Hyperborea-izing My Games

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Posted by SmokestackJones
10/27/2022 4:07 pm 		#1

Well, been playing and GMing since 1st Edition and I just got my 3E books, so I'm thinking of making the jump and Hyperborea-izing my regular D&D campaigns. My world is generic in the sense that I've used several systems (D&D Rules Cyclopedia, Labyrinth Lord, Swords & Wizardry, Fantastic Heroes and Witchery, etc.) and I'd like to keep the tropes but kind of overlay Hyperborea on to it. In other words, I want to keep the demihumans, humanoids, monsters, etc. but use the  Hyperborea rules and most of the Pup Fantasy stuff.
Let's see what happens, shall we?

-SJ/Ol' Man Grognard

 
Posted by BlackKnight
10/28/2022 9:52 am 		#2

Should work, Jeff has made sure to make the monster system similar enough to the D&D standards. With only a little modification it should be able to fit right in...
 

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Posted by Carnby
10/28/2022 10:12 pm 		#3

I've recently switched my group to Hyperborea with OSE to fill in the more classic D&D-isms, though the switch was made easy by being fairly early in the campaign (plus I was already using a bunch of Hyperborea for house rules anyways).

 
Posted by Ghul
11/11/2022 2:28 pm 		#4

I would start by murdering all the hobbits. ;)

HYPERBOREA- A Role-Playing Game of Swords, Sorcery, and Weird Science-Fantasy
 
Posted by Carnby
11/15/2022 2:35 pm 		#5

I dunno, when you strip them down to their basic attributes, they're a bit "The Lurking Fear." One could probably do worse for Martense-kin than halfling stats.

 
Posted by SmokestackJones
12/11/2022 2:13 pm 		#6

Ghul wrote:

I would start by murdering all the hobbits. ;)

Are they all lawyers? :D

-SJ/Ol' Man Grognrd
 

 
Posted by SmokestackJones
12/11/2022 2:15 pm 		#7

SmokestackJones wrote:

Well, been playing and GMing since 1st Edition and I just got my 3E books, so I'm thinking of making the jump and Hyperborea-izing my regular D&D campaigns. My world is generic in the sense that I've used several systems (D&D Rules Cyclopedia, Labyrinth Lord, Swords & Wizardry, Fantastic Heroes and Witchery, etc.) and I'd like to keep the tropes but kind of overlay Hyperborea on to it. In other words, I want to keep the demihumans, humanoids, monsters, etc. but use the  Hyperborea rules and most of the Pup Fantasy stuff.
Let's see what happens, shall we?

I figure if there's something lacking I can always go "back to the source" AKA 1E AD&D.

-SJ/Ol'Man Grognard

Last edited by SmokestackJones (1/01/2023 12:37 pm)

 


 
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