If I was to play 2D20 Conan: Calacorm

Hi all,

Growing up, I am sure all of us "Gamers" had a character that they always played, a character that they always envisioned as they wanted to be like in real life.

I was no different. In fact, I am sure, like many others. That I was not the only who would write up full stories and backgrounds about this one particular hero. No matter what game they played, as long as the setting matched the background of that character, they made the character based on that vision.

In fact, even today I find myself tempted to create that character in the various rules and settings that are more then abundant today then it was back when I was a teen.

So I decided to sit down and make the hero that I created way back in the 80s, and pop him into Modiphius's 2D20 Conan ruleset. Given that the Conan character creation mechanic places a large focus on story telling, I was able to use this system to get what I think is an accurate creation of how Calacorm would play out as in this world.

The concept of Calacorm was that he was never a "super" hero type or someone who would be able to handle everything that was thrown at him. But more of a character who would persevere through hardships, someone who was flawed and failed things on the first try. But would succeed at things in the long run, by being smart, disciplined, a healthy dose of daring and being a team player. The last thing I wanted was to have a character who could always succeed at anything he did.

More resolute then strong.

Hence where the idea of Calacorm was born. So with out further adue, I would like to introduce to you. Calacorm Udrathed.

As an added touch of nostalgia, I searched for the Ken Kelly image that I used on my cover, when I wrote my first story about him and submitted it in my school's short story competition.

HOMELAND	Nemedia
ATTRIBUTE ASPECTS	Dexterous & Strong and Resolute
CASTE	Born Soldier
ARCHETYPE	Veteran
NATURE	Professional
EDUCATION	Educated on the Battlefield
STORY	The Promotion of the Fool
TRAIT	Realist
WAR STORY	Stranded in the Wastelands
SOCIAL STANDING	1
GOLD	9
FORTUNE POINTS	3
VIGOR	10
RESOLVE	13

AGILITY	10
ACROBATICS	1	1
MELEE	3	3
STEALTH	1	1

AWARENESS	8
INSIGHT	1	1
OBSERVATION	2	2
SURVIVAL	1	1
THIEVERY	1	1

BRAWN	8
ATHLETICS	1	1
RESISTANCE	2	2

COORDINATION	10
PARRY	1	1
RANGED WEAPONS	1	1
SAILING	0	0

INTELLIGENCE	8
ALCHEMY	0	0
CRAFT	0	0
HEALING	1	1
LINGUISTICS	1	1
LORE	0	0
WARFARE	1	1

PERSONALITY	7
ANIMAL HANDLING	0	0
COMMAND	1	1
COUNSEL	0	0
PERSUADE	1	1
SOCIETY	2	2

WILLPOWER	11
DISCIPLINE	2	2
SORCERY	0	0

TALENTS

Cosmopolitan Sentry Vagabond Veteran No Mercy Bind Wounds Sixth Sense

EQUIPMENT

Brigandine jacket (Armor 2: Torso/Arms) Cheap riding horse Cheap clothes with military insigna of dubious origin Mace Broadsword Battlefield Honor Shortsword A magnificent drinking horn with metal cup A brilliant scarlet cloak, made in the dreaming west Large Shield , a gift from a fallen dog-brother.

LANGUAGES

Nemedian Ophirean Aquilonian