Re: Happy Birthday, hw-rules!

From: reinierd_at_...
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 00:17:04 -0000


> What about HW2 being presented like the luscious french and german
> editions. Large format, beautiful artwork, and those covers(hmm...I
> wonder if Multisim would consider publishing an edition translated
> into english?) :)
>

Another vote for a "luscious" edition! Presentation matters; I find the books almost impossible to read (small page size etc) and the illustrations in the core books drive me crazy. They seem un-  or at least bear no resemblance to the KoDP Glorantha "look", or the look of any of the previous Gloranthan publications. Sorry to be cranky, but if HW is to gain wider acceptance it has to have an eye candy rating more on the order of 10w or even 5W2. That's what the competition is like, after all.

I'm a big fan of the rules. There are lots off "issues" but it's made clear from the outset that they can be narrator-fudged. Far more important is the overall flavor. Character design and magic have a huge narrative element that make them lots of fun. Very nicely done!

All IMHO obviously. I'm just glad there's product out there.

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