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12/3/2003 kalyptein: DnDQuest
With all the threads about porting the HQ system to other games, here's just what you need...another one! I've been DMing a long running game (3 years now). It started…
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Participants: kalyptein, hix, soru, Scripty, Calithena, Der_Renegat.

12/1/2003 simon_hibbs: HQ and LotR
I'd like to address this subject more directly, and in a way that isn't just concerned with assignign ratings and heroic scales to characters, but addresses the whole issue of…
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Participants: simon_hibbs, soru, HMT, Mac Logo, newsalor, Mike Holmes, Donald, Der_Renegat, Valamir, Jaif, Eero Tuovinen, RaconteurX, Calithena, Ian Cooper.

11/27/2003 Der_Renegat: The Hero Scale 2 (split)
Very impressive post mr. Mike Holmes! Enlightening for the understanding of HQ rules and the understanding of the lord of the rings, too - really! I wonder how you would…
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Participants: Der_Renegat, Christopher Kubasik, RaconteurX, newsalor, soru, Ron Edwards, HMT, Mac Logo, Scripty, Donald, simon_hibbs, droog, Mike Holmes.

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.

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.

11/21/2003 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.

11/20/2003 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.

11/11/2003 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.

11/4/2003 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.

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.

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 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.

10/28/2003 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.

10/27/2003 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.

10/25/2003 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.

10/23/2003 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.

10/20/2003 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.

10/20/2003 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.

10/19/2003 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.

10/17/2003 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.

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12/4/2003 Draigh: Stupid Question
Is the same HeroQuest that Milton Bradley put out? Or did that become WarhammerQuest?
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Participants: Draigh, pete_darby.

12/7/2003 doubtofbuddha: Greetings and Campaign Notes....
Hello, I just wanted to send my greetings to the forum, as I just joined. :) I am a big fan of HeroQuest (and was of Hero Wars before it)…
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Participants: doubtofbuddha, Donald, Mike Holmes, simon_hibbs, Calithena, Russell Hoyle, Paul Watson, Valamir, Scripty, Ron Edwards, J B Bell.

12/8/2003 MrWrong: Heroic Tales competition
Apologies in advance if this is an inappropriate place to post this. Heroic Tales is a new section on the Ring of HeroQuest Narrators' website( http://www.rhqn.com) which features Adventure seeds…
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Participants: MrWrong, Brand_Robins.

12/11/2003 Jaif: Glorantha at sea?
I'm still reading the rules to heroquest, but I've already decided that "me likey". So at times when I can't read the rules (work is so pesky), I've been thinking…
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Participants: Jaif, simon_hibbs, Donald, Calithena, droog, Mike Holmes, RaconteurX, Ian Cooper, Ludoch, buserian.

12/11/2003 Calithena: Dragon Magic
Hi folks - I posted this on rpg.net but am not getting much feedback, so I thought I'd see if anyone nibbled here. Basically, this isn't Glorantha, and I haven't…
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Participants: Calithena, RaconteurX, Mike Holmes, epweissengruber, soru.

12/16/2003 Smithy: Creating New Keywords
Hi All, I've recently picked up Heroquest and I have found this forum a great help in understanding the core rules and just how versatile the system can be. What…
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Participants: Smithy, Calithena, Mike Holmes, Scripty.

12/21/2003 Jaif: This game reminds me of marvel (old game)
One of the major features of the marvel system was the one-size-fits-all mechanic: the FEAT table. Along with a consistant rating system for all abilities, this core mechanic made it…
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Participants: Jaif, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Michael S. Miller, Deacon Blues, Scripty.

12/27/2003 Jaif: Amber?
I'm curious - are there any amber -to- heroquest conversions posted out there? It seems a natural fit for someone who wants a bit more system in their amber game.…
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Participants: Jaif, RaconteurX, Mike Holmes.

12/28/2003 Jaif: Fatigue?
Are there any fatigue rules in Heroquest? I've looked, but I haven't seen anything. In case that's not clear; Imagine a scene from Master & Commander - a particularily bad…
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Participants: Jaif, doubtofbuddha, Scripty.

12/29/2003 Mortaneus: Sneaking
I was just reading the thread regarding the giant tick, and it has helped me understand quite a bit more about game-flow in HQ. A question, however: How do you…
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Participants: Mortaneus, doubtofbuddha, RaconteurX, Mike Holmes, Der_Renegat, Scripty.

12/29/2003 doubtofbuddha: Hero Points
How does everyone handle the usage of hero points in their games for ability development? My main question is that it seems that most of the examples in the book…
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Participants: doubtofbuddha, RaconteurX, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, soru, buserian, simon_hibbs.

12/29/2003 xiombarg: Chargen and Magic
Okay, I finally got around to reading my copy of HeroQuest, and the most confusing thing for me was magic, particularly in chargen. In particular, I'm talking about list-based chargen.…
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Participants: xiombarg, Peter Nordstrand, RaconteurX, joshua neff, Mike Holmes, TheLHF, Ian Cooper, Calithena, Nick Brooke.

12/31/2003 Balbinus: Xenophon, range and HQ mechanics
Which is probably a more interesting title than this thread merits. In Xenophon's the Persian Expedition at one point Xenophon and the Greeks are being harassed by Persian archers and…
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Participants: Balbinus, Brand_Robins, Donald, contracycle, epweissengruber, Mike Holmes, soru.

1/3/2004 Paradoxdruid: Using HeroQuest for Exalted- play report and musings
On the advice of Ian Noble from RPG.net, I'm cross-posting my group's first experience with HeroQuest here. I think it's a neat system, but we did have some problems. I'm…
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Participants: Paradoxdruid, Brand_Robins.

1/6/2004 Balbinus: Spending or saving Hero Points
Hi all, I ran HeroQuest for the first time last night (of which more later) and one specific problem arose, one I very much doubt is unique. The characters started…
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Participants: Balbinus, Brand_Robins, Nick Brooke, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, buserian, simon_hibbs, lightcastle.

1/7/2004 Smithy: Transhuman Space & Heroquest
So I am almost finished reading the HQ rules and I have never been so excited about a system. I've already got plans to use it for a fantasy campaign…
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Participants: Smithy, Mark Galeotti, RaconteurX, soru.

1/8/2004 Dev: GM wanted to demo HQ at Con (Vericon, Boston, MA)
ALong with my friends, I run a convention - VeriCon - that takes place Jan 30 - Feb 1st, 2004, and is lots of affordably kickassed fun. There will be…
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Participants: Dev, RaconteurX, Deacon Blues, buserian.

1/9/2004 Balbinus: Incompetent starting characters
One of the things I've found a little frustrating in HQ is how often it seems that truly innovative mechanics are married to remarkably traditional roleplaying assumptions. One such assumption…
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Participants: Balbinus, Ian Cooper, Der_Renegat, simon_hibbs, soru, Paul Watson, Mike Holmes, Donald.

1/13/2004 Balbinus: Historical HeroQuest actual play
Hi, I posted this originally on rpg.net in response to a query there but thought that it would be of interest to folk here as well. Rather than go into…
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Participants: Balbinus, Mike Holmes, simon_hibbs, Thierry Michel.

1/14/2004 bluegargantua: Providing Challenge in Adventures
Hi, So I'm assembling a quick one-shot for our local gaming group to test out the HQ system. We're just curious to take the system out for a spin and…
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Participants: bluegargantua, Mike Holmes, Ian Cooper, Peter Nordstrand, Brand_Robins, RaconteurX, Scripty.

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