> Something I've wanted to play for several years is a Civilization -
> Master of Magic etc type of game with Glorantha as a setting.
> Players could take the part of various Immortals (Orlanth, Yelm, some
> Moon Godess or other etc) as they strive for dominance and survival in
> Glorantha. They would have the power to indirectly influence history
> as it unfolds from the first turn, which begins as Yelm ascends the
> sky again for the first time. Their power would ebb and flow with the
> amount of worship they recieve, the amount of lands their peoples
> control and the deeds of their Heroes. Through their influence they
> would gain allies, be able to initiate enormous projects through their
> faithful (though the results may not be the expected ones) and reward
> their peoples. Other gods, spirits and powerful beings come under
> their sway and control as their power grows (players and npcs).
>
> Is this doable?
I would think so! I've had the same sort of idea ever since I heard Greg say: "I think perhaps HeroQuest is a computer game." (Sound of assembled jaws dropping.)
I think it would be more like a multi-player version of Populous 2: The Gods would have control over one or more Runes which would give them specific powers. They would try to steal the Runes from other Gods, to cut down the other Gods power-base and generally do all the things that we know the Gods of Glorantha do.
All we need now is an incredibly talented computer game designer and lots of money....
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