> How do people handle RQ combat?
> Let me know your variations.
> I love the detail but really like to cut down on game mechanics in
> favour of playability.
> So I use a version of the Stormbringer combat system
There are variants based on both Pendragon (*much* simpler) and Elric on my Web site... The PenDragon Pass rules are printed in Enclosure 1 (available from Reaching Moon Megacorp sources).
Peter Hindman asked
> Can anyone point me to references on the distinctions between beast-men
> and hsunchen?
I'm not sure there's a real reference. Hsunchen are just humans with extreme totemic connections: they can turn into their totem animal. Beast-men don't transform; they're always a cross between man and beast. Many were created by the EWF. I believe true beast-men worship Arachne Solara.
> I suppose the big question, mythically/ecologically speaking, is why
> Glorantha contains both types of beings in more or less the same regions
> and ecologies. They're clearly related (Bagog offers spells to gain a
> scorpion's carapace and claws) but not the same (Bagog doesn't offer
> Become Scorpion).
I'd say they're clearly not related, unless spells of that nature come from the Beast rune. But, hsunchen aren't beasts. (Sorry, Thomas -- I hereby note your dissenting, but incorrect, vote.)
> are dragonewts really just a kind of dragon hsunchen (probably not)?
I'm sure they're not; dragonewt transformations are completely different.
I have a bit more hsunchen info at
<http://www.pensee.com/dunham/ralios/hsunchen.html>.
David Dunham <mailto:dunham_at_pensee.com> Glorantha/RQ page: <http://www.pensee.com/dunham/glorantha.html> Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein
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