> It is in the Guide and yes, by RPG standards, the Guide is already mass market just based on KS sales.
:) about both of those facts!
BoG was not mass market, nor is it canonical. Jeff Kyer's take on Maniria is not the same as Greg's (although to be fair to Jeff K, I doubt he had the same access to Greg's notes and material on Maniria as I do).
I'm sad that the editorial oversight at the time didn't manage to allow for some imaginative exploration while still keeping things canon. It feels rather as if there was a drive during HW and HQ1 to let more people add their vision to Glorantha, but that then much of that has been tossed aside. Which is a valid editorial decision as people and companies involved have changed, but it is frustrating on the other hand for people who bought all that material and incorporated it into their view of Glorantha. (and while some of it may not have had the sales volume that you would have considered mass market, things like BoG and Men of the Sea and MoLaD were clearly meant as mass market publications at the time)
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> This is why we had the discussion regarding canon on Google+ (https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/102577244714186267235) and what it means. By clearly stating what is canonical, you can know what future publications will rely on and what the editorial expectations are. That doesn't mean YOU can't use BoG in the future or base your campaign on it - just that future publications won't.
I guess what you are saying is that between this group, the Moon Design web page forums, and the new Google plus thingy, we should look to the Google plus thingy for the most official word on things? (yes, I'm a creature of habit so haven't gone there yet, but if I need to change my habits I will)
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