>Rick asked
>
>> 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.?
>
>If it were done to the standard of Griffin Mountain, I'd even buy
>books on useless parts of Glorantha like Kralorela... But I think it
>might be too intimidating for a new player if done to that scope.
>
>One nice thing from Griffin Island (which was otherwise inferior to
>Griffin Mountain) was the player handouts. There's really nothing in
>Hero Wars that you can give to a new player who's willing to read a
>few pages. (What Grandpa Told You in Barbarian Adventures is close,
>but its embedded questions make it confusing.) This could include
>some sort of map (the point is to communicate with a 21st Century
>player, not to drive home the fact that their character has never
>seen a map), a scorecard of important deities, etc.
>
>Such handouts might potentially be something downloadable from the web site.
Sounds a good thing to have. The Hero Book should cover some of that, but it's still a lot of expect a complete innocent to take in.
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