Re: Anaxial's Rooster & Convulsion

From: Hannu Kokko <Hannu.Kokko_at_iki.fi>
Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2000 22:40:17 +0300


on 8.8.2000 18:24, The Glorantha Digest at owner-glorantha-digest_at_chaosium.com wrote:

> Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 21:08:17 +0100
> From: Tim Ellis <tim_at_timellis.demon.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: Anaxial's Rooster & Convulsion
>
> In message Anaxial's Rooster & Convulsion, Hannu Kokko writes
>
>>> Greg's latest GTA mailing seemed fairly clear to me. Runemasters and
>>> Initiates *can* have AR (or alternatively, the Glorantha book) now if they
>>> want it, by asking Greg. If they don't ask him, they'll get whatever book
>>> they originally asked for. So:
>>
>>
>> Just out of curiosity: I last received GTA mailing in March (I am an
>> initiate). Is this Greg's mailing later than that. It did not seem to cover
>> any ground in this matter.
>>
>
> I think someone (DD?) said there was a new mailing due "soon", and I
> suspect this is what Trotsky is referring to - although it does sound
> like he has received it, I am another initiate who hasn't...
>
>
>> Re: Convulsion
>>
>> Convulsion was great, this year also. It even seems that we had some new
>> faces there, younger ones than usual. Less Scandinavians than ever, I think.
>>
> I saw a lot of people who had played in our HW demo's at Wayland's
> Forge, so at least we didn't put them off! (It would have been more
> encouraging, admittedly if they had not been old RQ fans)
>
>>
>> Less new stuff to buy than usual. This was a little bit of disappointment
>> and also a little bit worrying. Only the YBOT and TradeTalk 6 were new, all
>> the rest had been on sale for a few months already.
>>
> It was a shame, although a relief for the wallet (and the arm on Monday
> Morning!) It would have been nice to have Anaxial's Rooster (sic) and
> the new TotRM out as well though, both of which only just missed it
> (assuming Tales is due very soon...)
>
>>
>> House of Malan was ok with couple of great moments such as Ken Rolston as
>> Indrogar facing the king's son in a duel and finding out that the son is
>> better than him on the sword: "I never said that you were incompetent only
>> that you are dishonorable" paraphrased from memory.
>>
>
> I enjoyed Malan, and I think I came closer to achieving my objectives
> than ever! One of my favourite jaw dropping lines was asking the Shaman
> if he could tell me what the problem was with my wife, when he came
> searching for the dark witch, only for him to tell me (Free, gratis and
> without calling on the spirits) that she was sleeping with another
> member of my clan. (This, to be honest, didn't come as a complete
> surprise, although I was suspecting the wrong person).
>

Ahh, but can you believe it was for a really good (and altruistic) reason in addition to being on the objective list :-)

Glad to be able to fit the names on the list with the faces met and remembered.

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