> > In RQ, you realy needed to know a lot about Glorantha to get into
> > the game, but HW is much more open. This means you can dip into
> > the Gloranthan background as deeply or as shallowly as you choose.
>
> Hmm... true, I suppose. (Tho I did always hate the people who abused
> Glorantha. Using the names of the deities and places, but not really
> bothering to understand it at all)
After quite a few games, and now having played as well as Narrated, I'd say it was very easy to play on a simple level (just reading ability names & rolling dice), easy enough with guidance or prior knowledge of Glorantha to play 'realistic' Gloranthan characters, but still very easy for Gloranthan newbies to make some nasty errors in the detail (like Babs Gor's Darkness connection). The general game is fine, but there are still these little snags scattered about.
However, I am surprised at how very Gloranthan it feels even while everyone is stumbling and testing their way around. I'm still wincing at the idea of Broo using Impregnate Victim as a Coup de Grace...
Wulf
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