[satbunny]

When I heard of this I was excited and bought the full book of SK stories. Oh dear! The racism and misogynism of Conan was exacerbated and the stories didn't have the visceral power of the Cimmerian. There is no subtlety in the tales and therefore the fact that the campaign is rathe linear doesn't surprise me, since the stories are too. However, it was the Marvel comics versions that inspired me, and the setting would respond very well to slightly more involved (maybe Moorcockian) treatment. Having seen the book it is beautiful. So, maybe 5/5 was generous, maybe the source material isn't quite as great as all that, but this could well be a great game. Just that I ain't gonna buy it..