Re: How to read King of Sartar?

From: Zachary Kline <zkline_at_...>
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:10:56 -0700

What about the old Thunder Rebels material? Granted, some of it (most?) was subsumed into S: KoH, but I liked some of the more anthropological bits which I couldn't seem to find anywhere else. They made the Orlanthi culture seem alive. On Mar 10, 2013, at 11:32 PM, David Cake <dave_at_...> wrote:

> I found A Year of Chaos a nice little scenario to weave through other scenarios, so you didn't jump straight from one chapter to another of a big scenario (like the campaign in S:KoH).
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> Though I found what was more valuable than any of the campaign material directly was the many little mini-scenarios and vignettes. Though most of them probably needed some adaption for HQ2, that was easy, and the general framework of what to do when characters were intent on playing out an ambush or a cattle raid etc was useful stuff.
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> The statistics for various enemies of course need adapting to HQ2 somewhat, but that is trivial (as you can often just say 'these guys are Hard to defeat with weapons, but Moderate with magic etc', or otherwise wing it as you go), but the descriptions and background adds a lot to a game. No, this isn't just another set of Lunar troops, these guys are the Beryl Phalanx of the Lasadag Lions.
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> Basically, though there are some flaws in the old HW1 material, there is still a lot of useful info in there, and I've found them useful in running my HQ2 game.
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> Cheers
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> David
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> On 10/03/2013, at 6:20 PM, David Scott <sciencefish_at_...> wrote:
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> > On 9 Mar 2013, at 22:29, David Dunham <david_at_...> wrote:
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> >> And out of print stuff like Barbarian Adventures has stuff useful for any Orlanthi campaign.
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> > Barbarian Adventures although out of print, is still available for a few pounds:
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> > http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/12430/HeroQuest%3A-Sartar-Rising---Barbarian-Adventures?manufacturers_id=79&it=1
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> > It has a number of useful scenarios:
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> > A Year of Chaos & These women need help by David Millians
> > Blood Feud by Ian Cooper
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> > IMO, it's worth it for just for These women need help, it provided a rich backdrop of adventure and fun that my players still talk about.
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