stefan.drawert_at_... wrote:
>
>
> >
> > Well, the best way to demonstrate the difference between HW and
> something
> > else is to concentrate on the little things for a bit. Have the PC
> deal with
> > the clan ring, their families, a wedding party, spirits spoiling the
> milk,
> > maybe a broo in the cattlefields. Take a look at the Chasing Kites
> adv. on
> > the HW website and see if that fits in with your game.
> >
>
> although I was rather looking for ready-to-hand-out material to give
> to my [new] players, your posting encourages me to do it my way.
> maybe it's KODP, but I'll be going for a daily life clan based game,
> too. since there are no published scenarios available [not counting
That's a good approach -- our group really embraced 'life on the farm' for a while. Moots, cattle raids, weddings, cattle raids, clan feuds, taxes, being raided, the occasional broo (chaos is much less prevalent than it was..!), and all those things that do set HW's style apart from RQ. Then, as the heroes get more important, bring in the aspects of the Rebellion. After a while, the heroes begin to make choices between their comfortable clan and the needs of the rebellion. EVentually, they _will_ have to choose.
> the NB episodes, which I did not like], this game will be a great
> source of inspiration.
NB? Sorry, I'm not tracking that.
> IMHO "chasing kites" is/was the very first HW scenario I read, that
> kind of captures that special glorantha "feeling". [congratulations to
> the author!]
That's Bryan Thexton's wonderful idea (inspired by KODP) fleshed out by your's truly. I'd recommend Cattle Raid of Orm's Valley as a good adventure too.
> I'm not sure, if I'll do as well, so hopefully "sartar rising" will be
> out in time...
>
> /snip/
Me too. We're way past due.
> > I guess my advice is select carefully. If you want a fully rendered
> > tribe/clan, look to someone like the Greydogs. If you want to avoid
> > contradiction, pick somebody nobody knows anything about yet, but
> steel
> > yourself for that day when you'll be gregged.
> >
> > Clay
It happens. I used the Greydog stuff very heavily as the baseline for my Cyrlings (mostly how were they different from these rather odd but typical heortlings). However, TR and ST should provide enough information on how to set up your own clan and its own private wierdnesses.
I think that the Clan Generator is very useful here!
> after all these years playing in glorantha, it's still hard to decide
> for one tribe/clan. you like humakt and are keen on undead--vote for
> the greydogs! but no trolls, no sir! and praxians beast riders? and
Or the Goodswords. Certainly the Lismelder are up to their ears in undead though I think the Malani would say the same of themselves. More central tribes have less blatant enemies and more time for tribal politics -- though they do get raided by ALL the outsiders but just more rarely. You'renot going to see Praxians raiding the Lismelder that often.
> elmali? and elves? high politics? lunar-beaten underdogs? chaos
> sneaking around?
> ...>cough<
> should go for greyhawk *lol*
Ewww. (Though I will confess I am running Return of the Temple of Elemental Evil on the QT)
Good luck with it!
Jeff
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