Re: [WorldofGlorantha] Second Age Elder Race information coming out

In message <fco9fj+2gre@eGroups.com> "Evan Franke" writes:

>Having decided to get back to Glorantha, at least by stages, I find I
>have come at a very interesting time. Now, I know that most of the
>folks on this list seem mostly oriented to Third Age/HeroQuest play
>(from my skimming of the last several hundred messages, so my bad if
>I have mischaracterized things), but with MRQ it would appear that
>there are sources coming out on issues never before covered. Now, I
>have been loaned a couple of the books and am making my way through
>(Glorantha Second Age and Magic of Glorantha), but I see that
>Mongoose has an entirely ambitious publishing schedule, already has
>an Uz book out, and is doing Dragonewts and Aldryami in the next few
>months.

[snip]

>So, even though this is 2d age related information, it would seem to
>be potentially rich material for any Age game, and, it does have the
>added bonus of being available in glossy print.
>
>What do you all know or think about it?

There's some good stuff in some of the Mongoose publications but others are so RQ slanted as to contain little that hasn't been published elsewhere cheaper. While they have an ambitious publishing schedule the actual content is probably lower than the Moon Design one for HQ. By going for hardbacks and heavy glossy paper the 96 page Vol. 1 of Cults costs about the same as the 112 page Under the Red Moon. The latter has descriptions of about twice as many cults and an index with the difference being made up of excessively wide margins and the rules for various spells.

There's absolutely no reason not to play HQ in the 2nd Age or RQ in the 3rd if that's what you want to do. I agree there's a tendency on this list to prefer HQ because many of us feel it is a closer model of Glorantha but that's not intended to exclude alternatives.

I can't comment on the Uz book because I've only glanced at it - not needing another varient of the cult of Kyger Litor. When the Aldryami or Dragonnewt books are available I'll certainly look at them and probably buy them.

-- 
Donald Oddy
http://www.grove.demon.co.uk/