John - have you read Sartar? How is that not a genre pack?
Jeff
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> I am extremely disappointed to hear that there is to be no use of the "genre
> pack" approach outlined in the HQ2 rules in forthcoming Glorantha
> supplements.
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> While simple keywords work fine if everyone is across the genre and the
> setting (as others have mentioned) failing to explain what is meant by
> "Sylila", "Natha", "Blue Moon Cult", etc will create fairly sizeable
> barriers for new-comers to Glorantha.
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> Not everyone has friendly Gloranthaphiles around to initiate them - some had
> to initiate themselves. I was one of these, back in HW times, and I found
> the lists of associated/sample abilities attached to keywords even though I
> subsequently outgrew them.
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> I strongly encourage the Management to consider releasing some "genre pack"
> material - if only in the interests of extending Glorantha's reach and
> encouraging new-comers. I'll even volunteer to help create them if no-one
> else wants to...
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> --
> John Machin
> "Nothing is more beautiful than to know the All."
> - Athanasius Kircher, 'The Great Art of Knowledge'.
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