From: Henk Langeveld - Sun Nederland (henkl@aft-ms)
Date: Fri 05 Aug 1994 - 17:57:42 EEST
"Mr. Ennui" writes:
> I'm a newcomer to RQ and the world of Glorantha. The first
>product I bought aside from the rulesbook is River of Cradles.
>Unfortunately, this has left me with a bad taste in my mouth.
Well, ducks... are just there... I can imagine some people preferring to downplay (or even ignore) their existence in Glorantha.
The mindless human herds... are just different...
You are not the only one to complain about the scenarios in River of Cradles; RoC was basically the condensed background from Pavis and Big Rubble with a couple of linear scenarios thrown in. It might be considered the least of the RQ renaissance products.
> The question I really want answered is: do other products (namely
>Glorantha: Genertela and Gods of Glorantha) have the same tone, mood,
>feel, flavor, etc of the majority of the RoC book? By far, the best part
>of the book is, IMHO, the Cult descriptions, and this "feel" is more of
>what I'm looking for.
Have a look at Sun County, as an example of a setting based around a single cult (Yelmalio). For more (but terse) background on Glorantha I *do* recommend Gods of Glorantha and Glorantha: Genertela. Dorastor, land of Doom consists of gross background stuff, unsuited for establishing a normal campaign other than a guided tour; and a nice 'anywhere' Risklands campaign, which IMO could be used as a reference for Barbarian Town in Prax...
> I hope I don't come across as an arrogant newbie: all I'm saying
>is that what I've seen of Glorantha so far is not my cup of tea.
> Thanks in advance!
You're welcome!
I appreciate the comments, as we Gloranthan RuneQuestors have come far away from mainstream frp... A fresh look can put our feet back on the ground...
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