Previous Topics In HeroQuest 8/6/2005 Lamorak33: MGF and YGMV II Hi
I think most folk have got YGWV nailed. Donald hits the nail on the head in his post.
I see a lot of strange stuff written about MGF though. … In HeroQuest Participants: Lamorak33, simon_hibbs, Ron Edwards.
8/6/2005 Lamorak33: Hesitance towards Glorantha II Hi
I have the same objections that your friend has. I don't play in Glorantha, because I don't want to learn it, and have to… In HeroQuest Participants: Lamorak33, simon_hibbs, Mike Holmes, greyorm, Ron Edwards, newsalor, Nick Brooke.
8/9/2005 Erik Ny: [Glorantha] Source for info on Seshnela? Me and my players have agreed to set our HQ game in Glorantha, or at least use it as a foundation to mold to our liking. Now, I have been… In HeroQuest Participants: Erik Ny, Nick Brooke, Lamorak33.
8/1/2005 epweissengruber: Literary Reference for Lunar Empire: Salammbo by Flaubert I just finished readaing Flaubert's Salammbo.
It is an amazing novel and I recommend it to anyone running a campaign
in the Lunar Empire.
It describes a rebellion by Mercenaries… In HeroQuest Participants: epweissengruber, Nick Brooke.
7/31/2005 Erik Ny: Narrativist examples of play? Hi,
First time poster, who's been lurking for about a month or two by now, trying to soak up the Forge ideas like a sponge. Anyway...
I read a post… In HeroQuest Participants: Erik Ny, StalkingBlue, Mike Holmes, Mandacaru, Gelasma.
7/21/2005 lightcastle: Can you do EVERYTHING with an Extended Contest? Is there ever really a reason to use an unrelated action in an extended contest?
Lately I've been finding that it seems easier to just subsume the unrelated action in.… In HeroQuest Participants: lightcastle, soru, Mike Holmes, Brand_Robins, simon_hibbs, Eero Tuovinen.
6/25/2005 Tom B: Non-Gloranthan Magic I think this is my final sticking point. I've worked out the PCs into their HeroQuest form, advanced them appropriately to match their abilities under the former system, and everyone… In HeroQuest Participants: Tom B, Der_Renegat, Mike Holmes, Tim Ellis, simon_hibbs, Gelasma.
6/14/2005 CCW: Goals-based rewards--actual play. This thread is a follow up from PBEM HP Distribution
OK, we had a go at using goals for experience.
I outlined the system simply, I hope:
* Each… In HeroQuest Participants: CCW, SumSum, Brand_Robins, Mike Holmes, Christopher Weeks, KingOfFarPoint.
6/6/2005 KingOfFarPoint: Using The Pool when playing HeroQuest A while back (in the lull between HeroWars and HeroQuest) I experimented with using The Pool to run HeroQuest games. We already had HQ characters and an ongoing campaign, so… In HeroQuest Participants: KingOfFarPoint.
6/2/2005 Mike Holmes: Keyword Restrictiveness A keyword includes within it everything that it "should" have in it. This is, to me, one of the features of HQ - you never have what I refer to… In HeroQuest Participants: Mike Holmes, Eero Tuovinen, Valamir, Christopher Weeks, bigpumpkin, Gelasma, lightcastle, Thor Olavsrud.
6/2/2005 Mike Holmes: Variable Augments - Used? I think this has been covered before (if not here, then on the rules group). How often are variable augments used in your game?
I have a feeling that they're… In HeroQuest Participants: Mike Holmes, Eero Tuovinen, Brand_Robins, Bankuei, Christopher Weeks, nellist, bigpumpkin, Gelasma, Balbinus, Ian Cooper, James Holloway, Scripty, Vaxalon.
6/2/2005 Mike Holmes: PBEM HP Distribution In this thread we were looking at the possibility of using TSOY Keys as an alternate way to meter out HPs in HQ. I came out against it, as ancillary… In HeroQuest Participants: Mike Holmes, Christopher Weeks, CCW, bigpumpkin, StalkingBlue.
5/26/2005 Gelasma: HeroQuest rules revisited - A simplified mechanism I propose to simplify the HeroQuest rules, to reduce the handle time of contests. The original rules require multiple comparisons of actual rolls, trait value and masterships to get first… In HeroQuest Participants: Gelasma, lev_lafayette, Mike Holmes, Christopher Weeks, Peter Nordstrand, simon_hibbs.
5/19/2005 ghoyle1: What the heck is a bang??? Sorry to be so out of it, but I'm just not sure what a "bang" is.
Guy (Hoyle) In HeroQuest Participants: ghoyle1, Nick Brooke, Mike Holmes, Paka, GB Steve, xenopulse, Technocrat13, Albert of Feh.
5/10/2005 MrWrong: Team MoLaD needs you!!! The Masters of Luck and Death, (or Team MoLaD) is Issaries Inc's new official Demonstration team.
We are a band of experienced narrators who volunteer our time and energy to… In HeroQuest Participants: MrWrong.
4/22/2005 Bryan_T: Thinking about doing a conversion for "Albedo" I don't know if any of you ever gave a gander to the science fiction role playing game "Albedo." Perhaps I should call it a "Furry science fiction rpg" as… In HeroQuest Participants: Bryan_T, soru, droog, Mike Holmes, Der_Renegat.
4/20/2005 Christopher Kubasik: Glorantha is Myth... right? Hi all,
The really long Glorantha thread has so much going on in it, I thought I'd step over here and check something out.
In the HQ rules, and source… In HeroQuest Participants: Christopher Kubasik, James Holloway, xenopulse, soru, greyorm, Valamir, Brand_Robins, droog, pete_darby, Mike Holmes, contracycle, joshua neff, Ron Edwards.
4/20/2005 soru: Rules variant: Very Simple Contests This is kind of inspired by the big thread on syncretism, but would only confuse things there.
In standard HQ, as everyone knows, there are two types of contests, simple… In HeroQuest Participants: soru, Bankuei, xenopulse, Mark Galeotti, Mike Holmes.
4/12/2005 CCW: TSOY Keys in HQ OK. I just got a copy of The Shadow of Yesterday and as I am with many other aspects of this excellent game, I'm enchanted by the Key system. For… In HeroQuest Participants: CCW, Brand_Robins, Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes, Mandacaru, Bryan_T, lightcastle.
4/11/2005 Hobbitboy: A twist in the tail. When it comes to entertainment I like nothing more than a good-old unexpected ending. How easy is it to do this sort of thing in ForgeQuest? ;)
Actually I should… In HeroQuest Participants: Hobbitboy, Bankuei, Mike Holmes, Different Games, Bryan_T, lightcastle.
<< more previous topics | | Subsequent Topics In HeroQuest 9/5/2005 Tim Ellis: Lost... This was almost covered in the <A href="http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=14251.0">10 vs 100 words </a> discussion and the "play before play" point, but it shied away again.
Anyway I was thinking about the… In HeroQuest Participants: Tim Ellis, Mike Holmes.
9/11/2005 Issaries: Borderlands & Beyond reprint - adapting it for Heroquest Hello all,
As you may or may not have heard, the Borderlands & Beyond runequest reprint
will soon be back from the printers. One of the thigs that I have… In HeroQuest Participants: Issaries, Jane, Ian Cooper, Mike Holmes, Lamorak33, droog, Mandacaru, epweissengruber, nellist, Ron Edwards.
9/11/2005 Ian Cooper: Railroading and Heroquests Red Cow is a non-linear game using techniques like relationship maps (a big relationship map admittedly), bangs etc. So it becomes a litte jarring when we try and play out… In HeroQuest Participants: Ian Cooper, Donald, Ron Edwards, GB Steve, Peter Nordstrand, Mike Holmes, simon_hibbs, Jane, Web_Weaver, MarkAdri, Tim Ellis, Bryan_T, StalkingBlue, Neil the Wimp.
9/27/2005 Janus: Midnight / Heroquest conversion? Hi,
Would anyone still happen to have a copy of Scripty's Midnight setting to HQ system adaption? I can't seem to find it around the net.
Thanks in advance,
Janus In HeroQuest Participants: Janus, Mike Holmes, Uzzah.
10/3/2005 Janus: Midnight Heroquest conversion (take 2) Hi,
I'm looking into running a Midnight game with the HQ system. Midnight is your typical MERP-like fantasy setting, with one plot twist The Evil One, after being beaten up,… In HeroQuest Participants: Janus, StalkingBlue, Brand_Robins, Mike Holmes, Scripty.
10/10/2005 Erik Ny: Heroquest Exalted: At a loss for bangs So, after some discussion, me and my players agreed to set our game in the Exalted universe, using the conversion to HQ available here.
The characters:
Fatima, oldest daughter of… In HeroQuest Participants: Erik Ny, Brand_Robins.
10/15/2005 epweissengruber: Balazar Campaign for Indie RPG Toronto: 2 New Myths I wanted to use some of the Sorcerer and Sword/Heroquest threads in the creation of my own campaign.
I got great inspiration from one of my players. But no one… In HeroQuest Participants: epweissengruber, Mike Holmes, Bryan_T.
10/19/2005 Lamorak33: Points buying system Hi all
Caveat: I use terms here from the glossary. Reading the three articles relating to aspects of Creative Agenda would also be advisable. (Regulars tell me if this assumption… In HeroQuest Participants: Lamorak33, Ron Edwards, Mandacaru, Brand_Robins, joshua neff, droog, Mike Holmes, Donald, Bryan_T, Christopher Weeks, Janus, Scripty, epweissengruber, Hobbitboy, soru.
10/20/2005 ytreza2: Publications Hello !
Do you have some news about the books annouced on the issaries's web site ?
Like "world of glorantha" announced to be released for 2005 !!!! What an… In HeroQuest Participants: ytreza2, newsalor, Mike Holmes, Peter Nordstrand, Bryan_T, Paul King, Lamorak33.
11/6/2005 Mandacaru: Rewarding invention I feel I need to reward players who come up with something off-the-wall, brilliant, mythical or downright daft, according to my interpretation of Wushu-style gaming - the more dramatic the… In HeroQuest Participants: Mandacaru, Vaxalon, Mr Darran Sims, Lamorak33, Bryan_T, Christopher Weeks, Mike Holmes.
11/7/2005 nuanarpoq: AntQuest! Apologies for crosspostings...
Hey folks - I spent the weekend working up a version of HeroQuest for Ants.
I must be nuts.
Anyway, if you've ever wanted to run a… In HeroQuest Participants: nuanarpoq, Mike Holmes, Joe Zeutenhorst, Mandacaru.
11/17/2005 Mike Holmes: HP Reward Systems Revisited Yah, I've been through this before, dontchano. Time to look at it again. For brainstorming purposes, if people want to propose outlandish stuff, go ahead. But I've got some specific… In HeroQuest Participants: Mike Holmes, Vaxalon, Janus, Christopher Weeks, Eero Tuovinen, Lamorak33, CCW, Kintara, Ian Cooper, Bryan_T, simon_hibbs, Doyce, lightcastle.
11/17/2005 Mike Holmes: Multiple Specialized Magic Cults So I'm looking for examples from play of characters that you've played or had in a game you've run that had magic from more than one specialized cult. I'm trying… In HeroQuest Participants: Mike Holmes, Janus, Lamorak33, Ian Cooper, MrWrong.
11/24/2005 Fatespinner: Would Univeralis and Hero Quest work togather? hi,
not sure if this is the right forum for this, because it is both a HQ and a Univeralis question anyway, this is my first post and I hope… In HeroQuest Participants: Fatespinner, Valamir, Mike Holmes.
12/21/2005 Hans: "Lost World" type games... Hello everyone:
I have been toying for some time with an idea for a "lost world" type game, borrowing heavily from Edgar Rice Burroughs John Carter series and other sources. … In HeroQuest Participants: Hans, epweissengruber, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Daredevil.
1/4/2006 Ian Cooper: My Red Cow background material Hi all,
Apologies for the cross-post on this one, but I suspect there are some folks here who are not on HeroQuest-RPG. I will try and get an Actual Play… In HeroQuest Participants: Ian Cooper, Daredevil, a_verheaghe, Thor Olavsrud.
1/19/2006 Maitete: Ron's "A toolbox for playing Hero Wars" In the thread Where to begin? Ron made a mention of providing a document he wrote called "A toolbox for playing Hero Wars" to the poster. Does anyone (specifically Ron)… In HeroQuest Participants: Maitete, Ian Cooper, Lamorak33, Tim Ellis, Ron Edwards.
1/21/2006 Daredevil: Magic, Ritual and Mechanics I've recently strated playing (GMing) Heroquest in Gloranthan campaign, and some things still confuse me, mostly due to being quite new to the setting. One of these issues involves the… In HeroQuest Participants: Daredevil, Mike Holmes, Web_Weaver.
1/22/2006 Lamorak33: Last Days at Skullpoint - again Hi
I have started a new thread as the last post relating to this has slipped off the front page. Here are the links to the previous threads;
http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=11691.0
http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=16434.0… In HeroQuest Participants: Lamorak33, Peter Nordstrand, Bankuei, Ron Edwards, Mandacaru.
2/4/2006 matthijs: HeroQuesting during hypnosis In order to emphasize the otherworldly experience of a HeroQuest, has anyone tried using hypnosis on players during such a quest? I recently tried out a hypnotic experiment in shared… In HeroQuest Participants: matthijs, Vaxalon, Mike Holmes, Eero Tuovinen, Lxndr, Adam Dray, newsalor.
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