Not that I recall.
>If heroquesting is a dream-like experience, then maybe dreaming is (in
some ways) a heroquest-like experience. Perhaps Harrek the Berserk was a
vivid dreamer, who spent a hundred years asleep under the Syndics Ban
exploring the Hero Plane through dreams -- subconsciously.
This would certainly explain how he was able to defeat the Polar Bear God so quickly after waking up. I like this idea and it seems to have a lot of potential. Of course the dream exploration could be a particular phenomenon of the Syndics Ban or could have been heightened by it.
-Nick also responds in regards to the 'staid and boring' DH Empire.
>The illusion of stasis (compared to Orlanthi dynamism) is dispelled
when you look at the very real progress that has been made in Peloria
under Dara Happan and DH-descended imperial rule (High Carmanian and
Lunar Empires). Compare this to the oh-so-impressive social advances of
the Barbarians in the same period...
Hear, hear (and well stated). It's time to fling aside this barbarian propaganda and see the truth of DH and Peloria. The plots, schemes, intrigues, adventures, etc. should dwarf anything the barbarians can come up with. This is a land of wise priests from Yuthuppa, great wizards (viziers and magi) from Carmania, would-be nobles or senators from Raibanth, desperate usurpers from Darjiin, the mighty warriors of Alkoth, heroquesters from Saird, and cunning rogues from the Redlands. All this staid and boring stuff is merely myth.
-On another note, I just got the new RQ Adventures (#5) yesterday. It's called Return to Snakepipe Hollow and has a great picture of the entry to Dwarf Mine. I was pleased to see the return of a favorite character as well as a good map of the area.
Harald
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