Re: Reinventig the wheel (was Illusion)

From: KYER, JEFFREY <jeff.kyer_at_...>
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 09:22:28 -0500


Hi!

Timothy Byrd wrote:
>
> For a "carls of the village" game, has anyone looked at Steve Marsh's
> "Regular Folks" campaign? I thought it was pretty neat. You can find
> it at: http://adrr.com/hero/hero.htm

Good call!  

> >
> > Hopefully it will be a better wheel this time around! :)
>
> I know I shouldn't judge things by the bare bones of the rules on the
> Glorantha site, but I'm worried that this might end up another
> "Fantasy Hero" - a nice looking system, but requiring so much GM
> preparation/invention that it wasn't worth the bother.

Mmmm. Then there was Champions.... but from what I have seen, there's a log of GM help/design stuff coming, espcially DIY Clans and examples.  

> Is there an example of a 100 word essay somewhere with a translation
> into HW mechanics? Examples of using the system? At this point I
> don't need any more Glorantha stuff - I just want to figure out if
> Hero Wars is worth the effort.

Yes. There is. Its not a bad one either but it could use some more detailling. The keyword lists are more fleshed out too, I am told...?  

Jeff K

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