So Sartar: Kingdom of Heroes uses the Heroquest II rules?
Heroquest II also has a smaller page count and smaller price. I like that.
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> On 10/31/2011 6:13 AM, michaelL wrote:
> > I have the one with the with the 2 gods fighting on the cover. In fact, It's not the easiest ruleset to understand. Should I be reading the 2nd edition? Is it easier to understand?
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> The common magic rules in HQ 1 had too much detail in some areas, (ie
> distinguishing between spells and feats), and too little attention on
> guidance on what sort of magic would be suitable for common magic and
> what sort of magic would be suitable or "specialized" magic.
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> HQ2 is pared down. To play Glorantha in HQ2, you also need
> Sartar:Kingdom of Heroes. Rather than have you buy two more books, my
> suggestion is to treat common magic as a simple magical ability with no
> flashy effects and the magic can only be used to augment other abilities.
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> --Peter Metcalfe
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