Ethaniel
> TALES FROM THE GLORANTHA TRADING ASSOCIATION
> Longest Day (June, 2001)
>
> Hail to Thee from the Glorantha Trading Association. Issaries, Inc. has
> finally
> gotten the Observers list compiled and sorted. We're happy to
> finally be able
> to include you. If you've been wondering if you were forgotten
> altogether, the
> answer is no, things are just embarassingly slow in getting fully
> organized.
> Sorry for that. From now on, you'll get a copy of Tales from the GTA each
> quarter, when it goes out to the GTA's Heroes, Runemasters, and
> Initiates. In
> addition, you will receive announcements from Issaries about
> books and news.
>
> You've hopefully noticed that Hero Wars is not only out, but that
> there are
> great supplements coming out more and more regularly. You'll really like
> Thunder
> Rebels (the Orlanthi source book) and brand new is Storm Tribe
> (the Orlanthi
> cult compendium. Both contain lots of brand new information, even
> for people
> who actually own a copy of Cults of Prax! Anaxial's Roster is the major
> bestiary
> that adds a lot to the Deluxe Hero Wars core rules. And more is
> on the way.
>
> If you're address is not up to date, or you know someone who'd
> also like to be
> a Hero Wars Observer, drop us a line at <gta_at_...>. You
> receive this
> newsletter as an observer of the GTA, and you can remove your
> name from this
> mailing list with an email saying "NO OBSERVER" to
> <gta_at_...>. We are
> aware that some of you might be receiveing this newsletter at multiple
> addresses, or might even be a paid member of the GTA. If any of this has
> occured, we apologize; we did everything reasonably possible to
> remove such
> duplications. Just let us know, and we will remove all such duplications.
>
> Below you'll find tales about:
> Best of Glorantha 2000 - Well Done
> Lunar Lands Mapped!
> Just Over the Next Rise
> Issaries Convention Schedule
> The Masks of Pavis
> The Glorantha Tribe wants YOU!
> Glorantha Trading Association News
> David Hall Apotheosized
> Gloranthan Releases Available from Wizards Attic
> Unspoken Words in Print
> Griffin Mountain Reborn
> Parting Shot: A Drawing!
>
> BEST OF GLORANTHA 2000 - WELL DONE
> The GTA has voted, and the Best of Glorantha 2000 have been named.
> Congratulations, may the Tribe remain ascendant. The winners are:
>
> King of Dragon Pass, Best of the Best
> King of Dragon Pass, Best Visual Art
> King of Dragon Pass, Best Play Aid
> Jeff Kyer's Chasing Kites, Best Hero Wars Scenario
> Mark Galeotti's Gagarth's Wolves Heroband, Best Hero Wars Description
> Wesley Quadros, Best Glorantha Website
> Tales of the Reaching Moon #18, Best Glorantha in Print
> Graham Robinson's Extended Contests without AP, Best Hero Wars House Rule
> John Boyle's Road of Kings, Best Glorantha Short Fiction
> Introduction to the Hero Wars, Best Issaries Inc Publication
> Nick Brooke's Songbook, Spirit of Glorantha
>
> To my mild surprise, the majority of these champions are not
> North Americans,
> despite the GTA center of gravity. Will the Old World dominate
> next year too?
>
> By the way, Graham's House Rules have moved, and been expanded, see
> <http://gjr.thestableyard.net/glorantha/hw/house_rules.html>
>
> With the improvements I see so far, the Best of Glorantha 2001
> will be a tough
> contest, too. So get your stuff ready.
>
> LUNAR LANDS MAPPED!
> I managed to get one of the gorgeous maps of the Lunar Lands, recently
> revealed
> by Mark Galeotti. The map by Wesley Quadros and Martin Laurie is
> much bigger
> and more precise than their web version of it at Issaries, for which see
> <http://www.issaries.com/new/maps_lunar.html>.
>
> This one is printed in color, 59+ x 70 cm on glossy paper. A real
> value at �17
> or $27, says this map lover. Sterling checks payable to
> `M.Galeotti & S.Bray'
> sent with a note of your address, to PO Box 278, Crewe CW3 9YY
> England. Or,
> you
> can use Paypal, transferring $27 to
> <Mark_at_...>. Then,
> email Mark saying you have done this transfer, and give him a
> postal address
> for your map.
>
> JUST OVER THE NEXT RISE
> Issaries has more Hero Wars material coming. Next should be
> Hero's Book (a new
> player's guide to Hero Wars) and The Complete Griselda (short
> fiction set in
> Pavis, by Oliver Dickinson) in July, followed by Sartar Rising in
> August. The
> 2nd edition of Hero Wars should come soon there after, and an Orlanthi
> Narrator's Kit follows that correction edition.
>
> And in the middle distance, I see ...
>
> "A Promise of Thunder," Robin D. Laws' full novel of Tarkalor as a young
> man. A
> complete novel from a major Gloranthan game designer, the book reveals
> Tarkalor's early reluctance and the burden of royal blood and
> divine descent
> during Sartar's War with the Lunar Empire, before he becomes the
> greatest king
> of Sartar. Self contained, there are no hanging endings in this brand new
> tale.
>
> Robin is known for his fiction such as Pierced Heart and The Rough & the
> Smooth,
> as well as roleplaying games like Feng Shui and Hero Wars. Laws 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."
>
> ISSARIES CONVENTION SCHEDULE
> Contrary to our practice in previous years, Origins and GenCon
> are going to be
> devoid of the presence of Issaries, Inc. in 2001.
>
> Wizard's Attic will represent us by selling product. If you need to get an
> item, please go to them and buy it. GTA members and people wishing to play
> Hero
> Wars can also use the Wizard's Attic booth as a meeting place.
>
> Normally, we attend these conventions because it is a chance to spend some
> time
> face to face with fans, to promote the game in person, and to
> make business
> contacts. This year, the value of those activities is outweighed by the
> expense
> of going and also by a unique opportunity that Greg has to
> perform service to
> extraordinary people. Put another way, "Would I rather go to the 25th
> convention in a row, or take the time to help out the teacher who saved my
> life?" No question for me.
>
> THE MASKS OF PAVIS
> Another new item has surfaced. The Masks of Pavis is a Ye Book of
> Tentacles
> -produced book of scenarios and other information on Pavis, mostly by Ian
> Thomson. It was originally called Pavis & Big Rubble Companion part 2 as
> part 1
> was in YBoT 3. Ian has single handedly nearly doubled the number
> of Hero Wars
> scenarios, and all of these are integrated with each others and other
> published
> material. Masks includes character creation developed for Multisim by
> Issaries,
> Inc. This book works for both Runequest and Hero Wars, so Glorantha fans
> unite!
> For purchase information, ask Fabian Kuechler
> <tentacles.press_at_...>.
>
> THE GLORANTHA TRIBE WANTS YOU!
> The Hero Wars are at a critical point. The material is there, the
> new material
> keeps coming and it's high quality, but not everyone has heard
> how the Storm
> Tribe is rising. You can make a difference to Glorantha if you'll
> take on a
> specific or regular responsibility:
>
> (1) post a thoughtful online review of each Hero Wars publication, see
> <http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_4375.html> or
> <http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_3982.html>
>
> Note that the rpg.net database index is quite poor ... at last
> count I note at
> least 5 reviews of Hero Wars books that are not shown in the archive, and
> (when
> they do show) three publishers appear "Issary", "Issaries,Inc"
> and "Issaries
> Inc"! And www.gamingoutpost.com has no Hero Wars reviews at all.
>
> Be sure to drop a note to <gta_at_...> when you post, as we hope to
> have
> a Reviews page up on the web site soon.
>
> (2) If you like to web surf or follow rpg related news groups, how about
> periodically checking for new Hero Wars postings, and correcting
> omissions or
> adding your own point of view?
>
> (3) If you're going to Origins or GenCon, let's get together.
> Wouldn't it be
> great if there was 1 or 2 pickup Hero Wars sessions? Are you game
> enough to be
> part of it? Who knows, if there's enough interest, we could have
> a GTA members
> only game! Since Issaries won't be able to attend, maybe the Wizards Attic
> booth is the place to leave me a note on how to reach you and
> what times would
> be good.
>
> (4) The official Glorantha web site is updated regularly with new
> material. Go
> to <www.HeroWars.com> to learn about the Lunar Army, check the
> errata, read
> about Tentacles, and look in wonder on brand new maps of Slontos, southern
> Sartar, and the Shadow Plateau. Coming soon: Hero Wars keywords for the
> gods of
> Pavis!
>
> GLORANTHA TRADING ASSOCIATION NEWS
> The Glorantha Trading association now boasts a total of 220
> members, including
> 1 Demi-God, 26 Heroes, 38 Runemasters, and 155 Initiates. We
> don't know the
> exact number of Observers, but it is in the neighborhood of 1000!
>
> The Glorantha Trading Association is still open to new members!
> If you want to
> become an Initiate, Rune Master, or Hero and gain all of their fabulouus
> benefits (including free books and excluusive access to
> Gloranthan information
> on-line), go to <www.HeroWars.com/inc/gta.html> or email
> <gta_at_...>
> for information! We would love to see you rise in the tribe!
>
> DAVID HALL APOTHEOSIZED
> Issaries Thanks David Hall
> (Kudos by Greg Stafford, to appear also in Tales of the Reaching Moon 20)
>
> After a time of great brilliance, darkness descended upon the
> realm. Panic,
> depression and despair marched forward, armed like gladiators and
> as hungry as
> emptiness. Darkness descended over all. Glorantha was doomed.
>
> A spark endured. Among men a fire burned. The light reached from
> the ruins and
> glowed from afar. Unquenchable, its beautiful spark kept the tribe of
> Glorantha
> alive.
>
> Oh, let us see too that it flickers, troubled by cold winds, misunderstood
> communiqu�s, and bad magics sent from the gods far away in the Underworld.
> Truly, it seems alone in the world. It burns, and by its light,
> we look at all
> these pretty pictures, facts and insights.
>
> I cannot ever forget the day I met David in person. My wife and I
> were wearing
> our motorcycle jackets and were ending our travels that day as guests at
> Conjunction, toting our luggage and pretty tired after cruising
> those English
> �roads� all day to get to Cambridge. Mr. Hall was not host that day, just
> another guest and frankly, I was a bit nervous to meet him. He had already
> published a bunch of great magazines during a time when I had been unable
> to do
> much myself for Glorantha. I was aware of the flame borne by him,
> and frankly
> had not yet figured the way to communicate my appreciation. At
> first we were
> each, -- um, shocked? Or just shy shall we say? Me in leathers,
> David in his
> most casual dress-down for the convention, which to me still looked like
> formal
> accounting fashion. Nonetheless, barriers broke when we spoke,
> and the common
> ground of Glorantha opened before us.
>
> Although I have sometimes stumbled in my dialogue, the Tales of
> the Reaching
> Moon have not. For years David has guided Tales to provide
> information through
> a drought in my own output.
>
> Thanks in part to David the spark is a fire again and with the
> new Hero Wars
> game it is as if the very cosmos around Glorantha has changed. The fire is
> different, and although I look upon the movement of David and Tales to a
> different place, it is for happy personal reasons and in a good way.
>
> I am happy to have this opportunity in the last issue of Tales to
> personally
> thank you David, for the loyalty, creativity and good work you
> have done for
> Glorantha, Issaries and me. In recognition of this service, which
> truly cannot
> be measured, Issaries is honored to grant to you the most
> esteemed status in
> our GTA tribe. We are proud to announce this here, for all of the best to
> see.
>
> David Hall is a Demi-God of the Glorantha Tribe
> With all honors and privileges granted therefore.
>
> GLORANTHA PRODUCTS AVAILABLE FROM WIZARDS ATTIC
> Wizard's Attic carries all kinds of Glorantha stuff. In addition to the
> forthcoming Griffin Mountain reprint (and additional copies of
> the Pavis & Big
> Rubble reprint), they offer The Masks of Pavis, Tradetalk 8, and
> Tales of the
> Reaching Moon 19. Check out
> <<http://www.wizards-attic.com/IssariesSoon.html>http://www.wizard
> s-attic.co
> m/IssariesSoon.html> and
> <<http://www.wizards-attic.com/NewReleases.html>http://www.wizards
> -attic.co
> m/NewReleases.html>
>
> UNSPOKEN WORDS IN PRINT
> If you like the Lunar Map offered for sale by Mark Galeotti, you'll be
> interested in his new Glorantha publication too. The 68 page
> Unspoken Word is
> now out, by subscription from the UK. It will also be carried by Wizard's
> Attic.
>
> UW #1 includes the official Cult of Maran, including Greg's narrative of a
> pilgrim's progress to the temple. UW1 also has Greg's unpublished notes on
> Tarsh history, with Shaun Appleby's maps showing its evolution from its
> scouring during the Dragonkill to the late fifteenth century, plus a
> full-color
> map by Wesley Quadros (Arim's Footsteps to the Warnstone, with an
> illustrated
> gazetteer). He also promises detail on Furthest (complete with
> street map),
> Talfort and Copper Town. Simon Bray's illustrations accompany Tarshite NPC
> summaries. Peter Metcalfe and David Dunham contribute too. Martin Laurie
> describes the Army of Tarsh, Shieldwall Regiments to the Kingslayers.
>
> Single issues cost �7 (cheque)or $11 through the PayPal service, one-year
> subscription (3 issues) costs �20/$30. For orders to the rest of
> the world,
> the
> rates are �8/$11 and �22/$33, respectively. Prices include P&P (airmail
> printed
> rate for overseas orders). Mark says you can send cheques in UK
> sterling at
> the
> sterling rates above, payable to `M Galeotti & S Bray' to The Unspoken
> Word, PO
> Box 278, Crewe CW3 9YY, UK. Alternatively, transfers sent to
> <Mark_at_...>, through the Paypal system
> <http://www.paypal.com>.
>
> GRIFFIN MOUNTAIN REBORN
> With the efforts of Rick Meints and Moon Design Productions,
> Griffin Mountain
> has been reprinted along with new material. It will have all 256
> pages of the
> original plus magazine articles about Balazaring clans, a section
> on running
> Gloranthan campaigns by Greg Stafford, and several pages of
> designer's notes.
> He says he's added in new bits that were in Griffin Island, like Granny
> Keeneye,
> the maps of the major Inns in the three Citadels, and some of the player
> handouts. Hurrah!
>
> Hardcover UK �40 (US $60), Softcover UK �25 (US $40), prices include
> international shipping. It can be advance ordered, for expected
> shipping on
> June 24 (just after midsummer). You can pay in UK pounds by check
> or postal
> money order, in US dollars by money orders or Paypal to <RJMeints_at_...>.
> Orders and attaboys go to: Rick Meints, 22 Foxglove Road, Rush
> Green, Romford
> RM7 0YQ, UK
>
> Issaries will also offer GM through Wizards Attic in mid July, which might
> save
> US buyers some postage.
>
> Future reprints are planned, including Cults of Prax, Cults of Terror,
> Borderlands, and Plunder!
>
> PARTING SHOT
> A Drawing!
>
> As originally promised, Issaries will hold its first general GTA
> drawing! On
> July 2nd, Issaries will select two non-paid GTA members at random
> to receive a
> gift copy of Storm Tribe autographed by Greg Stafford! To be
> eligible for this
> drawing, we must receive an email message from you by July 1st to
> <gta_at_...> by July 1st. To ensure that we do not overlook your
> message,
> ensure that you put GTA STORM TRIBE DRAWING in the subject line of the
> message.
>
> HawkBear aka Mark Leymaster
> <gta_at_...>
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