I kind of agree on this point, HW isn't really a Glorantha-sim. I
doubt if it could be given the number of times that Greg has Gregged
(so to speak). But this does leave the door open for the huge amount
of excellent fan material.
I suspect that it is just the nature of the beast, love it or loathe
it, we're unlikely to change it
TIM
> HW especial, and glorantha for the most part has all ways been put
out as
> myth, and opinion rather then having a set in stone this is the way
things
> are done etc. approach. If you are looking for the concrete then I
doubt you
> will see it, or if you are looking for a this is what the truth is
or the
> way things really are, it wont be published.
> Ken
>
> Gygax is to Gaming what Kirby was to comic
> Alas poor Elric I was a thousand times more evil then you
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "contracycle" <gamartin_at_n...>
>
> What causes me concern is the continual attempt to
> > rationalise mythology as the entirety of cultural data rather
than a
> > subset of such data; this suggests to me that further attempts at
> > cultural exposition will also occur in mythic format and will be,
to
> > me, unsastisfying. At the moment HW is looking destined for a
shelf
> > labelled "nice idea, poor execution" and I'll rip off the
mechanics
> > for something else. On top of all of that is the newbies or old
> > hands issue; my comments on ST have caused much excitement, but
> > understand that from the perspective of a newbie, Issaries and
Humakt
> > already appear in HW:RiG, and to find yourself looking at a
reprint
> > so quickly feels a bit like a smack in the face; I would much
rather
> > tha range of data covered had been extended instead of deepened.
> >