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5/10/2002 AndyGuest: Runequest meets Hero Wars
Okay, I've got this concept in my head for a 'campaign' using the old Runequest rules to do a very sim type exploration of a celtic tribe in pre-roman Britain.…
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Participants: AndyGuest, simon_hibbs.

5/10/2002 Ian O'Rourke: Hero Wars 101
Okay, a while back Ron did a whole series of Sorcerer set-up threads, and they worked really well as a 'look under the hood' of one approach to setting up…
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Participants: Ian O'Rourke, Ron Edwards, Ayrizale, AndyGuest, Blake Hutchins, epweissengruber.

4/29/2002 Ian Cooper: British vs. West Coast play of Runequest
Hi Ron, I am curious to uncover more behind your assertion in a couple of posts that British Runequest play became 'a wargame' and differed from West Coast play which…
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Participants: Ian Cooper, Ron Edwards, Ace, simon_hibbs.

4/23/2002 Ian O'Rourke: The Hero Scale....?
Okay, so Hero Wars allows you to create characters at various power 'levels' (for want of a better word), but in order to get a better grip on it what…
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Participants: Ian O'Rourke, Mike Holmes, Jonas, Ian Cooper.

4/8/2002 Blake Hutchins: More setting conversion thoughts
So here I am with a couple of players again at last, and we've agreed to run a long-term game in White Wolf's Exalted setting, featuring their elementally-aspected "Dragon-Blooded" Exalted.…
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Participants: Blake Hutchins, Seth L. Blumberg, Ayrizale.

3/31/2002 Ian O'Rourke: Mystics
Can someone describe the rules for Mystic Magic into plain English for me? I'm either missing something or the Mystics don't do much? Also, how are people using Magic generally?…
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Participants: Ian O'Rourke, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Seth L. Blumberg, J B Bell, contracycle, Blake Hutchins, Clinton R. Nixon.

3/24/2002 J B Bell: Hero Wars is now Hero Quest
Well, their FAQ is skimpy yet, but if you take a look at Issaries site, note that they're saying that the new game is a different game, and Hero Wars…
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Participants: J B Bell, jburneko, Gordon C. Landis, Le Joueur.

3/17/2002 J B Bell: Premise in Hero Wars?
I'd like to know about Premise in Hero Wars. Just from having read a good deal of the web material out there, the Narrator's Guide and main book, it seems…
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Participants: J B Bell, Sidhain, Christopher Kubasik, joshua neff, Ron Edwards, contracycle, Mike Holmes, Jonas, Alai.

3/15/2002 Michael Bowman: Extended Contests
I ran Hero Wars for a group last year. I was using HW to wean them from D&D 3/e. It worked, primarily due to the excellence of the setting. However,…
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Participants: Michael Bowman, Ron Edwards, Stefan Drawert, Ian O'Rourke.

3/12/2002 Ayrizale: Relationships as Augmenters
Hello, After reading about Hero Wars here on The Forge, I proceeded to purchase a copy and I have read most of it as time has allowed. One of the…
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Participants: Ayrizale, Ron Edwards.

2/18/2002 Ron Edwards: Ending the story
Hello, As I mentioned a while ago, our long-standing Hero Wars game is coming to at least a temporary end. My reasons for calling it finished are mainly based on…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, J B Bell, jrs.

2/16/2002 ashcrill: Anybody in Oklahoma?
I'm an avid Gloranthaphile, looking for any Hero Wars players in the Oklahoma City area. If you have a roleplaying group in the area and wouldn't mind having another player,…
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Participants: ashcrill.

2/13/2002 J B Bell: 2nd Ed. Hero Wars?
Any word on how on-schedule (or not) HW 2nd ed. is? I'm absolutely stoked to give it a shot, but negative comments on the first edition's rules organization have kept…
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Participants: J B Bell, Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik, Valamir.

1/29/2002 contracycle: known outcomes
So a thought on the implementation of the HW mechanic. There's something I've been toying with but presents some social contract concerns which I'd like to poll opinions aboyu. On…
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Participants: contracycle, Ron Edwards, Bankuei.

12/30/2001 Ian O'Rourke: Aaarrgggh, but great
Am I the only one who read Hero Wars and felt that, just beyond their perception that it was something great, but just could not pull it all together due…
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Participants: Ian O'Rourke, Uncle Dark, Bankuei.

12/28/2001 Ron Edwards: Goddess of rape?
As I've mentioned before, I've been running Hero Wars for the same group of three players, in good old "campaign" style, for well over a year. The players are Tod,…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, James V. West, Blake Hutchins.

12/27/2001 James V. West: Picked it up cheap!
I'm on vacation. I had some bucks. I went to the local comics/game shop and browsed the used/discounted stuff as I'm a terribly poor cheapskate. Lo and behold, I stumbled…
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Participants: James V. West, hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards, Ranko.

12/20/2001 Blake Hutchins: Alternate settings
OK, I have a group interested in Tribe 8. (This is a different group than the X-Games crowd, for what it's worth.) I'm intrigued by some aspects of the Silhouette…
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Participants: Blake Hutchins, Ron Edwards.

12/7/2001 Blake Hutchins: Hero Wars in S-F setting
Hey all, I've been bitten by the idea that Hero Wars might work very, very well as a substitute rules set for White Wolf's Trinity setting, in which the players…
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Participants: Blake Hutchins, Bankuei, Ron Edwards, Ian Freeman, Ayrizale, GB Steve, contracycle, Mike Holmes.

10/21/2001 Blake Hutchins: Hero Wars 2nd Edition changes
Just curious: the Issaries website refers to Animist rules being totally rewritten and Sorcery rules being partly rewritten. Does anyone know the gist of what these changes will be? Thanks,…
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Participants: Blake Hutchins.

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5/12/2002 Ron Edwards: 101 part 2: where and who
Hello, I figure it's time to start a new thread; the first one was kind of big and it sets the Task at Hand pretty well. Let's get specific now.…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Ian O'Rourke, AndyGuest, Ayrizale, Blake Hutchins, Mike Holmes, contracycle, Reality Aberrant, Christopher Kubasik.

5/15/2002 Blake Hutchins: Doo-dads in Hero Wars
A comment by Ron in the Hero Wars 101 thread got me thinking about how one handles increased scores in "stuff" owned by a character. Does an increased score with,…
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Participants: Blake Hutchins, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, simon_hibbs.

5/16/2002 Uncle Dark: Gloranthan Metaphysical Ruminations
So, I picked up the Glorantha book a few days back, and it has cleared up a lot of my questions about the setting. It has also confirmed my impression…
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Participants: Uncle Dark, contracycle, Ian Cooper, Ron Edwards, simon_hibbs, Seth L. Blumberg, Valamir, Gordon C. Landis, Jonas.

5/17/2002 Ian O'Rourke: Hero Wars and Pendragon
Someone else may have already made the comparison but Hero Wars seems like a perfect match with Pendragon. It would allow for the characters to express relationships, emotions and squires…
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Participants: Ian O'Rourke, contracycle, Andrew Martin, Ron Edwards, Jonas, Norbert Franz, Ian Cooper.

5/29/2002 AndyGuest: Um ? Herowars 101 pt 2
Um ? Are we still doing this ? I'm not sure if Ron's waiting for us or if we're supposed to be waiting for him, I know I'm waiting for…
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Participants: AndyGuest, Ron Edwards, epweissengruber, Ayrizale.

6/12/2002 simon_hibbs: Bring me the blood of Vanaxis!
I have an interesting situation in my current Hero Wars game, and would appreciate some input. The adventurers are Lunar agents, on an assignment in the city of Karse. In…
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Participants: simon_hibbs, Peter Nordstrand, Ron Edwards, Valamir.

7/6/2002 bluekabuto: Hero Quest Release date?
Howdy - I am sure this has all been asked before, but can someone give me a release date on the new HeroQuest book thats due out? I'd love to…
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Participants: bluekabuto, Blake Hutchins, Christopher Kubasik, Uncle Dark, Ron Edwards, epweissengruber, rdl, Mike Holmes, Norbert Franz, Thalaxis, Christoffer Lernö, Peter Nordstrand, simon_hibbs, Ian Cooper, Michael Bowman, sben, Mark Galeotti.

7/26/2002 Uncle Dark: Adventures in Ralios
Heya, I'm planning a game set in Ralios, centered in along the Doskior River as it creates the border of Delia, Saug, and Vustria. I have a vague idea about…
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Participants: Uncle Dark, Ian Cooper.

9/5/2002 Mike Holmes: Setting Shift
OK, so I'm putting together a Hero Wars game, but I want to do something terrible with it. I've never been a fan of the Glorantha setting, you see. Well,…
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Participants: Mike Holmes, Blake Hutchins, Ron Edwards.

9/24/2002 simon_hibbs: Nephilim Wars
This is from an effort at writing Hero wars mechanics for a nephilim campaign. It's rather sketchy, and I'm not sure if it's on topic, but since there aren't realy…
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Participants: simon_hibbs, Mike Holmes.

11/22/2002 epweissengruber: Gloranthacon ?
How many of your Forge types are headed to Gloranthacon? It would be great to pick your actual fleshy brains instead of your electronic simulacra.
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Participants: epweissengruber, Mike Holmes, Christopher Kubasik, Ian Cooper.

12/23/2002 Roy: Question on Augmentations
Hey, everyone! I just picked up the Hero Wars Deluxe Set a few days ago and I'm really blown away by the awesome simplicity of Robin Law's system. It's very…
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Participants: Roy, Russell Hoyle, simon_hibbs.

1/14/2003 epweissengruber: Pre-Registration for Gloranthacon coming to an end
I urge any Glorantha fans to preregister for Gloranthacon, March 7th in Toronto. Preregistration ends this month, after which the price will climb. Even if you are not a Glorantha…
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Participants: epweissengruber.

1/22/2003 pacific_steve: RQ collection for sale
Hey everyone, Just as the title states...at this link: http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=532726#post532726 Very valuable for players of Hero Wars. Steve
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Participants: pacific_steve.

2/1/2003 Alai: Hero Wars and Pendragon
The synergies and differences between HW and Pendragon are something I've given a bit of thought to in the past, partly as HW was ahead of time rumoured to be…
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Participants: Alai, Ron Edwards.

2/21/2003 wyrdlyng: FYI: New Distributor for Hero Wars stuff
[b]February 19, 2003: SJ Games To Distribute Issaries Line[/b] Steve Jackson Games will take responsibility for sales and distribution of all Issaries releases, effective immediately. All existing Issaries back stock…
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Participants: wyrdlyng.

2/25/2003 dunlaing: Questions about Hero Wars/Quest
When my group played Hero Wars (soon after it came out) we had a lot of fun with it and a few issues. Mostly fun. I'm wondering if anyone else…
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Participants: dunlaing, Ron Edwards, Peter Nordstrand.

4/3/2003 simon_hibbs: Crunchy Contests for Hero Wars
I've written up the laternative contest rules I use in my game as a PDF document. It includes some forms, an example of play and spot rules section covering special…
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Participants: simon_hibbs, MrWrong.

4/3/2003 MrWrong: Herowars Games at GenConUk
Herowars games at GenconUk 17-21st April Olympia 2 London Uk Over all 4 days of the convention there will be a diverse range of 11 scenarios available. As well as…
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Participants: MrWrong, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Palashee.

4/23/2003 Alan: Questions on Extended Conflicts
In an extended conflict, on a player's turn, how many things can he do? My interpretation of the rules is that a player _either_ rolls their exchange, or rolls an…
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Participants: Alan, Mike Holmes, Peter Nordstrand, Ron Edwards.

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