Conan: Hyborian Adventures is an upcoming MMORPG from Funcom, the makers of Anarchy Online. At E3, I was able to take a look at the latest build of Conan and get a detailed overview of the game's character creation and combat systems.

For those unfamiliar with the title, Conan provides an interesting blend of the genres of action/adventure, strategy and MMORPG. At its heart, it is an action RPG, placing players in the role of a hero among the barbarian tribes in the Conanverse. Combat is very action-oriented and physical. The first 24 levels of character development are played as a single-player game, albeit on the Funcom servers. After that, it's up to the player to decide if he wants to continue the character's adventures by stepping up into the MMORPG world.