Yes, but distinguishing the three worlds are less important for game play. It is a matter of deeper background. In many games all that is needed to know is that divine magic is different from spirit magic and wizardry. Sartar is a game book and not part of the Stafford Library.
> 2. Are Larnsti/Larnstings now synonymous with Wind Lords?
Not entirely, although many Wind Lords are Larnstings. Orlanthi who are very powerful in the Movement Rune are often given the title "Larnsting" (which is one of Orlanth's titles). Throughout the history of the Hendriki, groups of these Larnstings have spontaneously worked together to cause Change - without any formal organization or cult structure.
> 3. Orlanth Allfather seems to have been relegated to the back benches.
> What happens to the heroes (Andrin the Lawspeaker) previously
> associated with him?
Allfather is one of the names of Orlanth. If you want to offer sacrifices to him or to Durev or to Andrin, you certainly can. But most initiates of Orlanth are going to worship a grab bag of heroes and gods as part of the Orlanth cult rather than focus narrowly on one specific hero or lesser god.
To the extent Andrin (or any other hero comes up) in my game, the hero provides an example of what an Orlanthi can be or aspire to. Want to be great lawgiver? Put your points in the Mastery rune and then use the Mastery rune to recite Orlanth's laws (like that Andrin fellow in Heortling Mythology).
The goal with all Gloranthan HeroQuest products is to be player and narrator friendly. Having endless lists of subcults that you needed to know before play was not gamer friendly. With the new system, players and narrators alike get to figure out "their" Glorantha and have a lot more flexibility to interpret the cults in play.
> 4. How pissed off are the heroes that completed the Colymar Campaign
> going to be when they read Argrath's Saga?
Many of the people who have play-tested the Colymar Campaign have read Argrath's Saga and got very excited.
Jeff
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