TORCHES FLARED MURKILY ON THE REVELS IN THE MAUL, WHERE THE

THIEVES OF THE EAST HELD CARNIVAL BY NIGHT. IN THE MAUL THEY

COULD CAROUSE AND ROAR AS THEY LIKED, FOR HONEST PEOPLE
SHUNNED THE QUARTERS, AND WATCHMEN, WELL PAID WITH STAINED
COINS, DID NOT INTERFERE WITH THEIR SPORT

Conan the Thief takes you into the dark underworld of the Hyborian Age. From the choked avenues
of the most dangerous cities to the marbled corridors of the wealthiest palaces, master thieves and
deadly assassins seek to make their fortunes, risking all in pursuit of gold, prestige, and respect.
Whatever it is you seek, fast hands and quicker wits can forge a legend.

Embark upon dangerous heists, avoiding traps, watchmen, hideous creatures, and
fell sorceries in pursuit of treasures beyond your wildest dreams. Work alongside
legendary thieves of Conans world, carrying out robberies worthy of their reputation,
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New archetypes, talents, and equipment Guides to running authentic thief games, with
allowing you to create your own unique all-new rules for joining guilds, measuring
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thief characters, with all the skills needed your renown, and building your reputations
to flourish and survive. as the greatest thieves the world has seen!
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A gazetteer covering the locations of A heist generator, allowing gamemasters to

Conans world, where thieves prosper and
riches are there for the plunder! Detailed
guides to the cities of Zamora, Shadizar,
and others, revealing those places where
thieves can find gold for the taking and
refuge from the law.
Stunning art and maps, produced by world-
renowned Conan artists.
create unique adventures that capture the
danger, darkness, and intrigue of a Conan
story, all in a couple of dice rolls!
Developed with leading Conan scholars,
this is the tense, deadly, underworld of the
Hyborian Age, just as Howard created it!

This book requires the Robert E. Howards Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of corebook to use.

ISBN 978-1-912200-01-6

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ADVENTURES IN AN AGE UNDREAMED OF

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction Chatper 4
CONAN THE THIEF  2 MYTH & MAGIC  71
Honor Among Thieves 71
Chapter 1 Gods of Thievery and Darkness  72
THIEF CHARACTERS 4 Tools of the Dead  76
Thief Homelands  4
Thief Caste and Stories  4 Chapter 5
Thief Archetypes  6 ENCOUNTERS  77
Thief Educations 14 Rogues Gallery  77
Thief War Stories 15 Names to Fear 81
Thief Talents 15 Fearsome Creatures  92
Thief Names 17
Thieves Kits 18 Chapter 6
HITHER CAME CONAN  97
Chapter 2
GAZETTEER  21 Chapter 7
Zamorian History and Background  23 THE WAY OF THIEVES  101
Major Cities of Zamora  23 Thieving Campaigns 101
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Corinthian History and Background  36 Thieves Guilds  105
Major Cities of Corinthia  36 Guilds and Gangs of Note 109
Nemedian History and Background 46 The Fine Art of Thievery  114
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Major Cities of Nemedia 46

Brythunian History and Background  55 Chapter 8
MAJOR KINGDOMS OF BRYTHUNIA  57 HEISTS 115
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Turning the Tables 116

Chapter 3 Hyborian Age Heist Generator 116
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EVENTS 62
Personal Events 62 Chapter 9
City and Town Events  65 HEROES OF THE AGE  125
Kingdom Events  67 Tyrius Lepidus 125
Unnatural Events 69 Jamil the Thieftaker  126
Combining Events 70 Inarus 127

Index 129
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CONAN THE THIEF

Well, Conan was recovering some of his resilient confidence,

theres no assurance that the thief will throw it away. If I know
thieves and I should, for I was a thief in Zamora in my early youth
he wont throw it away. Hell sell it to some rich trader. By Crom!

The Hour of the Dragon

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and weapons, and other vital ingredients for character
et me speak to you as an equal, for I sense in you a
creation and improvement.
kinship. I would never accuse you of purloining this
fine volume. It no doubt fell off a book-sellers cart, or
Chapter 2: Gazetteer
perhaps was a gift from a colleague. Far be it from me to ask
Here are the cities and kingdoms of the Hyborian Age where
questions. I am more than passing familiar with this work,
thievery is at its most rampant from fabled Zamora where
though, and can acquaint you with its contents.
every shadow is an assassin, rustic Brythunia, staunch
Conan the Thief is filled with adventure, danger, and
Nemedia, to Shadizar the Wicked, where every street is
ideas. When Robert E. Howard wrote Conans tales of thievery,
redolent with depravity. This chapter is filled with incident,
he thrust his unruly barbarian into a short-lived career of
action, and information for thieves seeking fortune.
certain peril and desperate adventure. Equipped with this
volume, the gamemaster can inflict the same upon the
Chapter 3: Events
player characters, filling them with dread and challenging
The world is filled with madness and adventure and
their very lives, with fortunes riding on their wits and skill.
thieves can be involved in anything and everything. This
If you have the nerves for such guidance, these pages
section is a collection of ideas, occurrences both trivial
contain everything required for creating and running games
and significant in which rogues might become embroiled.
in which the player characters are desperate thieves. The
world is awash with such men and women, their purses as
empty as their stomachs. But cunning, speed, and dexterous
Chapter 4: Myth and Magic
hands can change ones fate, should surety guide them. This
It is a time of powerful sorcery and deadly incantations
volume is the complete guide to doing just that.
which can rip asunder the veil of reality itself, plunging both
Now get going, quickly. The watch is after you!
wizards and their victims into dreadful darkness. Strange
gods and stranger religions also take root in the minds of
men and women everywhere some for good, others for ill.