Let's show rather than tell (was Re: Preparing for play, how I do it)

From: Jeff <jakyer_at_...>
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 17:07:53 -0000

• In HeroQuest-RPG_at_yahoogroups.com, Jane Williams <janewilliams20_at_...> wrote:
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  > --- Ian Cooper <ian_hammond_cooper_at_...> wrote:
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  > > I'm guessing that one of the key aspects you are
  > > interested in here is
  > > how the Rathori went to sleep in the Closing (and
  > > still do every winter).
  

Actually, I was hoping to con you into setting up a quickstart campaign setting.  

> > Any other suggestions or requests. I intend to react
> > to the brief survey.
>
> I was going to suggest using Blood over Gold, but the
> Rathori sound like a better idea. Very simple, very
> isolated. BoG might make a better game, but this will
> make a better example.

True. I would have suggested BoG but he had specifically said no Wenelian settings. Personally, I would prefer to see as much support or ancillary material for the area as possible but I am biased.

However, the Rathori might make a better subject for a jump-start.

And, with Blood over God, we finally have offical rules for hsunchen magic in HeroQuest (based on Ian's Telmori work).  

Jeff