obedience in their followers if need be.
Worship Benefits: Faith
Priest Requirements: Knowledge (Religion) rank 10,
Adept (Hypnotism)
Priest Benefits: Skill Bonus (Knowledge (Religion)),
Supernatural Training (Hypnotism)
Punishments:
SHEMITE PANTHEON
The Shemite religion in general is highly fatalistic.

Shemites believe everything to be predestined and often
seem unwilling to struggle against a fate they regard as
inevitable. All Shemite deities are worshipped in the
form of hollow brass idols, usually depicted in caricature
with swollen bellies and sexual attributes. The Shemites
believe their idols to literally be their gods.
Worship Requirements: Tithe, Sacrifice (animal, once
per year)
Worship Benefits: Beneficial Powers (Conjuring,
Divination, Hypnotism, Nature, Shamanism, Sorcery,
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Conan did not hesitate, nor did he even glance toward the chest that held the wealth of an epoch. With a
quickness that would have shamed the spring of a hungry jaguar, he swooped, grasped the girls arm just as
her fingers slipped from the smooth stone, and snatched her up on the span with one explosive heave.
Jewels of Gwahlur
This chapter presents a number of observations that may

be useful to the Narrator when running a Hyborian Age
campaign using the True20 rules.
would be increased by +6 (if available at all). Similarly,

buying a weapon from a lower technology level should
cost an extra +1 per level: Aquilonian blacksmiths, for
example, do not generally produce bronze weapons so
these would have to be specially commissioned, or imported.
This is, of course, optional. Narrators may prefer to
simply use the Archaic Armor table in the Fantasy gaming section of the Core Rulebook (p. 177).
HERO CREATION
The Narrator may want to consider the following rules

when players are creating and playing characters:
Ability Points: Consider allowing players to spend 8
points on their characters abilities, rather than the
usual 6. This should make for characters with a more
epic feel. The Narrator may also grant additional
increases as the characters level (e.g. at levels 5, 10, 15
and 20).
Backgrounds: Characters may be granted Knowledge
(Local) for their background or home nation as a
bonus skill.
Languages: Characters receive bonus languages based
on their Intelligence and their background, and rules
are given (see Chapter 2) to allow them to learn
related languages more easily. However, languages
should add flavour to the campaign, not prevent the
characters from adventuring in mysterious new lands.
Consider granting them bonus languages if they end
up adventuring in a particular area for any length of
time, or possibly grant a bonus (human) language
every 3 or 4 levels.
Conviction: Encourage players to give their
characters suitably heroic or dramatic vices and
virtues, and encourage them to use Conviction points,
rather than save them. Be lenient as to what counts as
following a vice or virtue to allow them to recover
Conviction, but balance this by putting them in
positions where using Conviction is practically
required to survive!
MEDICINE
In most campaigns the Cure power will not be available
to adepts. Most healing will therefore be natural, although augmented by herbal preparations.
Optionally, the Narrator may allow characters a recovery check if they qua a flagon of strong wine, as Conan
himself was wont to do. This should only be possible a
limited number of times per day (e.g. equal to their Con)
before they become inebriated.
SANITY
The Conan stories are full of encounters with unnamable terrors. Characters will need to make Sanity
checks against Fear and Terror when encountering various types of creatures, as described on p. 226 of the Core
Rulebook. It is recommended that Sanity checks should
be Will saves: characters should be able to build up a
certain resistance to the terrors of the unknown as they
gain experience.
CORRUPTION
As described in the Core Rulebook (p. 230) the only

beneficial eects of Corruption occur when a character
embraces it. Unfortunately, they then become a Narrator
characterunless the campaign has taken on a darker
aspect!
Narrators may wish to use some of the following optional rules for characters with a Corruption score:
A character can add his Corruption score to
Intimidate checks. If the target of the check also has a
Corruption, then add the dierence in the scores
(which may turn out to be a penalty, if the target is
more corrupt).
Characters can add their Corruption score to all social
interaction checks with demons and similar creatures.
Even nominally good characters may gradually become
corrupt, either through exposure to evil or through the
use of sorcery, even if done with virtuous intentions.
Remember that corruption reduces a characters eective
Wisdom and Charisma scores directly. This can impact
results of their Sanity checks and, in some cases, power
TECHNOLOGY
Generally speaking the level of Hyborian Age technology rises no higher than that of medieval Europe. However, in some cases (especially weapons) there may be
considerable variation between nations.
WEAPONS & ARMOR

The dierent nations described in Chapter 1 are listed
has having various technology levels. These have been
taken from the Warriors Handbook, which groups
weapons and armor by technology level. These levels
have been provided so that Narrators can add additional
flavour to his campaign. Obtaining a weapon from a
higher technology level should cost more, adding +2 per
level. The purchase cost for a pict (from a Bronze Age
nation) to buy a steel rapier (an Age of Reason) weapon)
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checks. Therefore, unless a character is hell-bent on following the path of evil, they should be given the opportunity to redeem themselves on occasion.
those rules. (Note that the size descriptions given in the

Warriors Handbook (p. 59) have been used instead of
those in the Experts Handbook.)
Although some of these organisations are geographically based they have not been given specific backgrounds, using the standard human background instead.
Typical languages are given, but most organisations
should be large enough to contain at least one speaker of
most available (human) languages.
Organizations with adept levels may have supernatural powers listed alongside feats. This indicates typical
powers available to the organisation as a whole, although
individual members may have dierent ones. Assume
that a member of the organisation can cast that power at
the indicated rank on behalf of the organisation. Organisation powers tend to be related to discovering information, rather than overt displays of supernatural might. As
a whole these organisations do not follow a supernatural
philosophy, although individual members may have to, as
part of their joining requirements.
These organisations can teach supernatural powers to
their members. The Narrator must decide which ones are
available and how much influence is required. The availability of certain powers may be restricted if the organisation is religious (see Chapter 6).
Some of these sorcerous organisations have been
given the Imbue Item feat. This indicates that, as a
group, they possess such knowledgealthough they
would have to be persuaded to make a magic item for an
individual, even for one in good standing.
ADDING FLAVOUR
One of the distinguishing features of the Conan RPG is

its use of atmospheric names for spells and combat manoeuvres: Draw Forth the Heart and Decapitating
Slash are much more evocative than Harm or All-Out
Attack resulting in a Critical Hit!
Encourage players to dress up their use of supernatural powers using names from the Conan RPG books. A
small sample follows: Agonising Doom, Calm of the
Adept, Curse of , Dancing Serpent, Death Comes on
Swift Wings, Death Touch, Draw Forth the Heart,
Draw Forth the Soul, Invocation , Visions of Torment
and Enlightenment, Willow Dance, The Stars are Right,
The Time is Right.
Similarly, the Narrator may want to consider including some of the optional rules presented in the Warriors
Handbook: free attacks (p. 41), knockdown and knockback (p. 42), stuck weapons (p. 49), breaking weapons (p.
50), teamwork tactics (p. 51), combat challenges (p. 51)
and stunts (p. 53). The last two options may be especially
helpful in providing a suitably epic feel to combat.
MAGIC ITEMS
Unlike most fantasy games, Hyborian Age characters

will generally not accumulate magical items to assist
themalthough they may gain them for the duration of
an adventure to help them defeat their final enemy. This
does not necessarily mean that the Imbue Item feat
should be banned, but the Narrator may wish to put certain limits on its use.
Single use items would be the most common, in the
form of charms and fetishes. Potions and elixirs
should be restricted to alchemical preparations. Scrolls
might be available but crafting materials should be
more expensive. Weapons and ammunitions should
generally not be allowed to be enchantedthere are
few available powers that would be suitable anyway.
Multi-use items can be created as normal. Remember
that Conviction points must be used to recharge an
item. Using or recharging an multi-use item created
by another adept may require spending a Conviction
point and making a Knowledge (Arcana) check (with
a Diculty equal to the creators save diculty) to
first attune themselves to the item. This allows them
to discover its properties.
Permanent items can be very powerful in the
Hyborian Age, and should require suitably expensive
and/or unique materials. Note that as the Imbue Life
power is generally unavailable, intelligent items other
than fetishes cannot usually be made. Also note that
Supernatural Weapon is also not a recommended
power, which limits permanent magic items to armor,
staves, wands etc.
Note that all magic items are subject to the Rule of Impermanence (see Chapter 4), although the Narrator may
make exceptions for items that are important to the
story. In addition to the regular magic items, golems and
power foci can also be made, at the Narrators discretion.
SORCEROUS SOCIETIES
THE BLACK RING
Type: 18th level adept (organisation)

Unit Size: Band (1120)
Abilities: Str +0, Dex +1, Con +0, Int +3, Wis +1, Cha +4
Skills: Craft (Alchemy) 14 (+19), Craft (Herbalism) 12
(+15), Diplomacy 12 (+16), Intimidate 12 (+16),
Knowledge (Arcana) 16 (+24), Knowledge (Geography)
12 (+15), Knowledge (History) 10 (+13), Knowledge
(Linguistics) 12 (+15), Knowledge (Nature) 7 (+10),
Knowledge (Religion) 12 (+15), Sense Motive 11 (+12)
Feats: Blood SacrificeA, Connected, Dedicated (rule the
known world), Imbue Item, Iron Will, Menacing,
RitualistA, Skill Focus (Knowledge (Arcana)),
Sympathetic MagicA, Talented (Craft (Alchemy) and
Knowledge (Arcana))
Powers: Rank 21, Cha, save diculty 23: BindingA +25,
ContagionA +25, CurseA +25, DreamingA +25,
GeasA +25, Prediction* +25, Scrying +25, Summon
ElementalA +25, Summon OutsiderA +25, Supernatural
InsightA +25, Ward +25, Visions +25
Traits: Reputation +5, Vice (evil), Virtue (organised),
Wealth 22
Combat: Attack +10 (+9 base, +1 Dex), Damage +1
(dagger 1920/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry +10/+9 (+9
base, +1 Dex/+0 Str), Initiative +1
Saving Throws: Toughness +0, Fortitude +6 (+6 base),
Reflex +7 (+6 base, +1 Dex), Will +14 (+11 base, +2 Iron
Will, +1 Wis)
Languages: Acheronian, Ancient Stygian, Demonic,
Stygian
ORGANISATIONS
The Black Ring is a sorcerous coven based in Stygia,

composed of several master wizards and many lower
level acolytes. Although many members worship Set it is
not a requirement, a fact which often brings the Black
Ring into conflict with the cult of Set.
The Experts Handbook (p. 84) introduces some rules for

creating and representing organisations. A number of
organisations are shown belowcharacters can make
allegiances to them, and gain influence as described in
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RELIGIOUS CULTS
THE CULT OF ZATH

Unit Size: Legion (25415080)
Skills: Blu 10 (+13), Craft (Alchemy) 8 (+10),
Diplomacy 10 (+16), Knowledge (Arcana) 4 (+6),
Knowledge (Geography) 6 (+8), Knowledge (History) 6
(+8), Knowledge (Religion) 10 (+15), Sense Motive 10
(+11)
Feats: Dedicated (Zath), Skill Focus (Diplomacy), Skill
Focus (Knowledge (Religion))
Powers: Rank 10, Cha, save diculty 17: Cloud MindsA
+13, ConfusionA +13, Dominate +13, GeasA +13, Heart
Shaping +13, Mind Shaping +13, Mind Touch +13,
Suggestion +13
Traits: Reputation +2, Vice (oppressive), Virtue
(encourage religious debate), Wealth 18
Reflex +3 (+2 base, +1 Dex), Will +6 (+5 base, +1 Wis)
Languages: Zamorian
THE CULT OF ASURA

Unit Size: Cohort (321640)
Skills: Blu 10 (+11), Craft (Alchemy) 9 (+12), Craft
(Herbalism) 9 (+12), Diplomacy 11 (+12), Gather
Information 11 (+12), Knowledge (Arcana) 8 (+11),
Knowledge (Astrology) 9 (+12), Knowledge (History) 9
(+12), Knowledge (Linguistics) 7 (+10), Knowledge
(Religion) 8 (+11), Notice 9 (+11), Sense Motive 9 (+11)
Feats: Dedicated (Asura), Low Profile, Natal
AstrologyA, NondescriptE, Political AstrologyA,
RitualistA, Talented (Blu and Diplomacy), Talented
(Gather Information and Sense Motive)
Powers: Rank 15, Int, save diculty 19: DreamingA +18,
Illusion +18, Prediction* +18, Scrying +18, True VisionA
+18, Truth-Reading +18, Visions +18, Ward +18
Traits: Reputation +1, Vice (secrecy), Virtue (opposed to
demons/Set), Wealth 13
Languages: Aquilonian, Vendhyan
The spider-god, Zath, has a pre-eminent position among

the Zamorian gods. Zaths main temple dominates the
city of Yezud and has a large stone statue of a spider at
its centre. Sacred dancing girls wearing black jade bead
pendants perform ritual dances around this weird idol.
This is the cult of Asura in Aquilonia, based in the capital, Tarantia. Small but potent, the cult is always alert for
supernatural foes that might upset the natural order of
things.
CRIMINAL GANGS
The Conan stories do not contain any specific named
criminal organisations, so a hypothetical thieves guild is
given below.
THE CULT OF IBIS

Unit Size: Division (6411280)
(Herbalism) 8 (+10), Diplomacy 8 (+10), Knowledge
(Arcana) 9 (+11), Knowledge (Linguistics) 9 (+11),
Knowledge (Nature) 8 (+10), Knowledge (Religion) 8
(+10), Medicine 8 (+11), Sense Motive 8 (+11)
Feats: Connected, Dedicated (Ibis), Iron Will, Low
Profile, OrganisedW, RitualistA, Skill Focus (Knowledge
(Arcana)), Skill Focus (Knowledge (Religion))
Powers: Rank 13, Wis, save diculty 17: BanishmentA
+16, DreamingA +16, Prediction* +16, Scrying +16,
Visions +16, Ward +16
Traits: Reputation +0, Vice (secrecy), Virtue (opposed to
Set), Wealth 12
Combat: Attack +5 (+5 base), Damage +1 (dagger 19
20/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry +5/+5 (+5 base, +0 Dex/+0
Str), Initiative +0
Reflex +3 (+3 base), Will +12 (+7 base, +2 Iron Will, +3
Wis)
Languages: Ancient Stygian, Stygian, appropriate local
language
ZAMORIAN THIEVES GUILD
Type: 5th level expert (organisation)

Unit Size: Company (4180)
Skills: Blu 6 (+6), Disable Device 7 (+8), Disguise 8
(+8), Gather Information 8 (+8), Intimidate 8 (+8),
Knowledge (Local) 4 (+5), Notice 4 (+5), Search 4 (+5),
Sense Motive 4 (+5), Sleight of Hand 8 (+11), Stealth 8
(+11), Survival 3 (+4)
Feats: Awareness, Connected, Contacts, Merchants
EyeE, Master HagglerE, Master Plan, OrganisedW,
ScroungerE, Urban TrackingE
Traits: Reputation +2, Vice (ambitious), Virtue (careful),
Wealth 10
Saving Throws: Toughness +1 (+1 Con), Fortitude +1
(+1 base, +1 Con), Reflex +7 (+4 base, +3 Dex), Will +2
(+1 base, +1 Wis)
Languages: Zamorian
A typical small thieves guild from Shadizar, although
this one has been smarter than most and avoided outright conflict with the authorities and other guilds. It
specialises in fencing stolen goods, but occasionally carries out its own heists.
The cult of the moon-god Ibis is opposed to Set and his

worshippers. Ibis is a patron of scholars and those who
would use sorcerous knowledge for moral purposes. It is
rumoured that parts of the cult still exist in Stygia, staying secret but ready to act against the priests and worshippers of Set at any opportunity.
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SCHOLARLY LIBRARIES
Feats: Eidetic Memory, HelpfulW, ReflectiveE, Talented

(Knowledge (Civics) and Knowledge (History)),
Talented (Knowledge (Local) and Knowledge
(Warfare))
Traits: Reputation +1, Vice (absent minded), Virtue
(helpful), Wealth 5
Str), Initiative +0
Saving Throws: Toughness +0, Fortitude +0, Reflex +0,
Will +3 (+2 base, +1 Wis)
Languages: Aquilonian, two other Hyborian
There are two types of libraries. The first is simply a collection of books, scrolls and other material. It is not
really an organisation as such, because it has no members. They do not have expert levels, but do have ordinary
levels to represent the knowledge held in the books. They
have only two types of statistics: skills (which must be
knowledge specializations) and languages. The owner of
a library (or someone with equivalent levels of access)
can use the library to make a Knowledge skill check as
long as the library has ranks in that specialization and he
also has at least 1 rank in it. If the skill check fails then
the owner cannot try again until he increases the level of
the library (i.e. gets more books). Furthermore the skill
check takes 4 hours per level of the library. The owner
can speed up the check by not using all the librarys levels, but takes a 1 penalty for each level skipped. If the
information is not contained in the library then the
owner can make a skill check based on their own skills.
The languages listed in the librarys description are those
the collection is written in. A user of the library must
understand all the languages to use it at its full potential.
He receives a 2 penalty for each language he doesnt
know; he must know at least one to use the library at all.
The second type of library is a proper organisation as
we would understand it. As well as books, these libraries
have stascholars who are dedicated to maintaining,
expanding and curating the collection. These libraries
usually have expert levels as well as ordinary levels, and
consequently all the usual statistics of an organisation. A
character does not need to have a rank in the Knowledge
specialization that covers the question they are asking,
but must join or somehow gain influence over the organisation in order to make use of itthe Priest* feat
may assist in the character gaining access to temple libraries, for example. However, the library can now add
its Intelligence to the knowledge skill check. A skill
check using this type of library takes only 1 hour per
library level, as the librarians know where the relevant
volumes are. A character only needs to speak one of the
librarys languages, in order to communicate his requirements.
Improving any library is simply a matter of obtaining
more books for it. The purchase diculty of buying
enough books to increase a librarys level is equal to 10
plus the new level. The Narrator may adjust this as required, especially in the Hyborian Age where written
material of any kind can be hard to come by. The owner
of a simple collection of books must find the purchase
himself. For a proper library its Wealth score indicates
the amount of ready funds available to buy new books. A
library can also be enhanced by adding the books and
scrolls from another library. However, because there will
inevitably be some overlap in the contents, the larger
librarys level increases by only half the level of the
smaller library (or less, if the Narrator decides they are
very similar).
Sample libraries from the Conan RPG - Secrets of
Skelos are given below.
A library that might be found in the home of a noble

who prides himself on his erudition. The library contains
no great secrets or books of power, but has a wealth of
useful information. The noble may employ one of his
childrens tutors as a part time librarian, and other members of the household may assist from time to time.
SORCERERS LIBRARY
Type: 4th level ordinary

Skills: Knowledge (Arcana) 7 (+7), Knowledge
(History) 7 (+7), Knowledge (Linguistics) 7 (+7),
Knowledge (Religion) 7 (+7)
Languages: Acheronian, Ancient Stygian, Stygian,
Vendhyan
A sorcerer of waxing power might possess a library like
this one. Again, the sorcerer has no books of great power,
but he has a collection of commentaries and copies of
ancient Stygian and Acheronian texts enabling him to
pursue his arcane research.
TOSATHA-LANTIS LIBRARY
Type: 14th level ordinary

(Astrology) 5 (+5), Knowledge (History) 11 (+11),
Knowledge (Linguistics) 11 (+11), Knowledge (Nature)
7 (+7), Knowledge (Religion) 17 (+17)
Kothic, Shemitish, Stygian
The envy of many sages, this library was compiled by
looting the libraries of Pelias and other northern wizards, together with awful books from the citadel at
Khorshemish.
SHEMITISH TEMPLE LIBRARY
Type: 5th level expert/7th level ordinary (organisation)

Unit Size: Squad (1120)
Skills: Blu 12 (+13), Diplomacy 10 (+11), Knowledge
(Arcana) 12 (+19), Knowledge (Astrology) 15 (+19),
Knowledge (Geography) 10 (+14), Knowledge (History)
15 (+22), Knowledge (Linguistics) 12 (+16), Knowledge
(Nature) 12 (+16), Knowledge (Religion) 15 (+22),
Prophecy 14 (+17), Sense Motive 10 (+13)
Feats: Connected, Dedicated (Shemitish Pantheon),
Educated*, Eidetic Memory, HelpfulW, ReflectiveE, Skill
Focus (Knowledge (Arcana)), Skill Focus (Knowledge
(History)), Skill Focus (Knowledge (Religion))
Traits: Reputation +5, Vice (enforce obedience of
worshippers), Virtue (encourage religious debate),
Wealth 14
Str), Initiative +0
AQUILONIAN NOBLES LIBRARY
Type: 1st level expert /2nd level ordinary (organisation)

Unit Size: Team (35)
Skills: Diplomacy 6 (+6), Knowledge (Civics) 6 (+10),
Knowledge (Engineering) 6 (+8), Knowledge
(Geography) 6 (+8), Knowledge (History) 6 (+10),
Knowledge (Local) 6 (+10), Knowledge (Nature) 6 (+8),
Knowledge (Warfare) 6 (+10), Sense Motive 4 (+4)
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Reflex +1 (+1 base), Will +6 (+3 base, +3 Wis)
Languages: Ancient Khari, Ancient Stygian, Argossean,
Hyrkanian, Iranistani, Keshani, Kothic, Ophirean,
Shemitish, Stygian, Zuagir
Saving Throws: Toughness +4 (+3 chainmail, +1 Con),

Fortitude +5 (+4 base, +1 Con), Reflex +2 (+1 base, +1
Dex), Will +1 (+1 base)
Languages: Nemedian
A typical recruit in the Adventurers is a 3rd level warrior,
but the large number of veterans and senior commanders
raises the organisations eective level. This unit represents a typical company of about 400 men.
A library associated with a temple in a major Shemitish

city, such as Asgalun.
CITY OF THINGS THAT ARE

NOT GOOD TO KNOW
KHITAN ENGINEERS
Type: 3rd level expert (organisation)

Unit Size: Platoon (2140)
Speed: 30 ft.
Abilities: Str +0, Dex +1, Con +0, Int +1, Wis +1, Cha 1
Skills: Climb 4 (+4), Craft (Alchemy) 6 (+12), Craft
(Carpentry) 4 (+5), Disable Device 6 (+7), Knowledge
(Arcana) 6 (+7), Knowledge (Nature) 6 (+7), Knowledge
(Engineering) 6 (+12), Knowledge (Warfare) 6 (+7),
Notice 4 (+5), Survival 6 (+7)
Feats: ArtisanE (Craft (Carpentry)), Improved Initiative,
Materials ExpertE, OrganizedW, Skill Focus (Craft
(Alchemy)), Skill Focus (Knowledge (Engineering)),
Talented (Craft (Alchemy) and Knowledge
(Engineering))
Traits: Combat Unit Traits, Reputation +1, Vice
(arrogant), Virtue (hard working), Wealth 10
Languages: Khitan
Type: 10th level expert/10th level ordinary (organisation)

Unit Size: Corps (12812540)
Skills: Diplomacy 4 (+5), Gather Information 4 (+5),
Knowledge (Arcana) 23 (+30), Knowledge (Astrology)
23 (+30), Knowledge (Engineering) 23 (+30),
Knowledge (Civics) 23 (+30), Knowledge (Geography)
Knowledge (Religion) 23 (+30), Knowledge (Warfare)
23 (+30)
Feats: Educated*, Eidetic Memory, HelpfulW,
ReflectiveE, Skill Focus (Knowledge (Arcana)), Skill
Focus ( Knowledge (Astrology)), Skill Focus (Knowledge
(Engineering)), Skill Focus (Knowledge (Civics)), Skill
Focus (Knowledge (Geography)), Skill Focus
(Knowledge (History)), Skill Focus (Knowledge
(Linguistics)), Skill Focus (Knowledge (Nature)), Skill
Focus (Knowledge (Religion)), Skill Focus (Knowledge
(Warfare))
Traits: Reputation +5, Vice (chaotic organisation),
Virtue (pursuit of knowledge), Wealth 21
Str), Initiative +0
Languages: Acheronian, Ancient Khari, Ancient
Stygian, Atlantean, Lemurian, Valusian, most human
languages
Both Khitai and Stygia have long traditions of bringing

science and sorcery to the field to augment their mundane forces. Their engineering (and, in some cases alchemical) knowledge can make turn the tide of a siege.
FREE COMPANY (ARCHERS)
Type: 3rd level warrior (organisation)

Unit Size: Brigade (321640)
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Craft (Bowyer) 6 (+6), Notice 6 (+6), Stealth 6
(+8), Survival 6 (+6)
Feats: Armor Training (light), Attack Focus (Bows),
Exotic Weapon Training (Bossonian Longbow),
Lightning ShotW, Point Blank Shot, Sniper TrainingW,
Weapon Training
(mercenary), Virtue (the Free Companys code and
compact), Wealth 12
Combat: Attack +5 (+2 base, +1 Attack Focus, +2 Dex)
or +4 (sword), Damage +4 (Bossonian longbow 19
20/+3) or +3 (battleaxe 20/+4), Defense Dodge/Parry
+4/+0 (+2 base, +2 Dex/+0 Str), Initiative +2
Saving Throws: Toughness +3 (+2 chain shirt, +1 Con),
Languages: Any one
A fabled city of scholars in Khitai, where the walls of

every street and alleyway are lined with scrolls, and even
the most wretched beggar is a learned sage. Of course, it
could be just a myth
MILITARY UNITS
NEMEDIAN ADVENTURERS
Type: 4th level warrior (organisation, combat unit)

Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Intimidate 4 (+4), Knowledge (Warfare) 4 (+4),
Notice 4 (+4), Ride 4 (+5), Search 4 (+4), Sense Motive 4
(+4), Survival 4 (+4)
Feats: All-Out Attack, Attack Focus (Greatsword),
Armor Training (heavy), Armor Training (light), Parry
Focus, Vehicular Combat, Weapon Training, Tough
(mercenary), Virtue (the Adventurers code), Wealth 15
Combat: Attack +5 (+3 base, +1 Attack Focus, +1 Dex),
Damage +6 (greatsword 1920/+3), Defense Dodge/
Parry +5/+6 (+3 base, +1 Parry Focus, +1 Dex/+2 Str),
Initiative +1
Free Companies archery units typically train right alongside their infantry counterparts. This unit has learnt to
use the Bossonian longbow for its increased range and
stopping power.
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FREE COMPANY (CAVALRY)
Feats: Armor Training (light), Move-By Action,

Overrun, Point Blank Shot, Spirited Charge, Vehicular
Combat, Weapon Training
(mercenary), Virtue (the Kozaks code), Wealth 12
(scimitar 1820/+3) or +3 (short bow 20/+4), Defense
Dodge/Parry +4/+3 (+2 base, +2 Dex/+1 Str),
Initiative +2
Saving Throws: Toughness +2 (+1 leather armor, +1
Con), Fortitude +4 (+3 base, +1 Con), Reflex +3 (+1
base, +2 Dex), Will +1 (+1 base)
Languages: Hyrkanian
3rd
Type:
level warrior (organisation)
Speed: 30 ft. (mounted 50 ft.)
Skills: Handle Animal 6 (+6), Notice 6 (+6), Ride 6
(+7), Survival 6 (+6)
Feats: Armor Training (light), Move-By Action,
Overrun, Shield Training, Spirited Charge, Vehicular
compact), Wealth 12
(sword 1920/+3) or +5 (lance 20/+4), Defense Dodge/
Parry +5/+6 (+2 base, +2 medium shield, +1 Dex/+2 Str),
Initiative +1
Languages: Any one
The kozaks are not really a mercenary force. However,

they do occasionally hire on to guard merchant caravans
or band together to raid Turan, Vendhya or Kosala.
KUSHITE SPEARMEN
Type: 1st level warrior (organisation)

Speed: 30 ft.
Unit Size: Company (4180)
Skills: Acrobatics 4 (+5), Intimidate 4 (+3), Stealth 4
(+5), Survival 4 (+4)
Feats: Endurance, Rage, Run, Shield Training, Tough
(mercenary), Virtue (the Spearmens code), Wealth 6
Combat: Attack +1 (+1 Dex), Damage +4 (javelin
20/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry +4/+5 (+3 large shield, +1
Dex/+2 Str), Initiative +1
Saving Throws: Toughness +3 (+1 Tough, +2 Con),
Fortitude +4 (+2 base, +2 Con), Reflex +1 (+1 Dex),
Will +0
Languages: Kushite, or any Black Kingdoms dialect
Free Companies cavalry units are composed of men who

could not fit into the regimentation of typical Hyborian
society. Whilst they are good horsemen and fair warriors,
they are only indierent soldiers. Their commanders constantly struggle to keep discipline if they assigning boring duties like garrison or guard contracts.
FREE COMPANY (INFANTRY)

Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Blu 6 (+5), Intimidate 6 (+5), Notice 6 (+6),
Survival 6 (+6)
Feats: All-Out Attack, Armor Training (light),
Endurance, Formation FightingW, Run, Shield Training,
Weapon Training
compact), Wealth 12
(sword 1920/+3) or +4 (javelin 20/+3), Defense Dodge/
Parry +7/+8 (+2 base, +2 medium shield, +2 Formation
Fighting, +1 Dex/+2 Str), Initiative +1
Languages: Any one
Spearmen from many of the Black Kingdoms take employment throughout the Hyborian world, even as far
north as Aquilonia. These wild barbarians lack the discipline for guard or garrison work, but make good fodder.
SHEMITE ASSHURI
Type: 2nd level warrior (organisation)

Unit Size: Regiment (161320)
Skills: Handle Animal 5 (+5), Notice 5 (+5), Ride 5
(+7), Survival 5 (+5)
Feats: Armor Training (heavy), Armor Training (light),
Point Blank Shot, Shemite Archer*, Spirited Charge,
Vehicular Combat, Weapon Training
(mercenary), Virtue (the Asshuri code), Wealth 10
Combat: Attack +3 (+1 base, +2 Dex), Damage +4 (lance
20/+4) or +3 (scimitar 1820/+3) or +4 (Shemite bow
1920/+4), Defense Dodge/Parry +3/+2 (+1 base, +2
Saving Throws: Toughness +4 (+3 scale mail, +1 Con),
Will +0
Languages: Shemitish
Infantry units such as these train to fight with spear and

shield against cavalry, or sword and shield against other
infantry. Although armed with javelins (short spears) for
the former, they rarely throw them.
KOZAKS

Unit Size: Platoon (21-40)
Speed: 30 ft. (mounted 50 ft.)
Skills: Acrobatics 6 (+8), Notice 6 (+6), Ride 6 (+8),
Survival 6 (+6)
The asshuri are part of a trained civic army that is hired

out for mercenary duty by their leaders. Unlike the less
disciplined Free Companies, they can usually be counted
on to follow orders and not loot their employers lands.
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I am very old, oh man of the waste countries; long and long ago I came to this planet with others of my
world, from the green planet Yag, which circles for ever in the outer fringe of this universe. We swept
through space on mighty wings that drove us through the cosmos quicker than light, because we had warred
with the kings of Yag and were defeated and outcast. But we could never return, for on earth our wings
withered from our shoulders. Here we abode apart from earthly life. We fought the strange and terrible
forms of life which then walked the earth, so that we became feared, and were not molested in the dim jungles
of the east, where we had our abode.
The Tower of the Elephant
TEMPLATES
This chapter describes the creatures of the Hyborian Age

using True20 statistics. In most cases the characteristics
for these creatures have been derived using the rules described in Chapter 1 of the True20 Bestiary. However,
many have additional bonus feats (or powers) to duplicate the spell-like abilities that they normally possess.
(Bonus feats and powers are marked with a +.) A number
have been given natural armor to represent thick or scaly
hides and so on.
The list of creatures has mainly been derived from
those in the Conan RPG - Bestiary of the Hyborian
Age, although a few other books have also contributed.
Descriptions of appearances and behaviours have not
been included, but can be found in the Conan RPG
books. The True20 Bestiary contains many creatures suitable for a Hyborian Age campaign. These include animals, some undead (e.g. skeletons and zombies) and
were-creatures.
CHILD OF ISHITI
The children of Ishiti are the reptilian slaves of the demoness Ishiti. They are humanoid, but with mottled,
scaly skin and monstrous dragon heads. They are created
by the breath of Ishiti (see below) or when an individual
serving Ishiti embraces their corruption.
A child of Ishiti is an inherited template that can be
applied to any humanoid creature, hereafter known as
the base creature. A child of Ishiti uses all the base creatures statistics and traits except as noted here.
Type: The creatures type changes to outsider (native).
Speed: Speed is unchanged.
Abilities: +1 Dexterity, 2 Charisma.
Skills: A child of Ishiti gains a +6 racial bonus to all
Notice and Sense Motive checks because of their keen
eyes, heat-sensing nasal pits and odour detecting
tongues.
Feats: As base creature, but including Dodge Focus and
Skill Focus (Notice) as bonus feats.
Traits: A child of Ishiti retains all the traits of the base
creature and gains the following, additional traits:
Change Shape: As a standard action the creature can
take the shape of any humanoid creature. This eect
gives it a +10 bonus on any Disguise checks. It reverts
to its normal form if killed, or if it hears the words
that unweave. A reflective surface reveals its true form.
Darkvision (60 ft.)
Poison: A child of Ishitis bite is venomous (Type:
Injury; Save: 10 plus half level plus Con; Onset: 10
minutes/12 minutes; Eect: 2 Str/1 Str).
Sorcerous Phrase Vulnerability: Speaking the words that
unweave to a child of Ishiti will inflict great pain upon
it. Simply uttering the mundane words is enough to
do so, but remembering the words requires a
Diculty 20 Knowledge (Arcana) check. If the words
are spoken aloud, however, any children of Ishiti
within range of hearing will be struck by enough pain
to impose a 4 penalty on attack rolls and skill checks
for the rest of that round and the one following.
Combat: Children of Ishiti gain a bite attack with a base
damage of +1, plus poison.
Saving Throws: As base creature, but a child of Ishiti
gains a +2 bonus to Toughness saves from its scaly skin.
RACES
These racial backgrounds have been included for reference, and should only be used for Player Characters with
Narrator approval.
ACHERONIAN
Acheronians are tall, white-skinned, and dark-haired.
The men tend to wear full beards and be cadaverously
thin, while the women are lithe yet voluptuous. Some
scholars believe the Acheronians to be closely related to
the race of giant-kings that are said to have been the
founders of Stygia, long before those now known as Stygians conquered that land.
Ability Adjustments: +1 Charisma, 1 Strength.
Bonus Feats: Skill Focus (Knowledge (Arcana)),
Talented (Craft (Alchemy) and Craft (Herbalism))
Bonus Skills: Craft (Alchemy), Knowledge (Arcana)
Trait: Corruptible*, Sinister*
Favored Feats: Fiend-DevotedA, Supernatural Focus
(Curse)
Native Language: Acheronian, native language of the
Hyborian kingdom they live in
Bonus Languages: Ancient Stygian, Demonic, bonus
languages of the Hyborian kingdom they live in
Religion: Set
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CHILD OF JHEBBEL-SAG
Trappings of Eternal Life: The ritual used to create a

living ka mummy require numerous funerary
trappings. These are expensive, requiring a total of
Purchase Diculty of 26 or more to have crafted.
Each trapping is responsible for an ability or power of
the possessed mummy, and as long as the living ka
mummy is in possession of the item(s), these powers
function normally. The moment someone else lays
claim to the item (or destroys it in some cases), that
power ceases and Qebsneuef s sight allows the
mummy to know who has it (or destroyed it) and
where it is. See Conan RPG - Bestiary of the
Hyborian Age (p. 81) to identify the funerary
trappings and what they do individually.
Animate Ushabtiu Figurines: The living ka mummy can
animate the funerary figures and statues buried with
him in a similar manner to the Animate Object
power. This power is unique to a living ka mummy
and functions in the same way, but can only be used
on ushabtiu figurines.
Combat: A living ka mummy gains a slam attack.
Saving Throws: Same as the base creature, except the
loss of Fortitude saves due to undead traits.
Jhebbal Sag is the primal god who once ruled all living
things. Child of Jhebbal Sag is an inherited template
that can be added to any living creature with an Intelligence score of 4 or more (referred to hereafter as the
base creature). A child of Jhebbal Sag uses all the base
creatures statistics and traits except as noted here.
Abilities: +1 Strength, +1 Charisma. Any creature with
an Intelligence of 3 or lower has its Intelligence
increased to 2.
Skills: Children of Jhebbal Sag gain a +2 racial bonus to
all Handle Animal checks.
Feats: As base creature, but including Animal Empathy
and Night Vision as bonus feats.
Powers: Although a child of Jhebbal Sag gains no
additional supernatural powers they are considered to
always follow the Nature supernatural philosophy, in
addition to any other they may deliberately study.
Traits: A child of Jhebbal Sag retains all the traits of the
base creature and gains the following, additional traits:
Corrupted: The creature gains 1 point of corruption.
Fated: The creatures Conviction point total is reduced
by 1.
Combat: No change.
Saving Throws: As base creature.
MUMMY OF AHRIMAN
Mummy of Ahriman is an acquired template that can
be applied to any humanoid creature, henceforth referred
to as the base creature. A Mummy of Ahriman uses all
the base creatures statistics and traits as noted here.
Type: The creatures type changes to undead.
Abilities: +1 Strength, +1 Dexterity, +2 Intelligence, +2
Wisdom, +3 Charisma. As an undead creature, a
mummy of Ahriman has no Constitution score.
Skills: Mummies of Ahriman gain a +2 bonus to Notice,
Search and Stealth skill checks.
Feats: As base creature, adding Dodge Focus, Improved
Initiative, Lightning Reflexes and Talented (Notice and
Sense Motive).
Powers: A mummy of Ahriman gains access to the
Dominate power using its total level as its adept level.
Using this power is not fatiguing.
Traits: Mummies of Ahriman retain all the traits of the
A natural bonus to Toughness saves equal to half its
level.
Darkvision (60 ft.)
Damage Reduction 4/
Immune to Cold
Vulnerable to Fire
Fast Healing
Corruptible*
Heart of Ahriman Vulnerability: Mummies of Ahriman
can be destroyed by the Heart of Ahriman.
Combat: The creature gains a natural attack (e.g. claws
or slam) that does +1 damage.
MUMMY (LIVING KA)

Living ka mummy is an acquired template that can be
added to any humanoid or animal creature, referred to as
the base creature. A living ka mummy uses all the base
creatures statistics and traits, except as noted here.
Abilities: +2 Strength, 1 Dexterity, +1 Wisdom, +2
Charisma. As an undead creature, a living ka mummy
has no Constitution score.
Skills: Living ka mummies have a +4 racial bonus on
Notice, Stealth and Search checks.
Feats: As base creature, but including Talented (Notice
and Sense Motive) and Tough.
Traits: A living ka mummy retains all the traits of the
level.
Damage Reduction 2/
Darkvision (120 ft.)
Fast Healing
Open the Invisible Door: As a standard action a living
ka mummy can create an invisible passage through
wooden, plaster, or stone walls, but not other
materials. Only the doors creator can see it and use it,
but it can take a single creature through it of its size
or smaller. Using this ability requires a Diculty 12
power check plus 1 per 10 ft. of material passed
through, with a similar fatigue save diculty.
Immune to Cold
Vulnerable to Fire
Qebsneuef s Sight: A living ka mummy always knows
the location and state of its funerary trappings; it can
track down tomb robbers to the ends of the earth if it
must in order to reclaim its ties to Earth.
SALOME
Salome is one spirit who reincarnates each century into
the noble dynasty of Khauran, taking on the form of a
newborn girl-child born to the current queen and king.
Every girl so born is checked for the telltale red crescent
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moon birthmark which indicates that another Salome

has come into the world.
Salome is an inherited template that can be added to
any female human (who must have at least 1 adept level
and originate from Khauran). Salome uses all the base
creatures statistics and traits except as noted here.
Abilities: +1 Constitution, 1 Intelligence, 1 Wisdom,
+2 Charisma
Skills: Salome gains a +2 racial bonus to all Blu and
Gather Information checks targeting human males.
Feats: As base creature, but including Night Vision as a
bonus feat.
Powers: Although Salome gains no additional
supernatural powers she is considered to always follow
the Witchcraft supernatural philosophy, in addition to
any other she may deliberately study.
Traits: Salome retains all the traits of the base creature
and gains the following, additional traits:
Sensualist: Salome must experience a new pleasure at
least once a weeka new sexual partner, drug,
alcoholic drink, or other vice. If she does not, she
incurs a cumulative 1 penalty to fatigue saves
incurred from using supernatural powers until she
does experience something new. This penalty stacks
with, but is separate from, the usual penalty for using
fatiguing powers within 1 hour.
Fated: Salome has little control over her own destiny
her Conviction point total is reduced by 1.
Combat: No change.
It is whispered that the dreaded Kothian sorcerer,

Tsotha-lanti, is no true man but a half-demon, spawned
by the mating of a dancing-girl with a vile pre-human
entity among the haunted ruins of Dagoth Hill. It seems
likely Tsotha-lanti is not the only one.
Spawn of Dagoth Hill is a template that can be
added to any living creature with an Intelligence score of
3 or more, referred to hereafter as the base creature. A
spawn of Dagoth Hill uses all the base creatures statistics and traits except as noted here.
Abilities: +1 Dexterity, 1 Constitution.
Skills: As base creature. Spawn also gain Demonic as a
bonus language.
Feats: As base creature, adding Tough as a bonus feat.
Traits: A spawn of Dagoth Hill retains all the traits of
the base creature and gains the following, additional
traits:
Darkvision (60 ft.)
Immune to Poison
Corruptible*
Born Sorcerer. The creatures eective adept level for
any summoning power or ritual is increased by +2.
Combat: No change.
VAMPIRE (HYBORIAN)
Vampires are created when the foolish elect to undergo
certain transformations hinted at in the fabled Book of
Skelos, courting darkness in the shadowy places beneath
the Earth, seeking death willingly in order to find eternal
life. Use the Vampire template on p. 180 of the True20
Bestiary, but remove the following traits and weaknesses:
Create Spawn
Gaseous Form
Spider Climb
Repelling a Vampire
SORCEROUS MUMMY
Sorcerous Mummy is an acquired template that can be
applied to any humanoid creature, henceforth referred to
as the base creature. A Sorcerous mummy uses all the
base creatures statistics and traits as noted here.
Abilities: +1 Strength, 2 Dexterity, 2 Charisma. As an
undead creature, a sorcerous mummy has no
Constitution score.
Skills: Sorcerous mummies gain a +2 bonus to Notice,
Search and Stealth skill checks.
Feats: As base creature.
Powers: A sorcerous mummy gains access to the
Dominate power using its total level as its adept level.
Using this power is not fatiguing.
Traits: A sorcerous mummy retains all the traits of the
level.
Darkvision (60 ft.)
Damage Reduction 2/
Immune to Cold
Vulnerable to Fire
Combat: The creature gains a natural attack (e.g. claws
or slam) that does +1 damage.
NEW TRAITS
The nature of some of the Hyborian Age creatures (especially outsiders) requires some additional creature traits.
Note that the Natural Adept trait may increase the
power of a demon quite dramatically, and should be accounted for when designing encounters.
Earthbound Form: This trait can only be applied to a
willing outsider by an adept using the BindingA power.
The aected creature is bound to the mortal plane, losing
its Manifest trait. It can still be summoned but must
make its own way to the summoner as best it can. It is
no longer aected by the BanishmentA power, and can
ignore the eects of the Master Words and Signs* feat.
Fiendish Instructor: The creature can teach adepts supernatural powers that it knows, or all powers from a
particular supernatural philosophy. The creature may not
be able to cast these powers, and may not wish to teach
them at all, but it can if persuaded to. Creatures without
this trait must be summoned using the Fiendish Instructor mana trait (see Chapter 4) in order to perform the
instruction.
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DRAGON
Manifest: As a standard action, the creature can either

leave Earth and return to its home place or appear on
Earth. In either case, it manifests at the new location at
the end of its action. This ability may be restricted if the
creature is bound, or under an agreement or compulsion.
Type: 16th level animal

Size: Huge
Speed: 40 ft.
Abilities: Str +12, Dex 1, Con +7, Int 5, Wis +1,
Cha 1
Skills: Notice 15 (+16), Swim 4 (+16)
Feats: All-Out Attack, Awesome Blow, Endurance,
Improved Grab, Night Vision+, Overwhelming
ChargeW, Skill Focus (Notice)
Traits: Poison, Swallow Whole, Trample
Combat: Attack +9 (+12 base, 2 size, 1 Dex), Damage
+15 (bite) or +14 (slam) or +12 (sting, poison), Defense
Dodge/Parry +9/ (+12 base, 2 size, 1 Dex),
Initiative 1
Saving Throws: Toughness +18 (+4 size, +2 natural, +7
base, 1 Dex), Will +6 (+5 base, +1 Wis)
Natural Adept: The creature can can use sorcery as if it

had an adept level equal to its creature level. It always
uses its highest mental ability as its key ability, even if it
follows a supernatural philosophy with a dierent key
ability. It receives a number of bonus supernatural powers as given in its description, which may be altered as
the Narrator sees fit. The Narrator may also allow the
creature to replace one of its assigned powers with another from a supernatural philosophy that it follows. This
might take a full-round action, or require the creature to
manifest and then return to the mortal plane.
Supernatural Philosophy: Creatures with the Natural
Adept trait may also follow a supernatural philosophy.
Some demons may eectively follow more than one, as
they are not bound by mundane rules.
NEW FEATS
Improved Grab: To use this ability, the dragon must hit

with a bite attack. A grappled foe can be struck by the
stinger automatically, with no need for an attack roll. The
dragon must still use an attack (a standard action or part
of a full attack) to attack with the stinger. Alternatively,
creatures smaller than the dragon can be swallowed.
Poison: Anything that suers damage from a dragons
sting attack is also aected by Dragon Toxin (Type:
Injury; Save: 25; Eect: 2 Str/2 Str).
Trample: A dragons trample attack deals +18
bludgeoning damage to any foe it runs over.
MANIFEST ATTACK
(GENERAL)
Prerequisites: Manifest* trait

As a move action the creature may use its manifest ability to appear next to an opponent and deal a surprise
attack against it (as its standard action for that round).
The target must be within the creatures line of sight. The
target is eectively flat-footed for the purposes of defending against that particular attack.
DRAGON, AQUATIC
BESTIARY
Type: 10th level animal (aquatic)

Size: Huge
Speed: swim 50 ft.
Abilities: Str +8, Dex +2, Con +6, Int 5, Wis +1, Cha +0
Skills: Notice 2 (+6), Stealth 7 (+1)*, Swim 4 (+12)*
Feats: Great Fortitude, Night Vision+, Skill Focus
(Notice), Tough (2)
Traits: Scent
Combat: Attack +7 (+7 base, 2 size, +2 Dex), Damage
+10 (bite), Defense Dodge/Parry +7/ (+7 base, -2 size,
+2 Dex), Initiative +2
Con), Fortitude +13 (+7 base, +2 Great Fortitude, +6
Con), Reflex +9 (+7 base, +2 Dex), Will +4 (+3 base, +1
Wis)
ANIMALS
BLACK LOTUS
Type: 4th level plant

Size: Large
Speed: 0 ft.
Abilities: Str 4, Dex +3, Con +5, Int , Wis +0, Cha 3
Traits: Blindsense, Immobile, Miasma, Poison
Combat: Attack +5 (1 size, +3 base, +3 Dex), Damage
(poison), Defense Dodge/Parry +4/ (1 size, +2 base,
Skills: Aquatic dragons are coloured to match the waters

they live in perfectly, gaining a +8 racial bonus to Stealth
checks while underwater. It also receives a +8 racial
bonus on Swim checks and may always take 10 on Swim
checks, even if rushed or threatened.
Immobile: Although the black lotus can move its fronds

and stalks around (with a reach of 10 ft.) it cannot move.
It will automatically fail any Reflex save to avoid area
damage.
Miasma: The area 20 ft. surrounding the plant is infused
with black lotus blossom (see Poisons, Chapter 5). Also,
anyone aected by the miasma must also make a
Diculty 15 Will save or be compelled to move to the
base of the plant and fall asleep (as per the Sleep power).
Poison: The black lotus attacks by attempting a finesse
attack with the buds on the ends of its stalks. These do
no damage but do expose the target to Black Lotus
Nectar (Type: Injury; Save: 17; Eect: 2 Con/2 Con).
EMERALD LOTUS

Size: Large
Speed: 2 ft.
Abilities: Str +4, Dex +3, Con +5, Int , Wis 4, Cha +8
Feats: Improved Grab+
Traits: Blindsense (90 ft.), Blood Drain, Blood Frenzy,
Constrict
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+4 (branch, blood drain), Defense Dodge/Parry +6/ (+3
base, 1 size, +3 Dex), Initiative +3
base, +3 Dex), Will 3 (+1 base, 4 Wis)
any creature behind the fire drake and within 30 feet of

it. Creatures within this area who are four or more size
categories smaller than the fire drake automatically take
+18 damage, although a Diculty 20 Reflex save can
halve this.
Blood Drain: An emerald lotus that manages to succeed

in a grapple check against a living target can suck its
blood with its thorns. If it pins the foe it drains blood,
dealing 1 point of Constitution damage each round the
pin can be maintained if the victim fails a Diculty 15
Fortitude save. For each successful round of blood drain,
the emerald lotus can make a recovery check as a free
action. This blood drain is how an emerald lotus keeps
itself alive and growing. For every week it does not
receive at least one point of blood, it withers and loses 1
level. However, for every full-grown Medium-sized
mammal it drains completely, it gains 1 level (maximum
of 1 level per week).
Blood Frenzy: An emerald lotus knows when a possible
food creature is injured within 90 feet of its position and
flies into a hunger frenzy. It gains a +2 bonus to all attack
and rolls, but a 2 penalty to its defense. This state lasts
for one minute.
Constrict: On a successful grapple check against a
creature whose blood it cannot drain, an emerald lotus
deals +6 damage.
Improved Grab: To use this ability, an emerald lotus
must hit with its whip-like branch attack.

Size: Huge
Speed: 20 ft., climb 20 ft.
Abilities: Str +6, Dex +3, Con +2, Int 4, Wis +1, Cha 4
Skills: Acrobatics 2 (+5), Climb 4 (+6), Notice 4 (+8),
Stealth 5 (+4)
Feats: Defensive Attack, Endurance, Improved Grab+,
Skill Focus (Notice), Skill Focus (Stealth), Tough
Traits: Constrict, Poison, Scent
+7 (bite, poison), Defense Dodge/Parry +10/ (+9 base,
2 size, +3 Dex), Initiative +3
Saving Throws: Toughness +7 (+4 size, +1 Tough, +2
base, +3 Dex), Will +5 (+4 base, +1 Wis)
GHOST SNAKE
Constrict: While grappling, a ghost snake can cause +9

damage with a successful grapple check.
Improved Grab: To use this ability, a ghost snake must
hit with its bite attack.
Poison: Anyone suering damage from a ghost snakes
bite is subject to Ghost Snake Venom (Type: Injury;
Save: 18; Eect: 1 Str, 1 Dex 1 Con/1 Str, 1 Dex,
1 Con).
FIRE DRAKE
Type: 12th level dragon (fire)

Size: Gargantuan
Speed: 60 ft.
Abilities: Str +10, Dex +5, Con +4, Int 2, Wis +1,
Cha +0
Skills: Acrobatics 12 (+17), Climb 12 (+30), Escape
Artist 12 (+17), Jump 12 (+22), Notice 12 (+16)
Feats: All-Out Attack, Defensive Attack, Double Strike,
Lightning Reflexes, Night Vision+, Skill Focus (Notice)+,
Snatch
Traits: Blindsight (120 ft.), Breath Weapon, Darkvision
(60 ft.), Malevolent Howl, Tail Sweep
+18 (bite) or +16 (claw), Defense Dodge/Parry +13/
(+12 base, -4 size, +5 Dex), Initiative +5
base, +2 Lightning Reflexes, +5 Dex), Will +9 (+8 base,
+1 Wis)
GIANT BAT

Size: Medium
Speed: 20 ft., fly 60 ft. (good)
Skills: Notice 4 (+14), Stealth 5 (+9)
Feats: Improved Grab, Move-By Action, Skill Focus
(Notice)
Traits: Blindsense (60 ft.), Darkvision (60 ft.), Scent
Combat: Attack +8 (+4 base, +4 Dex), Damage +2 (bite)
or +3 (claw), Defense Dodge/Parry +4/ (+4 base, +4
Dex), Initiative +4
(+2 base)
Improved Grab: To use this ability, the giant bat must hit
with a bite attack. Unlike other creatures with improved
grab, giant bats can only use this ability on targets
smaller than they are.
Skills: Giant bats have a +10 racial bonus to Notice skill
checks as long as they can use their blindsense ability.
Breath Weapon: As a standard action a fire drake can

breath of a massive line of flame, which issues forth from
the drakes mouth, causes +19 fire damage and reaches
up to 120 feet. Once a fire drake breathes fire, it cannot
breathe again for the next 3 rounds. Creatures caught in
the area can attempt a Diculty 20 Reflex save to take
half damage.
Malevolent Howl: Even men who have faced death
many times are struck with terror at the sound of this
howl. This howl forces a Sanity save in those who hear it,
independent of any required by the appearance of the
creature.
Skills: A fire drake has a +8 racial bonus on any Climb
check. It can always choose to take 10 on a Climb check.
Tail Sweep: A fire drake of at least Gargantuan size can
sweep with its tail as a standard action. The sweep aects
GIANT CROCODILE, STYGIAN

Size: Huge
Speed: 20 ft., swim 30 ft.
Cha 3
Skills: Notice 4 (+6), Stealth 9 (+6)*, Swim 4 (+14)
Feats: Endurance, Improved Grab, Improved Initiative,
Lightning Reflexes, Night Vision+, Skill Focus (Stealth)
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Traits: Death Roll, Hold Breath

Combat: Attack +10 (+10 base, 2 size, +2 Dex),
Damage +16 (bite) or +15 (tail slap), Defense Dodge/
Parry +10/ (+10 base, 2 size, +2 Dex), Initiative +6
+2 Wis)
Saving Throws: Toughness +5 (+2 size, +3 Con),

Fortitude +10 (+7 base, +3 Con), Reflex +1 (+3 base, 2
Acid: Giant slugs secrete powerful digestive acids in their
puckered mouths, inflicting terrible burns (+2 acid
damage) upon anything that comes in contact with it.
Skills: Giant slugs have a +8 racial bonus on Climb and
Swim checks. A giant slug can always choose to take 10
on Climb or Swim checks, even if rushed or threatened.
Slime: Giant slugs are covered in a thick mucous
membrane that protects it from any sort of weaponry
that cannot cut through it. Bludgeoning attacks slide
harmlessly o the creature, reducing damage by 5.
Vulnerable to Fire and Salt: Due to the nature of the
giant slugs body structure it suers terrible wounds from
anything that rapidly dehydrates it. Fire or heat-based
attacks inflict double damage, and raw salt will inflict +1
damage per round upon it.
Death Roll: When a Stygian giant crocodile wins a

grapple check with its improved grab feat, it establishes a
hold on the opponent and can begin a death roll attack
on its turn the following round. A death roll is a full
round action that does +20 damage to the grappled
victim. Because of the strength of its jaws and the lack of
leverage the victim has during the roll, the huge
crocodile gets a +4 bonus to maintain the grapple. A
Stygian giant crocodiles grapple attack bonus is +22.
Hold Breath: A Stygian giant crocodile can hold its
breath for a number of rounds equal to 40 plus 8 times
its Constitution before it risks drowning (80 rounds in
this case).
Skills: A crocodile has a +8 racial bonus on any Swim
check to perform some special action or avoid a hazard.
It can always choose to take 10 on a Swim check, even if
distracted or endangered. It can use the run action while
swimming, provided it swims in a straight line. *A
crocodile gains a +4 racial bonus on Stealth checks when
in the water. Further, a crocodile can lie motionless in
the water with only its eyes and nostrils showing, gaining
a +10 cover bonus on Stealth checks.
GREY APE

Size: Large
Skills: Climb 0 (+15), Notice 9 (+13)
Feats: Improved Grab+, Night Vision, Skill Focus
(Notice), Tough
Traits: Crush, Scent
Combat: Attack +5 (1 size, +4 base, +2 Dex), Damage
+8 (claw) or +9 (gore), Defense Dodge/Parry +5/ (1
size, +4 base, +2 Dex/), Initiative +2
GIANT MANTID

Size: Small
Speed: 20 ft., climb 20 ft., fly 40 ft. (good)
Skills: Climb 1 (+7), Notice 4 (+4), Jump 1 (+7), Stealth
1 (+8), Survival 1 (+1)
Feats: Move-By Action, Track
Traits: Darkvision (60 ft.), Pounce, Scent
Combat: Attack +7 (+3 base, +1 size, +3 Dex), Damage
+2 (bite) or +3 (claw), Defense Dodge/Parry +7/ (+3
base, +1 size, +3 Dex), Initiative +3
Saving Throws: Toughness +1 (1 size, +2 Con),
Crush: With a successful grapple check a grey ape can

inflict +9 damage.
Improved Grab: To use this ability the grey ape must hit
with a claw attack.
Skills: Grey apes have a +8 racial bonus on Climb checks
and can always choose to take 10 on Climb checks, even
if rushed or threatened.
GUARDIAN APE OF JULLAH

Size: Large
Skills: Climb 4 (+17), Jump 4 (+9), Notice 3 (+7)
Feats: Diehard, Endurance, Night Vision+, Skill Focus
(Notice)
Traits: Scent
Saving Throws: Toughness +4 (+2 Con, +2 size),
Dex), Will +3 (+2 base, +1 Wis)
Skills: Giant mantids have a +4 racial bonus to all Climb,

Jump and Stealth skill checks. They can always choose to
take 10 on their Climb checks, even when rushed or
threatened.
GIANT SLUG
Type: 10th level vermin

Size: Large
Speed: 20 ft., burrow 10 ft., swim 30 ft.
Abilities: Str +4, Dex 2, Con +3, Int , Wis +0, Cha 4
Skills: Climb (+12), Swim (+12)
Traits: Acid, Damage Reduction 5/slashing and
piercing, Darkvision (60 ft.), Slime, Tremorsense (60 ft.),
Vulnerable to Fire and Salt
+7 (bite, acid), Defense Dodge/Parry +4/ (+7 base, 1
size, 2 Dex), Initiative 2
Skills: Guardian apes have a +8 racial bonus on Climb

checks and can always choose to take 10 on Climb
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HYENA LORD
Feats: Double Strike, Skill Focus (Notice), Skill Focus

(Stealth), Track
Traits: Constrict, Darkvision (60 ft.), Poison, Toxic
Ichor, Tremorsense (60 ft.).
+8 (claws) or +7 (sting, poison), Defense Dodge/Parry
+5/ (+6 base, 1 size, +1 Dex), Initiative +1
5th
Type:
level animal
Size: Large
Speed: 50 ft.
Skills: Jump 4 (+12), Notice 1 (+5), Survival 3 (+4)
Feats: Night Vision+, Skill Focus (Notice), Track
Traits: Darkvision (60 ft.), Scent, Trip, Uncanny
Intellect
+9 (bite), Defense Dodge/Parry +3/ (+3 base, 1 size,
Constrict: King scorpions can deal their normal claw

damage on a held victim with a successful grapple check.
Improved Grab: To use this ability the king scorpion
must hit an opponent with a claw attack. It can use its
Strength or Dexterity bonus for grapple attacks,
whichever is better.
Poison: King scorpions are equipped with a potent
poison in their stingers that paralyses muscles and organ
functions while tissue rapidly liquefies for easier eating
by the scorpion (King Scorpion Toxin: Type: Injury;
Save: 20, Eect: 1 Dex, 1 Con/1 Dex, 2 Con).
Toxic Ichors: The fatty blood found inside the carapace
of the king scorpion is remarkably toxic. Any attack that
damages the scorpion will cause a gout of ichor to fill the
5-foot square adjacent to the scorpion and closest to the
source of the injury. For melee attacks with non-reach
weapons, this means the attackers square. People using
reach and ranged weapons are safer, but they may still
inadvertently cause others to be sprayed. Any creature in
the sprayed area must immediately pass a Diculty 18
Reflex save or be splashed with the substance (King
Scorpion Toxic Ichors: Type: Contact; Save: 16; Eect:
2 Con/)
Skills: King scorpions have a +4 racial bonus on Climb,
Notice and Stealth checks.
Trip: A hyena lord that hits with its bite attack can
immediately attempt to trip their opponent, with a +4
bonus. If the trip fails the opponent cannot attempt to
trip the hyena lord.
Uncanny Intellect: Unlike other animals, hyena lords
have an Intelligence score of 3 and have the potential to
become even smarter. There is no upper limit to a hyena
lords Intelligence.
KHITAN DRAGON LIZARD

Size: Large
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Notice 1 (+4), Survival 7 (+7)
Feats: Attack Focus (Bite), Great Fortitude, Night
Vision+, Skill Focus (Notice)
Traits: Disease, Rending Bite, Scent
Combat: Attack +5 (+4 base, 1 size, +1 Attack Focus,
+1 Dex) or +4 (claw, tail slap), Damage +6 (bite) or +7
(claw) or +6 (tail slap), Defense Dodge/Parry +4/ (+4
Fortitude +10 (+5 base, +2 Great Fortitude, +3 Con),
Reflex +6 (+5 base, +1 Dex), Will +2 (+2 base)
NORDWOLF

Size: Large
Speed: 40 ft.
Skills: Jump 2 (+5), Notice 2 (+3), Stealth 1 (+3)*,
Survival 4 (+5)*
Feats: Diehard+, Endurance, Great Fortitude, Night
Vision+, Run+, Track
Traits: Rend, Scent, Trip
Disease: A dragon lizard that damages a living creature

with its jaws will almost invariably pass on a terrible
illness called dragon fever (Fortitude save diculty 13,
incubation period: 1 day, eects: 1 Dex and 1 Con).
Rending Bite: The string jaws of a dragon lizard can tear
o chunks of meat with a single yank of its head. This,
combined with their mouth full of infections, means that
any wounds inflicted by the dragon lizards bite attack
are dicult to heal or treat naturally, adding +3 to the
Diculty of any Medicine checks involving them.
Skills: Dragon lizards have a +4 racial bonus on any
Survival check due to their hardy healthiness and
predatory instincts.
Rend: A nordwolf can make a rend attack for +8 damage

with a successful grapple check.
Trip: A nordwolf that hits with a normal bite attack
(non-rending) can attempt to trip the opponent (with a
+3 bonus) as a free action. If the attempt fails, the
opponent cannot react to try to trip the nordwolf.
Skills: Nordwolves receive a +4 racial bonus to Survival
checks when tracking by scent and a +4 racial bonus to
Stealth checks when in snowy terrain.
KING SCORPION
Type: 9th level vermin

Size: Huge
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Climb 2 (+11), Notice 3 (+11), Stealth 3 (+11),
Survival 4 (+5)
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SABRE-TOOTH

5th
Type:
level animal
Size: Large
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Acrobatics 4 (+9), Notice 0 (+5), Stealth 4 (+9)*
Feats: Night Vision, Skill Focus (Notice)
Traits: Improved Grab+, Pounce, Persistent Wound,
Rake, Scent, Tooth Breaking
(bite) or +8 (claw), Defense Dodge/Parry +4/ (+3 base,
Visceral Damage: The kind of wound that a scarabs

mouthparts leave is extremely painful and damaging to
the surrounding tissues. Whenever a scarab successfully
inflicts damage upon a living target with its bite attack it
also inflicts 1 point of temporary Dexterity or Strength
damage (attackers choice). These wounds are notoriously
hard to heal, adding +5 to the Diculty of any Medicine
check made on someone wounded by a scarab.
Skills: Stygian scarabs have a +4 racial bonus on Notice
and Stealth checks and a +8 racial bonus on Climb
checks. A scarab can always choose to take 10 on Climb
checks, even if rushed or threatened. Giant scarabs use
their Dexterity for Climb checks.
SON OF SET, LESSER
Improved Grab: To use this ability, a sabre-tooth must

Persistent Wound: To use this ability, a sabre-tooth must
achieve a critical hit with a bite attack.
Skills: Sabre-tooths have a +4 racial bonus on
Acrobatics, and Stealth. * In areas of tall grass or heavy
undergrowth, the Stealth bonus improves to +12.
Tooth Breaking: If a sabre-tooth bites an opponent who
then rolls a natural 20 on their Toughness save it loses
one of it canine teeth. Its bite damage drops to +9. This
drops to +8 if it loses its second canine (at which point it
loses the persistent wound trait).
Use the giant constrictor snake on p.146 of the True20

Bestiary.
SON OF SET
Type: 22nd level animal

Size: Gargantuan
Speed: 30 ft., climb 30 ft, swim 30 ft.
Cha 4
Skills: Acrobatics 6 (+16), Climb 6 (+25), Notice 6
(+11), Stealth 8 (+2), Swim 4 (+15)*
Feats: Attack Focus (Bite), Defensive Attack,
Endurance, Improved Grab+, Lightning Reflexes, Skill
Focus (Notice), Skill Focus (Stealth), Tough (2)
Traits: Constrict, Scent
Combat: Attack +15 (+16 base, 4 size, +1 Attack
Focus, +2 Dex), Damage +14 (bite or grapple), Defense
Dodge/Parry +14/ (+16 base, 4 size, +2 Dex),
Initiative +2
+1 Wis)
SAURIAN

Size: Huge
Speed: 40 ft.
Skills: Jump 0 (+12), Notice 0 (+10), Stealth 9 (+3),
Survival 2 (+12)
Feats: Night Vision+, Run, Tough, Track
Traits: Pounce, Scent
+7 (bite) or +6 (foreclaw) or +8 (talon), Defense Dodge/
Constrict: While grappling, a son of Set can cause +14

Improved Grab: To use this ability, a son of Set must hit
with its bite attack.
Skills: Sons of Set have a +4 racial bonus on Stealth and
Notice checks and a +8 racial bonus on Acrobatics and
Climb checks. It can always choose to take 10 on a
Climb check, even if rushed or threatened, and use either
their Strength modifier or Dexterity modifier for Climb
checks, whichever is higher. A snake has a +8 racial
bonus on any Swim check to perform some special
action or avoid a hazard. It can always choose to take 10
on a Swim check, even if distracted or endangered. It can
use the run action while swimming, provided it swims in
a straight line.
Skills: A saurian has a +8 racial bonus on Jump, Notice

and Survival skill checks due to their natural predatory
instincts and physiology.
STYGIAN SCARAB
Type: 3rd level vermin

Size: Small
Speed: 30 ft., burrow 10 ft., fly 30 ft. (good)
Abilities: Str +2, Dex +2, Con +2, Int , Wis +0, Cha 4
Survival 6 (+6)
Feats: Skill Focus (Notice), Track
Traits: Darkvision (60 ft.), Tremorsense (60 ft.), Visceral
Damage
+2 (bite, visceral damage), Defense Dodge/Parry +4/
(+2 base, +1 size, +2 Dex), Initiative +2
SON OF SET, GREATER

Size: Colossal
Speed: 30 ft., climb 30 ft, swim 30 ft.
Cha 4
Skills: Acrobatics 10 (+22), Climb 10 (+33), Notice 10
(+15), Stealth 12 (+2), Swim 8 (+23)*
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Feats: Attack Focus (Bite), Awesome Blow, Defensive

Attack, Endurance, Improved Critical (Bite), Improved
Grab+, Improved Initiative, Lightning Reflexes,
Overwhelming ChargeW, Skill Focus (Notice), Skill
Focus (Stealth), Tough (5)
Traits: Constrict, Scent, Trample, Swallow Whole
Combat: Attack +28 (+33 base, 8 size, +1 Attack
Focus, +2 Dex), Damage +14 (bite or grapple), Defense
Initiative +6
base, +2 Lightning Reflexes, +2 Dex), Will +15 (+14
base, +1 Wis)

Crush: With a successful grapple check a white ape can
crush its victim for +10 damage.
Improved Grab: The white ape must successfully hit with
its claw attack before it can use this ability.
Skills: White apes have a +8 racial bonus on Climb
WYVERN

Size: Large
Speed: 10 ft., fly 40 ft. (average)
Skills: Climb 3 (+7), Notice 5 (+8), Survival 3 (+3)
Feats: Attack Focus (bite), Improved Grab+, Move-By
Action, Night Vision+, Skill Focus (Notice)
Traits: Ornery Mount, Scent
Combat: Attack +9 (+6 base, 1 size, +1 Attack Focus,
+3 Dex) or +8 (claw), Damage +5 (bite) or +4 (claw),
Defense Dodge/Parry +8/ (+6 base, 1 size, +3 Dex),
Initiative +3
Saving Throws: Toughness +X (+1 size, +3 Con),
Dex), Will +2 (+2 base,)
Constrict: While grappling, a son of Set can cause +14

Improved Grab: To use this ability, a son of Set must hit
Skills: Greater sons of Set have a +4 racial bonus on
Stealth and Notice checks and a +8 racial bonus on
Acrobatics and Climb checks. They can always choose to
take 10 on a Climb check, even if rushed or threatened,
and use either their Strength modifier or Dexterity
modifier for Climb checks, whichever is higher. A snake
has a +8 racial bonus on any Swim check to perform
some special action or avoid a hazard. It can always
choose to take 10 on a Swim check, even if distracted or
endangered. It can use the run action while swimming,
provided it swims in a straight line.
SPINED CAT
Improved Grab: To use this ability, a wyvern (or

pterodactyl) must hit with a claw attack. A wyvern can
only use this ability against creatures smaller than itself.
Ornery Mount: If suitably trained a Zembabwan wyvern
can be ridden using the Ride skill. However, due to its
fractious nature all Ride checks are at 5, and the rider
cannot take 10 on any check. The Zembabwan Wyvern
Rider feat allows the wyvern to be ridden normally.
(ERAULACH)
Size: Large
Speed: 40 ft.
Skills: Jump 4 (+12), Notice 5 (+6), Stealth 5 (+3), Swim
5 (+13)
Feats: Endurance, Great Fortitude, Improved Grab+,
Night Vision+, Run, Track
Traits: Pounce, Rake, Scent
Damage +9 (bite) or +10 (claw) or +9 (spined tail),
Defense Dodge/Parry +11/ (+12 base, 1 size, +2 Dex),
Initiative +2
YOTHGA

Size: Large
Speed:
Abilities: Str +1, Dex +3, Con +5, Int , Wis +0, Cha +7
Feats: Improved Grab+
Traits: Immobile, Loathsome Caress, Poison
+1 (tendril, poison), Defense Dodge/Parry +9/ (+6 base,
1 size, +3 Dex), Initiative +3
(+3 base)
Improved Grab: The spine cat must successfully hit with

its bite attack before it can use this ability.
WHITE APE
Immobile: A yothga is rooted to the spot and cannot

move its main mass with any great ease. It automatically
fails any Reflex saves it is called upon to make.
Improved Grab: To use this ability, a yothga must hit
with its tendril attack.
Loathsome Caress: When a victims Intelligence has been
debilitated by a yothgas poison it can begin to drink
their soul. Each day the victim must make a Diculty 18
Will save or lose a level. Once their level reaches 0 they
die. A yothga unable to feed on souls must make a
Fortitude save each month (Diculty 10 + 1 per
previous save) or become dormant. Dormant yothgas
resemble normal, if slightly unusual-looking, plants and

Size: Large
Skills: Climb 1 (+18), Intimidate 6 (+4), Notice 4 (+8)
Feats: Endurance, Improved Grab+, Skill Focus (Notice),
Tough
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are inanimate. They can be revived if a living sacrifice is

left at their roots for them to begin feeding from again.
Poison: Anything that comes into contact with the leaves
or flowers of a yothga is at risk of being poisoned by its
mind-numbing pollen. Targets suering damage from
the yothgas tendril attacks or who start their round
grappled by the yothga are immediately exposed to
Yothga Poison (Type: Contact; Save: 19; Eect: 1 Int/
2 Int/2 Int).

Damage +8 (claw) or +7 (bite), Defense Dodge/Parry
+11/ (+10 base, 1 size, +2 Dex/), Initiative +2
Languages: Ancient Stygian, Argossean, Demonic,
Zingaran
DEMONS
Fluting: Once per day a black one can use a thin black
flute to use the Dominate power. It uses its Perform
(Wind Instruments) check in place of a power check,
but the attempt is not fatiguing. The black one can
maintain the power by using a standard action to
continue playing the flute.
Ritual Waters: An oily green pool at the centre of their
ruined city allows black ones to perform a powerful
transformation ritual. Any human drowned in the pool
by a black one (either by being immersed when
unconscious, or deliberately held underwater) will be
transformed into a tiny lifeless statue of themselves if the
black one succeeds in a Diculty 22 power check.
This section describes various demons and elementals

that haunt the fevered dreams of the Hyborian Age.
Many of these creatures have the Natural Adept trait,
which eectively grants them numerous bonus supernatural powers. As a result they may be considerably
more powerful than their level alone would indicate.
BLACK FIEND
Type: 6th level outsider (vice)

Size: Medium
Speed: 40 ft.
Skills: Craft (Herbalism) 7 (+8), Intimidate 7 (+11),
Knowledge (Arcana) 9 (+10), Knowledge (Linguistics) 7
(+8), Notice 7 (+10), Stealth 9 (+19), Perform (Drums) 7
(+13)
Feats: Attack Focus (Gore), Dodge Focus, Double Strike
Powers: Rank 9, Cha, save diculty 17:
Blood ShapingA +14, CurseA +14, Dominate +14, Mind
Touch +14, Pain +14, Shadow ShapingA +14, Summon
ElementalA +13, Summon OutsiderA +13
Traits: Damage Reduction all/silver and fire, Double
Strike, Fiendish Instructor*, Manifest*, Natural Adept*,
Supernatural Philosophy* (Sorcery)
Combat: Attack +8 (+6 base, +2 Dex) or +9 (gore),
Damage +2 (claws) or +3 (gore), Defense Dodge/Parry
(+5 base, +3 Wis)
Languages: Acheronian, Ancient Stygian, Demonic
BLACK SHADOW
Type: 8h level outsider (vice)

Size: Medium
Skills: Notice 11 (+12), Search 11 (+9), Stealth 11 (+17)
Feats: Skill Focus (Stealth)
Powers: Rank 11, Wis, save diculty 15: Shadow
ShapingA +12, Shadow WalkA +12
Traits: Damage Reduction all/silver and fire, Freezing
Aura, Insubstantial, Immune to Cold, Manifest*,
Summon, Vulnerable to Fire
(claw), Defense Dodge/Parry +11/ (+8 base, +3 Dex),
Initiative +3
(+6 base, +1 Wis)
Languages: Demonic (understand only)
Freezing Aura: Black shadows bring the coldness of the
Outer Dark with them when summoned to Earth. Any
creature within 5 ft. of the black shadow takes +2 cold
damage per round.
Insubstantial: Black shadows are formed of dark mist,
through which weapons pass unhindered. They are
immune to physical damage from all but silver weapons
and fire.
Skills: The black fiends black, lightabsorbing body and

padded feet, coupled with its innate stealth and cunning,
give it a +8 racial bonus to all Stealth checks.
BLACK ONE

Size: Large
Speed: 25 ft.
Skills: Acrobatics 10 (+12), Blu 10 (+13), Climb 10
(+16), Intimidate 10 (+13), Jump 10 (+16), Notice 10
(+10), Knowledge (Arcana) 10 (+12), Perform (Wind
Instruments) 10 (+13), Stealth 10 (+8)
Feats: All-Out Attack, Cleave, Fearsome PresenceW,
Improved Sunder
Powers: Rank 13, Cha, save diculty 18: Blood
ShapingA +17, CurseA +17, Dominate +17, Harm +17,
Mind Touch +17, Pain +17, Sorcerers GraspA +17,
Summon ElementalA +16, Summon OutsiderA +16
Traits: Damage Reduction 5/, Fluting, Natural Adept*,
Ritual Waters, Supernatural Philosophy* (Sorcery)
BLACK SPAWN OF JULLAH

Size: Large
Skills: Climb 13 (+28), Jump 13 (+20), Knowledge
(Arcana) 9 (+9), Knowledge (Nature) 9 (+9), Notice 8
(+12), Survival 13 (+17), Swim 13 (+20)
Feats: Diehard, Endurance, Improved Grab, Improved
Initiative
Traits: Call of Jullah, Darkvision (120 ft.), Manifest
Tentacle Spawn, Rake
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Damage +8 (claws) or +7 (bite), Defense Dodge/Parry
Saving Throws: Toughness +9 (+2 size, +2 natural +5
Languages: Demonic
damage caused by its slimy grapple as it can insinuate

itself past even the most robust mail.
Slimy Grapple: A bodiless slimer usually attacks by
grappling. Its irritating slimy coating causes an
additional +2 damage to a grappled foe, and applies a 4
penalty to escape.
Telepathic Mumblings: A bodiless slimer mumbles
constantly and mouthlessly to itself. This muttering
cannot be heard with the ears alone but is heard within
the very brain of all nearby. The slimer automatically
makes a Demoralise attempt against all characters within
10 feet once per round as a free action. Fortunately its
Charisma is suciently low that most experienced
enemies will be unaected.
Call of Jullah: By spending a full round roaring a black

spawn of Jullah can summon a number of apes, guardian
apes of Jullah or grey apes as per the Summon Beasts
power. These apes will arrive within 2 rounds and will
fight to the death for the black spawn of Jullah.
Manifest Tentacle Spawn: As a standard action the black
spawn of Jullah can part is fur to create a tentacle spawn
that will fight independently. It can do this as many
times as it likes, but each tentacle spawn created causes it
+1 damage.
Skills: Black spawn of Jullah have a +8 racial bonus on
Climb checks and can always choose to take 10 on
Climb checks, even if rushed or threatened.
BRYLUKA
(BAT-DEMON)
Size: Medium
Skills: Blu 14 (+15), Climb 14 (+19), Jump 14 (+19),
Knowledge (Arcana) 14 (+15), Notice 14 (+18), Stealth
14 (+26), Survival 14 (+18)
Feats: Defensive Attack, Improved Grab, Improved
Initiative, Move-By Attack+, Track
Traits: Damage Reduction all/silver and fire, Manifest*,
Persistent Wound +1
(claws) or +6 (bite), Defense Dodge/Parry +16/ (+11
base, +5 Dex), Initiative +9
(+7 base, +2 Con), Reflex +11 (+7 base, +4 Dex),
Languages: All human, Demonic
BLOODED STONES

Size: Large
Speed: 20 ft.
Abilities: Str +4, Dex 2, Con +1, Int 3, Wis 1, Cha 3
(History) 10 (+7)
Feats: Diehard, Endurance
Traits: Damage Reduction all/supernatural, Manifest*
+5 (slam), Defense Dodge/Parry +1/ (+4 base, 1 size,
2 Dex), Initiative 2
Saving Throws: Toughness +6 (+4 base, +2 size),
Fortitude +5 (+4 base, +1 Con), Reflex +2 (+4 base, 2
Dex), Will +3 (+4 base, 1 Wis)
Languages: Demonic
Immunities: Brylukas are immune to all physical

damage, except that dealt by either fire or objects made
from silver.
Improved Grab: To use this ability the bryluka must hit
with a claw attack.
Skills: Brylukas have a +8 racial bonus on Stealth checks
due to their dark coloration and eerie silence.
BODILESS SLIMER

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Climb 11 (+11), Intimidate 11 (+7), Jump 11
(+11), Notice 11 (+11), Survival 11 (+11)
Feats: Dodge Focus, Improved Strike, Tough
Traits: Damage Reduction 4/slashing and piercing,
Darkvision (60 ft.), Fiery Breath, Invisibility, Manifest*,
Semi-Intangible, Slimy Grapple, Telepathic Mumblings
(slam), Defense Dodge/Parry +13/ (+8 base, +3 Dex),
Initiative +5
Saving Throws: Toughness +9 (+0 base, +8 natural, +1
Tough), Fortitude +6 (+6 base), Reflex +11 (+6 base, +5
Languages: Demonic
CHILD OF THE DARK

Size: Medium
Speed: 60 ft.
Skills: Intimidate 13 (+17), Notice 13 (+17), Stealth 13
(+24)*
Feats: Attack Focus (Slam), Dodge Focus, Skill Focus
(Notice)
Cold Shaping +17, Harm +18, Shadow ShapingA +18,
Shadow WalkA +18, Summon ElementalA +17, Summon
OutsiderA +17
Traits: Cold Damage, Fiendish Instructor*, Manifest*,
Natural Adept*, Paralysis, Shadow, Supernatural
Philosophy* (Sorcery)
Combat: Attack +18 (+10 base, +1 Attack Focus, +7
Dex), Damage +3 (slam, +2 cold), Defense Dodge/Parry
+18/ (+10 base, +1 Dodge Focus, +7 Dex), Initiative +7
Fiery Breath: As a full-round action, the bodiless slimer

can breathe fire at any one opponent within 20 feet. This
fiery breath deals +6 damage. The target gets a Reflex
saving throw (Diculty 19) for half damage.
Semi-Intangible: The bodiless slimer is immune to
critical hits, as it has no true form beyond a collection of
ichorous strands. Armour also does not protect from the
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Saving Throws: Toughness +5 (+5 natural), Fortitude +7

(+7 base), Reflex +14 (+7 base, +7 Dex), Will +8 (+7
base, +1 Wis)
Languages: Demonic
Abilities: Str +7, Dex +10, Con +2, Int +4, Wis +3,
Cha +1
Skills: Notice 23 (+30)
Feats: All-Out Attack, Defensive Attack, Dodge Focus,
Double Strike, Endurance, Move-By Action, Skill Focus
(Notice)
Traits: Manifest*
(bite) or + 8 (wing buet), Defense Dodge/Parry +26/
(+15 base, +1 Dodge Focus, +10 Dex), Initiative +10
Fortitude +8 (+6 base, +2 Con), Reflex +22 (+12 base,
+10 Dex), Will +9 (+6 base, +3 Wis)
Languages: Air, any four
Cold Damage: A melee attack by a child of the dark

causes an additional +2 cold damage.
Paralysis: The child of the dark must hit an opponent
with a melee attack to use this ability. The Fortitude save
diculty is 19. The eect wears o after 2 hours.
Shadow: A child of the dark gains a +2 bonus to its
dodge defense if it is in at least partial shadow.
Skills: A child of the dark gains a +4 racial bonus to all
Stealth checks. *This is increased to +8 if the child of the
dark is in shadow of any kind.
EARTH ELEMENTAL
Type: 20th level elemental (earth)
Size: Gargantuan
Speed: 30 ft.
Cha 1
Feats: All-Out Attack, Awesome Blow, Cleave, Greater
Fortitude, Great Cleave, Improved Sunder,
Overwhelming ChargeW
Traits: Manifest*, Rock Incarnate
Combat: Attack +15 (+15 base), Damage +18 (slam),
Defense Dodge/Parry +15/ (+15 base), Initiative +0
Con), Reflex +6 (+6 base), Will +10 (+6 base, +4 Wis)
Languages: Earth, any two
DEMON OF THE DEEP

20th
Type:
level outsider (aquatic, vice)
Size: Gargantuan
Speed: swim 100 ft.
Cha +1
Skills: Intimidate 23 (+27), Knowledge (Arcana) 23
(+24), Knowledge (Geography) 23 (+24), Search 23
(+24), Survival 23 (+27)
Feats: Double Strike, Improved Grab, RitualistA, Track
Powers: Rank 23, Wis, save diculty 24: Summon
ElementalA +27, Summon OutsiderA +27, Water
Shaping +27, Weather Shaping +27, Wind Shaping +27
Traits: Fiendish Instructor, Frightful Presence, Natural
Adept, Rend, Tentacles, Tremorsense (240 ft.)
Damage +14 (tentacle), Defense Dodge/Parry +21/
(+20 base, 4 size, +5 Dex), Initiative +5
Languages: Acheronian, All human, Ancient Stygian,
Aquan, Demonic
Rock Incarnate: An earth elemental may meld with an

existing stone edifice, either a natural formation such as a
cli or mountain or a man-made stone structure such as
a castle. The edifice can be of any size from a minimum
of one 5-foot cube to a maximum of 10,000 cubic feet
per level of the earth elemental. In this form the earth
elemental has complete control of the rock but only
within the limits of what could naturally occur given
sucient factors such as fault-lines. In eect, an earth
elemental can use the Earth Shaping power within this
volume, using its total level as the adept level, and can
take 10 on any check.
Frightful Presence: The demon of the deep can use this

ability when it attacks.
Improved Grab: To use this ability the creature must hit
an opponent with a tentacle attack.
Rend: If the demon of the deep grapples the same target
with two tentacles if automatically causes +16 damage
(ignoring armor). This increases by +2 for each additional
tentacle that grapples the target.
Tentacles: The demon of the deep is composed of a
multitude of tendrils, although it can only use four at any
one time. Sundering a tendril does not damage the
creature, which can create a unlimited number of
replacements. It can strike or grapple with 2 tentacles per
round; a tentacle used to grapple a target does not count
against this limit.
FIRE ELEMENTAL
Type: 20th level elemental (fire)
Size: Gargantuan
Speed: 50 ft.
Cha 1
Feats: All-Out Attack, Attack Focus (Slam), Cleave,
Defensive Attack, Dodge Focus, Great Cleave, Move-By
Action
Traits: Body of Flame, Flame Incarnate, Manifest*
Dex), Damage +5 (slam, fire), Defense Dodge/Parry
+23/ (+15 base, +1 Dodge Focus, +7 Dex), Initiative +7
Saving Throws: Toughness +6 (+6 size), Fortitude +6 (+6
base), Reflex +19 (+12 base, +7 Dex), Will +10 (+6 base,
+4 Wis)
Languages: Fire, any two
ELEMENTAL
As noted in Chapter 4, Hyborian Age elementals are

somewhat dierent to those described in the True20
Bestiary, although the latter could still be used if required.
AIR ELEMENTAL
Type: 20th level elemental (air)
Size: Gargantuan
Speed: 20 ft., fly 220 ft. (perfect)
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Body of Flame: A fire elementals body is covered in

flames. Any creature within 5 ft. takes +3 fire damage per
round.
Flame Incarnate: If a large source of flame is present (at
least 100 sq. ft. in area) a fire elemental may join with it,
becoming pure, incorporeal flame. The fire is amplified,
growing in area equal to its original size times the
elementals level in square feet. The amplification lasts for
up to 1 minute, during which time the elemental cannot
be harmed by physical attacks. Any creature in this area
automatically takes +10 fire damage, although a
Diculty 20 Fortitude save will half the amount. The
elemental can become flame incarnate once per day.
ft. Every round spent in this state causes 1 point of

permanent Wisdom drain. If their Wisdom is debilitated
they become a foaming blasphemy themselves. Aected
creatures can attempt a Diculty 15 Will save once per
round to regain control of their shape for a day through
force of will. Corporeal instability is not a disease or a
curse but can be removed using Ward if the adept can
beat a Diculty of 14 with his power check.
Immune to Transformation: Foaming blasphemies
cannot have their forms altered permanently in any way
by mortal magic. At best, such magic can fix a foaming
blasphemys shape until the blasphemys next action,
when it reverts to its usual formless shape.
Mad Thing Drumming: With a successful Diculty 23
Perform (percussion) skill check, a foaming blasphemy
may grant one adept within range (familiarity rules
apply) a +1 bonus to his power checks plus an additional
+1 for every 5 points that the foaming blasphemy
exceeds the Diculty of that check.
WATER ELEMENTAL
Type: 20th level elemental (water)
Size: Gargantuan
Cha +1
Feats: All-Out Attack, Defensive Attack, Cleave, Dodge
Focus, Great Fortitude, Improved Grab+
Powers: Rank 23, Wis, save diculty 24: Water
Shaping +27, Weather Shaping +27
Traits: Manifest*, Swallow Whole, Water Mastery
(bite) or + 8 (slam), Defense Dodge/Parry +21/ (+15
base, +1 Dodge Focus, +5 Dex), Initiative +5
Languages: Air, any two
GORGON

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
(Herbalism) 10 (+14), Diplomacy 10 (+19), Intimidate
10 (+19), Knowledge (Arcana) 10 (+14), Knowledge
(Linguistics) 10 (+14), Knowledge (Religion) 10 (+14),
Sense Motive 10 (+13), Stealth 10 (+12)
Feats: Dodge Focus, Improved Initiative, RitualistA
Powers: Rank 9, Cha, save diculty 21: Dominate +15,
Heart Shaping +15, Illusion +15, Mind Touch +15,
Suggestion +15, Summon ElementalA +14, Summon
OutsiderA +14
Traits: Central Eye, Damage Reduction all/silver and
fire, Darkvision, Fiendish Instructor8, Frightful
Presence, Manifest*, Natural Adept*, Paralysis,
Petrification, Supernatural Philosophy* (Hypnotism)
(unarmed), Defense Dodge/Parry +6/ (+3 base, +1
Dodge Focus, +2 Dex), Initiative +6
(+4 base, +3 Wis)
Shemitish
Improved Grab: To use this ability, a water elemental

must hit with its bite attack.
Water Mastery: A water elemental can take 20 on all
Water Shaping and Weather Shaping checks, and is not
fatigued by using these powers, although it must
maintain concentration as normal.
FOAMING BLASPHEMY

Size: Medium
Speed: 20 ft.
Skills: Acrobatics 11 (+12), Climb 11 (+13), Escape
Artist 11 (+12), Jump 6 (+8), Notice 11 (+11), Perform
(Percussion) 11 (+14), Stealth 11 (+12), Survival 5 (+5)
Feats: Improved Defense, Improved Initiative, Skill
Focus (Perform (Drums))
Traits: Corporeal Instability, Immune to Critical Hits,
Immune to Transformation, Mad Thing Drumming
(claws, corporeal instability), Defense Dodge/Parry +9/
(+8 base, +1 Dex), Initiative +1
Saving Throws: Toughness +3 (+2 natural, +1 Con),
Central Eye: A successful finesse attack against a gorgon

that is also a critical hit is judged to have hit its third eye.
The gorgons usual damage reduction does not apply to
such an attack. If not destroyed the gorgon must
manifest back to its home plane within 3 rounds. This
will also stop it using its gaze attacks.
Darkvision: The range of a gorgons darkvision is
unlimited.
Frightful Presence: A gorgon may use this ability when
attacking or using sorcery.
Gaze: Any creature that meets the gaze of the black
third eye must succeed in a Diculty 21 Will save or be
paralysed. The paralysis is removed if the gorgon looks
away, but for every round within the creatures gaze the
victim must make a Diculty 15 Fortitude save or lose a
point of Constitution. If the targets Constitution is
debilitated they are left as a dead husk of grey, withered
flesh that resembles stone but crumbles at the lightest
touch. (The paralysis save is Charisma based, the
petrification save is Constitution based.)
Corporeal Instability: Any damaging attack by a foaming

blasphemy can pass the terrible curse onto the target.
The target must succeed on a Diculty 15 Fortitude save
or become a spongy, amorphous mass. The aected
creature is unable to attack, cast spells, use equipment, or
even act in a coherent manner. Its speed is reduced to 10
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GREY DEVIL
LAMIA

Size: Large
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Blu 12 (+21), Concentration 10 (+12),
Diplomacy 12 (+15), Intimidate 10 (+13), Knowledge
(Arcana) 10 (+11), Notice 8 (+10), Sense Motive 10
(+13), Stealth 12 (+14)
Feats: Dodge Focus, Improved Defense, Improved
Grab+, Lightning Reflexes, Night Vision+, Talented
(Blu and Diplomacy)
Powers: Rank 12, Cha, save diculty 18: Summon
Traits: Blood Drain, Constrict, Darkvision (60 ft.),
Dominate, Fiendish Instructor*, Lure, Manifest*,
Natural Adept*
+4 (bite, blood drain) or +4 (tail slap) or by weapon,
Defense Dodge/Parry +10/+10 (+9 base, 1 size, +2 Dex/
+2 Str), Initiative +2
+2 Wis)
Languages: Demonic
(SERVANT OF BIT-YAKIN)
Size: Large
Skills: Climb 10 (+23), Jump 10 (+15), Knowledge
(Arcana) 10 (+10), Notice 10 (+16), Stealth 10 (+18),
Survival 10 (+13)
Feats: Diehard, Endurance, Improved Grab+, Skill Focus
(Notice)
Traits: Darkvision (60 ft.), Rake, Scent, Sorcerous Glow,
Trip
+6 (claw), Defense Dodge/Parry +10/ (+7 base, 1 size,
Languages: Demonic
Improved Grab: To use this ability, the grey devil must
hit with a claw attack.
Skills: Grey devils have a +8 racial bonus on Climb
checks, even if rushed or threatened. Additionally, they
are almost supernaturally quiet and gain a +8 racial
bonus to Stealth skill checks.
Sorcerous Glow: Grey devils have eerie glowing eyes that
shake the will of anyone who look upon them, requiring
onlookers to make a Sanity check.
Trip: A grey devil that hits with a claw attack can
immediately attempt to trip their opponent, with a +5
bonus. If the trip fails the opponent cannot attempt to
trip the grey devil.
Blood Drain: A lamia that manages to succeed in a

grapple check with a living target can suck its blood with
its long fangs. If it pins the foe, it drains blood, dealing 1
point of Constitution damage each round the pin can be
maintained. For each successful round of blood drain, the
lamia may make an immediate recovery check.
Constrict: With a successful grapple check a lamia can
deal +4 damage.
Dominate: A lamia can crush an opponents will just by
locking eyes with him. As a standard action the lamia
can force a target to make a Diculty 17 Will save or
fall under its influence (as per the Dominate power). The
target must be within 30 feet of the lamias unblinking
eyes to be aected.
Improved Grab: To use this ability, a lamia must hit with
its tail slap attack.
Lure: With a gentle hiss (standard action) a lamia can
place all children within 60 feet into an obedient trance.
(Diculty 17 Will save to avoid). While in this trance
the children are conscious but wholly unaware of their
surroundings, and will move with a dreaming languor to
obey any instructions they are given. Adults hearing the
hiss are exposed to corruption eect (Diculty 17)
failure indicates they find the lamia eerily attractive and
gain a 4 penalty against its Dominate eect. The eects
of the hiss last for 1 minute (except for any Corruption
points gained). The attitude of Narrator characters is
improved by 1 step if they succumb. This lasts until their
attitude is altered again.
Skills: Lamia have a +4 racial bonus to Blu and Stealth
skill checks.
GUARDIAN DEMON

Size: Large
Skills: Climb 2 (+4), Jump 2 (+4), Notice 2 (+4), Stealth
4 (+8), Survival 2 (+4)
Feats: Chokehold, Improved Grapple, Skill Focus
(Stealth), Track
Traits: Blood Drain, Darkvision (60 ft.), Stalk
Blood Drain: If a guardian demon is grappling a target, it
can bring its mouths to bear upon the target and drain
its blood as a free action once per round per grappled
target. This deals 1 point of temporary Constitution
damage and grants the demon a recovery check.
Stalk: At the start of each round, the guardian demon
can nominate a target it is trying to stalk. The guardian
demon gets a +4 racial bonus to Stealth checks that
oppose its stalked targets Notice skill checks.
LORD OF THE BLACK CIRCLE

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Blu 15 (+21), Concentration 15 (+20), Craft
(Alchemy) 15 (+17), Craft (Herbalism) 15 (+17),
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Knowledge (Arcana) 15 (+17), Notice 15 (+20), Search

15 (+17), Stealth 15 (+23)
Feats: Challenge (Fast Feint), Defensive Attack,
Improved Disarm, Improved Grapple, Improved Trip,
RitualistA+
Dominate +23, Drain Vitality +23, Harm +23, Heart
Shaping +23, Imbue Unlife +23, Life DrainA +23,
Suggestion +23
Traits: Manifest*, Natural Adept*, Supernatural
Philosophy* (Hypnotism, Necromancy)
(sword 1920/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry +17/+18 (+13
Saving Throws: Toughness +3 (+3 base), Fortitude +11
Languages: Afghuli, Demonic, Vendhyan, Turanian,
Iranistani
Mixed Being: A lotus-thing is an unholy combination of

many dierent kinds of creature. Although it has the
plant type, it has a subtype of outsider. This makes it
vulnerable to certain spells and eects that would
otherwise not aect a plant.
Poison: Anything that comes into contact with a lotusthing, primarily through its touch attack, is immediately
aected by its Black Lotus Nectar poison (Type:
Contact; Save: 16; Eect: 2 Con/2 Con).
MAN-SERPENT
(CHILD OF SET, APOPHISTINE, GOD IN
THE BOWL)
Size: Huge
Speed: 30 ft., climb 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
Cha +3
Skills: Blu 8 (+11), Craft (Alchemy) 8 (+11),
Intimidate 8 (+11), Knowledge (Arcana) 8 (+11),
Knowledge (Linguistics) 8 (+11), Knowledge (Religion)
8 (+11), Notice 8 (+10), Sense Motive 8 (+11), Stealth 8
(+10)
Feats: Fearsome PresenceW, Skill Focus (Stealth)
Traits: Constricting Grapple, Darkvision (60 ft.),
Fiendish Instructor*, Improved Terror, Natural Adept*,
Sorcerous Phrase Vulnerability
+12 (slam), Defense Dodge/Parry +5/ (+5 base, 2 size,
Saving Throws: Toughness +8 (+4 size, +2 natural, 2
Languages: Ancient Stygian, Demonic
Manifest: All four lords of the Black Circle are closely

tied into the pomegranate altar of the Black Circle
which holds their ability to exist on Earth, in the form of
the pomegranates. If the crystal ball in the altars centre
is destroyed, the lords of the Black Circle will be
destroyed too, at least on this plane.
Powers: A lord of the black circle can use the Dominate
and Suggestion powers without risk of fatigue. They will
not use the Friendship or Hope aspects of the Heart
Shaping power.
Skills: The lord of the black circle gains a +4 racial bonus
to all Stealth checks and a +8 racial bonus to all power
checks performed as part of a ritual.
LOTUS-THING
Type: 4th level plant (outsider)

Size: Large
Speed: 20 ft.
Feats: Endurance, Night Vision+, Skill Focus (Stealth)
Traits: Cursed, Damage Reduction all/silver, Darkvision
(60 ft.), Magical Poison, Miasma, Mixed Being, Poison,
Vulnerable to Fire
+0 (unarmed, poison), Defense Dodge/Parry +4/ (+3
Fortitude +4 (+4 base, +4 Con), Reflex 1 (+1 base, +2
Dex), Will 3 (+1 base)
Constricting Grapple: The crushing coils of a manserpent prevent their victims from breathing. Anyone
grappling a man-serpent begins to suocate. In addition,
a successful grapple check allows the man-serpent to
inflict +11 damageevery failed Toughness save against
this attack reduces the suocating victims rounds of
remaining breath by one.
Improved Terror: So unnatural is the look of the manserpent that it adds its Charisma to the Diculty of any
Sanity checks made due to its appearance. Additionally, a
natural roll of 1 on this check will cause the targets
heart to stopkilling them in a number of rounds equal
to their Constitution (or instantly if their Constitution is
0 or less).
Sorcerous Phrase Vulnerability: Anyone speaking the
words that unweave to a man-serpent will inflict great
pain upon it. Simply uttering the mundane words is
enough to do so, but remembering the words requires a
Diculty 20 Knowledge (Arcana) check. If the words
are spoken aloud, however, any man-serpents within
range of hearing will be struck by enough pain to impose
a 4 penalty on attack rolls and skill checks for the rest
of that round and the one following.
Cursed: Because of the unholy union of lotus and

demon, the lotus-things suer a 4 magical penalty to all
saving throws.
Magical Poison: The pollen miasma (see below)
surrounding a lotus-thing is partially physical and
partially supernatural. Lotus-things have a strange
seductive quality to them that makes passersby
deliberately want to get closer and inhale their poison.
This grants the lotus-thing a +4 bonus to the save
Diculty of its poison. The Warding power will suppress
this bonus for 10 rounds.
Miasma: Lotus-things are surrounded by a constant
heady scent of pollen that forces all within 20 feet of it
to make a Fortitude save or be aected as though
inhaling Black Lotus Blossom (Type: Ingested; Save: 21;
Eect: Visions, Strength 1/Sleep).
MONSTROSITY FROM HELL

(ZUG, THE DWELLER BELOW, ELDER
DARKNESS)
Size: Huge
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Speed: 10 ft.
Cha +5
Skills: Climb 23 (+38), Concentration 19 (+24), Craft
(Alchemy) 23 (+27), Craft (Herbalism) (+27), Intimidate
Knowledge (Religion) 23 (+27), Notice 23 (+28), Swim
23 (+38)
Feats: All-Out Attack, Cleave, Great Cleave, Improved
Critical (Tentacle), Improved Critical (Bite), Improved
Sunder, RitualistA
Powers: Rank 23, Cha, save diculty 25: all supernatural
powers +28
Traits: Alien Anatomy, Corporeal Instability, Immune to
Transformation, Manifest*, Swallow Whole, Tentacles
(tentacle, corporeal instability) or +10 (bite, corporeal
instability), Defense Dodge/Parry +21/ (+20 base, +1
Dex), Initiative +1
Fortitude +27 (+12 base, +15 Con), Reflex +13 (+12
Languages: Acheronian, Demonic

Initiative +5
(+5 base, +2 Great Fortitude), Reflex +10 (+5 base, +5
Clammy Prison: A night-weird that has successfully
enveloped its target (see below) imprisons him in its
clammy grasp, smothering him with its wings and
crushing him with its sinewy strength. In addition to the
damage dealt by the envelop attack, the enveloped target
must make a Diculty 15 Sanity save. As well as the
usual penalties for failure they take a 4 penalty to all
attack rolls, grapple checks and saving throws until they
escape or are rescued.
Damage Reduction: Night-weird flesh is resilient and
rubbery, granting them Damage Reduction 4 against
bludgeoning weapons.
Envelop: With a successful grapple check a night-weird
can inflict +6 damage. This represents a combination of
crushing damage and rending from claws and brute
strength. Furthermore, its clammy embrace is
extraordinarily dicult to escape from (see clammy
prison, above).
Improved Grab: To use this ability, a night-weird must
hit with its claw attack.
Skills: A night-weird gains a +4 bonus on all Survival
checks made for tracking purposes.
Alien Anatomy: Monstrosities from hell are formless and

mutating beings without discernible organs or features,
making them immune to critical hits and sneak attacks.
Corporeal Instability: Any attack from a monstrosity
from hell against a living creature can cause a terrible
mutation. The target must succeed on a Diculty 20
Fortitude save or become a spongy, amorphous mass. The
aected creature is unable to attack, cast spells, use
equipment, or even act in a coherent manner. Its speed is
reduced to 10 ft. Every round spent in this state causes 1
point of permanent Wisdom drain. If their Wisdom is
debilitated they become a monstrosity themselves.
Aected creatures can attempt a Diculty 15 Will save
once per round to regain control of their shape for a day
through force of will. Corporeal instability is not a
disease or a curse and is very hard to remove, but Ward
will do the job if the adept can beat a Diculty of 25
with his power check.
Immunity to Transformation: Monstrosities from hell
cannot have their form altered permanently in any way
by mortal magic. At best, such magic might fix a its
shape until its next action, when it reverts to its usual
formless shape.
Tentacles: In addition to the usual rules for tentacles, a
monstrosity from hell can make up to 4 tentacle attacks
per round with no penalty. A tentacle involved in a
grapple does not count against this limit.
RIDERS OF OLLAM-ONGA

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Acrobatics 3 (+6), Handle Animal 6 (+12),
Intimidate 9 (+11), Notice 8 (+3), Ride 9 (+16), Search 5
(+5), Survival 6 (+9)
Feats: Move-By Action, Overwhelming ChargeW,
Track+, Vehicular Combat
Traits: Fast Tracking, Hellfire, Manifest*, Natural
Adept*, Regeneration 2, Uncanny Steed, Windblast
(claws, Hellfire), Defense Dodge/Parry +9/ (+6 base, +3
Dex), Initiative +3
Languages: Demonic
NIGHT-WEIRD

Size: Medium
Skills: Notice 10 (+11), Stealth 10 (+15), Sense Motive
10 (+11), Survival 10 (+11)
Feats: Great Fortitude, Improved Grab+, Move-By
Action, Track
Traits: Blindsight (120 ft.), Clammy Prison, Damage
Reduction 4/slashing and piercing, Darkvision (60 ft.),
Envelop, Manifest*, Scent
Fast Tracking: A rider of Ollam-Onga can track without

penalty while moving at the full speed of his mount.
Hellfire: Every time a rider of Ollam-Onga hits a target,
its touch burns painfully. This deals +4 fire damage that
is not aected by armour. A target who takes damage
from hellfire is slowed for one round due to the pain
from the attack.
Windblast: Riders of Ollam-Onga may conjure up a
magical blast of wind that can knock over opponents and
render missile fire ineective. This blast of wind
originates from the rider and moves in the direction the
rider is facing. This is equivalent to the Elemental Blast
(Wind) power using the riders total level as their adept
level, their Charisma as their key ability and is fatiguing.
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Uncanny Steed: Each rider of Ollam-Onga rides an

uncanny steed summoned for it (see below).
Skills: Riders of Ollam-Onga gain a +4 racial bonus to
all Ride checks and a +2 racial bonus to all Handle
Animal and Survival checks. They gain Track as a bonus
feat.
Slime: A servitor of Qufjushkeeen produces a greasy,

black slime over its body at all times. If this slime is
taken orally or smeared onto bare flesh it acts as a drug,
providing a sexual high. Characters in contact with the
slime must make a Diculty 13 Fortitude save or be
unable to take any non-sexual actions for 2 hours.
Anyone under the influence of servitor slime is
considered fascinated for the purposes of other eects
and powers.
Tentacles: A servitor can either waddle forward on its
rear legs at its normal rate, or it can slither forward on its
tentacles for increased speed. If it moves in this way it
cannot make tentacle attacks for 1 round while it
rearranges its tentacles.
SEA FIRE
Type: 2nd level outsider (vice)

Size: Medium
Speed: fly 20 ft. (perfect)
Abilities: Str , Dex +5 Con +0, Int 4, Wis +0, Cha +5
Skills: Intimidate 4 (+12), Notice 2 (+2), Profession
(Sailor) 8 (+4)
Feats: Skill Focus (Intimidate)
Powers: Rank 5, Cha, save diculty 16: ConfusionA +10,
Summon BeastsA +10
Traits: Damage Reduction all/silver and fire, Manifest*
Combat: Attack +7 (+2 base, +5 Dex), Damage ,
Defense Dodge/Parry +7/ (+2 base, +5 Dex),
Initiative +5
SERVITOR SPIRIT
Type: 2nd level outsider (vice)

Size: Small
Skills: Notice 5 (+5), Sleight of Hand 6 (+7), Stealth 6
(+7)*
Feats: Improved Initiative
Traits: Manifest*, Partial Invisibility, Weak Willed
+1 (claw), Defense Dodge/Parry +4/ (+2 base, +1 size,
Saving Throws: Toughness 1 (1 size), Fortitude +3 (+3
base), Reflex +4 (+3 base, +1 Dex), Will 1 (+3 base, 4
Weak Willed)
Languages: Demonic
Confusion: If a target successfully saves against the sea

fires Confusion power it is immune to it for the next 24
hours. However, failure also imposes a 4 penalty to all
Profession checks for the next 7 days. Use of this power
is not fatiguing to the sea fire.
Skills: The sea fire gains bonus ranks in Notice and
Profession (Sailor).
Summon Beasts: The sea fire may only attempt to
summon aquatic animals. Such creatures are
automatically hostile to any living thing in the area, apart
from the sea fire.
Partial Invisibility: Servitor spirits can become partially

invisible at will. While partially invisible, the spirit gains
concealment (20% miss chance), and a +8 bonus to
Stealth checks.
Weak Willed: Servitor spirits have unusually weak Will
saving throws. Furthermore, if a servitor spirit suers
damage, it suers a 4 penalty to all attacks and skill
checks for one round.
SERVITOR OF QUF-JUSHKEEEN

Size: Medium
Speed: 20 ft., tentacles 40 ft.
Skills: Craft (Herbalism) 12 (+13), Jump 12 (+18),
Knowledge (Arcana) 12 (+13), Medicine 8 (+11), Notice
12 (+15), Perform (Dance) 8 (+12), Sense Motive 12
(+16), Stealth 8 (+8)
Feats: Attack Focus (Tentacle), Blind-Fight, Dodge
Focus, Double Strike, Improved Grab+
Summon ApparitionA +16, Summon BeastsA +16,
Summon ElementalA +16, Summon OutsiderA +16,
Summon SpiritsA +16
Traits: Constrict, Manifest*, Natural Adept*, Slime
Combat: Attack +10 (+9 base, +1 Attack Focus),
Damage +7 (bite) or +7 (tentacle), Defense Dodge/Parry
+10/ (+9 base, +1 Dodge Focus), Initiative +0
Fortitude +9 (+6 base, +3 Con), Reflex +6 (+6 base),
Languages: Demonic
SIREN

Size: Medium
Skills: Blu 12 (+18), Diplomacy 12 (+18), Knowledge
(Arcana) 6 (+5), Notice 6 (+10), Perform (Dance) 10
(+16), Sense Motive 10 (+14), Swim 13 (+23)
Feats: Elusive Target, Empower, Dodge Focus, Widen
Power
Powers: Rank 13, Cha, save diculty 21: GlamourA +20,
Heart Shaping +20, Suggestion +20, Summon
Traits: Amphibious, Body Voice, Fiendish Instructor*,
Manifest*, Natural Adept*, Supernatural Philosophy*
(Hypnotism)
(slam), Defense Dodge/Parry +15/ (+10 base, +1 Dodge
Focus, +4 Dex), Initiative +4
Languages: Any human, Demonic
Constrict: The servitor can deal +8 points of bludgeoning

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Body Voice: A sirens body language is so eloquent that

any creature that can see them might fall under their
dark power. Any one who can see them is considered to
be in mental contact with the siren for purposes of
familiarity.
Fiendish Instructor: Sirens summoned with this trait can
only teach magic to female sorcerers. Their powers are
innate and cannot be understood by men.
Skills: Sirens receive a +8 racial bonus to Swim checks
and can always take 10 on Swim checks, even when
rushed or threatened. They can also use the run action
while swimming.
Feats: Attack Focus (Strangle), Dodge Focus, Tough

Traits: Damage Reduction all/silver, Grapple, Manifest*
Dex), Damage +5 (strangle), Defense Dodge/Parry
+19/ (+8 base, +1 Dodge Focus, +10 Dex),
Initiative +10
Saving Throws: Toughness +1 (+1 Tough), Fortitude +6
base)
Grapple: The smoke-serpents main attack is a grapple. It
makes its grapple attempt as usual. If it succeeds, it
latches on to its opponents neck, bypassing any armour.
Once around the neck, it becomes partially corporeal and
is able to do +5 damage to its opponent each round with
a successful grapple check. However, in this state it loses
its Damage Reduction trait and can be harmed by
normal weapons.
Skills: The smoke serpent gains a +8 racial bonus to
Stealth checks.
SLAVE OF THE RING

Size: Medium
Speed: 50 ft.
(+25), Notice 21 (+22), Stealth 21 (+28), Survival 21
(+27)
Feats: All-Out Attack, Cleave, Dodge Focus, Double
Strike, Great Cleave, Improved Grab+, Improved
Initiative, Track
Traits: Damage Reduction all/silver and fire, Magical
Tracking, Manifest*, Scent, Soulblast
(bite) or +7 (claw), Defense Dodge/Parry +21/ (+18
Reflex +14 (+11 base, +3 Dex), Will +13 (+11 base, +2
Wis)
Languages: Demonic
SWAMP DEVIL

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Blu 15 (+18)*, Climb 15 (+17), Handle Animal
15 (+18), Knowledge (Nature) 15 (+17), Notice 15 (+19),
Perform (Mimic) 15 (+22), Stealth 15 (+18), Survival 15
(+21)
Feats: Animal Empathy+, Attack Focus (Claw), Dodge
Focus, Night Vision+, Skill Focus (Notice), Skill Focus
(Stealth), Track
Powers: Rank 15, Wis, save diculty 20: Nature
Reading +19, Summon BeastsA +19, Weather
Shaping +19
Traits: Deadly Pact, Fiendish Instructor*, Flaming Aura,
Manifest*, Natural Adept*, Scent
Dex), Damage +5 (claw), Defense Dodge/Parry +16/
(+12 base, +1 Dodge Focus, +3 Dex), Initiative +3
Languages: All human and animal
Damage Reduction: The slave of the rings damage

reduction is bypassed completely by a weapon inscribed
with the Phoenix of Epemetrius. Such weapons gain a
+6 damage bonus against the demon.
Improved Grab: To use this ability, the slave of the ring
must hit with its claw or bite attack.
Magical Tracking: If the slave of the ring has a magical
link (as per the Sympathetic Magic feat) to the target of
its Track attempts, it gains a +20 bonus to any attempts
to track him.
Soulblast: Once per round as a free action, the slave of
the ring may lock eyes with a target and attempt to draw
out his soul. The victim makes a Will saving throw with
a diculty equal to the slave of the rings power check.
Failure incurs 2 points of Wisdom damage, success
incurs only a single point. The victim is unable to close
their eyes or avert their gaze, but can otherwise act
normally. Victims whose Wisdom is debilitated make
one final Will save. Success causes the victim to fall into
a coma (automatically gain the unconscious condition).
Failure means his soul is utterly destroyed, and he dies
immediately with no chance of being healed or even
returning as a ghost.
Skills: The slave of the rings bestial instincts grant it a +4
bonus to all Stealth and Survival checks.
Deadly Pact: If a swamp devil enters into a Demonic

Pact* with a human sorcerer they lose their Manifest
ability. They have a permanent telepathic link with the
sorcerer that allows perfect communication at any
distance. However, any damage suered by one of the
pair is instantly suered by the other. If one dies, then so
does the other.
Flaming Aura: Swamp devils are constantly wreathed in
a nimbus of shifting green flames. These flames are
actually as cold as the Outer Dark, and inflict +4 cold
damage to anyone within 5 feet of the swamp devil each
round. The target may make a Diculty 16 Fortitude
save for half damage.
Skills: Swamp devils gain a +4 racial bonus to all
Perform (Mimic) checks, as well as a +2 racial bonus to
all Survival checks and a +2 racial bonus to all Blu and
Disguise checks which involve impersonating another.
SMOKE SERPENT

Size: Medium
Speed: 40 ft.
Abilities: Str +3, Dex +10, Con , Int 4, Wis +0, Cha 4
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TENTACLE SPAWN
Feats: All-Out Attack, Cleave

Traits: Manifest*
(slam), Defense Dodge/Parry +4/ (+3 base, +1 Dex),
Initiative +1
(+1 base)
Languages:
2nd
Type:
level outsider (vice)
Size: Medium
Speed:
Skills: Notice 6 (+6), Search 6 (+4) , Stealth 4 (+5)
Feats: Defensive Attack
Traits: Darkvision (60 ft.), Paralysing Lather, Portal
Bound
(tentacle bite, paralysing lather), Defense Dodge/Parry
+3/ (+2 base, +1 Dex), Initiative +1
(+3 base)
Skills: An undine has a +8 racial bonus on any Swim

check to perform some special action or avoid a hazard.
It can always choose to take 10 on a Swim check, even
rushed or threatened. It can use the run action while
swimming, provided it swims in a straight line.
WIND GHOST
Type: 5th level elemental (air)

Size: Medium
Abilities: Str , Dex +5, Con +1, Int +0, Wis +1, Cha +1
Feats: Dodge Focus, Supernatural Focus (Wind
Shaping)
Powers: Rank 8, Cha, save diculty 14: Elemental
Blast +9, Wind Shaping +12
Traits: Intangible, Wind Mastery
(hurled object), Defense Dodge/Parry +8/ (+3 base, +5
Dex), Initiative +5
(+1 base, +1 Wis)
Languages: Air
Paralysing Lather: Tentacle spawn work their demonic

saliva into a terrible lather that works as a poison (Type:
Injury; Save: 12; Eect: 1 Dex/1 Dex). Because
tentacle spawn poison is magical in nature it can be
countered by the Ward power, provided the power check
is greater that the poison save diculty.
Portal Bound: Tentacle spawn manifest in the vicinity of
an open or opening portal through which a powerful
demon is coming as a way of clearing the path and
protecting whoever or whatever is opening the portal.
Once manifest, tentacle spawn cannot move from their
location. If the portal a tentacle spawn is bound to is
closed, the spawn immediately dissolves into a puddle of
foul-smelling black ooze.
UNCANNY STEED

Size: Large
Speed: 80 ft.
Abilities: Str +10, Dex +4, Con +2, Int 1, Wis 1,
Cha +2
(+21), Notice 11 (+10)
Feats: Dodge Focus, Double Strike, Endurance
Traits: Fiendish Instructor*, Flight, Manifest*, Natural
Adept*
+10 (bite) or +12 (hoof ), Defense Dodge/Parry +12/
(+8 base, +1 Dodge Focus, 1 size, +4 Dex), Initiative +4
Saving Throws: Toughness +6 (+2 natural, +2 size, +2
base, +4 Dex), Will +5 (+6 base, 1 Wis)
Languages: Demonic
Hurl Objects: As a standard action the wind ghost can

throw an unattended object (weighing less that 10 lb) at
a target. The object has a range increment of 10 ft. and
causes +2 damage if it hits.
Intangible: A wind ghosts material presence is sustained
by the constructed form it assembles when summoned
and bound. This form is made of assorted bits and pieces
and, while it can be hacked and smashed apart, it is not
solid enough to grapple or to exert any real force on the
physical world.
Wind Mastery: The Elemental Blast (Wind) and Wind
Shaping powers are not fatiguing for a wind ghost. It can
also use these powers as a move action.
DEMON LORDS
This section lists some powerful demon lords. Any dealings with such creatures (such as a Demonic Pact*)
should be harder than for most other demons. For example, summoning a demon lord when using the Rule of
defence (see Chapter 4) should require an immediate
Diplomacy check, even if the demon lords attitude is
friendly.
The statistics for these demon lords have been
adapted from: Conan RPG - Secrets of Skelos (Khosatral Khel, Ollam-Onga, Thaug), Conan RPG - Shem,
Gateway to the South (Lamashtu, Pazuzu, Votantha)
and Conan RPG - Stygia, Serpent of the South (Ammut, the Black Beast, Ishiti). The languages listed are
more for illustrationa demon lord can speak any language the Narrator desires.
Flight: Up to once per day, an uncanny steed can sprout

wings and fly at a speed of 120 feet with average
manoeuvrability. It can continue flying for up to one
minute per level after which its wings vanish once more.
UNDINE
Type: 4th level elemental (water)

Size: Medium
Speed: 20 ft, swim 90 ft.
Skills: Notice 3 (+3), Swim 4 (+7)*
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AMMUT
Cha +7
(Alchemy) 22 (+27), Diplomacy 23 (+30), Gather
Information 13 (+20), Intimidate 23 (+33), Knowledge
(Arcana) 23 (+28), Knowledge (Religion) 23 (+28),
Notice 23 (+27), Search 23 (+28), Sense Motive 23
(+33), Stealth 11 (+3)
Feats: Challenge (Fast Demoralize), Iron Will,
Menacing DemeanorE, Skill Focus (Intimidate), Skill
Focus (Sense Motive), RitualistA
Heart Shaping +30, Plant Shaping +30, Suggestion +30,
Summon BeastsA +30, Summon ElementalA +30,
Summon OutsiderA +30
Traits: Damage Resistance all/fire and silver, Fiendish
Instructor*, Ishitis Fire, Manifest*, Multiple Forms,
Natural Adept*, Swallow Whole
Damage +16 (slam), Defense Dodge/Parry +20/ (+20
+4 Dex), Will +18 (+12 base, +2 Iron Will, +4 Wis)
Languages: Any human
Improved Grab: To use this ability, Ammut must hit

with a bite attack.
Hands Through the Void: Ishiti can extend her arms out
as snakes instead of hands. These can reach through the
Outer Darkness to grasp people (a grapple attack) and
transport them to her realm.
Ishitis Fire: As a standard action Ishiti can spew
sorcerous fire from her mouth to a range of 30 ft. Any
creature hit by this fire must make three saving throws.
The first is a Diculty 21 Corruption save to avoid
gaining a point of Corruption. The second is a Diculty
18 Fortitude save to avoid being mutated gradually into
a demon (the Narrator should gradually apply the
aberration type to the character, then the outsider type).
The final save is a Diculty 17 Will save to avoid
gaining the Child of Ishiti template.
Multiple Forms: Ishiti can turn any part of her body
snake-like at will. Usually she appears as a beautiful
woman with snakes for hair and a snake-like body or
lower body.
Swallow Whole: Ishiti needs to be completely in snake
form to use this ability, and must succeed in a grapple
attempt.
20th
Type:
level outsider (vice)
Size: Huge
Speed: 30 ft.
Cha +8
Skills: Acrobatics 23 (+24), Climb 23 (+35), Craft
Intimidate 23 (+31), Jump 23 (+35), Knowledge
Notice 23 (+28)
Critical (Bite), Improved Critical (Claw), Improved
Grab+, Improved Rush, RitualistA
Traits: Damage Reduction 5/, Darkvision (60 ft.),
Fiendish Instructor*, Manifest*, Pounce, Rake, Trample
Damage +14 (bite 1920/+3) or +15 (claw 1920/+3),
Defense Dodge/Parry +19/ (+20 base, 2 size, +1
Dex/), Initiative +1
BLACK BEAST
(THE GHOUL-HYENA OF CHAOS)
Size: Colossal
Speed: 70 ft.
Cha +15
(+43), Notice 23 (+26)
Feats: All-Out Attack, Awesome Blow, Cleave, Great
Cleave, Improved Critical (Bite), Improved Sunder,
Improved Rush, Night Vision+
Traits: Damage Reduction 2/, Earthbound Form*,
Fiendish Instructor*, Pounce, Scent, Trip
Damage +23 (bite 1920/+3) or +25 (claw), Defense
Dodge/Parry +14/ (+20 base, -8 size, +2 Dex),
Initiative +2
Con), Fortitude +22 (+12 base, +10 Con), Reflex +14
(+12 base, +2 Dex), Will +15 (+12 base, +3 Wis)
Languages: Stygian
KHOSATRAL KHEL

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Cha +10
(Alchemy) 23 (+30), Craft (Blacksmithing) 23 (+30),
Craft (Herbalism) 23 (+30), Intimidate 23 (+33), Jump
Knowledge (Religion) 23 (+30), Knowledge (Warfare)
23 (+30), Notice 23 (+30)
Feats: All-Out Attack, Attack Focus (Slam), Cleave,
Great Cleave, Improved Critical (Slam), Improved
Grab+, Improved Rush, Iron Will+, RitualistA
ContagionA +33, Dominate +33, Harm +33, Heart
Shaping (Rage only) +33, Imbue Unlife +33, Sorcerers
Trip: If the Black Beast hits an opponent with its bite

attack it can attempt to trip them, as if it had the
Improved Trip feat.
Uncanny Howl: As a move action the Black Beast can
make an terrifying, hyena-like howl. This forces all who
hear it to make an immediate Sanity save against Terror,
with a Diculty of 20.
ISHITI
(DEMON GODDESS OF SNAKES)
Size: Gargantuan
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GraspA +33, Suggestion +33, Summon ElementalA +33,

Summon OutsiderA +33
Traits: Crush, Damage Reduction 10/, Earthbound
Form*, Fiendish Instructor*, Immune to Critical Hits,
Iron Body, Natural Adept*
Dex), Damage +12 (slam 1920/+3), Defense Dodge/
Parry +23/ (+20 base, +3 Dex/), Initiative +3
+3 Dex), Will +21 (+12 base, +2 Iron Will, +7 Wis)
Languages: Demonic, most human
Stillbirth: By touching a pregnant womans abdomen

seven times, she can kill any and all unborn children in
the womb.
OLLAM-ONGA

Size: Medium
Speed: 40 ft.
Skills: Acrobatics 23 (+28), Concentration 23 (+29),
Climb 23 (+30), Craft (Alchemy) 23 (+28), Craft
(Herbalism) 23 (+28), Intimidate 23 (+29), Jump 23
(+30), Knowledge (Arcana) 23 (+28), Knowledge
(Linguistics) 23 (+28), Notice 23 (+29), Stealth 23 (+28)
Feats: All-Out Attack, Challenge (Fast Demoralise),
Cleave, Double Strike, Great Cleave, Improved Grab+,
Improved Initiative, RitualistA
DreamingA +29, Mind Touch +29, Object Reading +29,
Prediction* +29, Suggestion +29, Summon OutsiderA
+29,Visions +29
Traits: Damage Reduction 12/, Fiendish Instructor*,
Manifest*, Natural Adept*, Rip Armor, Silence
(bite) or +10 (claw), Defense Dodge/Parry +25/ (+20
Wis)
Crush: With a successful grapple check Khosatral Khel

can crush his victim for +10 damage.
Earthbound Form: Khosatral Khel has elected to be
permanently incarnated on the physical plane, and does
not have the Manifest trait.
Iron Body: Khosatral Khels iron body grants him
damage reduction 10, immunity to critical hits and a
natural Toughness bonus of +10. Except for the latter
these are lost if he is attacked with the bane knife of
Khosatral Khel. The damage reduction is also not subject
to a power such as Severance, as it derives in part from
his iron body rather than his supernatural nature.
LAMASHTU
(THE ONE WHO ERASES)
Size: Huge
Speed: 60 ft.
Cha +5
(Herbalism) 23 (+30), Handle Animal 23 (+28),
Knowledge (Linguistics) 23 (+30), Knowledge (Nature)
23 (+30), Medicine 23 (+31), Notice 23 (+31), Search 23
(+30), Sense Motive 23 (+31), Stealth 23 (+25)
Cleave, Manifest Attack*, Master Poisoner*, Menacing
DemeanorE, RitualistA, Snatch+
Powers: Rank 23, Wis, save diculty 28: Cold
Shaping +31, Command UndeadA +31, ContagionA +31,
CurseA +31, Drain Vitality +31, Flesh Shaping +31,
Ghost Touch +31, Harm +31, Imbue Unlife +31, Life
DrainA +31, Pain +31, Shadow ShapingA +31, Speak
with DeadA +31, Summon ElementalA +31, Summon
OutsiderA +31
Traits: Contaminate, Damage Reduction all/fire and
silver, Fiendish Instructor*, Manifest*, Natural Adept*,
Stillbirth
Damage +10 (bite), Defense Dodge/Parry +28/ (+20
+10 Dex), Will +20 (+12 base, +8 Wis)
Languages: Demonic, Shemitish, most other human
Rip Armor: When Ollam-Onga is grappling an enemy,

he may elect to make a claw attack directly against his
enemys armour rather than against the enemy himself.
Treat this as a sunder attempt against the armor using
the materials Toughness, with damage reducing the
armors Toughness save bonus.
Silence: Ollam-Ongas terrifying presence can force his
enemies into a stunned silence. Anyone within 30 ft.
must make a Diculty 26 Will saving throw or be
unable to speak until they are at least 30 ft. away and can
no longer see him.
Summon Outsider: Ollam-Onga can only summon
Riders of Ollam-Onga (see above) with this power.
PAZUZU
(LORD OF FEVERS AND PLAGUES)
Size: Huge
Speed: 50 ft., fly 60 ft.
Cha +10
(Herbalism) 23 (+29), Intimidate 23 (+33), Knowledge
(Arcana) 23 (+29), Knowledge (Linguistics) 23 (+29),
Knowledge (Nature) 23 (+29), Medicine 23 (+31),
Notice 23 (+31), Search 23 (+29), Sense Motive 23
(+31), Stealth 23 (+25)
Cleave, Improved Grab+, Manifest Attack*, Menacing
DemeanorE, Snatch, RitualistA
Powers: Rank 23, Cha, save diculty 30: Cold
Shaping +33, Command UndeadA +33, ContagionA +33,
CurseA +33, Drain Vitality +33, Flesh Shaping +33,
Ghost Touch +33, Harm +33, Imbue Unlife +33, Life
DrainA +33, Pain +33, Shadow ShapingA +33, Speak
Contaminate: Lamashtu can contaminate any water or

milk she sees with a disease of her choice as a free action,
although she usually only bothers if she thinks an
expectant mother or a newborn will drink the liquid.
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with DeadA +33, Summon ElementalA +33, Summon

OutsiderA +33, Weather Shaping +33, Wind Shaping
+33
Traits: Damage Reduction all/fire and silver, Fiendish
Instructor*, Howl of Pestilence, Manifest*, Natural
Adept*, Poison, Rip Armor
Damage +10 (bite) or +12 (claw) or +9 (tail sting,
poison), Defense Dodge/Parry +28/ (+20 base, 2 size,
+10 Dex), Will +20 (+12 base, +8 Wis)
Languages: Demonic, Shemitish, most human
VOTANTHA
(THE TREE OF MOUTHS)
Size: Huge
Speed: 5 ft.
Cha +10
Skills: Blu 23 (+33), Intimidate 23 (+33), Knowledge
(Arcana) 23 (+24), Knowledge (Nature) 23 (+24), Notice
23 (+31), Search 23 (+24), Sense Motive 23 (+31)
Cleave, Defensive Attack+, Improved Disarm, Improved
Trip, Menacing DemeanorE, RitualistA
Traits: Blossom of Living Flame, Damage Reduction
all/gold and bronze, Fiendish Instructor*, Fiery Aura,
Manifest*, Multiple Heads, Tormenting Din
Combat: Attack +18 (+20 base, 2 size), Damage +18
(bite), Defense Dodge/Parry +18/ (+20 base, 2 size),
Initiative +0
Languages: Demonic, Shemitish, most human
Improved Grab: Pazuzu must hit with a claw attack to

use this ability.
Howl of Pestilence: Pazuzus howl is a breath weapon
that brings forth the hot, dry desert wind to scorch and
befoul the land. This is a Wind Shaping check, but with
an area of eect as far as Pazuzu can see. As well as the
eects of the wind, anyone caught in the area must make
a Fortitude save or become exhausted. After a minute
spent in the area they must also make another Fortitude
save to avoid contracting a disease (chosen from the
Contagion power) that Pazuzu has placed in the air.
Crops within the area wither and die, and there is a 20%
chance that any given area of grassland or forest will
catch fire. Pazuzu can use this ability once per day, as a
full-round action.
Poison: Pazuzus scorpion tail sting is poisoned (Type:
Injury: Save: 18; Eect 2 Con/1 Con).
Rip Armor: When Pazuzu is grappling an enemy, he may
elect to make a claw attack directly against his enemys
armour rather than against the enemy himself. Treat this
as a sunder attempt against the armor using the
materials Toughness, with damage reducing the armors
Toughness save bonus.
Blossom of Living Flame: As a full-round action

Votantha can draw all its heads together which then
burst out as a blossom of flame. Each head can make a
separate ranged attack (as the Elemental Blast (Fire)
power) doing +2 fire damage. Heads can combine
together to increase their damage (e.g. five heads can
combine to cause +10 damage with a single attack).
Fiery Aura: Votantha is surrounded by an intense fiery
aura. Iron and steel objects adjacent to the demon will
melt instantly; creatures coming within 30 ft. will take
+2 fire damage and any iron or steel objects they carry
will melt within 3 rounds. Molten armor will cause +10
fire damage, increased by +1 per point of Toughness save
bonus it grants. Gold and bronze items are unaected by
the heat; gold armor will provide complete protection
from it.
Multiple Heads: Votantha usually has between 15 and 25
heads. Each one can attack individually, up to a
maximum of 5 attacks per round. Heads that are not
attacking can use the Aid action to assist another head.
A head can be severed as if it were a tentacle.
Tormenting Din: The heads of the Tree of Mouths
scream and utter horrible, gibbering elemental insanities
that provide a momentary glimpse into the harsh truths
of reality. Civilised men (as determined by the Narrator)
must make a Will save with a Diculty equal to the
number of heads or become flat-footed. Uncivilised or
corrupted characters are immune.
THAUG

Size: Huge
Speed: 20 ft.
Abilities: Str +15, Dex 4, Con +15, Int +4, Wis +5,
Cha +5
Intimidate 23 (+28), Jump 23 (+35), Knowledge
Notice 23 (+28), Search 23 (+27)
Critical (Bite), Improved Critical (Claw), Improved
Rush, RitualistA
Powers: Rank 23, Cha, save diculty 25: Earth Shaping
+28, Fire Shaping +28
Traits: Damage Reduction 5/, Fiendish Instructor*,
Manifest*, Natural Adept*
Combat: Attack +14 (+20 base, 2 size, 4 Dex),
Damage +16 (bite 1920/+3) or +18 (claw 1920/+3),
Defense Dodge/Parry +14/ (+20 base, 2 size, 4 Dex),
Initiative 4
4 Dex), Will +17 (+12 base, +5 Wis)
HEROES & VILLAINS

This section describes some of the notable heroes and
villains of the Hyborian Age, including Conan himself.
Statistics are included for the characters Reputation,
Honour (if the character has a code of honour) and Corruption. Sorcerers with Corruption will have often embraced it, and so will use it as their key ability for supernatural power checks. They also usually have a Demonic
Pact*, so be sure to allow them to call upon it when required. Many of these characters have bonus languages.
CONAN THE CIMMERIAN
Four incarnations of Conan are given below, representing his abilities at various stages throughout his life.
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Conan has been levelled by heroic rolemore or less!

However, as befits the greatest hero of the Hyborian Age
he starts o with much higher base abilities than most
Player or Narrator Characters, and these increase much
more rapidly as he gets more experienced. He also gains
numerous bonus feats and languages. The choice of feats
is somewhat subjective, so feel free to modify them as
required. Note that Conan will have Conviction points
appropriate to his level and will use them freelyhis
actions ensure that he regains them rapidly by following
his true nature.
base, +1 Lightning-Quick, +4 Dex), Will +6 (+2 base, +2

Iron Will, +2 Wis)
Languages: Argossean, Barachan, Cimmerian, Kushite,
Nordheimr, Pirate Code (Black Coast Drums, Vilayet
Sea Flags), Shemitish, Zamorian, Zingaran
Possessions: Sword, Shemite bow (+4), 20 arrows,
dagger, scale mail (light load, armor check penalty 3);
Wealth 12
CONAN THE MERCENARY
Type: 12th level warrior/3rd level expert
Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Acrobatics 12 (+17), Blu 4 (+7),
Climb 12 (+17), Diplomacy 5 (+8), Drive 4 (+9),
Escape Artist 4 (+9), Gather Information 4 (+7),
Intimidate 11 (+14), Jump 9 (+14),
Knowledge (Arcana) 4 (+6), Knowledge (Geography) 4
(+6), Knowledge (History) 2 (+4), Knowledge
Notice 6 (+8), Ride 5 (+10), Search 5 (+7),
Sense Motive 7 (+10), Stealth 9 (+14), Survival 5 (+7),
Swim 4 (+9)
Feats: Acrobatic MobilityE+, All-Out Attack+, Armor
Training (heavy)+, Armor Training (light)+, Attack Focus
(Sword), Attack Specialization (Sword), Cleave,
CommissionW+, Dodge Focus, Diehard, Endurance,
Evasion, Exotic Weapon Training (Shemite bow)+,
Favoured Terrain* (Mountains), Flurry of Blows
(Sword), Improved Critical (Sword), Improved Initiative,
Improvised Weapon TrainingW, Iron Will, Leadership,
Lightning-QuickW, Lion Hearted+, Monster Slayer*+,
Move-By Action, Rage, Shield Training+, Sneak Attack,
Tough (2), Weapon Training+, Vehicular Combat+
Traits: Barbaric Code of Honour +5, Blunt Speaking*,
Cimmerian Background Traits, Reputation +10
Dex), Damage +8 (sword 17-20/+3), Defense Dodge/
Parry +22/+21 (+14 base, +1 Dodge Focus, +2 medium
shield, +5 Dex/+5 Str), Initiative +11
Saving Throws: Toughness +10 (+4 banded mail, +2
Tough, +4 Con), Fortitude +13 (+9 base, +4 Con),
Reflex +10 (+5 base, +1 Lightning-Quick, +4 Dex),
Will +9 (+5 base, +2 Iron Will, +2 Wis)
Languages: Argossean, Aquilonian, Barachan,
Cimmerian, Ghulistani, Hyrkanian, Iranistani, Kothuc,
Kushite, Nemedian, Nordheimr, Pictish, Pirate Code
(Black Coast Drums, Vilayet Sea Flags), Shemitish,
Stygian, Vendhyan, Zamorian, Zingaran
Possessions: Banded mail, sword, medium shield,
warhorse (light load, armor check penalty 4); Wealth 14
CONAN THE THIEF

Type: 3rd level warrior
Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Acrobatics 5 (+8), Climb 6 (+9),
Intimidate 6 (+8), Jump 4 (+7), Notice 4 (+5),
Search 1 (+2), Stealth 5 (+8), Survival 4 (+5),
Swim 4 (+7)
Feats: All-Out Attack+, Attack Focus (Sword), Dodge
Focus, Favoured Terrain* (Mountains), Improvised
Weapon TrainingW, Iron Will, Rage, Tough, Weapon
Training+
or +6 (poinard), Damage +5 (sword 1920/+3) or +4
(poinard 19-20/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry +7/+6 (+3
base, +1 Dodge Focus, +3 Dex/+3 Str), Initiative +3
Dex), Will +4 (+1 base, +2 Iron Will, +1 Wis)
Languages: Cimmerian, Nordheimr, Zamorian
Possessions: Sword, poinard, loincloth, sandals (light
load); Wealth 3
CONAN THE PIRATE
Type: 8th level warrior/2nd level expert
Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Climb 10 (+14), Drive 4 (+8), Escape Artist 4 (+8),
Gather Information 4 (+7), Intimidate 8 (+11),
Jump 7 (+11), Knowledge (Geography) 4 (+6),
Knowledge (History) 2 (+4), Notice 6 (+8), Ride 5 (+9),
Search 3 (+5), Sense Motive 5 (+7), Stealth 5 (+9),
Survival 4 (+6), Swim 4 (+8)
(Sword), Cleave, Dodge Focus, Diehard, Endurance,
Evasion, Exotic Weapon Training (Shemite bow)+,
Favoured Terrain* (Mountains), Improvised Weapon
TrainingW, Iron Will, Lightning-QuickW, Move-By
Action, Rage, Sneak Attack, Tough (2), Weapon
Training+, Vehicular Combat+
or + 13 (Shemite bow), Damage +7 (sword 1920/+3) or
+7 (Shemite bow 1920/+4), Defense Dodge/Parry
+14/+13 (+9 base, +1 Dodge Focus, +4 Dex/+4 Str),
Initiative +6
Saving Throws: Toughness +8 (+3 scale mail, +2 Tough,
+3 Con), Fortitude +9 (+6 base, +3 Con), Reflex +8 (+3
CONAN, KING OF AQUILONIA

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
(+17), Diplomacy 8 (+12), Drive 4 (+9), Escape Artist 4
(+9), Gather Information 6 (+10), Intimidate 15 (+19),
Jump 9 (+14), Knowledge (Arcana) 5 (+9), Knowledge
Knowledge (Linguistics) 5 (+9), Knowledge (Religion) 6
(+10), Notice 8 (+11), Ride 8 (+13), Search 5 (+7), Sense
Motive 9 (+12), Stealth 9 (+14), Survival 5 (+7), Swim 4
(+9)
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(Sword), Attack Specialization (Sword), Cleave,
CommissionW+, Demon Killer*+, Dodge Focus, Diehard,
Educated*, Endurance, EstateW+, Evasion, Exotic
Weapon Training (Shemite bow)+, Favoured Terrain*
(Mountains), Flurry of Blows (Sword), Great Cleave,
Great EstateW+, Improved Critical (Sword), Improved
Initiative, Improvised Weapon TrainingW, Inspire
(Command)+, Iron Will, JuggernautW, Leadership,
Lightning-QuickW, Lion Hearted+, Monster Slayer*+,
Move-By Action, Overwhelming Charge, Rage,
Renown+, Shield Training+, Sneak Attack, Tough (2),
Weapon Training+, Vehicular Combat+
Cimmerian Background Traits, Reputation +18, Royalty
masterwork sword, +5 Dex), Damage +9 (sword 17
Dodge Focus, +3 masterwork large shield, +5 Dex/+5
Str), Initiative +11
Saving Throws: Toughness +12 (+6 masterwork full
plate, +2 Tough, +4 Con), Fortitude +15 (+11 base, +4
Con), Reflex +12 (+6 base, +1 Lightning-Quick, +5
Languages: Argossean, Aquilonian, Barachan,
Brythunian, Cimmerian, Ghulistani, Hyrkanian,
Iranistani, Kothuc, Kushite, Nemedian, Nordheimr,
Pictish, Pirate Code (Black Coast Drums, Vilayet Sea
Flags), Shemitish, Stygian, Turanian, Vendhyan,
Zamorian, Zembabwan, Zingaran
Possessions: Masterwork full plate, masterwork sword,
masterwork large shield, warhorse (light load, armor
check penalty 5); Wealth 50
ATALI
(DAUGHTER OF YMIR)
Type: 20th level outsider (cold)
Size: Medium
Speed: 50 ft.
Cha +20
Concentration 14 (+19), Gather Information 14 (+34),
Notice 10 (+15), Perform (Dance) 23 (+43), Sense
Motive 10 (+15)
Feats: Dodge Focus, Empower, Endurance, Lightning
Reflexes, Widen Power, Quicken Power, Run
ConfusionA +44, Dominate +44, Drain Vitality +42,
Enhance Ability +42, GlamourA +44, Heart Shaping
+44, Illusion +44, Life ExtensionA +42, Mind Touch
+44, Suggestion +44, Teleport +42, Ward +42
Traits: Darkvision (60 ft.), Frightful Presence, Natural
Adept*, Immune to Cold, Supernatural Philosophy*
(Hypnotism), Vulnerable to Fire
(unarmed 20/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry +31/ (+20
base, +1 Dodge Focus, +10 Dex/), Initiative +10
Saving Throws: Toughness +10 (+10 Con),
base, +2 Lightning Reflexes, +10 Dex), Will +17 (+12
base, +5 Wis)
Possessions: Diaphanous garments, jewellery (light
load); Wealth 30
Royalty: As King of Aquilonia, Conan has a +10 bonus

to Reputation. His Commission and Estate feats refer to
his personal guard and personal estate rather than
Aquilonia as a whole.
BLIT

Size: Medium
Speed: 40 ft.
Abilities: Str +2, Dex +3, Con +1, Int +4, Wis 1, Cha +6
(+17), Drive 10 (+13), Escape Artist 8 (+11), Gather
Information 4 (+10), Handle Animal 4 (+10), Intimidate
8 (+14), Jump 9 (+11), Knowledge (Arcana) 6 (+10),
Knowledge (Geography) 10 (+14), Knowledge
(Religion) 6 (+10), Notice 10 (+9), Ride 5 (+8), Sense
Motive 6 (+5), Stealth 8 (+11), Survival 8 (+7), Swim 4
(+6)
Feats: Accurate Attack, Acrobatic Blu, Acrobatic
MobilityE, All-Out Attack, Attractive, Direction SenseW,
Dodge Focus (2), Favored Terrain* (Plains), Leadership,
Lightning Reflexes, Mobile Assault, Shemite Archer*,
Improved Initiative, Improved Speed, Renown+, Sneak
Attack, Uncanny Dodge, Weapons Training
Traits: Fatalistic*, Reputation +6, Pelishtim Shemite
Background Traits
(dagger 1920/+3) or +5 (Shemite bow 1920/+4),
Defense Dodge/Parry +18/+15 (+13 base, +2 Dodge
Focus, +3 Dex/+2 Str), Initiative +7
(+8 base, +1 Con), Reflex +9 (+4 base, +2 Lightning
Reflexes, +3 Dex), Will +3 (+4 base, 1 Wis)
Languages: Black Kingdoms (various dialects),
Hyrkanian, Kothic, Pirate Code (Black Coast Drums),
Shemitish, Stygian
Possessions: Dagger, jewellery (light load); Wealth 16
AMALRIC THE AQUILONIAN
Type: 12th level warrior

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Blu 10 (+10), Climb 8 (+12), Craft (Herbalism)
9 (+12), Diplomacy 10 (+10), Intimidate 8 (+8),
Knowledge (Arcana) 6 (+9), Knowledge (Geography) 6
(+9), Notice 8 (+10), Ride 9 (+12), Search 8 (+11), Sense
Motive 10 (+12), Stealth 8 (+11), Survival 9 (+11)
Feats: All-Out Attack, Arcane Dabbler* (Warding),
Armor Training (heavy), Armor Training (light),
Challenge (Fast Feint), Defensive Attack, Diehard,
Endurance, Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Lightning
Reflexes, Parry Focus, Track, Vehicular Combat, Weapon
Training
Traits: Hyborian Background Traits, Reputation +3
(sword 1920/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry +15/+17 (+12
base, +1 Parry Focus, +3 Dex/+4 Str), Initiative +7
Saving Throws: Toughness +5 (+4 breastplate, +1 Con),
Lightning Reflexes, +3 Dex), Will +8 (+4 base, +2 Iron
Will, +2 Wis)
Languages: Argossean, Aquilonian, Nemedian,
Zingaran
Possessions: Breastplate, sword, warhorse (light load,
armor check penalty 4); Wealth 10
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HADRATHUS

Languages: Acheronian, Ancient Stygian, Demonic
Ghulistani, Hyrkanian, Iranistani, Kosalan, Khitan,
Stygian, Valusian, Vendhyan
Possessions: Silk robes, flame powder (20), potion of
hibernation, dust of forgetfulness (light load); Wealth 50
20th
Type:
level adept
Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Concentration 18 (+26), Craft (Alchemy) 14
(+20), Craft (Herbalism) 14 (+20), Diplomacy 12 (+18),
Gather Information 11 (+17), Knowledge (Arcana) 23
Medicine 15 (+23), Notice 12 (+20), Perform (Drums)
12 (+18), Perform (Stringed Instruments) 12 (+18),
Perform (Sing) 12 (+18), Sense Motive 10 (+18)
Feats: Devoted (Asura), Educated*, Eidetic Memory,
Priest*, Iron Will, Leadership, Low Profile+, Master
Words and Signs*, ReflectiveE, Talented (Knowledge
(Arcana) and Knowledge (Religion))
Powers: Rank 23, Int, save diculty 28:
BanishmentA +30, BindingA +30, Body Control +28,
DreamingA +28, Mind Touch +28, Object Reading +28,
Prediction* +28, Psychic Shield +28 Scrying +28,
Severance +30, Summon ElementalA +28, Summon
OutsiderA +28, TranceA +28, Visions +28, Ward +30
Traits: Civilised Code of Honour +5, Hyborian
Background Traits, Reputation +3, Supernatural
Philosophy (Warding)
(unarmed 20/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry +11/ (+10
base, +1 Dex/), Initiative +1
(+12 base, +2 Iron Will, +8 Wis)
Languages: Acheronian, Ancient Stygian, Argossean,
Aquilonian, Nemedian, Ophirean, Stygian, Zingaran
Possessions: Hooded robes(light load); Wealth 30
MILO, KING OF ARGOS

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Acrobatics 4 (+6), Blu 16 (+19), Diplomacy 17
Information 12 (+17), Intimidate 13 (+16), Knowledge
Knowledge (Local) 7 (+9), Ride 4 (+4), Sense Motive 12
(+15)
Feats: All-Out Attack, Armor Training (heavy), Armor
Training (light), Attack Focus (sword), CommissionW,
Dedicated (Argos), Educated*, EstateW, Great
CommissionW, Great EstateW, High Born E (Education),
Leadership, Move-By Action, Shield Training, Talented
(Acrobatics and Escape Artist), Talented (Drive and
Gather Information), Vehicular Combat, Weapon
Training
Traits: Argossean, Background Traits, Civilised Code of
Honour +3, Reputation +13, Royalty
masterwork sword), Damage +6 (sword 19-20/+3),
Defense Dodge/Parry +13/+16 (+13 base, +0 Dex/+3
Str), Initiative +0
(+8 base, +2 Con), Reflex +4 (+4 base), Will +7 (+4 base,
+3 Wis)
Languages: Argossean, Aquilonian, Barachan, Kothic,
Shemitish, Zingaran
Possessions: Royal robes, masterwork sword (light
load); Wealth 50
MASTER OF YIMSHA
Type: 20th level adept

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Concentration 21 (+25), Craft (Alchemy) 21
(+26), Craft (Herbalism) 21 (+26), Diplomacy 14 (+22),
Knowledge (Arcana) 23 (+28), Knowledge (Geography)
Sense Motive 12 (+16)
Feats: Blood SacrificeA, Demonic Pact*, Master Words
and Signs*, Renown+, RitualistA, Talented (Diplomacy
and Sense Motive), Talented (Knowledge (Geography)
and Knowledge (History))
Powers: Rank 23, Corruption, save diculty 28:
BanishmentA +30, Blood ShapingA +32, Body Control
+30, BindingA +30, ConfusionA +30, CurseA +32,
Dominate +32, Harm +32, Illusion +30, Imbue Unlife
+30, Mind Touch +32, Prediction* +30, Self Shaping
+30, Soul Rend* +32, Suggestion +30, Summon
ElementalA +30, Summon OutsiderA +30, Visions +30,
Yimshas Carpet* +30
Traits: Corruption 8, Reputation +9, Supernatural
Philosophy* (Sorcery), Superstitious*, Vendhyan
Background Traits
(unarmed 20/+3)), Defense Dodge/Parry +13/ (+10
Royalty: As King of Argos, Milo has a +10 bonus to

Reputation. His Commission and Estate feats refer to
his personal guard (including the Kings Hand) and
personal estate rather than Argos as a whole.
NATOHK, THE VEILED ONE

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
(Alchemy) 18 (+23), Craft (Herbalism) 18 (+21), Handle
Animal 4 (+8), Intimidate 13 (+17), Knowledge (Arcana)
Notice 4 (+7)
Feats: Blood SacrificeA, Demonic Pact*, Improved
Strike, Leadership, Poison Master*, Priest*, RitualistA,
Stygian Noble Hunter*, Talented (Craft (Alchemy) and
Knowledge (Arcana))
BanishmentA +26, BindingA +26, Dominate +26,
Harm +26, Imbue Unlife +26, Life ExtensionA +26,
Mind Touch +26, Prediction* +26, Suggestion +26,
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Traits: Corruptible*, Corruption 6, Reputation +5,
Stygian Background Traits
(unarmed 20/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry +12/ (+8 base,
(+10 base, +3 Wis)
Languages: Acheronian, Ancient Stygian, Kothic,
Kushite, Puntan, Shemitish, Stygian
Possessions: Robes, flame powder (20) (light load);
Wealth 40
14 (+18), Knowledge (Religion) 14 (+18),

Notice 9 (+22), Search 9 (+21), Sense Motive 8 (+21)
Feats: Blood SacrificeA, Challenge (Fast Demoralizing),
Defensive Attack, Demonic Pact*, Dodge Focus,
Educated*, High BornE (Education), Iron Will,
Improved Initiative+, Leadership, Lightning Reflexes+,
Menacing DemeanorE, Priest* (Set), RitualistA, Stygian
Noble Hunter*, Talented (Craft (Alchemy) and
Knowledge (Arcana)),
Powers: Rank 23, Cha, save diculty 29: Command
UndeadA +32, CurseA +32, DreamingA +32, Harm +32,
Imbue Unlife +32, Mind Touch +32, Prediction* +32,
Shadow Shaping +32, Suggestion +32, Summon
OutsiderA +32, Visions +32
Traits: Alternate Form, Blood Drain, Children of the
Night, Damage Reduction 4/silver and supernatural,
Dominate, Fast Healing, Stygian Background Traits,
Vampiric Immunities
(slam) or +6 (Stygian bow 1920/+4), Defense Dodge/
Parry +15/+13 (+10 base, +1 Dodge Focus, +4 Dex/+3
Str), Initiative +8
Saving Throws: Toughness +10 (+10 undead),
Fortitude +6 (+6 base), Reflex +12 (+6 base, +2
Lightning Reflexes, +4 Dex), Will +19 (+12 base, +2 Iron
Will, +5 Wis)
Languages: Acheronian, Ancient Stygian, Aquilonian,
Darfari, Demonic, Hyrkanian, Keshani, Khitan, Kushite,
Puntan, Vendhyan, Shemitish, Stygian, Valusian,
Zembabwean
Possessions: Velvet sandals, jewel encrusted girdle (light
load); Wealth 40
PELIAS

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Abilities: Str +1, Dex +2, Con +1, Int +8, Wis +4 (+3),
Cha +6 (+5)
(Alchemy) 23 (+31), Craft (Carpentry) 20 (+28), Craft
(Herbalism) 23 (+31), Gather Information 20 (+27),
Knowledge (History) 23 (+31), Knowledge (Linguistics)
23 (+31), Knowledge (Local) 4 (+12), Knowledge
(Religion) 23 (+31), Perform (Singing) 23 (+29), Sense
Motive 12 (+15)
Feats: Educated*, High BornE (Education), Imbue Item,
Master Words and Signs*, RitualistA
Powers: Rank 23, Int, save diculty 28: Animate
ObjectA +31, BanishmentA +31, BindingA +31, Body
Control +31, Create Structure* +31, Dominate +31,
DreamingA +31, Earth Shaping +31, Imbue Unlife +31,
Mana Blast +31, Mind Touch +31, Move Object +31,
Prediction* +31, Self Shaping +31, Suggestion +31,
Traits: Corruption 1, Hyborian Background Traits,
Reputation +6
(+12 base, +3 Wis)
Languages: Acheronian, Ancient Stygian, Argossean,
Corinthian, Kothic, Ophirian, Shemitish, Stygian,
Vendhyan, Zamoran
Possessions: Silk robes, dagger (light load); Wealth 28
Skills: Vampires have a +8 bonus on Blu, Notice,

Search, Sense Motive and Stealth checks.
PUBLIO
Type: 5th level expert

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Information 8 (+12), Knowledge (Geography) 8 (+10),
Notice 7 (+8), Sense Motive 8 (+9), Sleight of Hand 7
(+8), Stealth 7 (+8)
Feats: Connected, Contacts, Honourless*, Master
HagglerE, Merchants EyeE, ScroungerE, Talented
(Acrobatics and Escape Artist), Talented (Drive and
Gather Information), Well-Informed
Traits: Argossean Background Traits, Reputation +2
(stiletto 1920/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry +4/+3 (+3
Honourless, +1 Wis)
Languages: Argossean, Aquilonian, Barachan, Zingaran
Possessions: Fine clothes, stiletto (light load);
Wealth 32
PRINCESS AKISHIVA
(THE QUEEN OF ETERNAL LIFE)
Type: 20th level adept (undead, augmented: vampire)
Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Abilities: Str +3, Dex +4, Con , Int +4, Wis +5, Cha +9
(Alchemy) 17 (+23), Craft (Calligraphy) 14 (+18), Craft
(Herbalism) 15 (+19), Diplomacy 13 (+22), Gather
Information 22 (+31), Handle Animal 4 (+13),
THOTH-AMON

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
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Perform (Drums) 18 (+23), Sense Motive 8 (+9), Stealth
4 (+7)
Feats: Blood SacrificeA, Demonic Pact*, Empower,
RitualistA, Stygian Noble Hunter*, Sympathetic MagicA,
Talented (Craft (Alchemy) and Knowledge (Arcana))
Powers: Rank 23, Corruption, save diculty 26: Blood
ShapingA +30, ContagionA +28, CurseA +30, Dominate
+30, Drain Vitality +28, Harm +30, Imbue Unlife +28,
Life DrainA +28, Mana BlastA +28, Move Object +28,
Mind Touch +30, Prediction* +28, Soul Rend* +30,
OutsiderA +28, Visions +28, Ward +28
Traits: Corruptible*, Corruption 6, Serpent Ring of Set,
Stygian Background Traits, Supernatural Philosophy*
(Sorcery)
base, +3 Dex/+2), Initiative +3
(+12 base, +1 Wis)
Languages: Acheronian, Ancient Stygian, Hyrkanian,
Khitan, Kushite, Shemitish, Stygian, Zembabwean
Possessions: Silk robes, dagger, Acheronian black globe,
blue devils-flame (10), fountain of blood, thunderclap
powder (4) (light load); Wealth 35
Possessions: Royal robes and regalia, Akibtanian short

sword (light load); Wealth 50
Royalty: As King of Zamora, Tiridates has a +10 bonus
to Reputation. His Estate feats refer to his personal
estate rather than Zamora as a whole.
TSOTHA-LANTI
Type: 19th level outsider (native, augmented: Spawn of

Dagoth Hill)
Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Diplomacy 14 (+21), Intimidate 14 (+21), Knowledge
(Arcana) 21 (+23), Knowledge (History) 20 (+22),
Knowledge (Linguistics) 21 (+23), Perform (Stringed
Instruments) 20 (+25)
Feats: Blood SacrificeA, Demonic Pact*, Dodge Focus,
Improved Initiative, Lightning Reflexes, RitualistA,
Tireless SummonerA, Tough+
Body Control +29, Dominate +29, DreamingA +29,
Enhance Ability +29, Harm +29, Imbue Unlife +29,
Mana BlastA +29, Move Object +29, Prediction* +29,
OutsiderA +31, Visions +29
Traits: Corruptible*, Corruption 7, Darkvision (60 ft.),
Hyborian Background Traits, Immune to Poison,
Natural Adept*, Poison Ring
base, +1 Dodge Focus, +9 Dex), Initiative +13
Saving Throws: Toughness +1 (+1 Tough),
+9 Dex), Will +4 (+11 base, +3 Wis)
Languages: Ancient Stygian, Aquilonian, Demonic,
Kothian, Shemitish, Valusian
Possessions: Robes, dagger, poison ring, Acheronian
demon-fire (10), flame powder (5), smoke powder (4),
Stygian tomb dust (4) (light load); Wealth 33
Serpent Ring of Set: At various points in his life ThothAmon may have the Serpent Ring of Set in his
possession. These statistics assumes that he does notif
he regains it then the Narrator may add up to 10 bonus
feats and/or supernatural powers.
TIRIDATES, KING OF ZAMORA
Type: 10th level warrior/5th level ordinary

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Blu 18 (+28), Diplomacy 19 (+29), Disable
Device 6 (+12), Gather Information 19 (+31), Intimidate
18 (+25), Knowledge (Geography) 14 (+18), Knowledge
(History) 18 (+22), Notice 4 (+7), Search 4 (+8), Sense
Motive 18 (+24), Sleight of Hand 5 (+9)
Feats: Attack Focus (Short Sword), Educated*, EstateW,
Favored Terrain* (Urban), Great EstateW, Great
Fortitude, High BornE (Education), Leadership, Second
Chance (Diplomacy), Silver-TonguedE, Skill Focus
(Blu), Skill Focus (Diplomacy), Skill Focus (Gather
Information), Skill Focus (Sense Motive), Talented
(Disable Device and Gather Information), Weapon
Training
Traits: Untrustworthy*, Reputation +12, Royalty,
Zamorian Background Traits
Akibtanian short sword, +4 Dex), Damage +2 (short
sword 1920/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry +14/+10 (+10
(+3 base, +3 Wis)
Languages: Corinthian, Hyrkanian, Kothic, Shemite,
Zamorian
Poison Ring: Tsotha-Lanti has a ring which can be used

to deliver poison to a victim hit by an unarmed attack. It
holds three doses, usually of Purple Lotus Juice. The
rings poison fang can be retracted or extended as a free
action. When retracted, its true nature can be detected
only by a Diculty 20 Notice check.
VALERIA
Type: 7th level warrior/2nd level expert

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
(+9), Drive 5 (+10), Escape Artist 5 (+10), Intimidate 6
(+8), Knowledge (Geography) 6 (+7), Notice 5 (+6),
Feats: Attack Focus (Sword), Bring Em Back AliveW,
Challenge (Fast Feint), Defensive Attack, Dodge Focus,
Evasion, Improved Disarm, Improved Initiative,
Leadership, Parry Focus, Sneak Attack, Uncanny Dodge,
Weapon Training
Traits: Hyborian Background Traits, Reputation +3
Dex), Damage +6 (sword 1920/+3), Defense Dodge/
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Parry +14/+11 (+8 base, +1 Dodge Focus, +5 Dex/+3

Str), Initiative +9
(+2 base, +1 Wis)
Languages: Argossean, Aquilonian, Barachan, Pirate
Code (Barachan Smoke and Rockets), Stygian, Zingaran
Possessions: Sword, silk breeks, leather boots dagger
(light load); Wealth 14

11 (+15), Knowledge (Geography) 11 (+15), Knowledge
(Nature) 12 (+16), Medicine 4 (+12), Notice 2 (+7), Ride
2 (+4), Sense Motive 4 (+9), Survival 4 (+9)
Feats: Animal Empathy, Companion (wolf ), Educated*,
Familiar (eagle), RitualistA, Skill Focus (Medicine)
Powers: Rank 13, Wis, save diculty 20:
DreamingA +17, Nature Reading +19, Plant Shaping
+19, Prediction* +17, Summon BeastsA +19, True
VisionA +17, Visions +17, Ward +17
Traits: Civilised Code of Honour +4, Hyborian
Background Traits, Reputation +3, Supernatural
Philosophy* (Nature)
(unarmed 20/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry +7/ (+5 base,
(+7 base, +5 Wis)
Languages: Aquilonian
Possessions: Ragged peasant garb, horse (light load);
Wealth 4
XALTOTUN
Type: 20th level adept (undead, augmented: mummy of

Ahriman)
Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
(Alchemy) 23 (+33), Craft (Art) 23 (+31), Craft
(Herbalism) 23 (+33), Gather Information 23 (+30),
23 (+31), Knowledge (Nature) 23 (+31), Knowledge
(Religion) 18 (+26), Notice 0 (+6), Perform (Singing) 16
(+23), Perform (Wind Instruments) 16 (+23)
Feats: Blood SacrificeA, Defensive Attack, Demonic
Pact*, Dodge Focus+, Empower, Improved Initiative+,
Lightning Reflexes+, RitualistA, Skill Focus (Knowledge
(Arcana)), Skill Focus (Notice)+, Sympathetic MagicA,
Talented (Craft (Alchemy) and Craft (Herbalism)),
Tireless SummonerA
AweA +32, CurseA +32, Dominate +32, DreamingA +32,
Harm +32, Imbue Unlife +32, Mind Touch +32, Move
Object +32, Prediction* +32, Sorcerers GraspA +32,
OutsiderA +32, Terror* +32, Visions +32, Ward +32
Traits: Acheronian Background Traits, Corruptible*,
Corruption 9, Darkvision (60 ft.), Damage Reduction
4/, Dominate, Fast Healing, Heart of Ahriman
Vulnerability, Immune to Cold, Sinister*, Vulnerable to
Fire
(dagger 1920/+3) or +4 (slam), Defense Dodge/Parry
Initiative +6
Saving Throws: Toughness +10 (+10 undead),
Fortitude +6 (+6 base), Reflex +10 (+6 base, +2
Lightning Reflexes, +2 Dex), Will +15 (+12 base, +3
Wis)
Aquilonian, Khitan, Valusian, Vendhyan, Stygian,
Zamorian
Possessions: Silk robes, dagger, Acheronian demon-fire
(3), Kothic demon-fire (3), flame powder (4), Stygian
tomb-dust, black lotus powder (4), yellow lotus resin (2),
lotus-wine (light load); Wealth 30
MEN
This section describes some typical Hyborian Age Narrator characters. Most have been levelled by heroic role,
although some have been given bonus Armor, Shield
and/or Weapon Training feats. Adept Narrator characters often follow supernatural philosophies, increasing
their eective adept level for the associated powers. Although not generally included in their statistics assume
that these characters have Knowledge (Local) as a bonus
skill with a rank equal to 4 plus half their level.
Although they have been given particular backgrounds these are easy to change. For example, an Aquilonian Knight and a Nemedian Knight would probably
be identical apart from their native language. Similarly
the Hyborian City Guard could be used anywhere.
ACHERONIAN SORCERER

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Abilities: Str 1, Dex +1, Con +0, Int +2, Wis +2, Cha +4
Craft (Alchemy) 10 (+14), Craft (Herbalism) 6 (+10),
Diplomacy 10 (+14), Gather Information 10 (+14),
Knowledge (History) 10 (+12), Knowledge (Religion) 10
(+12), Notice 8 (+10), Sense Motive 8 (+10)
Feats: Blood SacrificeA, Demonic Pact*, Master Words
and Signs*, RitualistA, Skill Focus (Knowledge
(Arcana)), Talented (Craft (Alchemy) and Craft
(Herbalism))
Powers: Rank 19, Cha, save diculty 22: AweA +24,
Blood ShapingA +24, CurseA +24, Dominate +24,
DreamingA +22, Harm +24, Mind Touch +24, Natural
Weapon GrowthA +24, Pain +24, Psychic Blast +24,
Shadow ShapingA +24, Sorcerers GraspA +24,
SuocateA +24, Summon OutsiderA +22, Ward +22
Traits: Acheronian Background Traits, Corruptible*,
Sinister*, Supernatural Philosophy* (Sorcery)
(dagger 1920/+3) or +1 (quartersta 20/+3), Defense
Dominate: This power is not fatiguing to Xaltotun.

Skills: As a mummy of Ahriman, Xaltotun gains a +2
bonus to Notice, Search and Stealth skill checks.
ZELATA

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
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Dodge/Parry +9/+7 (+8 base, +1 Dex/1 Str),

Initiative +1
Languages: Acheronian, Ancient Stygian, Demonic, any
three Hyborian
Possessions: Robes, dagger, quartersta, Acheronian
demon-fire (4), black lotus powder (2), flame powder (5)
Skills: Acrobatics 5 (+9), Climb 5 (+7), Drive 4 (+8),

Intimidate 4 (+5), Jump 0 (+2), Knowledge (Geography)
3 (+3), Notice 2 (+2)
Feats: Dodge Focus, Endurance, Finishing BlowW, Light
Sleeper, Talented (Drive and Gather Information),
Talented (Acrobatics and Escape Artist), Uncanny
Dodge, Weapon Training
Traits: Barachan Background Traits
(cutlass 20/+4), Defense Dodge/Parry +6/+5 (+3 base, +1
Dodge Focus, +2 Dex/+2 Str), Initiative +2
(+1 base)
Languages: Argossean, Barachan, Pirate Code
(Barachan Smoke and Rockets)
Possessions: Scimitar, dagger (light load); Wealth 8
AFGHULI HILLMAN

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Acrobatics 6 (+8), Climb 6 (+8), Jump 5 (+7),
Notice 6 (+9), Stealth 7 (+11), Survival 6 (+7)
Feats: Armor Training (light), Attack Focus (scimitar),
Favoured Terrain* (Mountains), Hide in Plain Sight,
Move-By Action, Point Blank Shot, Talented (Notice
and Stealth), Tough, Weapon Training
Traits: Himelian Background Traits, Superstitious*
or +4 (shortbow), Damage +4 (scimitar 1820/+3) or +4
(shortbow, 20/+4), Defense Dodge/Parry +4/+4 (+2 base,
+2 Dex/+2 Str), Initiative +2
Languages: Ghulistani
Possessions: Leather armor, scimitar, shortbow, 20
arrows (light load, armor check penalty 1); Wealth 7
BLACK CORSAIR
Type: 2nd level warrior

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Acrobatics 4 (+6), Drive 4 (+5),
Escape Artist 5 (+6), Notice 2 (+2),
Perform (Dance) 4 (+6), Survival 4 (+4), Swim 5 (+7)
Feats: All-Out Attack, Attack Focus (Spear), Exotic
Weapon Training (Shemite Bow), Dodge Focus,
Finishing BlowW, Shield Training, Skill Focus (Perform
(Dance))
Traits: Illiterate*, Southern Tribesman Background
Traits, Terrified*
or +3 (Shemite Bow), Damage +4 (javelin 20/+3) or +5
(Shemite bow, 1920/+4), Defense Dodge/Parry +6/+6
(+2 base, +1 Dodge Focus, +2 medium shield, +1 Dex/+2
Str), Initiative +1
(+3 base, +1 Con), Reflex +1 (+1 Dex), Will +0
Languages: Kushite or other Black Kingdoms dialect,
Pirate Code (Black Coast Drums)
Possessions: Javelin, Shemite bow, 20 arrows, medium
shield (hide), feathered head-dress, loincloth (light load);
Wealth 4
AQUILONIAN KNIGHT

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Diplomacy 6 (+6), Handle Animal 6 (+6),
Knowledge (History) 6 (+6), Notice 6 (+6),
Ride 10 (+11), Sense Motive 6 (+6)
Attack Focus (Sword), Cleave, CommissionW,
Leadership, Overrun, Shield Training, Tough, Vehicular
Traits: Hyborian Background Traits
or +8 (lance), Damage +6 (lance 20/+4) or +6 (sword 19
20/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry +11/+12 (+7 base, +3 large
Saving Throws: Toughness +9 (+6 full plate, +1 Tough,
+2 Con), Fortitude +7 (+5 base, +2 Con), Reflex +3 (+2
Possessions: Full plate, large shield, sword, lance,
warhorse (medium load, armor check penalty 6);
Wealth 14
BLACK KINGDOMS WITCH

DOCTOR

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Concentration 6 (+9), Craft (Herbalism) 6 (+7),
Handle Animal 6 (+1), Intimidate 4 (+5),
Knowledge (Arcana) 4 (+5), Knowledge (Nature) 6 (+7),
Knowledge (Religion) 4 (+5), Medicine 8 (+11),
Perform (Dance) 4 (+8), Sense Motive 4 (+7)
Feats: Attack Focus (Spear), Dodge Focus, Skill Focus
(Perform (Dance)), RitualistA, Sympathetic MagicA,
Totem AnimalW
Powers: Rank 8, Wis, save diculty 16: Bind SpiritA
+12, DreamingA +12, Summon BeastsA +12,
Summon SpiritA +12, Weather Shaping +12
Traits, Supernatural Philosophy* (Shamanism), Terrified*
BARACHAN PIRATE

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
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Damage +3 (spear 1920/+4), Defense Dodge/Parry
Initiative +2
Languages: Any two Black Kingdoms dialect
Possessions: Spear, ceremonial headdress, pouch of
herbs, fetishes (light load); Wealth 5
Feats: All-Out Attack, Armor Training (light), Dirty

FightingW, Seize Initiative, Tough, Track, Weapon
Training
(sword 1920/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry +5/+5 (+3 base,
Saving Throws: Toughness +4 (+2 hide armor, +1
Languages: Nemedian
Possessions: Hide armor, sword, horse (light load, armor
check penalty 2); Wealth 9
BLACK KINGDOMS TRIBESMAN

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Acrobatics 5 (+7), Intimidate 4 (+4), Jump 5 (+7),
Notice 5 (+4), Perform (Dance) 4 (+7), Survival 5 (+4)
Feats: Attack Focus (Spear), Dodge Focus, Endurance,
Run, Shield Training, Skill Focus (Perform (Dance)),
Tough, Track
Traits, Terrified*
Damage +4 (javelin 20/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry +7/+6
(+2 base, +1 Dodge Focus, +2 medium shield, +2 Dex/+2
Str), Initiative +2
Will 1 (1 Wis)
Languages: Any one Black Kingdoms dialect
Possessions: Javelin (2), medium shield (hide) (light
load); Wealth 4
CIMMERIAN WARRIOR

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Survival 4 (+4)
Feats: Dodge Focus, Endurance, Favoured Terrain*
(Mountains), Iron Will, Rage, Smashing BlowW, Tough,
Weapon Training
Traits: Blunt Speaking*, Cimmerian Background Traits
(claymore 1920/+4), Defense Dodge/Parry +6/+7 (+3
base, +1 claymore, +1 Dodge Focus, +2 Dex/+3 Str),
Initiative +2
Dex), Will +3 (+1 base, +2 Iron Will)
Languages: Cimmerian
Possessions: Claymore, furs, leather clothing (light
load); Wealth 4
BOSSONIAN LONGBOWMAN

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Concentration 5 (+5), Craft (Bowyer) 5 (+5),
Notice 5 (+5), Stealth 4 (+7), Survival 5 (+5)
Feats: Armor Training (light), Bossonian
Longbowman*, Defensive PositionW, Improved AimW,
Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Weapon Training
Traits: Bossonian Background Traits
Combat: Attack +6 (+2 base, +1 Bossonian
Longbowman*, +3 Dex) or +5 (sword), Damage +6
(Bossonian longbow 1920/+3) or +5 (sword 1920/+3),
Defense Dodge/Parry +5/+4 (+2 base, +3 Dex/+2 Str),
Initiative +3
Saving Throws: Toughness +1 (+1 leather armor),
Fortitude +3 (+3 base), Reflex +3 (+3 Dex), Will +0
Possessions: Bossonian longbow, 24 arrows, sword,
leather armor (light load, armor check penalty 1);
Wealth 8
CORINTHIAN NOBLE
Type: 2nd level warrior/3rd level expert

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Blu 7 (+8), Diplomacy 8 (+9),
Knowledge (Geography) 6 (+7), Knowledge (History) 8
(+9), Ride 8 (+10), Sense Motive 7 (+7)
Feats: Armor Training (light), Attack Focus (Sword),
Companion, Connected, High BornE (Heirloom),
Inspire (Command)E, Parry Focus, Weapon Training,
Wealthy
Trait: Hyborian Background Traits
Akibtanian sword, +2 Dex), Damage +4 (sword 19
20/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry +6/+6 (+4 base, +1 Parry
Bonus, +2 Dex/+1 Str), Initiative +2
Languages: Corinthian, any one related
Possessions: Chain shirt, +2 Akibtanian sword
(heirloom), fine clothes, 3rd level warrior companion,
warhorse (light load, armor check penalty -2); Wealth 18
BORDER KINGDOM BANDIT

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Acrobatics 4 (+6), Blu 5 (+5), Climb 3 (+5),
Escape Artist 4 (+6), Intimidate 4 (+4), Notice 4 (+5),
Ride 4 (+6)
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Dex), Will +3 (+1 base, +2 Iron Will)
Possessions: Pike, large shield, chain shirt, sword (light
load, armor check penalty 2); Wealth 7
3rd
Type:
level warrior
Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Intimidate 6 (+5), Notice 5 (+5),
Perform (Drums) 4 (+6), Stealth 6 (+6), Survival 5 (+5)
Feats: All-Out Attack, Attack Focus (Club),
CannabilizeW, Endurance, Natural Attack (Bite), Rage,
Shield Training, Skill Focus (Perform (Drums)), Track
Traits: Darfari Background Traits, Illiterate*, Terrified*
Combat: Attack +4 (+3 base, +1 Attack Focus) or +3
(bite, javelin), Damage +2 (bite) or +4 (club 20/+3) or +4
(javelin 20/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry +5/+7 (+3 base, +2
medium shield, +0 Dex/+2 Str), Initiative +0
(+3 base, +1 Con), Reflex +1 (+1 base), Will +1 (+1 base)
Languages: Darfari
Possessions: Medium shield (hide), two javelins, club
HYPERBOREAN WITCHMAN

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Concentration 12, Craft (Alchemy) 8,
Craft (Masonry) 0 (+5), Diplomacy 5 (+4),
Knowledge (Linguistics) 10 (+13),
Knowledge (Religion) 10 (+3), Notice 8 (+9), Sense
Motive 8 (+9), Stealth 8 (+9), Survival 7 (+8)
Feats: Endurance, Empower, Master ElementalistA,
RitualistA, Skill Focus (Intimidate), Talented (Craft
(Masonry) and Knowledge (Arcana))
Powers: Rank 13, Int, save diculty 18: Cold
Shaping +17, Command UndeadA +17, Drain
Vitality+17, Flesh Shaping +17, Harm +17, Imbue
Unlife +17, Mind Touch +15, Speak with DeadA +17,
Summon ElementalA +15
Traits: Hyperborean Background Traits, Slow
Speaking*, Supernatural Philosophy* (Necromancy)
(dagger 1920/+3) or +2 (quartersta 20/+3) , Defense
Initiative +1
(+7 base, +1 Wis)
Languages: Ancient Khari, Brythunian, Hyberborean,
Nordheimr
Possessions: Robes, dagger, quartersta, various
alchemical items (light load); Wealth 19
EVIL CULTIST
Type: 2nd level adept

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Blu 4 (+3), Craft (any mundane) 4 (+5),
Knowledge (Arcana) 4 (+5), Knowledge (Religion) 5
(+6), Notice 5 (+7), Stealth 4 (+4)
Feats: Attack Focus (Dagger), Dedicated (Cult), Dodge
Focus, Honourless*, RitualistA
Powers: Rank 5, Wis, save diculty 13: choose one
power based on the cult (examples: Body Control +7,
Cold Shaping +7, CurseA +7, Fire Shaping +7, Nature
Reading +7, Prediction* +7, Suggestion +7 or Ward +7)
Combat: Attack +2 (+1 base, +1 Attack Focus), Damage
+1 (dagger 1920/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry +2/+1 (+1
(+1 Con), Reflex +0, Will +8 (+3 base, +3 Honourless, +2
Wis)
Languages: Any two Hyborian
Possessions: Robes, dagger (light load); Wealth 4
HYBORIAN CITY GUARD

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Blu 2 (+2), Diplomacy 4 (+4),
Notice 4 (+5), Search 4 (+4), Sense Motive 2 (+3)
Feats: Armor Training (light), Assessment, Bring Em
Back AliveW, Contacts, Shield Training, Weapons
Training
+2 medium shield, +1 Dex/+2 Str), Initiative +1
Dex), Will +1 (+1 Wis)
Languages: Any one Hyborian
Possessions: Leather armor, sword, medium shield (light
GUNDERLAND PIKEMAN

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Craft (Blacksmith) 4 (+4), Intimidate 6 (+6),
Notice 6 (+6), Sense Motive 6 (+6), Survival 6 (+6)
Feats: Armor Training (light), Attack Focus (Pike),
Fight in the ShadeW, Formation FightingW, Gunderland
Infantryman*, Iron Will, Shield Training, Weapon
Training
Traits: Gunderman Background Traits
or +4 (sword), Damage +5 (pike 20/+4) or +5 (sword 19
20/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry +7/+8 (+3 base, +3 large
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HYBORIAN SOLDIER
Traits: Khitan Background Traits, Supernatural

Philosophy* (Oriental), Superstitious*
(quartersta 20/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry +6/+4 (+4
(+3 base, +1 Con) or +6 (Mind Over Body), Reflex +5
(+3 base, +2 Dex), Will +9 (+6 base, +3 Wis)
Languages: Khitani, Stygian
Possessions: Robes, quartersta, various herbal
preparations, scrolls (light load); Wealth 12
2nd
Type:
level warrior
Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Craft (Blacksmith) 4 (+4),
Notice 5 (+5), Survival 5 (+5)
Feats: Armor Training (light), Armor Training (heavy),
Formation FightingW, Weapon Training, With It or On
ItW, Shield Training
+3 large shield, +2 Dex/+2 Str), Initiative +2
Saving Throws: Toughness +4 (+3 chain mail, +1 Con),
Fortitude +4 (+3 base, +1 Con), Reflex +2 (+2 Dex), Will +0
Languages: Any one Hyborian
Possessions: Chain mail, large shield, sword (medium
KOSALAN ASSASSIN

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Craft (Herbalism) 7 (+7), Disguise 9 (+10),
Search 5 (+5), Stealth 6 (+11), Survival 5 (+5)
Feats: Assessment, Attack Focus (Dagger), Awareness,
Tough (2), Dirty FightingW, DistractW, Favoured
Terrain* (Mountains), Poison Use*, Sneak Attack,
Talented (Notice and Stealth)
Traits: Himelian Background Traits, Superstitious*
Damage +2 (dagger 1920/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry
Languages: Kosalan
Possessions: Leather armor, dagger, various poisons
(light load, armor check penalty 1); Wealth 10
HYRKANIAN RAIDER

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Acrobatics 4 (+7), Craft (Bowyer) 2 (+2),
Handle Animal 4 (+4), Intimidate 4 (+4), Jump 4 (+4),
Knowledge (Nature) 2 (+2), Notice 4 (+5), Ride 4 (+7),
Stealth 4 (+7), Survival 4 (+5)
Feats: Attack Focus (Bow), Dodge Focus, Endurance,
Fearsome PresenceW, Hyrkanian Raider*, Lightning
ShotW, Point Blank Shot, Tough, Weapon Training
Traits: Hyrkanian Background Traits, Superstitious*
or +7 (scimitar), Damage +4 (Hyrkanian bow 1920/+4)
or +3 (scimitar 1820/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry +8/+5
(+4 base, +1 Dodge Focus, +3 Dex/+1 Str), Initiative +3
Saving Throws: Toughness +3 (+2 hide armor, +1 Con),
Possessions: Hyrkanian bow (+1), 24 arrows, scimitar,
hide armor, war horse (light load, armor check
penalty 2); Wealth 10
KOTHIAN CONJUROR
Type: 4th level Kothian adept

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Gather Information 5 (+5), Knowledge (Arcana) 4 (+6),
Knowledge (Engineering) 4 (+6), Knowledge
Medicine 4 (+5), Notice 3 (+4), Search 5 (+7),
Sleight of Hand 4 (+5)
Feats: Defensive Attack, Empower, Lightning QuickW,
OrganizedW
Powers: Rank 7, Int, save diculty 14: CurseA +8, Mana
BlastA +10, Move Object +10, Summon BeastsA +8
Traits: Hyborian Background Traits, Supernatural
Philosophy* (Conjuring)
(dagger 1920/+3) or +3 (heavy mace 20/+3), Defense
Initiative +3
(+1 base, +1 Con), Reflex +3 (+1 base, +1 Lightning
Quick, +1 Dex), Will +5 (+4 base, +1 Wis)
Languages: Kothic, any two related languages
Possessions: Robes, dagger, heavy mace (light load);
Wealth 12
KHITAN ADEPT

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Concentration 12 (+15), Craft (Herbalism) 7 (+8),
Escape Artist 4 (+6), Jump 4 (+4), Knowledge (Arcana)
(Linguistics) 8 (+10), Notice 1 (+4),
Feats: Education*, Mind Over Body, Skill Focus
(Stealth), RitualistA
Body Control +15, Combat Sense +15, Deflection +15,
Enhance Ability +15, Enhance Senses +15, Harm +15,
Invulnerability +15, Self Shaping +15, Time
Shaping +15, Trance +15
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KUSHITE SPEARMAN
PICTISH SHAMAN
Type: 1st level warrior

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Climb 4 (+6), Intimidate 4 (+3), Jump 4 (+6),
Perform (Dance) 4 (+3), Stealth 4 (+4), Survival 4 (+4)
Feats: Attack Focus (Spears), Endurance, Favored
Terrain* ( Jungle), Shield Training, Tough, Track
Traits: Illiterate*, Kushite Background Traits
Combat: Attack +2 (+1 base, +1 Attack Focus), Damage
+4 (javelin 20/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry +3/+5 (+1 base,
+2 medium shield, +0 Dex/+2 Str), Initiative +0
Fortitude +4 (+2 base, +2 Con), Reflex +0, Will +0
Languages: Kushite
Possessions: Medium shield (hide), 2 javelins (light
load); Wealth 5

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Acrobatics 4 (+5), Concentration 7 (+9),
Craft (Herbalism) 7 (+8), Handle Animal 6 (+7),
Intimidate 6 (+7), Knowledge (Nature) 4 (+5),
Medicine 7 (+9), Notice 4 (+6), Survival 4 5 (+7)
Feats: Favored Terrain* (Forests), RitualistA, Totem
AnimalW, Track
Powers: Rank 7, Wis save diculty 14: Bind SpiritA
+10, DreamingA +10, Nature Reading +10, Summon
BeastsA +10, Summon SpiritA +10
Traits: Illiterate*, Pict Background Traits, Supernatural
Philosophy* (Shamanism)
Combat: Attack +3 (+2 base, +1 Dex), Damage +2 (club
Str), Initiative +1
Languages: Pictish, Zingaran
Possessions: Elaborate head dress, club, various herbal
preparations, several fetishes (light load); Wealth 7
NEMEDIAN ADVENTURER

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Climb 4 (+7), Diplomacy 4 (+4), Intimidate 6
(+6), Jump 4 (+7), Notice 4 (+4), Ride 6 (+7)
Feats: All-Out Attack, Armor Training (heavy), Armor
Training (light), Flanking ManoeuvreW, Smashing
BlowW, Vehicular Combat, Weapon Training
Combat: Attack +5 (+3 base, +2 Smashing Blow),
Damage +7 (greatsword 1920/+3), Defense Dodge/
Parry +4/+6 (+3 base, +1 Dex/+3 Str), Initiative +1
Saving Throws: Toughness +4 (+3 chainmail, +1 Con),
Languages: Nemedian
Possessions: Chainmail, greatsword, warhorse (light
PICTISH TRIBESMAN
Type: 1st level warrior

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Acrobatics 4 (+7), Jump 1 (+2), Notice 1 (+1),
Stealth 1 (+4), Survival 4 (+4)
Feats: Dodge Focus, Favored Terrain* (Forests), Point
Blank Shot, Lightning ShotW, Totem AnimalW, Track
Traits: Illiterate*, Pict Background Traits
Combat: Attack +4 (+1 base, +3 Dex), Damage +3 (club
20/+3) or +3 (short bow 20/+4), Defense Dodge/Parry
Initiative +3
Languages: Pictish
Possessions: Club, hunting bow, 12 arrows, primitive
hatchet, appropriate hair ornaments, scary-looking
warpaint (light load); Wealth 4
OPHIREAN MERCHANT

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Blu 8 (+10), Craft (any one) 4 (+6), Diplomacy
8 (+10), Drive 8 (+9), Gather Information 8 (+10),
Handle Animal 8 (+10), Knowledge (Geography) 8
(+10), Medicine 3 (+4), Notice 4 (+5), Ride 8 (+9),
Search 3 (+5), Sense Motive 8 (+9), Survival 2 (+3)
Feats: AwarenessE, Connected, Contacts, Jack-of-AllTrades, Master HagglerE, Master Plan, Merchants EyeE,
Talented (Blu and Diplomacy), Well Informed
Languages: Argossean, Aquilonian, Kothic, Nemedian,
Ophirean, Stygian, Vendhyan, Zamorian
Possessions: Fine clothes, dagger, horses, wagons,
various trade goods (light load); Wealth 21
PRIEST OF ASURA

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Craft (Alchemy) 4 (+7), Diplomacy 6 (+6),
Gather Information 6 (+8), Knowledge (Arcana) 4 (+8),
Knowledge (History) 4 (+8), Knowledge (Linguistics) 4
(+8), Knowledge (Religion) 4 (+8), Medicine 4 (+5),
Search 1 (+6), Sense Motive 3 (+4), Stealth 4 (+4)
Feats: Educated*, Priest*, RitualistA, Talented (Gather
Information and Search)
Powers: Rank 7, Int, save diculty 15: DispelA +11,
Object Reading +9, Prediction* +9, Ward +11
Philosophy* (Warding)
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SHEMITE ASSHURI

20/+3) or +1 (quartersta 20/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry
+2/+1 (+2 base, +0 Dex/1 Str), Initiative +0
Languages: Any three related Hyborian
Possessions: Robes, dagger, quartersta (light load);
Wealth 14

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Acrobatics 4 (+6), Blu 4 (+4), Diplomacy 4 (+4),
Notice 4 (+4), Ride 4 (+6), Survival 4 (+4)
Favored Terrain* (Plains), Point Blank Shot, Shemite
Archer*, Vehicular Combat, Weapon Training
Traits: Fatalistic*, Meadow Shemite Background Traits
Combat: Attack +4 (+2 base, +2 Dex), Damage +4 (lance
20/+4) or +3 (scimitar 1820/+3) or +4 (Shemite bow
Saving Throws: Toughness +4 (+3 scale mail, +1 Con),
Will +0
Possessions: Scale mail, Shemite bow, 40 arrows, lance,
scimitar, warhorse (light load, armor check penalty 3);
Wealth 9
PRIEST OF MITRA

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Craft (Calligraphy) 4 (+6),
Craft (Herbalism) 4 (+6), Diplomacy 7 (+8),
Gather Information 4 (+5), Knowledge (Geography) 4
Medicine 4 (+6), Notice 4 (+6), Sense Motive 5 (+7)
Feats: Connected, Dedicated (Mitra), Educated*, Eidetic
Memory, High BornE (Education), Priest*, Skill Focus
(Knowledge (Religion))
Powers: Rank 7, Wis, save diculty 14: DreamingA +10
Philosophy* (Divination)
Languages: Aquilonian, any two related
Possessions: Robes, dagger, quartersta (light load);
Wealth 14
STYGIAN SORCERER

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Concentration 11 (+12),
Craft (Alchemy) 11 (+15), Craft (Herbalism) 8 (+12),
Diplomacy 5 (+8), Handle Animal 4 (+7),
Knowledge (Arcana) 11 (+15), Knowledge (History) 6
(Religion) 8 (+10)
Feats: Demonic Pact*, Master Words and Signs*,
RitualistA, Stygian Noble Hunter*, Talented (Craft
Blood ShapingA +14, CurseA +14, Dominate +14, Mind
Touch +14, Psychic Blast +14, SeizureA +14, Sorcerers
GraspA +14, Summon OutsiderA +12,
Traits: Corruptible*, Stygian Background Traits,
Supernatural Philosophy* (Sorcery)
Str), Initiative +0
Stygian
Possessions: Robes, dagger, flame powder (6), Kothic
demon-fire (3), yellow lotus resin (2), Stygian tomb dust
(2) (light load); Wealth 15
PRIEST OF SET

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Craft (Alchemy) 5 (+8), Diplomacy 4 (+4),
Handle Animal 4 (+4), Intimidate 4 (+4),
Knowledge (Arcana) 6 (+9), Knowledge (History) 4
(Religion) 5 (+8), Notice 4 (+5), Search 4 (+7),
Sleight of Hand 4 (+4)
Feats: Blood SacrificeA, Priest*, RitualistA, Stygian Noble
Hunter*, Talented (Craft (Alchemy) and Knowledge
(Arcana))
Command UndeadA +11, Drain Vitality +11, Imbue
Unlife +11, Speak with DeadA +11
Traits: Corruptible*, Stygian Background Traits,
Supernatural Philosophy* (Necromancy)
Languages: Ancient Stygian, Stygian, Khitan, Shemitish
Possessions: Robes, dagger, quartersta, black lotus
powder (3), flame powder (7), smoke powder (2) (light
load); Wealth 16
TURAN RED BROTHERHOOD

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Acrobatics 4 (+6), Climb 2 (+3), Drive 4 (+6),
Escape Artist 4 (+6), Jump 2 (+3), Knowledge
(Geography) 4 (+4), Ride 4 (+6), Survival 4 (+5)
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Feats: All-Out Attack, Armor Training (light), Attack

Focus (Bow), Dodge Focus, Hyrkanian Raider*,
Uncanny Dodge, Weapon Training
or +4 (cutlass), Damage +3 (short bow 20/+4) or +4
(cutlass 20/+4), Defense Dodge/Parry +5/+3 (+2 base, +1
Saving Throws: Toughness +1 (+1 leather jerkin),
Fortitude +3 (+3 base), Reflex +2 (+2 Dex), Will +1 (+1
Wis)
Languages: Turanian, Pirate Code (Vilayet Sea Flags)
Possessions: Leather jerkin, cutlass, short bow, 20
arrows (light load, armor check penalty 1); Wealth 8
Disable Device 5 (+8), Escape Artist 4 (+7),
Jump 2 (+2), Notice 4 (+5), Search 4 (+6),
Sleight of Hand 5 (+8), Stealth 6 (+9)
Feats: Awareness, Evasion, Favored Terrain* (Urban),
Night Vision, Sneak Attack, Talented (Disable Device
and Gather Information), Trap SenseE
Traits: Untrustworthy*, Zamorian Background Traits
(+2 Con), Reflex +6 (+3 base, +3 Dex), Will +1 (+1 Wis)
Languages: Zamorian
Possessions: Dagger, thieves tools, dark cloak, stolen
goods; Wealth 5 to 15
TURANIAN LIGHT CAVALRY

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Craft (Bowyer) 2 (+2), Handle Animal 4 (+4),
Intimidate 2 (+2), Notice 2 (+1), Ride 4 (+6),
Survival 2 (+1)
Feats: Attack Focus (Bow), Armor Training (light),
Hyrkanian Raider, Overrun, Shield Training, Vehicular
Combat: Attack +4 (+2 base, +2 Dex) or +5 (Hyrkanian
bow, +1 Attack Focus), Damage +2 (dagger 1920/+3) or
+4 (Hyrkanian bow 1920/+4) or +4 (lance 20/+4) or +3
(scimitar 1820/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry +5/+4 (+2
base, +1 small shield, +2 Dex/+1 Str), Initiative +2
Will 1 (1 Wis)
Possessions: Turanian desert warhorse, lance, small
shield, chain shirt, Hyrkanian bow, 20 arrows, scimitar,
dagger (medium load, check penalty 3);
Wealth 11
ZINGARAN DANCING GIRL
Type: 2nd level expert

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Acrobatics 4 (+7), Blu 4 (+7), Diplomacy 5 (+8),
Disguise 4 (+7), Escape Artist 4 (+5),
Gather Information 5 (+8), Knowledge (History) 4 (+4),
Medicine 4 (+5), Perform (Dance) 5 (+8),
Feats: Attractive, Dodge Focus, Dirty FightingW,
Fascinate (Perform (Dance)), Suggestion, Talented
(Acrobatics and Sense Motive), Zingaran Fencing
School*
Traits: Suspicious*, Zingaran Background Traits
(stiletto 1920/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry +3/+1 (+1
Languages: Zingaran
Possessions: Wisp of silk, bodice, stiletto (light load);
Wealth 10
WILD MAN
Type: 2nd level humanoid

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Climb 2 (+5), Intimidate 0 (1), Notice 1 (+1),
Survival 2 (+2)
Feats: Endurance, Rage, Track
Traits: Illiterate*
Combat: Attack +1 (+1 base), Damage +5 (club 20/+3),
Initiative +0
(+1 base, +1 Con), Reflex +3 (+3 base), Will +1 (+1 base)
Languages: Wildspeak
Possessions: Club, furs, scavenged coins and jewellery
ZINGARAN FREEBOOTER
CAPTAIN

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Diplomacy 2 (+3), Drive 7 (+9), Escape Artist 4 (+6),
Knowledge (Geography) 7 (+8), Notice 4 (+6),
Sense Motive 4 (+6)
Feats: Armor Training (light), Defensive Attack,
Direction SenseW, Improved Disarm, LightningQuickW, Talented (Acrobatics and Sense Motive),
Vehicular Combat, Weapon Bind, Zingaran Fencing
School*
Traits: Suspicious*, Zingaran Background Traits
(rapier 1820/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry +7/+6 (+4 base,
+1 Zingaran Fencing School, +2 Dex/+1 Str),
Initiative +4
ZAMORIAN THIEF
Type: 2nd level expert
Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
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Saving Throws: Toughness +1 (+1 leather jerkin),

Fortitude +4 (+4 base), Reflex +4 (+1 base, +1 LightningQuick, +2 Dex), Will +3 (+1 base, +2 Wis)
Languages: Zingaran, Pirate Code (Zingaran Trumpets)
Possessions: Leather jerkin, fine clothes, rapier (light

or +4 (claw) or +4 (club 20/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry
MONSTERS
Skills: Chakans have a +8 racial bonus on Climb checks

if rushed or threatened. Furthermore they have a +4
racial bonus on Notice, Stealth and Survival checks.
BESTIAL THING OF YB
Type: 2nd level monstrous humanoid

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Survival 1 (+1)
Feats: Skill Focus (Notice)
Traits: Darkvision (60 ft.), Mutation
Combat: Attack +2 (+2 base), Damage +7 (handaxe
Str), Initiative +0
Fortitude +1 (+1 Con), Reflex +3 (+3 base), Will +3 (+3
base)
Languages: Shemitish, Stygian
CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT
Type: 1st level monstrous humanoid

Size: Small
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Craft (Trapmaking) 4 (+4), Notice 0 (+3), Stealth
4 (+5)
Feats: Skill Focus (Notice)
Traits: Darkvision (60 ft.), Fearless, Versatility
+1 (stone handaxe 20/+4) or +2 (javelin 20/+3), Defense
Dodge/Parry +3/+2 (+1 base, +1 size, +1 Dex/+0 Str),
Initiative +1
Saving Throws: Toughness +1 (1 size, +1 natural, +1
Con), Fortitude +1 (+1 Con), Reflex +3 (+2 base, +1
Languages: Nightspeak
Mutation: Bestial things have from 1 to 5 (1d20 divided

by 4, round up) mutations, chosen from the following
table. This grants additional feats or traits to the creature.
Fearless: Children of the night get a +2 bonus on all

Will saves against any kind of fear eect.
Versatility: Children of the night only suer a 2 penalty
to hit when using a weapon they are not normally
proficient with, including exotic weapons.
Bestial Thing of Yb Mutations

D20
Mutation
Eect
Glowing Eyes
Night Vision
Re-curved Legs
Skill Focus ( Jump)
Enormous Ears
Skill Focus (Notice)
45
Dense Claws and

Footpads
Claws, Fangs or
Horns
Cosmetic
Mutation
Webbed Fingers
and Toes
Toxic Spurs
Skill Focus (Climb)
68
912
1315
1617
18
19
20
Wide, Faceted
Eyes
Knitting Skin
Dense Fur and
Flesh
CRAWLER
Type: 14th level supernatural beast (cold)

Size: Huge
Speed: 40 ft.
Skills: Notice 5 (+9)*, Stealth 8 (+15)
Feats: Attack Focus (Bite), Attack Focus (Slam),
Improved Grab+, Night Vision+, Skill Focus (Notice),
Skill Focus (Stealth), Tough
Traits: Constrict, Darkvision (60 ft.), Immune to Cold,
Trip, Vulnerable to Fire
Damage +9 (bite) or +10 (slam), Defense Dodge/Parry
Natural Weapon Attack

No eect, but can
otherwise be anything
Skill Focus (Swim)
Poison (save diculty
12, 1 Con/1 Con)
Skill Focus (Notice)
Regeneration 2
Tough
Constrict: On a successful grapple check, a crawler can

deal +12 damage with its coils and an additional +8 cold
damage.
Improved Grab: To use this ability, the crawler must hit
Skills: *Crawlers keen hearing grants them a +4 racial
bonus on all Notice checks involving listening.
Trip: A crawler that hits with its slam attack can attempt
to trip the opponent as a free action without making a
touch attack. If the attempt fails, the opponent cannot
react to try to trip the crawler.
CHAKAN
Type: 3rd level monstrous humanoid

Size: Medium
Survival 0 (+4)
Feats: Improved Initiative, Track
Traits: Darkvision (60 ft.), Scent
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FOREST-DEVIL

Reflex +10 (+9 base, +1 Dex), Will +6 (+4 base, +2 Iron
Will)
2nd
Type:
level monstrous humanoid
Size: Medium
Speed: 40 ft.
Skills: Climb 0 (+2), Jump 0 (+2), Notice 2 (+4), Stealth
3 (+6), Survival 0 (+2)
Feats: Skill Focus (Stealth)
Combat: Attack +2 (+2 base), Damage +3 (claw),
Fortitude +2 (+0 base, +2 Con), Reflex +3 (+3 base), Will
+5 (+3 base, +2 Wis)
Languages: Primalspeak
Icy Breath: The exhalations of a frost worm are

essentially blasts of freezing air and spittle, meaning that
anything in the 5 foot area directly in front of a frost
worms mouth at the beginning of a round automatically
suers +2 cold damage.
Brittle Weapons: Any weapon that pierces the hide of the
frost worm is splashed with its freezing blood, making it
brittle and possibly causing it to crack. Any weapon that
inflicts harm on a frostworm takes +10 lethal damage (as
per a sunder attempt).
Cold Damage: The amount of cold emanated by a frost
worm is supernaturally intense, inflicting +0 cold damage
automatically every round to any living thing within 30
feet. Additionally, any living thing making contact with
the frost worm in any way will suer +6 cold damage.
Contact victims may attempt a Diculty 17 Fortitude
save in order to half this damage. A character with the
Endurance feat may apply +4 to this save.
Wormsong: As a full-round action, a frost worm can push
air through its cavernous, mysterious body cavities to
create a haunting and powerful trilling song. This song
has a lulling and calming eect that aects all conscious
creatures able to hear it within 100 ft. Target creatures
must make a Diculty 17 Will save or be unable to take
any actions other than move toward the frost worm for
as long as the creature sings. Failing the save means that
the targets will move constantly toward the beast, but
can be violently shaken (as a full-round action) to gain
an additional Will save. Once a target has successfully
fought o the wormsong, he is immune to further uses
of the ability for 24 hours.
Skills: Frost worms are coloured to hide in icy and snowy
areas, gaining a +10 racial bonus to Stealth checks in
these areas.
Skills: Forest-devils gain a +4 racial bonus to all Notice,

Stealth and Survival checks when in forest conditions,
due to their excellent camouflage, natural predatory
instincts and highly attuned senses. They also have a +4
racial bonus to all Climb checks made to climb trees.
FROST GIANT
Type: 10th level monstrous humanoid (cold)

Size: Huge
Speed: 40 ft.
Notice 2 (+2), Knowledge (Nature) 3 (+2), Survival 0
(+8)
Feats: Endurance, Improved Grapple, Improved Strike,
Improved Sunder
Traits: Darkvision (60 ft.), Immunity to Cold,
Vulnerable to Fire
+10 (fist) or +11 (oversized war club 20/4), Defense
Dodge/Parry +9/+17 (+10 base, 2 size, +1 Dex/+8 Str),
Initiative +1
Languages: Hyperborean, Nordheimr
GELID ABOMINATION
Type: 10th level aberration

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Abilities: Str +5, Dex +5, Con +0, Int 1, Wis 1, Cha +1
Skills: Blu 4 (+5), Climb 4 (+9), Notice 5 (+4)
Feats: Double Strike, Great Fortitude, Improved Grab
Traits: Constrict, Damage Reduction all/silver and fire,
Darkvision (60 ft.), Horrible Laughter, Tentacles
(bite) or +6 (tentacles), Defense Dodge/Parry +12/ (+7
Saving Throws: Toughness +0, Fortitude +5 (+3 base, +2
great fortitude), Reflex +8 (+3 base, +5 Dex), Will +6 (+7
base, 1 Wis)
Languages: Any human language
Skills: Frost giants have a +8 racial bonus to their Climb

and Survival skills from living in the mountains for so
many generations.
FROST WORM
(SNOW-DEVIL, DRAGON OF THE
MOUNTAINS)
Type: 14th level supernatural beast (cold)
Size: Gargantuan
Speed: 50 ft., burrow 10 ft.
Feats: Attack Focus (Bite), Improved Critical (Bite),
Iron Will, Night Vision+, Skill Focus (Notice), Tough
Traits: Brittle Weapons, Cold Damage, Darkvision (60
ft.), Icy Breath, Immune to Cold, Scent, Vulnerable to
Fire, Wormsong
Combat: Attack +12 (+14 base, 4 size, +1 attack focus,
+1 Dex), Damage +11 (bite 19-20/+3), Defense Dodge/
Constrict: The gelid abomination can deal +7 damage

with a successful grapple check.
Horrible Laughter: The shrill human voice that emanates
from a gelid abomination is often hysterical and filled
with childlike laughter, causing a 2 penalty on all fearrelated saves made within 120 feet, including any Sanity
checks prompted by its own gruesome appearance.
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GHOUL
Skills: A gelid abomination gains a +4 racial bonus to

any Blu or Perform checks for which the ability to
perfectly duplicate a womans voice would be useful.
Note that in most cases this bonus can only be applied if
the target or audience for the skill check is unable to see
the gelid abomination.
Tentacles: A gelid abomination may make a single
tentacle attack against anything within reach in any
round where its only action is to make a grapple check.
This attack cannot begin an improved grab.
Type: 6th level monstrous humanoid

Size: Medium
Speed: 40 ft.
Feats: All-Out Attack, Double Strike, Improved Grab
Traits: Darkvision (60 ft.), Ghoul Rot, Relentless Jaws
Dex), Initiative +2
Languages: Any one human language
GHOST, SPONTANEOUS
A spontaneous ghost forms when an intelligent creature

dies with a task unfinished, with the knowledge that a
loved one is about to die, or another extremely emotional
and traumatic desire in their hearts. At the moment of
their death, they may attempt a Will saving throw (Difficulty 25, with modifiers depending on the level of their
commitment to the task or loved one) to return as a
ghost.
A spontaneous ghost has one chance, and one chance
only, to alter the world of the living. He can manifest
anywhere within one mile of his place of death and one
day of his date of death.
This manifestation can last for up to one round, plus
one additional round per point of Wisdom (with a
minimum of 1 round). During that time he can interact
with other creatures and objects exactly as though he
were alive but with the added eect that any opponent
he strikes in melee (with a weapon or unarmed attack)
must make a Will saving throw (Diculty 20 + half the
ghosts former class level + the ghosts former Charisma)
or be aected as though he had failed a Sanity saving
throw for as long as the spontaneous ghost is manifested.
At the end of the spontaneous ghosts manifestation,
it vanishes forever to whichever hell or paradise is its
destination unless somehow bound by sorcery to a particular location.
Ghoul Rot: Some ghouls who live in particularly moist

environments (swamps, marshes, etc.) will collect foul
bits of decaying flesh under their claws, making every
rake the source of possible infection. A target hit by one
of these ghouls must make a Diculty 14 Fortitude save
or become infected with ghoul rot. Starting one day after
the exposure the target must make a Diculty 14
Fortitude save every day or take 1 point of Strength and
1 point of Constitution damage. Two successful saves in
a row clears the infection.
Improved Grab: To use this ability, the ghoul must hit
with a bite.
Relentless Jaws: If a ghoul is grappling an opponent it
can make bite attacks against him with no penalty for
grappling. This also gradually chews through its
opponents armoureach round the ghoul uses
relentless jaws, including the first round, the Toughness
bonus of the targets armor against that particular attack
is reduced by 1.
Skills: Ghouls have a +2 racial bonus to their Stealth
skill.
GHOST WHALE
Type: 12th level undead (aquatic)

Size: Gargantuan
Speed: swim 40 ft.
Abilities: Str +12, Dex +1, Con , Int 1, Wis +2, Cha 2
Skills: Notice 15 (+21), Swim 15 (+35)
Feats: All-Out Attack, Improved Rush, Skill Focus
(Notice), Tough (2)
Traits: Charging Strike, Darkvision (60 ft.), Tremorsense
(120 ft.)
+16 (bite), Defense Dodge/Parry +3/ (+6 base, 4 size,
Saving Throws: Toughness +14 (+6 base, +6 size, +2
tough), Fortitude +4 (+4 base), Reflex +5 (+4 base, +1
GIANT-KIN
Type: 5th level monstrous humanoid (cold)

Size: Large
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Acrobatics 2 (+4), Climb 5 (+12), Notice 2 (+3),
Jump 2 (+7), Survival 5 (+8)
Feats: All-Out Attack, Improved Strike
Traits: Darkvision (60 ft.), Immune to Cold, Vulnerable
to Fire
+11 (large greataxe 20/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry +6/+9
(+5 base, 1 size, +2 Dex/+5 Str), Initiative +2
Languages: By location, occasionally Nordheimr
Charging Strike: If a ghost whale charges it strikes with

its head, dealing +15 bludgeoning damage in addition to
its normal bite damage. Ghost whales can only
eectively use this attack on targets of Large size or
greater.
Skills: A ghost whale has a +8 racial bonus on any Swim
check. It can always choose to take 10 on a Swim check,
even if rushed or threatened and can perform the run
action while swimming. It has a +4 racial bonus to
Notice checks that is negated if the ghost whale cannot
employ its tremorsense ability.
Skills: Giant-kin have a +2 racial bonus to their Climb

and Survival skills due to the physical adaptations they
inherited from their frost giant parent.
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HYDRAGON
Traits: Darkvision (60 ft.), Laughter, Relentless Jaws,

Scent
Combat: Attack +6 (+4 base, +2 Dex) or +7 (bite),
Damage +7 (greatclub 20/+3) or +5 (bite), Defense
Initiative +2
(+1 base, +2 Great Fortitude, +2 Con), Reflex +6 (+4
18th
Type:
level supernatural beast
Size: Huge
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Notice 7 (+11), Survival 7 (+9), Swim 7 (+16)
Feats: All-Out Attack, Awesome Blow, Improved Grab,
Night Vision+, Run, Tough, Track
Traits: Curse, Scent, Swallow Whole
Damage +11 (bite), Defense Dodge/Parry +17/ (+18
Saving Throws: Toughness +10 (+4 size, +1 tough, +5
Laughter: A hyena-man can take a standard action to

give voice to his echoing and unsettling laughter,
imposing a 1 penalty to Will saves on every non-hyenaman within 30 feet. This penalty lasts for a number of
hours equal to its level and stacks both with itself and
the laughter of other hyena-men. A whole pack
gibbering and howling can quickly reduce the strongestwilled man to insanity.
Relentless Jaws: If a hyena-man is grappling an
opponent it can make bite attacks against him with no
penalty for grappling. This also gradually chews through
its opponents armoureach round the hyena-man uses
relentless jaws, including the first round, the Toughness
bonus of the targets armor against that particular attack
is reduced by 1.
Skills: Hyena-men receive a +4 racial bonus to Jump,
Stealth and Survival checks because of their predatory
instincts.
Curse: Anyone who kills the hydragon, but did not do so

in single combat, runs the risk of being cursed to become
the next hydragon. Should this occur, the creature who
dealt the final blow must pass a Fortitude save and Will
save (both Diculty 15) to avoid the eects of the curse.
If both saves are failed then the slayer will assume the
shape and mind of the hydragon that very night. If both
saves are passed the slayer is safe but the remains of the
hydragon still carry the curse. The next creature to touch
it must make the saving throws. If that creature passes,
the next creature must make the saves, and so on. Even if
the hydragons body rots away to nothing its curse lingers
around the place of its demise waiting for a victim. If
only the Fortitude save is failed, the victim will suer
increasing pain and disfigurement over the next ten days
(1 per day on all attacks and skill checks) before their
body spontaneously distorts into the figure of the
hydragon and their mind is lost to its bestial instincts for
good. If only the Will save is failed, the victims mind
rapidly degrades to a bestial state (1 point of Intelligence
drain every two days and 1 to all social interaction skill
checks except Intimidate every day). When the victims
Intelligence is debilitated, they become the hydragon.
Both of these forms of the curse can be halted either by
killing the transforming victimin which case their
slayer must make the saving throws and their body
becomes cursed as if they were the hydragonor if
someone with a lower Corruption score is exposed to the
hydragons remains. In the latter case, the penalties
vanish or the lost Intelligence returns immediately, but
the new victim begins to transform. This is how the
hydragon eectively lasts for all time, until a pure
(Corruption 0) and powerful warrior can defeat it singlehanded.
Improved Grab: To use this ability, the hydragon must
Skills: A hydragon has a +2 racial bonus to all Notice
checks due to its powerful predatory instincts.
IRON SHADOW
Type: 6th level construct

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Climb, Notice, Search
Feats: All-Out Attack, Attack Focus (Slam), Improved
Sunder, Night Vision+
Traits: Darkvision (60 ft.), Rending Grip
(+2 base), Reflex +2 (+2 base), Will +3 (+2 base, +1 Wis)
Rending Grip: With a successful grapple check an iron
shadow automatically inflicts +3 damage per round, as it
tries to tear its opponent limb from limb.
JAGUAR-MEN
(CHOSEN OF ARENSNUPHIS)
Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Knowledge (Nature) 4 (+4), Notice 1 (+5), Stealth 1
(+8), Survival 1 (+2)
Feats: Night Vision+, Skill Focus (Notice), Track
Traits: Pounce, Rage, Scent
(spear 19-20/+4) or +3 (bite), Defense Dodge/Parry
Saving Throws: Toughness +X (+1 Con), Fortitude +2
(+3 base, +1 Wis)
HYENA-MEN
(JAMANKHS CURSED)
Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Intimidate 6 (+4), Jump 0 (+8), Notice 2 (+2),
Knowledge (Nature) 2 (+2), Knowledge (Religion) 2
(+2), Stealth 0 (+6), Survival 0 (+4)
Feats: Attack Focus (Bite), Great Fortitude, Night
Vision+
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MUMMY (TA-NENEH)
Languages: Kushite (pidgin)
Type: 8th level undead

Size: Medium
Speed: 20 ft.
Abilities: Str +5, Dex +0, Con , Int 2, Wis +2, Cha +2
Feats: Attack Focus (Slam), Improved Grab+, Skill Focus
(Notice), Tough
Traits: Choke, Damage Reduction 2/, Darkvision (60
ft.), Despair, Elixir Dependent, Vulnerable to Fire
Saving Throws: Toughness +5 (+4 undead, +1 Tough),
Fortitude +2 (+2 base), Reflex +2 (+2 base), Will +8 (+6
base, +2 Wis)
Rage: A jaguarman that takes damage in combat flies

into a berserk rage (as per the Rage feat) the following
round, tossing aside its weaponry and instead clawing its
targets until either it or its opponents are dead. The
jaguarman cannot end its rage voluntarily, and will
attack the closest target that most recently injured it.
Skills: Jaguar-men receive a +4 racial bonus to
Acrobatics, Climb, Jump and Stealth skill checks because
of their honed predatory instincts.
MAN-APE

Size: Large
Speed: 30 ft., climb 30ft.
Skills: Climb 0 (+12), Notice 2 (+3), Perform (Mimic) 4
(+3), Search 1 (+2)
Feats: All-Out Attack, Double Strike, Improved Grab+,
Night Vision+
Crush: With a successful grapple check a man-ape can
Improved Grab: To use this ability, the man ape must hit
with a claw attack.
Skills: Man-apes have a +6 racial bonus on Climb checks
if rushed or threatened.
Choke: The vice-like grip of a ta-neheh prevents its

victim from breathing. Anyone grappling a ta-neheh
begins to suocate. In addition, a successful grapple
check allows the mummy to inflict +6 damage. Every
failed Toughness save against this attack reduces the
suocating victims rounds of remaining breath by one.
Despair: At the mere sight of a mummy, the viewer must
succeed on a Diculty 16 Will save or be paralyzed with
fear for 3 rounds. Whether or not the save is successful,
that creature cannot be aected again by the same
mummys despair ability for 24 hours. The save Diculty
is Charisma-based.
Elixir Dependent: Ta-Neheh mummies are granted
undeath through an elixir made from the leaves of the
ta-neheh plant. One dose must be consumed monthly or
the mummy will revert to an inanimate state. If the elixir
cannot sustain the mummy it becomes uncontrolled and
relentlessly seeks out the plant, killing all in its path.
an opponent with a slam attack.
MAN-BRUTE
MUMMY (LIVING KA)
(OGRE)
Size: Large
Speed: 30 ft.
Abilities: Str +4, Dex +0, Con +2, Int 1, Wis 1, Cha 2
Skills: Climb 0 (+4), Intimidate 4 (+6), Notice 1 (+0),
Survival 1 (+0)
Feats: Great Fortitude, Improved Strike
Traits: Subservient, Thick Skinned
Combat: Attack +2 (+3 base, 1 size), Damage +9
(greataxe 20/+3) or +4 (unarmed), Defense Dodge/Parry
+2/+6 (+3 base, 1 size, +0 Dex/+4 Str), Initiative +0
Con), Reflex +3 (+3 base), Will +2 (+3 base, 1 Wis)
Languages: Any local human
Type: 5th level warrior (undead)

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Craft (Alchemy) 3 (+3), Handle Animal 5 (+10),
Notice 0 (+4), Knowledge (Arcana) 2 (+2), Knowledge
(Local) 1 (+1), Knowledge (Nobility) 6 (+6), Knowledge
(Warfare) 6 (+6), Ride 6 (+7), Search 2 (+6), Stealth 2
(+7)
Feats: Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Stygian bow),
Leadership, Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Vehicular
Combat, Stygian Noble Hunter*, Talented (Notice and
Sense Motive), Tough
Traits: Animate Ushabtiu, Damage Reduction 2/,
Darkvision (120 ft.), Fast Healing, Immune to Cold,
Open the Invisible Door, Qebneuef s Sight, Trappings of
Eternal Life, Vulnerable to Fire
(slam) or +8 (Stygian bow 1920/+4) or +8 (sword 19
20/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry +6/+10 (+5 base, +1 Dex/
+5 Str), Initiative +1
Saving Throws: Toughness +3 (+2 natural, +1 Tough),
Fortitude +4 (+4 base), Reflex +2 (+1 base, +1 Dex), Will
+1 (+1 base)
Languages: Ancient Stygian, Stygian
Subservient: Man-brutes are bred to follow the orders of

a stronger willed person. Humans using Blu,
Diplomacy or Intimidate against them gain a +4 bonus.
Thick-Skinned: The flesh of a man-brute is thick and
almost leathery in certain areas, making them dicult to
injure without a weapon. Man-brutes are considered to
have a natural Toughness bonus of +2.
Skills: Due to their imposing stature and monstrous
features, all man-brutes gain a +4 racial bonus to
Intimidate checks.
Skills: Living ka mummies have a +4 racial bonus on

Notice, Search and Stealth checks.
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NAGA
Skills: The orishas claws and long limbs give it a +8

racial bonus to all Climb checks. An orisha can take 10
on Climb checks even when rushed or threatened.
(WHORES OF SET)
Size: Large
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Blu 8 (+15), Climb 2 (+9), Diplomacy 6 (+13),
Knowledge (Arcana) 10 (+13), Knowledge (Religion) 10
(+13), Notice 6 (+9), Sense Motive 9 (+14), Stealth 4
(+12)
Feats: Blood SacrificeA, Defensive Attack+, Dodge
Focus+, Double Strike+, Improved Grab+, Night Vision+,
RitualistA, Talented (Blu and Diplomacy)
Powers: Rank 11, Cha, save diculty 19: Calm, Heart
Shaping, Suggestion
Traits: Constrict, Darkvision (60 ft.), Poison,
Supernatural Philosophy* (Hypnotism), Regeneration 3
+4 (claw) or +5 (tail) or +6 (scimitar 1820/+3, poison),
Defense Dodge/Parry +12/+10 (+8 base, 1 size, +1
Languages: Ancient Stygian
RISEN DEAD
Type: 3rd level undead

Size: Medium
Speed: 20 ft.
Abilities: Str +3, Dex 1, Con , Int , Wis +0, Cha 4
Traits: Limp Stumble
Combat: Attack +0 (+1 base, 1 Dex), Damage +3
(slam), Defense Dodge/Parry +0/ (+1 base, 1 Dex),
Initiative 1
Saving Throws: Toughness +1 (+1 undead), Fortitude +1
(+1 base), Reflex +0 (+1 base, 1 Dex), Will +3 (+3 base,)
Limp Stumble: A risen dead moves and fights with a
very awkward staccato movement that makes them
ineectual and eerie in combat. A risen dead can only
make either a move or standard action per combat round
but never both.
Note: Treat Risen Undead as equivalent to zombies for
the purposes of creating them with the Imbue Unlife
power, or controlling them.
SATYR

Size: Medium
Speed: 40 ft.
Skills: Blu 4 (+5), Diplomacy 2 (+3), Disguise 2 (+3),
Intimidate 1 (+2), Knowledge (Nature) 4 (+5), Notice 4
(+9), Perform (Wind Instruments) 4 (+9), Stealth 2 (+7),
Survival 1 (+2)
Feats: Dodge Focus, Night Vision+, Talented (Notice
and Sense Motive)
Traits: Pipes
Combat: Attack +6 (+5 base, +1 Dex), Damage +1 (head
butt) or +1 (dagger 1920/+3) or +2 (short bow 20/+4),
Defense Dodge/Parry +7/+5 (+5 base, +1 Dodge Focus,
(+4 base, +1 Wis)
Constrict: With a successful grapple check a naga can

deal +8 damage.
Improved Grab: To use this ability, a naga must hit with
its tail attack.
Poison: Naga saliva is a deadly paralytic venom in which
they coat their weaponry. Anything that suers damage
from a nagas weaponry is also aected by Naga Venom
(Type: Injury; Save: 15; Eect: 1 Dex/1 Dex).
Regeneration: A nagas regeneration is ineective against
damage inflicted by a woman.
Skills: Naga have a +4 racial bonus to Climb and Stealth
skill checks due to their flexible serpentine bodies.
ORISHA

Size: Medium
Cha 5
Skills: Climb 0 (+11), Notice 2 (+5), Stealth 4 (+8)
Feats: Attack Focus (Claw), Skill Focus (Notice)
Traits: Darkvision (120 ft.), Light Blindness, Persistent
Wound +1, Scent
Damage +5 (claw), Defense Dodge/Parry +7/ (+3 base,
(+3 base)
Languages: Atlaian
Pipes: Satyrs can play a variety of magical tunes on their

pan pipes. Usually, only one satyr in a group carries
pipes. When it plays, it can use either the Inspire (Awe)
or Inspire (Fear) feats, using its total level as its expert
level. It can use this power as many times per day as it
desires, but a successful Will save grants immunity to the
eects of the pipes for 24 hours. In the hands of other
beings, these pipes have no special powers.
Skills: Satyrs have a +4 racial bonus on Notice, Perform,
and Stealth checks.
SERPENT MEN
(SNAKE MEN, CHILDREN OF SET)
Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Abilities: Str +1, Dex +0, Con 1, Int +3, Wis +3, Cha +2
Light Blindness: As innately nocturnal creatures the

orisha have developed a severe fear of light. This imposes
a 4 penalty on all actions and attack rolls when exposed
to any natural light, even moonlight. This penalty is
reduced to 1 if only in the radius of an artificial light
source (torch, campfire, or similar).
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(Alchemy) 7 (+10), Knowledge (Arcana) 4 (+7), Notice 2
(+7), Sense Motive 5 (+14)
Feats: Dodge Focus, Talented (Notice and Sense
Motive),
ChannelingA +10, Heart Shaping +10, Suggestion +10,
Ward +10
Traits: Alternate Form, Darkvision (60 ft.), Natural
Adept*, Poison, Scent, Soul Enslavement
Combat: Attack +4 (+4 base), Damage +2 (bite, poison)
or +2 (dagger 1920/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry +5/+5
(+4 base, +1 Dodge Focus, +0 Dex/+1 Str), Initiative +0
Saving Throws: Toughness 1 (1 Con), Fortitude +0
(+1 base, 1 Con), Reflex +4 (+4 base), Will +7 (+4 base,
+3 Wis)
Languages: Ancient Stygian, Serpent Men

Skills: Climb, Jump, Notice, Stealth
Feats: Improved Initiative, Tough
(gore) or +5 (slam), Defense Dodge/Parry +7/ (+4 base,
Fortitude +X (+1 base, +1 Con), Reflex +7 (+4 base, +3
Skills: Shambling boar-things have a +4 racial bonus on
Climb and Stealth checks and can always choose to take
10 on Climb checks, even if rushed or threatened.
SPIDER THING
Type: 8th level aberration

Size: Medium
Skills: Climb, Jump, Notice, Stealth
Feats: Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Shemite bow), Point
Blank Shot, Skill Focus (Stealth)
Traits: Allergies, Damage Reduction all/silver and fire,
Darkvision (60 ft.), Susceptible to Magic, Tremorsense
(60 ft.), Web
Combat: Attack +9 (+6 base, +3 Dex), Damage +5 (bow
20/+4) and +5 (sword 1920/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry
(+6 base, +2 Wis)
Languages: Demonic
Alternate Form: Serpent men can assume the shape of

any human form, and gain a +10 bonus to Disguise
checks in that form. However, a reflective surface will
reveal its true form.
Channeling: When using this power the serpent man
will only ever contact some form of demon, but it will
always be well disposed to him.
Poison: Anything that suers damage from a snakemans bite attack is also aected by Serpent Man Venom
(Type: Injury; Save: 13; Eect: Con 1, Str 1/ Con 1,
Str 1). The save is Constitution based.
Skills: Snake-men gain a +2 racial bonus to Blu and
Sense Motive checks.
Soul Enslavement: A serpent man is taught rituals to
bind the souls of the recently departed. If left alone with
a corpse less than 1 minute old, or a creature with the
dying condition, they can attempt to bind the creatures
soul (as per the Bind Spirit power). A bound soul grants
to the serpent man a +2 bonus to any Knowledge skill
the creature was trained in in life. Souls may also oer
specific knowledge known only to the victim. A serpentman cannot have more souls enslaved than his level +4.
Allergies: Spider things are allergic to tobacco and

tobacco smoke. Being around the substance causes them
to cough and sneeze, giving them a 2 penalty to Notice
checks and 5 to Stealth checks.
Skills: The spider things lower spider body in
conjunction with its strong arms give it a +4 bonus to
all Climb checks.
Susceptible to Magic: The spider things are held together
by a strange force of the arcane that leaves the beasts
particularly weak against outside magic. Spider things
suer a 4 penalty to all saves versus magical eects.
Web: A spider thing can use its web as a rope which can
support itself and another creature of equal size. It can
also throw its webtreat this as a use of the Snare
power (with a fatigue save diculty of 14). Finally it can
create sheets of webbing to trap the unwary. Again, treat
this as a use of the Snare power, but the ranged attack
targets a 5 ft. by 5 ft. area and is automatically successful.
When a creature moves through the webbed area they
must make a Diculty 20 Notice check to avoid being
trapped.
SERPOPARD
Type: 3rd level supernatural beast

Size: Medium
Speed: 50 ft.
Notice 0 (+4), Stealth 0 (+8)
Feats: Improved Grab+, Night Vision+, Skill Focus
(Climb), Skill Focus (Notice)
Traits: Pounce, Rake, Scent
Dex), Initiative +4
(+1 base, +1 Wis)
STARVED ONE
Improved Grab: To use this ability, a serpopard must hit

Skills: Serpopards have a +4 racial bonus to Stealth
checks, and a +8 bonus to Jump checks.
Type: 10th level undead

Size: Large
Speed: 30 ft.
Abilities: Str +7, Dex +1, Con , Int +0, Wis +0, Cha 3
Skills: Acrobatics, Climb, Jump, Notice, Stealth, Survival
Feats: All-Out Attack, Improved Sunder, Track,
Uncanny Dodge
SHAMBLING BOAR-THING
Size: Medium
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Traits: Darkvision (60 ft.), Eternal, Flesh Consumption,

Frightening Visage
Dex), Initiative +1
Saving Throws: Toughness +5 (+5 undead), Fortitude +3
(+3 base), Reflex +4 (+3 base, +1 Dex), Will +7 (+7 base)
Languages: As host, Demonic
saving throws, and take +1 damage. They cannot make

recovery checks until re-introduced to water, at which
point all the penalties are removed.
Skills: Swamp demons have a +8 racial bonus to Swim
checks and can take 10 on Swim checks even when
rushed or threatened. They also receive a +4 racial bonus
to Stealth checks made when in muddy or watery terrain
and a +2 racial bonus to Escape Artist checks from their
slimy coating (which they lose if allowed to dry out).
Flesh Consumption: The starved one is in an eternal state

of decomposition and selfdigestion, making its very
existence a constant agony of hunger and decay. Every
day at sunrise it automatically takes +1 damage as parts
of itself start to decay. Any damage suered can only be
healed by the starved one devouring the organs, flesh or
bone of a living creature: it can make a recovery check
every time it causes damage with its bite attack.
Frightening Visage: The awful appearance of a starved
one forces a Sanity check against any melee target. The
Diculty is equal to the starved ones level + 2. If
successful the target is immune to its Terror eect for the
rest of the encounter.
Eternal: If killed, the starved one will rise again at
sunset, with only the dying damage condition cleared
it must feast to clear the remainder. It can only be
permanently destroyed by forcing it to starve to death
(i.e. ensuring that it gains the dead condition when it
takes damage at sunrise).
TITAN SNAKE
Type: 40th level supernatural beast

Size: Colossal
Skills: Climb 8 (+13), Intimidate 12 (+10), Notice 7
(+8), Sense Motive 9 (+10), Survival 5 (+6), Swim 8
(+13)
Feats: All-Out Attack, Cleave, Diehard, Endurance,
Great Cleave, Great Fortitude, Improved Critical (Bite),
Improved Grab+, Lightning Reflexes, Night Vision+,
Overwhelming ChargeW, Run, Skill Focus (Notice),
Tough
Powers: Rank 43, Wis, save diculty 31: Second
Sight +44
Traits: Charging Slam, Constrict, Darkvision (60ft.),
Fear of Sorcerers, Poison, Scent, Swallow Whole
Damage +10 (bite, poison) or +12 (slam), Defense
Initiative +1
Con), Reflex +25 (+22 base, +2 Lightning Reflexes, +1
SVARTHEIM
Type: 3rd level humanoid

Size: Small
Speed: 30 ft. (40 ft. underground)
Skills: Notice 1 (+1), Stealth 4 (+4), Survival 1 (+1)
Feats: Night Vision, Sneak Attack
Traits: Darkvision (60 ft.)
Combat: Attack +3 (+2 base, +1 size), Damage +4 (club
20/+3) or +5 (spear 1920/+4), Defense Dodge/Parry
+3/+5 (+2 base, +1 size, +0 Dex/+2 Str), Initiative +0
Will +1 (+1 base)
Languages: Cimmerian (pidgin)
Charging Slam: A titan snake uses its weight to crush a

foe with momentum, inflicting +10 damage with a slam
attack when it charges.
Constrict: Titan snakes can deal +15 damage with a
successful grapple check.
Fear of Sorcerers: Titan snakes have a particular fear of
sorcerersor at least what they believe to be a sorcerer.
Anyone who looks and acts like a sorcerer, or who uses
actual sorcery, commands the snakes respect. The titan
snake will give the sorcerer a wide berth and, while it will
defend itself against the sorcerer, will prefer to flee and
give him and his allies a wide berth. A successful Blu
check against the titan snakes Sense Motive can
convince a titan snake that a character is a sorcerer
whether he is or not.
Improved Grab: To use this ability the titan snake must
hit an opponent with a bite attack.
Poison: Titan snakes have a potent neurotoxin that
paralyses the organs and nervous system of their prey.
Anything that suers damage from a titan snakes bite
attack is also aected by Titan Snake Venom (Type:
Injury; Save: 34; Eect: 2 Con/2 Con/2 Con).
Skills: A titan snake has a +8 racial bonus on Climb and
Swim checks, and can always take 10 on such checks
even if rushed or threatened. A titan snakes instinctive
wariness grants it a +4 racial bonus on any Sense Motive
checks.
Swallow Whole: Having the Cleave feat means a titan
snake can attack another target immediately after
swallowing a victim whole.
SWAMP DEMON, LESSER

Size: Medium
Skills: Escape Artist 1 (+3), Notice 1 (+1), Stealth 1
(+3), Survival 4 (+4), Swim 0 (+10)
Feats: Blind Fight, Improved Grab, Sneak Attack+
Traits: Amphibious, Damp Skin, Scent
Initiative +2
(+4 base)
Languages: Any local (pidgin)
Damp Skin: Swamp demons must keep their flesh damp.
For every hour they are unable to do so they suer a
cumulative 1 penalty to all attack rolls, skill checks and
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VAMPIRE
attack and its speed increases to 50 ft. The Feats,

Traits, Combat and Saving Throws lines of the
were-hyenas stat block now read like this:
Feats: Armor Training (light), Favored Terrain
(Desert)*, Finishing BlowW, Improved Initiative,
Improved Trip+, Iron Will+, Night Vision+, Shemite
Archer*, Vehicular Combat, Weapon Training
Traits: Alternate Form, Damage Reduction 2/silver,
Fatalistic*, Hyena Empathy, Scent, Shemitish
(bite) or +6 (scimitar 1820/+3, not in hyena form),
Initiative +6
Saving Throws: Toughness +7 (+1 leather, +1 natural,
+5 Con) or +6 (in hyena form), Fortitude +9 (+4 base,
+5 Con), Reflex +5 (+3 base, +2 Dex), Will +4 (+2 Iron
Will, +2 Wis)
Hyena Empathy: Communicate with hyenas and hyenamen (see above), and gain a +4 racial bonus on social
interaction checks with these creatures.
Skills: In its hyena or hyrbid form it gains a +4 racial
bonus on Stealth checks in areas of tall grass or heavy
undergrowth.
7th
Type:
level adept (undead, augmented: vampire)
Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
(Alchemy) 7 (+13), Craft (Calligraphy) 7 (+11), Handle
Animal 4 (+8), Knowledge (Arcana) 9 (+15), Knowledge
Knowledge (Religion) 9 (+13), Medicine 8 (+10), Notice
4 (+14), Search 4 (+16), Sense Motive 4 (+16), Stealth 4
(+15)
Feats: Blood SacrificeA, Defensive Attack, Dodge Focus,
Improved Initiative+, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes+,
RitualistA, Stygian Noble Hunter*, Talented (Craft
Powers: Rank 10, Cha, save diculty 18: Cold
Shaping +14, Command UndeadA +14, CurseA +14,
Imbue Unlife +14, Ward +14
Traits: Alternate Form, Blood Drain, Children of the
Night, Dominate, Fast Healing, Resistance 4 (cold and
electricity), Stygian
(slam ), Defense Dodge/Parry +6/ (+3 base, +1 Dodge
Focus, +3 Dex), Initiative +7
Saving Throws: Toughness +6 (+3 natural, +3 undead),
Fortitude +2 (+2 base), Reflex +7 (+2 base, +2 Lightning
Reflexes, +3 Dex), Will +9 (+5 base, +2 Iron Will, +2
Wis)
Languages: Acheronian, Ancient Stygian, Shemitish,
Stygian
WINGED APE

Size: Large
Speed: 30 ft., climb 30 ft., fly 30 ft. (average)
Skills: Climb 1 (+18), Intimidate 6 (+4), Notice 4 (+8)
Feats: Endurance, Improved Grab+, Skill Focus (Notice),
Tough
Skills: Vampires have a +8 bonus on Blu, Notice,

Search, Sense Motive and Stealth checks.
WERE-BEAST
Most of the were-creatures (lycanthropes) described in

the True20 bestiary can easily be used in the Hyborian
Age. The were-hyena described here assumes a 1st level
Shemitish warrior that was aicted with the curse and
has subsequently taken 2 levels of animal.
Crush: With a successful grapple check a winged ape can

Improved Grab: The winged ape must successfully hit
with its claw attack before it can use this ability.
Skills: Winged apes have a +8 racial bonus on Climb
WERE-HYENA
Type: 3rd level humanoid (augmented, human,
shapechanger) [warrior 1/animal 2]
Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft.
Skills: Blu 5, Climb 5, Notice 5, Ride 5, Survival 5
Feats: Armor Training (light), Favored Terrain* (Desert),
Finishing BlowW, Improved Initiative, Iron Will+, Night
Vision+, Shemite Archer*, Vehicular Combat, Weapon
Training
Traits: Alternate Form, Fatalistic*, Hyena Empathy,
Scent, Shemite Background Traits
(scimitar 1820/+3), Defense Dodge/Parry +5/+5 (+3
Saving Throws: Toughness +5 (+1 leather, +1 natural, +3
base, +2 Dex), Will +4 (+2 Iron Will, +2 Wis)
WINGED ONE

Size: Large
Skills: Climb 10 (+15), Concentration 11 (+14), Craft
10 (+15), Notice 8 (+11), Search 7 (+12), Stealth 10
(+12), Survival 6 (+9)
Feats: Blood SacrificeA, Dodge Focus, Iron Will,
Quicken Power, RitualistA, Supernatural Focus (Curse)
Powers: Rank 15, Int, save diculty 21: CurseA +23,
Imbue Unlife +20, Mind Touch +20, Object
Reading +20, Other-Shaping +20, Speak with DeadA
+20, Suggestion +20, Visions +20, Ward +20
Alternate Form: A were-hyena can assume the form of a

hyena or a hyena-humanoid hybrid. In these alternate
forms its physical abilities become Str +4, Dex +2, Con
+5. Furthermore the were-hyena gains a natural bite
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Feats: Educated*, Election AstrologyA+, Natal

AstrologyA+, RitualistA+, Skill Focus (Knowledge
(Arcana)), Talented (Notice and Sense Motive), Tough,
Widen Power+
Body Control +21, Create Structure* +21, CurseA +21,
Dominate +21, DreamingA +21, Harm +21, Heart
Shaping +21, Imbue Life +21, Mana Blast +21,
Manipulate Object +21, Move Object +21, Scrying +21,
Suggestion +21, Visions +21, Ward +21
Traits: Blood of Power, Darkvision (60 ft.), Natural
Adept*
(dagger 20/+3) or +3 (gore), Defense Dodge/Parry
Saving Throws: Toughness +1 (+1 Tough), Fortitude +7
base, +8 Wis)
Languages: Most human, Yagg
Traits: Eldritch Scholar, Natural Adept*

Damage +6 (slam), Defense Dodge/Parry +14/ (+12
base, 1 size, +1 Dodge Focus, +2 Dex), Initiative +2
Languages: Any human, Demonic
Eldritch Scholar: Winged ones have a unique scholarly
background which lets them learn any powers they like
so long as they have access to an archive of their ancient
knowledge. These powers are bonus powers.
WINGED SERPENT
(QUATZYL, CLOUD PYTHON)
Type: 12th level supernatural beast
Size: Huge
Speed: 30 ft., fly 40 ft. (good), swim 30 ft.
Cha 2
Survival 2 (+6), Swim 2 (+16)
Feats: All-Out Attack, Awesome Blow, Endurance,
Great Fortitude, Improved Grab+, Night Vision+,
Overwhelming ChargeW
Traits: Constrict, Darkvision (60 ft.), Fast Healing,
Poison, Scent
Damage +11 (bite, poison) or +12 (slam), Defense
Initiative +2
Blood of Power: When sacrificing a Yaggite using the

Blood SacrificeA feat the amount of additional mana
gained is doubled.
Skills: All Yaggites gain a +2 racial bonus to all
Knowledge checks due to their general wisdom and
excellent memory.
YIZIL
(DESERT GHOUL)
Size: Medium
Speed: 40 ft.
Skills: Jump 4 (+6), Notice 6 (+6), Stealth 4 (+10),
Survival 6 (+10)
Feats: Double Strike, Night Vision+, Improved Grab+,
Tough, Track
Traits: Laughter, Relentless Jaws
Dex), Initiative +2
Languages: Yizil
Charging Slam: A winged serpent uses its weight to

crush a foe with momentum, inflicting +20 damage with
a slam attack when it charges.
Constrict: With a successful grapple check a winged
serpent can deal +10 damage to its victim.
Improved Grab: To use this ability the winged serpent
must hit an opponent with a slam attack.
Poison: Winged serpents are equipped with venom that
paralyses the muscles of its prey, keeping the target still
while it is crushed and then swallowed. Anything that
suers damage from a winged serpents bite attack is also
aected by Winged Serpent Venom (Type: Injury; Save:
22; Eect: 1 Dex/1 Dex).
Skills: A winged serpent is accustomed to life in a wet
jungle, granting it a +4 racial bonus on any Climb,
Survival and Swim checks.
Improved Grab: To use this ability, the yizil must hit

with a bite.
Laughter: A yizil can take a standard action to give voice
to his echoing and unsettling laughter, imposing a 1
penalty to Will saves on every non-yizil within 30 feet.
This penalty lasts for a number of hours equal to its level
and stacks both with itself and the laughter of other
yizils. A whole pack group cackling awaya can quickly
reduce the strongest-willed man to insanity.
Relentless Jaws: If a yizil is grappling an opponent it can
make bite attacks against him with no penalty for
grappling. This also gradually chews through its
opponents armoureach round the yizil uses relentless
jaws, including the first round, the Toughness bonus of
the targets armor against that particular attack is
reduced by 1.
Skills: Yizil have a +4 racial bonus to their Stealth and
Survival skills.
YAGGITE
Type: 10th level outsider

Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft, fly 60 ft. (good) (if winged)
(Herbalism) 8 (+13), Diplomacy 10 (+16), Intimidate 10
(+16), Knowledge (Arcana) 10 (+21), Knowledge
(Astrology) 10 (+18), Knowledge (History) 10 (+18),
Knowledge (Geography) 10 (+18), Knowledge (Nature)
10 (+18), Knowledge (Religion) 10 (+18), Notice 8
(+18), Prophecy 8 (+16), Search 8 (+13), Sense Motive 8
(+18), Sleight of Hand 7 (+8)
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Chapter 4: Supernatural Powers

Chapter 6: Hyboria for Players

Chapter 7: Narrating Hyboria

The Nemedian Chronicles

The goal of this True20 modification is to make it easier

These rules are laid out in a similar style to the True20

The Phoenix on the Sword

HYBORIAN AGE RACES

The Hyborians, descendants of worshippers of the god

Cimmerians are descended from the ancient Atlanteans.

The tribes of the Himelias consist of tall, strong, fierce

Bonus Skills: Choose two of: Craft (Bowyer), Handle

The folk of Iranistan are black-haired and often broad

The Khitans are yellow-skinned and dark-haired and

The Kushites are a short, dark brown-skinned race with

The Hyrkanians are dark and generally tall and slender.

Favored Feats: Choose any two feats

of a particular tribe based around a city or region, rather

The Nordheimer comprise two closely related races, the

Southern Tribesman (or Southern Islanders) are very

The Picts are a short, broad, swarthy-skinned folk who

The modern ruling-caste Stygians described here are tall,

Ability Adjustments: None

the bonus languages list. They are also literate in these

Symbol of might in the Hyborian Age, Aquilonia wields

The major sea power of the Hyborian Age, proud Argos

Reavers of the icy north, the mailed warriors of the sir

HYBORIAN AGE NATIONS

The Barachan Isles house the pirates of the Western

As there is not always a one-to-one relationship between

The Black Kingdoms are a group of nations south of

A buer state between Nemedia and Brythunia and the

Cold and heartless, Hyperborea is ruled by grim, gaunt,

The land of plains and horse, Brythunia is a culture of

Savage horse tribes of the interior steppes, uncivilized in

A warrior nation, the Cimmerians are descendants of

The golden land south of the Ilbars mountains is widely,

Secure behind high mountain passes lie the city states of

A kingdom of barbaric splendour, the Keshans are well

The sharply filed teeth of the Darfar savages haunt the

The semi-civilized Black Kingdom of most common

Rich in fertile meadowlands and at the center of trade in

Meru is an isolated land in the heart of the Himelian

An ancient empire, stronghold of the worlds greatest

Blessed with excellent leadership, a highly diverse and

A kingdom of great beauty with gilded knights and high

Kosala is an ancient land, decadent but not grown soft.

Once the mainland of the forgotten empire of Acheron,

The barbaric splendour of Punt is based upon the bright

Native Language: Puntan

Native Language: Vendhyan

The city states of Shem lie between the ambitions of

Zamora is a land of spider-haunted towers and master

A growing power in the south-lands, vital Zembabwei is

The ancient desert culture of Stygia, slumbering beyond

Powerful sea raiders, the Zingarans are active supporters

Masters of the Vilayet Sea, Turan is perpetually battling

Warrior and expert core abilities, and their variants, can