[Regarding a book of sample heroquests -]
> As far as I am concerned, this is even more needed than guides to
Sartar ala
> Griffin Mountain. I think that these would be wonderful, but it's
not as if
> there isn't enough information to play in Sartar. Real world play,
even in a
> magical world, isn't that difficult.
I'd give the two projects equal emphasis. Propper campaign packs are wonderful things, and I'm already drooling over the (hypothetical) prospect of a Shadow Plateau pack.
While Heroquests are a necessery addition to HW, it is possible to play the game perfectly well without them. I think it's also more important, even after several years of publication, to get as much material usefull to new players and starting campaigns out as possible. My suspicion is that from a commercial point of view, that's going to be the growth end of the market (what growth there is) for some time to come.
> However, to say that the distinctive feature of Hero Wars is in the
> importance of heroquesting, and then to give but one example, and
some random
> mentions of various heroquests in passing in various cult
descriptions, and
> then to tell the GM to "make them up," doesn't exactly help market
a product.
Agreed, but there are some fundamentaly, such as the new edition of the rules and the basic culture books that are a higher priority at the moment. I'm concerned that heroquests are dealt with properly, and I would be a lot happier if there were known plans to do so, but we need the groundwork done too.
I do very much feel your pain too, though.
Simon Hibbs
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