I think there are examples in the book, but they might be a bit too narrativistic for me to feel I'm doing the right thing. I like military fiction and it always sound true.
Emi
On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 9:10 PM, Santo Sengupta <aumshantih_at_...>wrote:
>
>
> Namaste:
> It is a supplement for HQ1, though much of it could be ported over to HQ2
> without difficulty.
>
> Mass Combat hasn't been handled explicitly in HQ.. there are probably some
> better tables and charts in HQ1 that could be adapted to it.
>
> You can also check this out:
> http://www.lightofaction.com/
> Which has a lot of neat stuff on about Gloranthan wargaming.
>
>
> -Santo
> aum shanti shanti shantih.
> "The world is like the impression left by the telling of a story." - from
> the Yoga Vāsiṣṭha
>
> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 5:00 PM, Emmanuel Kanter <emi.kanter_at_...<emi.kanter%40gmail.com>
> >wrote:
>
>
> >
> >
> > Is this HQ2? I am not aware of this book...
> >
> > I still didn't even finish the book (ok, I read it before, but didn't
> play,
> > so I forgot most of it...) - Does it cover mass combat?
> >
> > This are the three things I'm interested the most in a good RPG system -
> > Lovecraftianism, Magic and Mass Combat. I don't know why. But I'm
> guessing
> > this one's gonna tackle everything
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 7:01 PM, Santo Sengupta <aumshantih_at_...<aumshantih%40gmail.com>
> <aumshantih%40gmail.com>
>
> > >wrote:
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Namaste:
> > > You could also use a variant of the "Illumination" rules contained in
> the
> > > Imperial Lunar Handbook 2 to handle Sanity.
> > >
> > > Confrontations with terrible things would increase your Mythos.. but
> > > failures would lead to debilitating "Occlusions"/Insanties. You'd
> > probably
> > > want some point where Occlusions made you unplayable..
> > >
> > > -Santo
> > > aum shanti shanti shantih.
> > > "The world is like the impression left by the telling of a story." -
> from
> > > the Yoga Vāsiṣṭha
> > >
> > > On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 3:32 PM, Ashley Munday <
> aescleal_at_btinternet.com <aescleal%40btinternet.com><aescleal%
> 40btinternet.com>
> > <aescleal%40btinternet.com>
>
> >
> > > >wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I've used HQ2 for Lovecraftian style cosmic horror games and sanity
> > loss
> > > > was
> > > > just another type of "consequence of failure."
> > > >
> > > > No idea what Aklo is so I can't comment.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > >
> > > > Ash
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message ----
> > > > From: Emmanuel Kanter <emi.kanter_at_... <emi.kanter%40gmail.com><emi.kanter%
> 40gmail.com><emi.kanter%
> > 40gmail.com><emi.kanter%
> > > 40gmail.com>>
> > > > To: HeroQuest-rules_at_...m<HeroQuest-rules%40yahoogroups.com>
> <HeroQuest-rules%40yahoogroups.com><HeroQuest-rules%
> > 40yahoogroups.com><HeroQuest-rules%
> > > 40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > Sent: Thursday, 18 November, 2010 10:10:32
> > > > Subject: Re: Re: new guy
> > > >
> > > > That's actually the reason for the nickname. I was about 14, and my
> IRC
> > > > nick
> > > > was Cthulhu. Nobody knew how to pronounce it, and /kay-tee/,
> > /chuchulhu/
> > > > and
> > > > other variations were the norm.
> > > >
> > > > Oh well, I am but a mere cultist.
> > > >
> > > > By the way, anybody ever run lovecraftian/call of cthulhu games on
> HQ2?
> > > How
> > > > would you manage Aklo and Sanity?
> > > >
> > > > Emi
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 2:57 AM, Jeff <richaje_at_...<richaje%40gmail.com>
> <richaje%40gmail.com>
> > <richaje%40gmail.com>
>
> > > <richaje%40gmail.com>>
> >
> > >
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Or some sort of Chuchulhu monster!
> > > > >
> > > > > Jeff
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In HeroQuest-rules_at_yahoogroups.com<HeroQuest-rules%40yahoogroups.com>
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> > >
> > > > 40yahoogroups.com>,
> > > > > "chuchulhu" <emi.kanter_at_...> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hey guys
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This is Emmanuel, I'm a HQ2 fan from Brazil. I'm hoping to learn
> > more
> > > > > uses to this great ruleset in here.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > So, am I human or am I human?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Emi
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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