> Are the myths included in the wonderful King of Dragon
> Pass computer strategy game considered Gloranthan -
> official?
Hmm, I could have sworn I answered this recently...
KoDP is a licensed Hero Wars product. However, it came out before Hero Wars, so it's subject to Gregging (i.e. being superseded by Greg Stafford's later works).
Alex on animism
> > But isn't it a bit esoteric for those who are more
> > concerned with trying to figure out how to play the game?
>
> Probably. Unless they're trying to figure out how to play Praxians,
> or Pentans, or Grazers, of course... Though, and Steve will correct me
> if I'm wrong, I'm sure, I don't think the 'charter' of the group is
> particularised to 'figuring out how to play them game'.
It's not clear to me why most people wouldn't actually use the rulebook to play Grazers, rather than worry about what's pure animism or not. According to the keywords that Greg and I wrote, Grazers use fetishes or integrate, depending on circumstances (such as age group or the spirit in question). My guess is the Pentans are fairly similar. As for Praxians, their draft keywords are somewhere at www.glorantha.com.
BTW, I think it was me who wrote the bit about unusual Grazer horses being followers or allies. An ordinary mount would certainly be a "piece of equipment." An ally horse would have some amount of self-awareness (in part to explain why it's sometimes unavailable -- I'd probably require a Goldeneye to be an ally). I'd actually be tempted to make an unusual horse follower completely usual except for one or two abilities which could raise, though I haven't playtested this. It's a slight deviation from the follower rules, but it avoids certain problems which have been pointed out.
David Dunham <mailto:dunham_at_...>
Glorantha/HW/RQ page: <http://www.pensee.com/dunham/glorantha.html>
Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein
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