Dear Rick,
I have heard many people comment how the Heroquest system would be
perfect as a generic roleplaying system, so I guess there are many
gamers happy with such news.
However, I suppose this means that there will be Glorantha-related
material being published, right?
Best,
Jorge
>
> It is a great pleasure to announce that HeroQuest is about to
> undergo a major update, both in terms of content and purpose. Robin
> D. Laws (of Feng Shui, Dying Earth, Over the Edge and of course
> HeroQuest fame) is back on board to write a new version of the
> HeroQuest Core Rulebook, due to hit store shelves in the Summer of
> 2007. This new edition has two main purposes: to streamline the
> HeroQuest mechanics AND make the HeroQuest system ready to use for
> any roleplaying setting.
>
> As the original designer of the HeroQuest rules, Robin is the
> perfect person to open the system up to science-fiction, historical,
> horror, and fantasy-based settings. He will be distilling the
> current rulebook down to just the rules, refining them, and adding
> in copious examples of using them for a variety of roleplaying
> genres, which we call QuestWorlds. All of the Gloranthan material
> the rulebook used to contain will find a new updated home in
> separate HeroQuest supplements. It will become our flagship
> QuestWorld, but now joined by many others.
>
> "When presented with this great opportunity to revisit the HeroQuest
> system, I had to jump at it," Laws says. "Loaded with examples and
> GM advice, this new version will be the system's most
> straightforward, easy-to-learn iteration ever."
>
> To support the HeroQuest system with many QuestWorlds supplements,
> we are seeking writers to help develop genre books. If you are keen
> to write a book for a game setting, please contact our Acquisitions
> Editor, Mark Galeotti (Mark_at_...), who also happened to
> write the first alternate setting using the HeroQuest rules, Mythic
> Russia.
>
> Regards,
> Rick Meints
> Moon Design Publications
>