HYPERBOREA / Hyperborea-izing My Games

**Posted by SmokestackJones** 10/27/2022 4:07 pm

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

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...

**Posted by Carnby** 10/28/2022 10:12 pm

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

I would start by murdering all the hobbits. ;)

**Posted by Carnby** 11/15/2022 2:35 pm

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

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

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

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