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From: S. Ben Melhuish <sben_at_pile.org>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 11:35:53 -0800

I'm new to Glorantha as of the publication of Hero Wars, though I've purchased all Issaries products since then (except for the Hero's Book). I'm considering purchasing some older (RuneQuest-era) material, and am wondering how difficult it'll be to update.

I'm not worried about mechanics, which I'll probably mostly ignore, but more about the metaphysics of Glorantha. Has this changed at all over the 20-some years of Gloranthan publication? Has there always been a split between theistic/spiritual/wizardly magic? How have the major pantheons changed (I keep hearing grousing about Elmal, or at least references to grousing about Elmal)? Was old-school Glorantha really just all about Chaos-bashing? Were the Hero Wars always a big focus?

(If there's an online resource discussing this, I'd be perfectly happy with a "read this web page" answer.)

Thanks in advance.

S. Ben Melhuish

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