Re: Hero Wars

From: David Dunham <dunham_at_pensee.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 22:24:27 -0800


Andrew Joelson replied to Richard

> Richard says (in one of the sections snipped), "You don't get involved
> in all those traditional dungeon bashy things. No mapping, no detailed
> tactical displays showing where monsters are in relation to the furniture,
> and so on." The problem is, some people _like_ this sort of thing.

It's funny, but everything Richard described as "you don't have to do this" is the stuff that I don't do with *any* game system -- I didn't use tactical displays in RuneQuest, Pendragon, Star Wars, or Hero Wars (granted, the game I ran at Glorantha-Con didn't really need a tactical display of which debater stood where -- we didn't get into combat). The Hero Wars rules I've seen aren't super detailed, but they do nothing to prevent you from having players take out graph paper and map dungeons, or use miniature figurines. That's up to the GM.

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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