[Glorantha] Re: Glorantha Digest, Vol 12, Issue 402

On Thu, 2006-09-21 at 16:02 +0000, Simon Phipp wrote:
> This is one of the beefs I have about HeroQuest. It was designed to
> be able to encompass normal gaming, HeroQuesting and the Hero Wars.
> However, it seems stuck in the "you are a begining character and have
> to chase sheep rustlers" level of play.

Personally, I've always found role-playing at that level more satisfying than "We shatter mountain ranges" heroes. But that's a personal taste thing. I agree MD needs to support the option to move beyond this level.

> What a lot of us would like to do is to progress through the Hero
> Wars properly, not at the snail's pace that is Sartar Rising.

The Sky Boat scenario seems to be the only thing published that begins to scratch this level of play. And apparently I didn't mind it's scripted nature as much as others seem to have (it was cited as one of the reasons for not proceeding with Dragonrise as presently written).

> To do that, we really need writeups, not just stats but proper
> writeups, of the main Hero Wars protagonists.

Maybe some of these will appear in "Champions of the Red Moon," whenever that wends it's way to the shelves.

> These would include the major characters from the Dragon Pass game
> but would have a lot more.

Hopefully the hinted at "Great Argrath Campaign" will produce this info.

> Arcane Lore has a number of Deity writeups that are interesting but
> not really like good HeroQuest writeups.

Unfortunately, the only place in the US that carries the unfinished works regularly, Warehouse 23, has been out of Arcane Lore for months. Their website still says "On Order."

> Mythic Russia does it a lot better, as it has writeups for the main
> Immortals and main characters included in the rulebook.

Is Mythic Russia actually available yet? I'd sure like to have a copy if it is.    

> I'd love a supplement for the Hero Wars that had the statistics of
> the major people. This would include the likes of Jaldon Toothmaker,
> Red Emperor, Jar Eel, Yara Aranis, Great Sister, Argrath, Harrek, Sir
> Ethilrist, Cragspider, Sheng Seleris and so on.

I'd venture that until the Great Argrath Campaign sees print, you're going to be left to your own devices on this.

> have we any idea when Dragonrise will appear?

Apparently (post Continuum scuttle-butt is...) never.

BKC

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