Re: Good bye / The Zin Letters #3

From: Matti Järvinen <matti.jarvinen_at_iM1Toe_V1I27FkHDPlwOqv-3HkTyQVt_ebaQ1sSsmrRQ9sqi7WAaAptMo7Kts>
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:58:18 +0200

Vesa Randelin wrote:
> IMHO some of the best writing about Glorantha has always been done by the
> fans. If Moon Design seems to publish once in every year or two, we
> shouldn't worry, because it's our Glorantha too and publications like In
> Wintertop's Shadow and hopefully The Zin Letters #3: Eastern Far Place
> Special have kept it alive through hard times.

That’s true. I think we should not concentrate too much on what Greg, Rick, Jeff & Co are going to publish (the next year!) but we should write more own material about Glorantha. Who cares if it is contradicted by the official material? YGMV, and I think Issaries is liberal to publishing that kind of unofficial material. At least, many articles in The Zin Letters # 1, 2 and 3 are just based on our own Glorantha(s). I’m sure much of the stuff in the Fanzines will never be a part of official Glorantha or even General Accepted Glorantha, but they may enrich our Glorantha(s) and give great ideas for gaming.

If we only had more writings by devoted fans, Glorantha would be much more interesting and much more living. So, please, write for Fanzines, or publish the new ones! Of course, buying them would certainly give some help for publishing them...

I also wonder why there is so less MRQ material written by devoted Gloranthaphiles? The MRQ books by Lawrence Whitaker, Robin Laws, and Shannon Applecline are great, but I think there would be still need for even more Gloranthaphiles, who could represents the characteristics of Glorantha better than some inexperienced Glorantha writers. Especially, I would like to see more MRQ scenarios (with the good old Maximum Game Fun, please!). We should make the Second Age more living, too.

Matti Järvinen
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