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“Back-to-back, dog brothers and sisters! Draw your steel . . . and fight!” 

Play sword and sorcery adventure as it was meant to be played, using the revolutionary Barbarians of Lemuria engine. Emulate the classic worlds of Robert E. Howard, Fritz Leiber, Clark Ashton Smith, and more, with a toolkit drawn from the system most cited as ‘perfect’ for pulp fantasy—and it’s not a retro-clone!

Note:  You need the Everywhen or Barbarians of Lemuria rulesets (including the earlier, free version) to use this book.  

Inside the Sword and Sorcery Codex, you’ll find:

+ 74 animals and creatures, 52 new boons and flaws, 45 fully-defined spells, and 25 careers, all themed for S&S settings.

+ Innovative character generation rules, including player-created homelands for heroes, life events tables, and adventuring motivations.

+ New rules options, with mechanics expanding on combat, spellcasting, fear checks, taunts and intimidation, chases, stunts, dueling, stealth, and more!

+ 4 fully fleshed adventures, each inspired by a classic S&S author.

+ 3 sample settings, including the sword and planet world, Tharak IV, and a gritty, grimdark alternative Europe, featuring the hard luck mercenary company, Carnifex Mundi.

The definitive sword and sorcery sourcebook for the definitive S&S system!

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Colin C September 11, 2023 5:37 am UTC
Hey Garnett, can you pop me an email, please?
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Garnett E September 11, 2023 3:47 pm UTC
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Gotcha.
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Richard H August 26, 2023 11:06 am UTC
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Can we get a hardback option for this, please?
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Garnett E August 26, 2023 1:55 pm UTC
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On the to-do list!
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Richard H October 01, 2023 12:04 pm UTC
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Please send a mailing out when you do this. Waiting to pick up a copy. Thanks!
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Chad V October 02, 2023 10:29 pm UTC
I second Richard's msg, plan to purchase this title when hardcover is made available!
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Seth P October 25, 2023 12:07 am UTC
Just discovered this. Will definitely pick up once it has a hardcover to match my BoL & Lemuria books
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Jarkko R November 15, 2023 12:15 pm UTC
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Also a fan of hardbacks and I want to get all the good books in HC format, so definitely queuing up for this!
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Seth P November 27, 2023 3:41 am UTC
Same
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Gary F August 17, 2023 11:13 am UTC
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I bought this and its very good.
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Garnett E August 17, 2023 3:20 pm UTC
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Thanks, Gary!
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August 13, 2023 12:13 pm UTC
I mean, no way I'm NOT getting this since I have BoL (all versions) and Everywhen, but I'm just trying to decide whether to get it NOW NOW NOW, or can it wait until payday.
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Garnett E August 13, 2023 5:45 pm UTC
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Do it now! Fortune favors the bold!
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August 13, 2023 12:11 pm UTC
I'm just trying to figure out what niche this is trying to fill that Barbarians of Lemuria does not. How is this closer to, say, REH's Hyboria than what I can do with BoL?
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Garnett E August 13, 2023 5:43 pm UTC
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It basically does some of the work for you (not completely, because I don't have the Conan IP!), with careers, a bestiary, equipment, spells, etc. and introduces further rules options to simulate S&S. There is a resolve mechanic that addresses things like fear and mental damage, also rules for players creating their own homelands when they make characters, and some tweaks for the more martially-oriented careers to make them more desirable. Also, one of the adventures was inspired by The Tower of the Elephant, though with some significant twists!
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Jerry L August 13, 2023 9:50 pm UTC
It will greatly enhance your BoL experience by offering a ton of more material for use with the system. A bunch of real-world animals and monsters, expanded gear, a lot of pre-made Sword & Sorcery spells, you get the idea. A lot of ground was covered in this 255-paged beast of a tome. This is one seriously meaty, robust BoL Companion supplement. If you love BoL (and who in their right mind doesn't?), the Sword & Sorcery Codex is a must-buy!
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