> So you've pretty much just summed up why people have been gaming in
> Glorantha for 25+ years right there :)
Yeah, it's all about the tease and slow reveal. Maddeningly addictive, if I do say so myself. :)
> One of those supplements was "Griffon Mountain." It was set in the
> land of Balazaar, which is a primitive region just outside the
> empire, a little north and east of Tarsh (in the bottom right corner
> of the lunar empire map that I linked to above).
That's a pretty map, btw, more like that would be great.
> There are lunars
> there, there are storm worshippers there (both local and Heortling
> visitors), there are local anamists, and of course there are
Griffons
> and other creatures. It was more of a setting piece than a an
> adventure, although it included both adventures and seeds for
> adventures. It was pretty all inclusive, with background,
geography,
> people, maps....everything you needed for quite a bit of adventuring
> there.
This may be good. Since I'm going with a more narrative gaming style (per Ron Edwards) a setting with some adventure seeds is far EASIER to work with than a straight adventure.
> The reason that I bring it up is that I seem to re-call some company
> re-printed it not so long ago (I'm sure someone on the list can give
> the info). It was much beloved for a reason, and although it is
> somewhat dated, it could serve as a decent jumping off point for
> Glorantha, for the same reason that it worked so well back in RQ
> days: it is a manageable bit that is still fun to adventure in. So
> long as you are able to ignore the old stats and just make up NPCs
> per HQ rules easily, it might give you what you were looking for, in
> only one book.
Most interesting indeed.
> There are lots of other great places to adventure too, but I thought
> this might be of interest to you.
Thanks Bryan, it may be a great first shot. (Seeing as I now have 3 committed, probably 4 players, a goodly number for such an endeavour.)
> --Bryan
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