> A New Look for Hero Wars
> Hero Wars is getting a new look! Beginning in October, all Hero Wars
> supplements
> and core books will be released in the "standard game format" of 8.5"x11"
> instead of the line's previous trade paperback format. Most supplements
> will be
> 64 or 72 page books. The first two books to appear in the new format will
be
> Barbarian Adventures (ISS 1401) and Orlanth is Dead! (ISS 1402), which
were
> previously announced as a single title, Sartar Rising.
>
> "This format gives us more flexibility with the line," says Issaries, Inc.
> president Greg Stafford, "and allows us to improve the appearance of our
> books,
> both inside and out. Additionally, we get better display opportunities in
> retail placement if Hero Wars is the standard size."
>
> The Hero Wars Fiction line, whose first offering (The Complete Griselda)
was
> released last week, will remain in the trade paperback format.
>
> Hero Wars Release Schedule Revised
> With the change in format comes a revised release schedule. "With the
narrower
> focus that our new format requires, we will be able to meet this
production
> schedule. The first book is available now, and all four of the books
slated
> for
> release afterwards are in various stages of editing. The core components
of
> the
> next few books are in place, and several additional manuscripts are in
hand as
> well."
>
> September
> The Complete Griselda
> By Oliver Dickinson
> ISS 4502, ISBN 1-929052-11-1, 224 pages (trade paperback format), $17.95
>
> Issaries, Inc.'s Hero Wars Fiction line begins with this book of short
fiction
> by Oliver Dickinson. For years, fans have enjoyed his stories about the
> adventurer Griselda, an adventurer in the city of Pavis whose exploits are
the
> subject of wonder, admiration, and fear. Now, all of his published
stories,
> plus several new ones, are collected into a single book. These
twenty-eight
> short stories about life in the Big Rubble are written in a Damon Runyon
style
> with humor, irony, and an intimate knowledge of life in the ancient ruins.
> Witness the loyalty of Wolfhead the bandit and the cleverness of Hurbie
the
> con
> man. See Griselda's decisive action when confronting swords, and her more
> clumsy ripostes at love. Above all, marvel at her apparent invincibility
as
> she
> defies death and all challengers in Pavis, deadliest city in the Praxian
> wastes.
>
> October
> Barbarian Adventures (Sartar Rising, part 1)
> By Greg Stafford, Robin D. Laws, and friends
> ISS 1401, ISBN 1-929052-05-7, 72 pages (standard format), $14.95
>
> The first scenario book for Hero Wars details typical activities and
unusual
> adventures for Heortling heroes. Seek the advice of the clan Lawspeaker,
fight
> Chaos monstrosities, become embroiled in a blood feud because of a horse,
and
> escort a group of friendly (perhaps more than friendly) healers around the
> countryside.
>
> Also includes a Clan Questionnaire to help players understand the
mythology
> and
> attitudes of their clan.
>
> November
> Orlanth is Dead! (Sartar Rising, part 2)
> By Greg Stafford and friends
> ISS 1402, ISBN 1-929052-15-4, 72 pages (standard format), $14.95
>
> Following close on the heels of Barbarian Adventures, Orlanth is Dead!
begins
> the Sartar Campaign with an epic conflict against the Lunar Empire.
Whitewall
> has fallen, and all across Dragon Pass the winds have stopped. As winter
> deepens and spring fails to come, the rebellion begins in southern Sartar
at
> the supernatural struggle later known as the Battle of Iceland. Despite
the
> epic scope of this Great Event, it is not just for the demigod types, but
for
> any hero who might attain such status! Where will you be when the Hero
Wars
> begin?
>
> Also includes a timeline of the Sartar Campaign, secrets of Kallyr
Starbrow
> and
> the many Argraths, details about the tribes of Sartar, and Hero Wars
> statistics
> for eight great leaders of the rebellion.
>
> December
> Hero's Book
> By Mark Galeotti
> ISS 1002, ISBN 1-929052-13-8, 64 pages (standard format), $12.95
>
> Hero's Book is everything a player needs to know to play Hero Wars. It
> contains
> all of the game's key rules, as well as many tips for creating effective
> heroes, using the rules to their advantage, and role-playing in the world
of
> Glorantha without being intimidated by its vast scope and history. It sets
the
> stage for the new year by being fully compatible with the second edition
> rules,
> but is also of immediate interest and use to players of the first edition.
>
> Also includes twelve beginning characters as examples or even for use as
> players' first heroes.
>
> January
> A Promise of Thunder
> By Robin D. Laws
> ISS 4503, ISBN 1-929052-14-6, 224 pages (trade paperback format), $17.95
>
> Issaries, Inc. is proud to offer this novel by well-known author and game
> designer Robin D. Laws. A Promise of Thunder is a full-length novel about
> young
> Tarkalor, the forgotten son of the royal family of the Kingdom of Sartar.
The
> young prince struggles with the burden of royal blood and divine descent
> during
> Sartar's war against the Lunar Empire.
>
> Robin comments, "I've always wanted to write fiction set in Glorantha. My
> Tarkalor novel deals with the nature of heroism, the clash of ideologies,
and
> passionate family conflict; all perfect for good fiction. Not just good
gaming
> fiction, but good fiction, period."
>
> February
> Hero Wars (2nd edition)
> By Robin D. Laws, Greg Stafford, and friends
> ISS 1001, ISBN 1-929052-12-X, 256 pages (standard format), price TBA.
>
> Issaries, Inc. announces the second edition of its Hero Wars role-playing
> game.
> This edition contains the contents of Hero Wars (ISS 1101) and the former
> Narrator's Book (ISS 1104), which have been revised, re-edited, and laid
> out in
> a completely new format. It contains the complete rules for Hero Wars,
> including
> beginner-friendly Character Creation, new rules for Hero Bands, simplified
> Contest resolution, and streamlined Magic systems. New scenarios, a new
> heroquest, and over a dozen hero bands help to breathe new life into the
rules
> for players and narrators alike.
>
> All previous Hero Wars supplements remain fully compatible with these
revised
> rules.
>
> Spring 2002
> Orlanthi Narrator's Kit
> ISS 1501, ISBN 1-929052-16-2, price TBA
>
> This gaming screen contains all important tables from the revised Hero
Wars
> rules on the narrator's side, and bears a stunning piece of artwork on the
> reverse made up of the covers of Thunder Rebels, Storm Tribe, Barbarian
> Adventures , and Orlanth is Dead! Scheduled contents include a large
> full-color
> map of Sartar, a Heortling wall calendar, Orlanthi-specific character
sheets,
> and a Clan Record Sheet.
>
> Adventures in Dragon Pass (Sartar Rising, part 3)
> By Greg Stafford and friends
> ISS 1403, ISBN 1-929052-17-0, standard format, price TBA
>
> This third book of the Sartar Campaign provides new scenarios for heroes.
> Travel to the Grazelands to free your kinsmen from their horse-riding
masters.
> Heroquest to gain great powers with which to fight the Lunars. Explore the
> wondrous land of Dragon Pass, from Sartar to the Shaker Temple, from Beast
> Valley to the shadows of the troll land of Dagori Inkarth.
>
> Imperial Lunar Handbook, part 1
> By Greg Stafford and friends
> ISS 1302, ISBN 1-929052-04-9, standard format, price TBA
>
> The Imperial Lunar Handbook provides an insider's look at the vast Lunar
> Empire.
> It gives players a look past the facade of evil and decadence and into the
> brilliance and liberty of the great Empire, and instructs heroes on how to
> live
> in it. The Empire is a fusion of many disparate regions, each with its own
> customs and magic. Over all the Red Moon shines down, and the Son of the
> Goddess rules.
>
> Volume 1 details the Lunar Empire and the religion of the Red Goddess that
> holds it together. Future volumes will concentrate on the most important
> regions within the Empire, including Dara Happa, Rinliddi, and Carmania.
>
>
>
> Stephen Martin
> Issaries, Inc. 900 Murmansk St., Suite 5; Oakland, CA 94607
> Phone: (510) 452 1648 Fax: (510) 302 0385
> Publisher of Hero Wars, Roleplaying in Glorantha
> See our site at: <http://www.herowars.com/>www.HeroWars.com
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