If there is one thing I've learned through bitter experience it is to avoid giving too much world-background to gamers I'm introducing to Glorantha. I always felt an urge to try to get them up to speed way troo quickly, which just left them overwhelmed. I think the perfect beginning scenario is one that tells a story your group will enjoy (be it combat-oriented or not - I once hooked an economist frind by starting with a trading session) and just drops a few hits of Gloranthan background. With my current group, I plan out adventures with an eye toward what element of Glorantha we can explore this time.
Gerald
Bryan wrote:
> --- In HeroQuest-RPG_at_yahoogroups.com, "Moah, platypus powaaa!"
> <MOAH_at_m...> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm preparing a game for newcomers to Glorantha and HeroQuest, and
> I was
> > wondering if there was a "perfect introduction for beginner"
> (aka "Hero
> > Quest for Dummies")
>
> Heh, if you can find, will you let me know? I have a group of
> friends that goes back for years, and the core of the group started
> off meeting through D&D as kids. We haven't actually played anything
> for years, but the topic comes up once in a while. One of the non-
> gamers was saying just earlier this week that he'd like to try it,
> once, just to understand what it is all about. I'm sure I can draft
> one or two of the old gamers to come play for an evening too. I
> don't have rules for most games anymore, and most take too long to
> generate charcters, so I was thinking Hero Wars.
>
> I'm not entirely sure how I'll handle it yet. I'm thinking of giving
> a 5 minute intro to the world, then no more than 5 on characters and
> the rules. Then we'll go with some combo of list method and make it
> up as you go. I think I'll run Fish Rain, because it is weird and
> fun.
>
> But if there is a better intro out there, I'd go for it.
>
> --Bryan
>
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