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> 1. Re: Digest Number 1379
> From: simonbrayuk_at_...
> 2. Re: Digest Number 1379
> From: "Jeff" <jakyer_at_...>
> 3. Thanks for help!
> From: Fabian Kuechler <fabian_at_...>
> 4. ScotsCon News - 16th August
> From: Graham Robinson <graham_at_...>
> 5. Pre-Dragonkill Dragon Pass?
> From: "Roderick and Ellen Robertson" <rjremr_at_...>
> 6. Re: Pre-Dragonkill Dragon Pass?
> From: Peter Metcalfe <metcalph_at_...>
> 7. Great Power Outage
> From: ALISON PLACE <alison_place_at_...>
> 8. Re: Pre-Dragonkill Dragon Pass?
> From: "John Hughes" <nysalor_at_...>
> 9. Re: Pre-Dragonkill Dragon Pass?
> From: "Roderick and Ellen Robertson" <rjremr_at_...>
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 09:38:51 EDT
> From: simonbrayuk_at_...
> Subject: Re: Digest Number 1379
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> In a message dated 16/08/03 12:28:20 GMT Daylight Time,
> HeroQuest-RPG_at_yahoogroups.com writes:
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> > Yes, I remember having a talk with him about it. =) I bought a
> > hardcopy of the old LUG Dune RPG from him at the auction in brutal
> > bidding
>
> You actually bought that for the Macmillan Cancer Charity, it was part of
> much missed writer, roleplayer and artist Sean Appleby's collection. What did it
> go for?
>
> Cheers Simon Bray
>
> The Unspoken Word - The Magazine for Gloranthans and Heroes
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 16:15:22 -0000
> From: "Jeff" <jakyer_at_...>
> Subject: Re: Digest Number 1379
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> > In a message dated 16/08/03 12:28:20 GMT Daylight Time,
> >
> > You actually bought that for the Macmillan Cancer Charity, it was
> part of
> > much missed writer, roleplayer and artist Sean Appleby's
> collection. What did it
> > go for?
> >
> > Cheers Simon Bray
> >
>
> Yes, I knew it had gone to charity which is why I didn't mind paying
> the 115 (?) Euro that I did. Afterall, "IT MUST BE MINE" is a
> perfectly good part of geek-fu.
>
> But I think I'm going off topic.
>
> Jeff
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 18:41:35 +0200
> From: Fabian Kuechler <fabian_at_...>
> Subject: Thanks for help!
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> Thanks a lot for the help with the Bad Kings name!
> Ugrain - hm - was close to remember it! Cool story,
> David!
>
> And thanks for the hint with Enclosure - could not
> remember where I read it!
>
> Fabian
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 18:23:37 +0100
> From: Graham Robinson <graham_at_...>
> Subject: ScotsCon News - 16th August
>
> Hi All,
>
> Just three weeks until the convention, and the program is filling out
> nicely. There is still (just!) time to sign up, and still spaces available
> in the freeforms.
>
> P R O G R A M
>
> A draft program is now up at the web site -
> http://gloranthagrouse.com/program.html. Some events still to be
> timetabled, and the whole thing subject to change, but this is how it looks
> just now...
>
> S E M I N A R S
>
> Sandy Speaks
> Sandy talks on whatever he wants.
>
> Pamaltela and the East
> Sandy on the "Missing Lands" of Glorantha.
>
> Computer Games
> Sandy on computers.
>
> Cthulhu
> Sandy on CoC, past, present and future.
>
> Gloranthan Resurrection
> When I started roleplaying, RuneQuest was one of the biggest games around.
> Now, Glorantha is very much a minority world. What is being done to change
> this? What else should we do?
>
> The Grouse
> You have five minutes to convince the audience that your personal favourite
> weird theory is true...
>
> The West
> Trotsky on Loskalm and Sorceror Knights.
>
> Sun County
> Jane Williams and Nick Brooke on the uptight templars.
>
> The Sky
> Alex Ferguson demonstrates his new software.
>
> HeroQuesting
> Graham Robinson on the other side.
>
> G E T T I N G T O T H E C O N
>
> One comment I've heard a few times recently is that Edinburgh is "too far
> away". Now, if you're in California or Japan, I sympathise, but when I hear
> this from fellow Brits, I'm a bit puzzled. London Kings Cross to Edinburgh
> is under four and a half hours by train, and from Manchester is under three
> and a half. By plane its even quicker - just over the hour. Edinburgh
> Airport is only three miles from the university, and EasyJet fly there from
> Amsterdam, Belfast, Bristol, East Midlands, and London (Gatwick, Stanstead
> or Luton). Their fares are cheap too. Really, couldn't be much more convenient.
>
> Cheers,
> Graham
>
> --
> Graham Robinson
> Scotscon 2003 Committee
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> http://www.gloranthagrouse.com
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> Message: 5
> Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 12:43:11 -0700
> From: "Roderick and Ellen Robertson" <rjremr_at_...>
> Subject: Pre-Dragonkill Dragon Pass?
>
> Has anyone done any work on pre-Dragonkill DP?
>
> I'm working on a convention scenario where the heroes will be exploring
> Darkest Dragon Pass (circa 1360, so Arim the Puper has only been in Tarsh 30
> years, the Southern Orlanthi have been filtering north for ~60 years). The
> heroes will be Imperials going into the "unknown", but have access to maps
> from the EWF era. Do we have the names of the (now ruined) DP cities?
> Geographical features?
>
> I *can* make it up if I have to, but I'm lazy...
>
> RR
> It is by my order and for the good of the state that the bearer of this has
> done what he has done.
> - Richelieu
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> Message: 6
> Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 10:42:07 +1200
> From: Peter Metcalfe <metcalph_at_...>
> Subject: Re: Pre-Dragonkill Dragon Pass?
>
> At 12:43 PM 8/16/03 -0700, you wrote:
> >Has anyone done any work on pre-Dragonkill DP?
>
> >I'm working on a convention scenario where the heroes will be exploring
> >Darkest Dragon Pass (circa 1360, so Arim the Puper has only been in Tarsh 30
> >years, the Southern Orlanthi have been filtering north for ~60 years). The
> >heroes will be Imperials going into the "unknown", but have access to maps
> >from the EWF era. Do we have the names of the (now ruined) DP cities?
> >Geographical features?
>
> The best source is King of Sartar p184 where the cities of the EWF in and
> around Tarsh are listed. Tarsh in Flames also has some features that
> predate the Dragonkill (p28-31) while the Thieves Arm has a few details
> for the land around KeroFin (p6-7).
>
> --Peter Metcalfe
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> Message: 7
> Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 17:26:33 -0700 (PDT)
> From: ALISON PLACE <alison_place_at_...>
> Subject: Great Power Outage
>
> Thanks for the kind thoughts, Guy. Fortunately, it
> was August. The Ice Storm in '98 was far more
> interesting. Many local farmers are now so happy that
> they still had the generators that they bought to cope
> with that emergency! Up in Ottawa, there weren't many
> real problems. No subway or tram system to com to a
> dead stop, thank goodness. We played "Lord of the
> Fries" by Coleman lamplight on the deck, outside.
> (Would have been RQ, but had two extra visitors who
> weren't in the loop.) Burgers from the barby for
> supper. No probs...
>
> However, I'd like to add a slightly off-topic
> suggestion, from my perspective as a member of the
> Canadian Blood Services. All you eligible blood
> donors, check with your local blood donor clinic about
> giving blood in the next couple of weeks. No blood
> would have been lost due to spoilage; that's covered
> with emergency back-up power. However, we lost about
> 1600 potential donations in Canada (Ontario collects
> about half our supply) because of cancelled clinics
> during the outage. and we *need* that blood in the
> hospitals, especially with the Labour Day weekend
> coming up.
>
> A couple of quick facts: red blood cells last 35
> days, but the platelets that are separated from a
> whole blood donation (and are used by cancer patients,
> people needing marrow transplants, etc.) are useless
> after only five days. Platelets can't be stored. A
> continuous supply of platelets is absolutely
> necessary.
>
> How many units the US didn't get, I don't like to
> think about. Rack up by 10-20X? Even if you aren't
> in the affected area, don't worry, it'll get used.
> Blood banks swap it around to wherever it's needed.
>
> Back on topic. Truly, though, I am looking forward to
> seeing the actual, honest-to-God Heroquest game. That
> remark from Greg of saying, "Next year", for the last
> 20-odd years reminds me of the famous Jewish toast,
> "Next year in Jerusalem.". But the year has come, it
> really has! However, if HQ did have anything to do
> with the Great Power Outage (Harbinger of the Hero
> Wars? Nooooo!!!), fire that PR guy!
>
>
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> Message: 8
> Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 12:15:35 +1000
> From: "John Hughes" <nysalor_at_...>
> Subject: Re: Pre-Dragonkill Dragon Pass?
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> 1360. That's not pre-Dragonkill - that was in 1120. As the rest of your post
> suggests, its the first decades of the resettlement period.
>
> For the Far Place, the Far Walkers have recently resettled the ruins of Alda
> Chur, and its the year of the recutting of Ironspike.
>
> For look and feel, check out the Far Place Timeline at
> http://home.iprimus.com.au/pipnjim/questlines/chronology.html
>
> The second half of Taroskarla gives my vision of one group of pioneers; see
>
> http://home.iprimus.com.au/pipnjim/questlines/taroskarla.html
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>
> See also 'Cities of Dragon Pass', KOS 181. This is an early Second Age
> document, and its quite conceivable your explorers will have access to it.
> What it does for their expectations, and what they actually find of course,
> is up to you.
>
> For me at this time, most of Dragon Pass is given to beast and forest power
> and 'newt. The Youf cities are haunted, melted ruins, given to ghosts and
> worse, and sensibly avoided by the small settler groups. Social organisation
> is clan level at best, there are very few towns or roads, a time of heroic
> pioneers midst eternal forests.
>
> Cheers
>
> John
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roderick and Ellen Robertson" <rjremr_at_...>
> To: "HQRPG" <HeroQuest-RPG_at_yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 5:43 AM
> Subject: Pre-Dragonkill Dragon Pass?
>
>
> > Has anyone done any work on pre-Dragonkill DP?
> >
> > I'm working on a convention scenario where the heroes will be exploring
> > Darkest Dragon Pass (circa 1360, so Arim the Puper has only been in Tarsh
> 30
> > years, the Southern Orlanthi have been filtering north for ~60 years). The
> > heroes will be Imperials going into the "unknown", but have access to maps
> > from the EWF era. Do we have the names of the (now ruined) DP cities?
> > Geographical features?
> >
> > I *can* make it up if I have to, but I'm lazy...
> >
> > RR
> > It is by my order and for the good of the state that the bearer of this
> has
> > done what he has done.
> > - Richelieu
> >
> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
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> Message: 9
> Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 21:38:03 -0700
> From: "Roderick and Ellen Robertson" <rjremr_at_...>
> Subject: Re: Pre-Dragonkill Dragon Pass?
>
> > 1360. That's not pre-Dragonkill - that was in 1120. As the rest of your
> post
> > suggests, its the first decades of the resettlement period.
>
> The adventure takes place in 1360 - the resources available to intrepid
> explorers date (at best) to the Dragonkill. So if they go looking for "the
> city of Orin Jistil" all they'll find is the Upland Marsh, already teeming
> with undead.
>
> > For me at this time, most of Dragon Pass is given to beast and forest
> power
> > and 'newt. The Youf cities are haunted, melted ruins, given to ghosts and
> > worse, and sensibly avoided by the small settler groups. Social
> organisation
> > is clan level at best, there are very few towns or roads, a time of heroic
> > pioneers midst eternal forests.
>
> I did mention "Darkest Dragon Pass" - The heroes are in search of Emperor
> Khordavu's Mines, and *will* include a big-game hunter...
>
> This is a mix of Lost World Romance ala Haggard, Burroughs, or Howard and
> Glorantha. The Orlanthi and the Inhumans will take the place of the Watusi,
> Nyambi, Pygmies, etc. Native guides will worry that "the Drums have
> stopped", time will be taken for hunting Earthshakers or converting the
> natives, civilization will not be lost even in the wilds - we still dress
> for dinner! And horses cannot survive in Dragon Pass say the rumors, so long
> lines of native bearers will carry the expedition's supplies (the better to
> abscond with, of course!).
>
> RR
> It is by my order and for the good of the state that the bearer of this has
> done what he has done.
> - Richelieu
>
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