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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.

9/19/2003 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 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.

9/17/2003 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.

9/17/2003 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.

9/12/2003 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.

9/11/2003 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.

9/11/2003 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.

9/9/2003 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.

9/9/2003 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.

9/8/2003 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.

9/8/2003 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 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.

9/6/2003 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.

9/5/2003 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.

9/3/2003 kalyptein: Some magic questions, among others
Got my HQ book last week and I've been pouring over it for a while. I'm totally new to the system (and the world), so I'm hoping some of you…
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Participants: kalyptein, Mike Holmes, Peter Nordstrand, Bankuei, newsalor, dunlaing, Tim Ellis, elgorade, KingOfFarPoint, Wulf, Ron Edwards.

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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Participants: dunlaing.

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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.

9/30/2003 Robert Calder: Conversion: Engel-Quest
Hello, I'm considering running Engel in the near future. The d20 rules included in the English translation are garbage, and for some reason, the Arkana rules (published via web in…
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Participants: Robert Calder, Emmerson.

10/1/2003 Scripty: Preparation for HeroQuest
With my first real sessions of HeroQuest (set in Hyborea) coming up within a week, I thought it would be nice to seek the advice of those more experienced than…
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Participants: Scripty, dunlaing, Mike Holmes, RaconteurX, Ron Edwards, Ian Charvill.

10/2/2003 Mike Holmes: Boosts and Permenance
From this thread: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=8180 An adventure centering around dealing with Bob killing Joe's family will give a sizable boost to "Hate Bob" for duration of that adventure; if the player's…
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Participants: Mike Holmes, RaconteurX, newsalor, simon_hibbs, dunlaing, Ron Edwards, Ian Charvill, Scripty, Ian Cooper, contracycle, Michael Bowman.

10/5/2003 epweissengruber: Torontonian HeroQuesters?
I was wondering if any Glorantha fans in the GTA (that's Greater Toronto Area) would like to get together to celebrate, enjoy and kibbitz about the newly arived Hero Quest.…
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Participants: epweissengruber, RaconteurX.

10/10/2003 demiurgeastaroth: HeroQuest Extended Contests
Is there any difference in the way extended contests work between Hero Wars and HeroQuest? For example, more mechanistic ability to tell what's exactly happening between the beginning and end,…
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Participants: demiurgeastaroth, Peter Nordstrand, simon_hibbs, Ron Edwards, dunlaing, Brand_Robins, joshua neff, GB Steve, Bankuei, RaconteurX, Mike Holmes.

10/12/2003 Scripty: First Session of Hyborea/HQ and, boy, do I need help
The first session of my Hyborea/HQ game took place last Monday. I'm glad that I stepped back from it a while to let it settle in my head a bit,…
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Participants: Scripty, Ron Edwards, Brand_Robins, simon_hibbs, Mike Holmes, AnyaTheBlue, RaconteurX, Valamir.

10/12/2003 elgorade: unequal extended contests?
Two questions about the mechanics and synamics of extended contests. 1) Assume the contest is unequal. One side has managed to work the situation such that they have a master…
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Participants: elgorade, Brand_Robins, Peter Nordstrand, GB Steve, simon_hibbs, Mike Holmes.

10/12/2003 epweissengruber: Setting the Basis for an Extended Contest: Critiques?
I was hoping to turn this discussion of Extended contests into a wider discussion of the Narrative game mechanics at work in HQ. I don't have my rulebooks with me…
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Participants: epweissengruber, Ron Edwards, RaconteurX, contracycle, simon_hibbs, GB Steve, MarkAdri, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Ian Charvill.

10/12/2003 simon_hibbs: Crunchy Contests (rules variant) (split)
Ok, it's time for me to come clean o this one. I don't have anything against the AP/extended contest system. I've payed games using it quite happily and would do…
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Participants: simon_hibbs, dunlaing, Ron Edwards, MrWrong.

10/16/2003 Matt Snyder: HeroQuest main feature in Daedalus e-zine
As you may have seen, the first issue of Daedalus, a new e-zine dedicated to role-playing, is now available: http://www.chimera.info/daedalus/ HeroQuest fans will be very interested to read the informative…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, MrWrong, Ron Edwards, Brand_Robins, RaconteurX, Scripty.

10/16/2003 joshua neff: rape in glorantha
I just read Ron's Daedalus article on Thed & rape in Glorantha, but I didn't want to tack my reactions onto the other Daedalus thread, just in case anyone else…
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Participants: joshua neff, Ron Edwards, Mac Logo, Mike Holmes, AnyaTheBlue, ethan_greer, RaconteurX, Valamir, Kao Nashi.

10/17/2003 Mac Logo: Kill Bill - the Heroquest
Kind of obvious really. The Bride's journey is plainly a tragic heroquest. So I'm not going to go into any detail. I bring up the subject because I had a…
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Participants: Mac Logo, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

10/17/2003 Ron Edwards: More Thed material - Inuit mythology
Hello, Julie (jrs) first tipped me off to this connection, which I'd known nothing about. It's not research if you just hit a Search button, but regardless, the Inuit Myths…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, RaconteurX, Brand_Robins, pete_darby, kalyptein, Donald.

10/19/2003 Scripty: A Question About Simple Contest Stalemates -- The Giant Tick
This question should be easy to answer, but (for me) it isn't. In fact, I don't much have an answer to it. It is most likely that I am thinking…
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Participants: Scripty, Peter Nordstrand, Ron Edwards, kalyptein, Ian Cooper, Valamir, Mike Holmes, soru.

10/20/2003 droog: Masses of followers
Hello, Forge. I've been reading stuff here for a few weeks, mainly on this forum. I'd now like to ask a question, and I hope it's not a silly one.…
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Participants: droog, Ron Edwards, Peter Nordstrand, Mac Logo, Donald, RaconteurX, Mike Holmes.

10/20/2003 Matt Snyder: Simple rules question (masteries)
Help my addled brain recall the mechanic for Masteries.... Suppose we have two opponents with the following ability ratings: 2W1 vs. 3W1. Now, if I recall my reading rightly, Masteries…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Deadstop, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Valamir.

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