Rick :
> Goal:
> To have Hero Wars become a popular and best selling game for many
> years to come.
:-)
> How to accomplish this:
> -----------------------------------
> 1. Have rules that are easy to learn, fun to play, and are presented
> clearly, concisely, and beautifully.
The following all IMO :
> easy to learn
check
> fun to play
check, with the entirely personal reserve that I'm a semi-simulationist
> are presented clearly, concisely, and beautifully
Aaah, there's the rub.
But the _vast_ improvements in presentation of the HW line (especially with BA) leave me with the firm impression that HW2 will look great !
> 2. Support the rules with supplements that allow referees and players
> to have the information they desire.
>
> appealing to GMs and players has to remain the focus
Agreed, unreservedly.
What do GMs and players like ?
Big, beautiful, exciting books, filled to the brim with easy-to-use,
well-written,
well-presented and well-designed gaming material.
> I've started working
> on getting a campaign going to avoid falling into that trap myself.
Writing for other people is another escape route.
I'm _definitely_ starting a campaign once HW2 is released (and a 1620s
timeline),
but I've never quite been able to fit my house style to HW1 (and its
well-documented flaws).
> Thus, I've asked myself what would I like to see written. First, I
> have assumed that the vast majority of new players and GMs won't have
> access to most of the RQ2 material and/or won't care to convert it.
> Plus, many of the RQ2 campaigns aren't based in Sartar, so even if
> they bought all the RQ2 reprints or originals they wouldn't be of
> much help for a Sartar campaign.
Yes, I _very_much_ agree with this.
> In a nutshell, I would like to see a product like Griffin Mountain
> produced for Sartar.
I am in TOTAL agreemebnt with this, with the proviso that it be a "proper" Hero Wars book, and not a RuneQuest-like one using the HW game system.
Not, I hasten to add, that there isn't scope for more books like UZ.
There is.
Personally, I think that UZ is _great_.
> Why discard a still very popular formula.
Indeed. And one that has also been used for Stormbringer/Elric, CoC, KAP, ...
> Let me ask all of you this: Would you buy books approximately done to
> the standard and scope of Griffin Mountain on topics like the Shadow
> Plateau, Prax, various parts of the Lunar Empire, various parts of
> the West, the Holy Country, etc.?
YES !!! Julian Lord
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