If you're having trouble finding players, consider my situation: I'm Brazilian. I have to work as a translator for the entire second edition book in every session. ASSH excels in setting. It's a shame I never found it in Portuguese. Great video! Keep it up!
The game offers one of the best and unique settings for any type of adventure, and what makes it even more remarkable is how it's the ultimate mix of influences being so - truly a potpourri of ideas. The least I can do is spread the word. It’s so versatile that I seamlessly added conquistadors and New World natives without any issues. Nothing feels 'off-limits' in this game.
@@Dalboni I think that aspect is lost on some gamers… the concept of pulling in people of different real world cultures and time periods, and dropping them in Hyperborea, makes for a very robust sandbox. Players could very well be modern or ancient, from anywhere in fiction or history.
Talk with Jeff Talanian: yes. All: I have been GMing for a while. Here's how you get your group to play Hyperboria (or another system). "Next campaign with be 8 games long and we will be playing Hyperboria." Done.
Thanks! Will be working to get something scheduled with Jeff. I like assuming the sale lol, but I know some players are tricksy and want details before they will try it 😉
Have seen lots of interviews of Jeff but cant have enough and YES want to see another one especially from you my fellow dude in the near future if possible
He mentioned a couple of emails that he’d be willing to chat, so just have to figure out times and format. I’m sure he’s a busy dude! Thanks appreciate your support.
@@booksbricksandboards783 - yes, let's make it happen! I am looking at the dates you sent and look forward to chatting about games with you. It will be a blast!
Another fantastic solo play video! 🎉 Great work. The system looks a bit more crunchy than I personally like for solo play, but I definitely see the draw of it.
It is a real nostalgia vehicle, not just for folks that played the old systems, but also just big fans of Appendix N pulp literature. It oozes Howard, Lovecraft and Smith throughout. Thanks for watching and for the kind words. I was literally still filming at 2:00 am because the sound didn’t pick up in the first run through lol. I knew some of you guys really enjoyed the solo runs and I couldn’t let you down by throwing in the towel. Finished editing about 3:30 am. 😀
@@booksbricksandboards783 Thank you for your dedication. 😅 I am an avid fan of Lovecraft, Robert Bloch, Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, Algernon Blackwood, Brian Lumley, etc. But I generally go for the weird tales, cosmic horror, mythos side of things. Less so the pulp.
There are a couple of Lovecraft modules for the game (Mystery of Port Greely is one, it’s Innsmouth), and the Mythos is pretty well represented. It covers a lot of ground! It also specifically calls back to the different versions of the Cthulhu Mythos with different Hyperborea cultures claiming he is sleeping under their areas of the world (specifically the Eskimo believe he is under a frozen lake, while the folks around Dagon Bay believe he is there). The more you dig in, the more you realize how much work he put into the setting.
@@AceneDean hey, nothing wrong with that! One of my most memorable games was a CoC game, where I used candles to light the room and each time a person died I blew out a candle… by the end we were playing in the dark lol.
I'm glad I watched this! This was awesome to feel an actual play of the game! I don't I'll play it solo but it was cool My players want to do some high fantasy and I've been exploring systems to do it in a West Marches style I've been looking into Mythras because the combat sounds so freaking interesting but I'm also still looking around for anything that might fit this style of play as well as high fantasy
@@booksbricksandboards783 you're welcome Yeah, I love sword & sorcery that's why I ended up getting it but my players are more high fantasy so doesn't fit that well And yeah, lots of options indeed
lol. Thanks, I tell you what, if we can get this video to 1,000 views, I will do a follow up at some time in the future, using the same characters and exploring a bit deeper into the world of Hyperborea!
Ethnic barbarian yes, but from a class standpoint, he would have been a thief in traditional AD&D terms at points early in his career. Hyperborea created a barbarian that really reflects all of the varied skills that Conan picked up along the way. Barbarian tribes wouldn’t be made up of all barbarians from a class POV, there would have been thieves, clerics and fighters (dealing with original 4 classes there), with the fighters mapping most directly to the barbarian class. Thanks for watching.
@@booksbricksandboards783 i never left XD I watch every video... just take me sometimes 3/4 days XD Well that's ok it is a one shot he serves his purpose XD
Interview with Jeff Talanian please!!!🎉
I will see what I can do on my end!
If you're having trouble finding players, consider my situation: I'm Brazilian. I have to work as a translator for the entire second edition book in every session. ASSH excels in setting. It's a shame I never found it in Portuguese. Great video! Keep it up!
lol. You’re a good man Dalboni! Having to be the translator and play the game at the same time would be a challenge I’m sure. Thanks for watching!
The game offers one of the best and unique settings for any type of adventure, and what makes it even more remarkable is how it's the ultimate mix of influences being so - truly a potpourri of ideas. The least I can do is spread the word. It’s so versatile that I seamlessly added conquistadors and New World natives without any issues. Nothing feels 'off-limits' in this game.
@@Dalboni I think that aspect is lost on some gamers… the concept of pulling in people of different real world cultures and time periods, and dropping them in Hyperborea, makes for a very robust sandbox. Players could very well be modern or ancient, from anywhere in fiction or history.
Woot! Been excited to this see 😁, and yes, I would love to see you interview the creator 😁.
He mentioned that it is something he’d be interested in doing, so just have to find time in our schedules I think.
Talk with Jeff Talanian: yes.
All: I have been GMing for a while. Here's how you get your group to play Hyperboria (or another system). "Next campaign with be 8 games long and we will be playing Hyperboria." Done.
Thanks! Will be working to get something scheduled with Jeff. I like assuming the sale lol, but I know some players are tricksy and want details before they will try it 😉
Have seen lots of interviews of Jeff but cant have enough and YES want to see another one especially from you my fellow dude in the near future if possible
He mentioned a couple of emails that he’d be willing to chat, so just have to figure out times and format. I’m sure he’s a busy dude! Thanks appreciate your support.
@@booksbricksandboards783 - yes, let's make it happen! I am looking at the dates you sent and look forward to chatting about games with you. It will be a blast!
@@JeffTalanian you are a gentleman and a scholar sir! Looking forward to it!
yes....! feels like I am in a metal consert already, front row center with sword and flail at hand......
@@KhthonArchon awesome! Tentatively we are looking at mid November right now.
Great video and solo play Justin. Thank you for sharing this.😊
Thanks Dangar!
Impressed with how quickly you did all that. Thanks for shining light on a great product & creator. Game on!
I don’t have much downtime, so I have to do things efficiently 😀
Another good one. I enjoyed this. Keep up the excellent content.
Excellent! Thank you, I will keep putting out content as long I’m enjoying it, and someone out there wants to see it.
Wow, your dice rolling is almost as back as my own lol. Cool vid.
Added 5 minutes to video because I could not roll a 13… lol
@@booksbricksandboards783 as the old saying goes "if it wasn't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all".
The 1 on the saving throw was just a poetic way to end that disastrous run of dice lol.
Another fantastic solo play video! 🎉 Great work.
The system looks a bit more crunchy than I personally like for solo play, but I definitely see the draw of it.
It is a real nostalgia vehicle, not just for folks that played the old systems, but also just big fans of Appendix N pulp literature. It oozes Howard, Lovecraft and Smith throughout. Thanks for watching and for the kind words. I was literally still filming at 2:00 am because the sound didn’t pick up in the first run through lol. I knew some of you guys really enjoyed the solo runs and I couldn’t let you down by throwing in the towel. Finished editing about 3:30 am. 😀
@@booksbricksandboards783 Thank you for your dedication. 😅
I am an avid fan of Lovecraft, Robert Bloch, Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, Algernon Blackwood, Brian Lumley, etc.
But I generally go for the weird tales, cosmic horror, mythos side of things. Less so the pulp.
There are a couple of Lovecraft modules for the game (Mystery of Port Greely is one, it’s Innsmouth), and the Mythos is pretty well represented. It covers a lot of ground! It also specifically calls back to the different versions of the Cthulhu Mythos with different Hyperborea cultures claiming he is sleeping under their areas of the world (specifically the Eskimo believe he is under a frozen lake, while the folks around Dagon Bay believe he is there). The more you dig in, the more you realize how much work he put into the setting.
@@booksbricksandboards783 that all sounds pretty cool. But Call of Cthulhu has my heart. 😁
@@AceneDean hey, nothing wrong with that! One of my most memorable games was a CoC game, where I used candles to light the room and each time a person died I blew out a candle… by the end we were playing in the dark lol.
I'm glad I watched this! This was awesome to feel an actual play of the game!
I don't I'll play it solo but it was cool
My players want to do some high fantasy and I've been exploring systems to do it in a West Marches style
I've been looking into Mythras because the combat sounds so freaking interesting but I'm also still looking around for anything that might fit this style of play as well as high fantasy
Thanks for watching. Hyperborea would be more sword & sorcery than high fantasy. Lots of options out there.
@@booksbricksandboards783 you're welcome
Yeah, I love sword & sorcery that's why I ended up getting it but my players are more high fantasy so doesn't fit that well
And yeah, lots of options indeed
More sir, I want more.
lol. Thanks, I tell you what, if we can get this video to 1,000 views, I will do a follow up at some time in the future, using the same characters and exploring a bit deeper into the world of Hyperborea!
As somewhat of a GM screen collector... where is that one from?
Second edition of Hyperborea. It is accurate for 3rd except one table. One can never have too many ;)
Conan was considered born into a barbarian race . So I would say he was a barbarian before he was a thief. 🤔
Ethnic barbarian yes, but from a class standpoint, he would have been a thief in traditional AD&D terms at points early in his career. Hyperborea created a barbarian that really reflects all of the varied skills that Conan picked up along the way. Barbarian tribes wouldn’t be made up of all barbarians from a class POV, there would have been thieves, clerics and fighters (dealing with original 4 classes there), with the fighters mapping most directly to the barbarian class. Thanks for watching.
Good demo. Could have been baaaadd at the end.
Dp that interview...
Pral! Welcome back! Yeah, natural 1 on the death save was bad enough lol. RIP Skaris.
@@booksbricksandboards783 i never left XD I watch every video... just take me sometimes 3/4 days XD
Well that's ok it is a one shot he serves his purpose XD
@@pralinor lol. Thanks buddy!