Re: Odayla HQ; Pavis&BigRubble Reprint; Languages in Glorantha

From: David Dunham <dunham_at_pensee.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 10:44:37 -0800


Pokorny Ingeborg (aka Arthur) asked

> 1. In my campaign playing in the Clearwine area I have two hunters both
> following Odayla. Please, could anyone tell me where to find enough
> information to have them heroquesting?

All I can think of is my Blue Boar heroquest in Tales of the Reaching Moon 7 (or <http://www.pensee.com/dunham/glorantha/blueBoarHQ.html>).

> 2. Is the reprint worth buying even if one has all of the lately published
> RQ3 books such as "River of Cradles", "Sun County", "Shadows on the
> Borderland" and "Strangers in Prax"?

Yes, there's the epic Cradle scenario if nothing else.

Gazza wrote

> The basic
> RQ3 rules don't even let most beginning characters speak their own
> language particularly well.

RQ3 lets all beginning characters speek their own language like an average native. Don't be confused by the low skill number -- higher skills mean you can speak like a skilled poet or orator, or be obfuscatory like a bureaucrat.

> The campaign I'll be running will be set mostly in Prax, but with
> Orlanthi characters. (I believe this is not too uncommon; correct
> me if I'm wrong). I was thinking that Sartarite would be the main
> language, but if the characters want to trade with any of the
> nomads then (I assume) some of them should know a little Praxian or
> Tradetalk.

And likely New Pelorian, spoken by the Lunar occupiers. (In addition to any other languages of the Empire they may speak.)

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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