> Should we add that "core Glorantha" should also be
> readily accessible in terms of being readable? The
> Unfinished Works, wonderful though they are, are hard
> going. And they are Unfinished in any case.
>
> As a minimalistic "definitive works" list, might I
> suggest:
>
> Sartarite Orlanthi society: Thunder Rebels, Storm
> Tribe, Barbarian Adventures. I might add to that the
> various web bits that were by the same authors and
> only got cut from those works due to space limitations
> (such as John Hughes' work on Vinga, and no doubt
> others I'm not aware of).
>
> Dragon Pass history: KoS - with the very large proviso
> that anyone reading it needs to realise that it is an
> in-Glorantha source and needs interpreting as such.
>
> Pavis - the Moon Designs reprint. I'd like to add Ian
> Thompson's work to that, but sadly too much of it is
> out of print and not web-available.
>
> Lunar Empire - IHL1 and 2.
>
> After that, things become more difficult to find
> definitive works for, at least for me. Far Place -
> Questlines website. The Tarsh books - are they
> sufficiently "available", still?
>
> Anyone want to add other areas, quibble with the Core
> List....? But do you at least see what I'm driving at?
> A central, common ground for communication. Ducks
> having cigars is part of GaG, but a Glorantha where
> they didn't smoke wouldn't be a problem in discussion.
> One where Orlanth is a pacifist, would. That's "core".
A nice idea, but really what would be core beside the publications of Chaosium/Issaries/Moon design/ Mongoose? With older ones being excised by newer ones. You can't include any of the fanzine material, even things like Unspoken Word, because availability is too problematic.
Michael
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