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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 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 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.

10/10/2003 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.

10/5/2003 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.

10/2/2003 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.

10/1/2003 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.

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.

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.

9/27/2003 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.

9/25/2003 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.

9/21/2003 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.

9/20/2003 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.

9/19/2003 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.

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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.

10/23/2003 Kao Nashi: Humakt, Rashoran, and justice (split from rape/Glorantha)
Great answer, Ron; thanks for taking the time. I hope this is also capturing the interest of others because we have few examples of really fundamental HQs: things that address…
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Participants: Kao Nashi, Ron Edwards, RaconteurX, newsalor, Jane, Mac Logo, nuanarpoq, Mark Galeotti, Ian Cooper, simon_hibbs, MarkAdri.

10/25/2003 RaconteurX: Space 1889 using HeroQuest
This notion came to me while discussing which systems seemed best-suited to capture the flavor of the steampunk, pulps, and scientific romance sub-genres. The research and development of inventions, gadgets,…
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Participants: RaconteurX, Donald, AnyaTheBlue, Stewart Stansfield.

10/27/2003 Scripty: Oh, the Horror... (An Invitation to HeroQuest Brainstorming)
Hello, all. First, let me qualify this by saying that it is more of a brainstorming exercise than an actual question or criticism of the HeroQuest system. HeroQuest is a…
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Participants: Scripty, Mike Holmes, simon_hibbs.

10/28/2003 Ron Edwards: Slavery, morality, and changing times
Hi there, This thread is picking up from the final two posts in Humakt, Rashoran, and justice. The first of the post was still fairly-well integrated with the original thread,…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Donald, Ian Cooper, simon_hibbs, Mac Logo, Valamir, bluegargantua, Peter Nordstrand, simondale, newsalor, epweissengruber, soru.

10/31/2003 dunlaing: Gamma World HQ
It sounds like Gamma World D20 is bad (seperate from the "D20" part even). What would Gamma World HQ look like? Would you define Homeland keywords? Would there need to…
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Participants: dunlaing, Scripty, RaconteurX, Mike Holmes.

10/31/2003 a_verheaghe: help a lazy guy out w/what my Greek father told me
I'm working on keywords for a Heroic Greek campaign which I'll gladly share when finished. But, I really was hoping some creative writer could step up and help with a…
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Participants: a_verheaghe, epweissengruber, Mithras.

10/31/2003 Gordon C. Landis: What is a HeroQuest?
[quote="Valamir"][quote]To veer over to the Illiad example. Greek heroquesters might look for ways to resolve the rift between Achillies and Agammemnon -- but if they suddenly turned it around and…
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Participants: Gordon C. Landis, simondale, Mac Logo, Spooky Fanboy, simon_hibbs.

11/4/2003 Mike Holmes: Shadow World Keywords - Races?
OK, I have a dumb question. Well, I hope it's not dumb, anyhow. Looking at my work on creating Keywords for the races in Shadow World, I note that one…
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Participants: Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, dunlaing.

11/11/2003 Peter Nordstrand: HeroQuest demos
Hello, I have recently submitted three HeroQuest scenarios to my local convention, and I would like to hear your input. I haven’t written the scenarios yet, but the deadlines were…
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Participants: Peter Nordstrand, bluegargantua, pete_darby.

11/20/2003 dunlaing: What should I do this week?
My players are playing a bunch of monster race characters. One of them has an order of priests* that he's feuding with. I decided that they had hired a sorcerer/demon…
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Participants: dunlaing, pete_darby, simondale, Mike Holmes.

11/21/2003 Jabberwocky: Feng Shui -> Heroquest Conversion
I'm currently in the midst of running a campaign of Feng Shui, and am toying with the idea of converting to the Heroquest rules. So far, I've decided to treat…
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Participants: Jabberwocky, Mike Holmes, dunlaing, Scripty, RaconteurX.

11/23/2003 Calithena: Anaxial's Roster
Are they planning a new version for HeroQuest, or has that already been done, or are they just going to stick with the old version even though there have been…
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Participants: Calithena, Peter Nordstrand, Der_Renegat, Ron Edwards, pete_darby, Mark Galeotti.

11/26/2003 Der_Renegat: HQ for Cyberpunk and strength ratings of cyborgs
Hey! I love the whole cyberpunk genre, especially in manga comics like Appleseed, Ghost in the Shell, Eden and Blame! While its really easy to adapt most aspects of HQ…
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Participants: Der_Renegat, Donald, soru, Mac Logo, Scripty, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Valamir, simon_hibbs.

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