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8/31/2003 newsalor: Zin Letters - The Kalikos Society Gloranthan Magazine
Introduction: The Zin Letters is an English-language magazine published by Kalikos - The Finnish Gloranthan Association. The magazine is dedicated to the fantasy world of Glorantha and especially to roleplaying…
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Participants: newsalor.

8/27/2003 Matt Snyder: HeroQuest: What do YOU think?
I just received my copy of HeroQuest, and so far it looks quite good. I am featuring this game as the cover story for my upcoming e-zine, Daedalus. I'll be…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Thalaxis, Mike Holmes, joshua neff, Nick Brooke, Nick Pagnucco, Wulf, Loz, TKurtBond, Ludoch, Drastic, RaconteurX, pete_darby, Syam Lantri.

8/25/2003 joshua neff: my order just arrived
I just got my copy of HeroQuest in the mail. Snap response, based on flipping through it: the layout, the design, the whole set-up is a huge improvement over Hero…
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Participants: joshua neff, Mark Galeotti, Mike Holmes, Bankuei, Paul Czege, Nick Pagnucco, Ron Edwards, Scripty.

8/22/2003 dunlaing: My order just shipped
According to the Warehouse23 order status page, my copy shipped on August 22nd! Yay!
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8/22/2003 dunlaing: HeroQuest Character Creation
My group would like to start up a game of HeroQuest as soon as possible. Does anyone here know how character generation works in HeroQuest? I'm just talking about from…
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Participants: dunlaing, Mark Galeotti, Peter Nordstrand.

8/19/2003 dunlaing: Usefulness (or uselessness) of Sample Heroes
As Peter requested, I made this a seperate thread. I took the title from his post, I don't mean to imply that I think they're useless. I found the sample…
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Participants: dunlaing, Nick Brooke, Bankuei, Peter Nordstrand, Brand_Robins.

8/18/2003 MrWrong: Official UK Men In Black HeroQuest Launch Party
For you folk in the UK , a chance to play the game and win a copy....... Saturday Night at Battlemasters, Digby Hall,Leicester University 30 August 2003 To coincide with…
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Participants: MrWrong.

8/16/2003 Mark Galeotti: HeroQuest is Here!
[color=darkred]Issaries Press Release Concord, CA August 15, 2003 [b]HeroQuest is Here![/b] Voted "Most Anticipated Roleplaying Game of 2003" on an RPG.net poll, HeroQuest has finally arrived. Really. We got our…
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Participants: Mark Galeotti, Peter Nordstrand, Syam Lantri, Nick Brooke.

8/14/2003 Mark Galeotti: HeroQuest Voices
Did you order the deluxe hardback edition of HeroQuest, but haven't yet received details on how to download your advance copy of the splendid HeroQuest Voices collection, compiled by Nick…
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Participants: Mark Galeotti, Nick Brooke, MarkAdri, Mike Holmes, Peter Nordstrand, Wolfhead.

8/11/2003 Peter Nordstrand: Well of Souls in Actual Play
Hi, Those of you who followed the Narrativist Scenario Writing thread may be interested to read my actual play reports. Cheers, /Peter N
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Participants: Peter Nordstrand.

8/8/2003 Palashee: Heroquest @ Battlemasters 2003, Leicester, Uk
Hi there, To celebrate the arrival of the new Heroquest Rules a whole bunch of Heroquest demos have been organised for the Battlemasters 2003 Convention being held in Leicester, Uk…
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Participants: Palashee, Mark Galeotti.

7/29/2003 MarkAdri: Playing the Empire
With the iminent release of HeroQuest and the release of the first Imperial Lunar Handbook, is the Lunar Empire going to be the place to play. If it is where…
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Participants: MarkAdri, simon_hibbs, MrWrong.

7/17/2003 Peter Nordstrand: Arrgh! August?
Argh! No, sorry, let me rephrase that: Argh! No, sorry, I'll try to be more eloquent: Argh! August? http://www.sjgames.com/newproducts/nrtext.html /Peter N
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Participants: Peter Nordstrand, Mike Holmes, pete_darby, simon_hibbs, Ron Edwards, Bankuei.

7/14/2003 Jos: Help required!
Hi. This is a question concerning the Wizards of Morcar Expansion Set for HeroQuest. I've dug out some stuff from some time ago, and have lost one of the six…
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Participants: Jos, Fabrice G..

7/8/2003 joshua neff: who's running the empire?
Just like Christopher, I've been doing a lot of boy-oh-boy-I-can't-wait-for-HeroQuest-to-come-out reading up on the world of Glorantha. This morning, I came across this bit in the Kralorela chapter in Glorantha:…
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Participants: joshua neff, Nick Brooke, simon_hibbs, MarkAdri.

7/7/2003 bluegargantua: Hero Wars Mechanics Question
Hey, So I've been running some test sessions of the Extended Contest Mechanics for Hero Wars and I think I've found a snag (or a misunderstanding on my part). There…
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Participants: bluegargantua, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards.

7/2/2003 Christopher Kubasik: The HQ / Glorantha Website Link Sticky Thread
Ooookay! I've just volunteered to set up a Sticky Thread for Glorantha links around the internet. This way, if anyone wants to provide a link to their site, or someone…
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Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Nick Brooke, Peter Nordstrand.

6/28/2003 Christopher Kubasik: Glorantha: I'm Confused...
... but not the way you think. Hi everyone. In preperation for the release of HeroQuest I've been digging into Glorantha background material -- both online and in Hero Wars…
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Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Nick Brooke, Mark Galeotti, joshua neff, simon_hibbs, Alai, Bracken, Mike Holmes, AnyaTheBlue, Ron Edwards.

6/21/2003 Rob MacDougall: question re: future HeroQuest releases
Hi all. Ron's preview of HeroQuest over at Pyramid (link will work for subscribers only) may have kicked up a little hand-wringing on the discussion boards about the difference between…
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Participants: Rob MacDougall, Tim Ellis, Nick Brooke.

6/9/2003 MrWrong: So what style HeroQuest Game do you play?
The whole thread on writing a Narratist scenario, really got me thinking what sort of Heroquest game people play. Personally I presently only have time to run HQ at conventions.…
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Participants: MrWrong, Bankuei, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Palashee, simon_hibbs, Christopher Kubasik, Ian Cooper, MarkAdri, Nick Brooke, joshua neff, Magnus widqvist.

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9/5/2003 Palashee: Ring of HeroQuest Narrators
Hi There, I’m a founder member of the Ring of HeroQuest™ Narrators primarily dedicated to increasing the tribe of Glorantha fans and spreading the word about just how good a…
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Participants: Palashee.

9/6/2003 Scripty: How difficult is it to use HQ in other settings?
[quote="Loz"]Also, having played more sessions, I believe it to be a very versatile system and I've been seduced into producing key word conversion for gaming in Moorcock's Young Kingdoms. Folk…
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Participants: Scripty, Bankuei, Mike Holmes, simon_hibbs, Ron Edwards, RaconteurX, Matt Snyder, Nick Brooke, Mac Logo, pete_darby, Ian O'Rourke.

9/8/2003 Nicolas Crost: Winning a contest and getting wounded
Hey everybody, I have a question regarding contests in general and especially fights. Do I understand the rules correctly that there is no way to win a simple or extended…
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Participants: Nicolas Crost, Ian Cooper, newsalor, KingOfFarPoint, pete_darby, kalyptein, UzUztroll, contracycle, Brand_Robins, Mike Holmes, simon_hibbs, Bankuei, Drastic.

9/8/2003 KingOfFarPoint: More about west/east play of RuneQuest (split)
[quote="Ron Edwards"] One difficulty here is that I'm not really talking about freeform vs. rules-heavy at all. [/quote] When Simon mentions that the Tales/Unspoken peoples stuff is 'freeform' he means…
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Participants: KingOfFarPoint, Ian Cooper, Ron Edwards, Peter Nordstrand, Bankuei, contracycle, joshua neff, simon_hibbs, pete_darby, Nick Brooke.

9/8/2003 KingOfFarPoint: Narrative Rights In HeroQuest
Does anyone have any comments on how to handle who has narrative rights in HeroQuest? I ask as a result of some of the comments made in the thread 'Some…
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Participants: KingOfFarPoint, Bankuei, Ron Edwards, Nicolas Crost, simon_hibbs, pete_darby, RaconteurX.

9/9/2003 Nicolas Crost: HeroQuest - Buffy
I remember reading something about a Hero Wars - Buffy conversion in some thread some time ago. But I can´t seem to find it again... Could the someone who did…
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Participants: Nicolas Crost, Brand_Robins.

9/9/2003 russ_cole: Spirit Combat
Animists Practitioners and Shamen gain the magical ability of 'Spirit Face' which as well as allowing them to better sense the Otherworld, can be used as a defence skill against…
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Participants: russ_cole, dunlaing, simon_hibbs.

9/11/2003 Matt Snyder: What whould you ask Greg Stafford?
I'm gearing up for my interview with Greg Stafford as part of the HeroQuest cover story in Daedalus, a new ezine I'm launching in October. The interview will inquire about…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, dunlaing, Bankuei, Ron Edwards, Syam Lantri, Brand_Robins, RaconteurX, Ian Cooper, AnyaTheBlue, Gordon C. Landis, Christopher Kubasik, simon_hibbs.

9/11/2003 Ron Edwards: HeroQuest forum policies - read here first
Hello, Welcome to the Hero Quest forum at the Forge. Hero Quest's publication is arguably one of the most significant events in RPG history, and this forum offers a unique…
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Participants: Ron Edwards.

9/12/2003 Syam Lantri: A Glorantha Campaign Setting Handbook?
Hi folks, I am a newbie in the world of Glorantha, and the lot of information delivered is very (too?) important. Fortunately, I'm not alone to think that way, and…
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Participants: Syam Lantri, Mike Holmes, pete_darby, Ron Edwards, Nick Brooke.

9/17/2003 RaconteurX: Tekumel using HeroQuest
This seems to be a popular current running through the How difficult is it to use HQ in other settings? thread and, per Mike's request, I will begin a new…
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Participants: RaconteurX, Mike Holmes, Ian Cooper, Russell Hoyle.

9/17/2003 RaconteurX: Nephilim using HeroQuest
This is a topic very near and dear to my heart, having been a Nephilim playtester and privy to some truly illuminating private discussion about the deeper mysteries which Sam…
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Participants: RaconteurX, Drastic, AnyaTheBlue, simon_hibbs, GB Steve.

9/19/2003 Palashee: Battlemasters 2003 Con Book For Sale
Hi there, We have a limited number of the Battlemasters 2003 Convention Book for sale. Articles in the Booklet include: Wetware – a Cyberpunk 2020 adventure Master of Battles –…
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Participants: Palashee.

9/19/2003 Drastic: Exalted using HeroQuest
[a href="http://www.mindspring.com/~gardrastic/HQ_Exalted_conversion.html"]My current working conversion.[/a] I hope to bring some Actual Play reports in coming weeks.
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Participants: Drastic, Mike Holmes, Skadedyr, scorpio rising, Blake Hutchins.

9/19/2003 Mike Holmes: Keyword Magic Conversions for Shadow World
I wanted to post the assumptions that I had in making magic Keywords for my Shadow World campaign. This should serve two goals. One, if anyone wants to resurrect that…
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Participants: Mike Holmes, simon_hibbs, Der_Renegat, Brand_Robins.

9/20/2003 Scripty: HELP: How can I keep all these types of magic straight?
So, I'm working my way through my copy of HeroQuest. I've made it through the Narration chapter and I'm up to the HeroQuest chapter. Work has been a bear this…
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Participants: Scripty, Ron Edwards, joshua neff, simon_hibbs, newsalor, Tim Ellis.

9/21/2003 elgorade: Cyberpunk setting?
For some reason, a mix of HQ and urban distopia came to mind. I don't really know wha though, since I've never run/played anything cyberpunkish before. Probably influence by reading…
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Participants: elgorade, Scripty, Peter Nordstrand, contracycle.

9/25/2003 Scripty: ARRGGH! Overcoming players' phobias
So, I'm having a heck of a time introducing HeroQuest to people out here. First off, I play regularly in three groups. It's a drain, but I've just never cut…
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Participants: Scripty, Gordon C. Landis, Ron Edwards, Grex, Mike Holmes, Valamir.

9/27/2003 Scripty: How does Sorcery work?
Briefly, on pg. 155, in HeroQuest, the authors mention Sorcery, and speak a little about how it works. They avoid any amount of detail, however. Can anyone here elaborate on…
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Participants: Scripty, RaconteurX, Ian Cooper, dunlaing, simon_hibbs, Nick Brooke, Ron Edwards, joshua neff, contracycle, pete_darby.

9/30/2003 kalyptein: shifting relationships & hero point cost
I was rereading the chapter on relationships in the HQ book and something that has been bothering me finally gelled. I like that relationships can have a mechanical effect on…
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Participants: kalyptein, Ron Edwards, RaconteurX, simon_hibbs, Mark Galeotti, Drastic.

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