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John
At 22:08 11/08/03 +0300, you wrote:
>Introduction
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>The Zin Letters is an English-language magazine published by Kalikos -
>The Finnish Gloranthan Association. The magazine is dedicated to the
>fantasy world of Glorantha and especially to roleplaying in that world
>with the Hero Wars, HeroQuest and RuneQuest mechanics. The name of the
>magazine derives from the three Zin letters in the book King of Sartar
>(The Zin Letters; pages 40-48) that accompany the Gloranthan
>scriptures gathered by the writer of the letters.
>
>The first issue deals with Teshnan history, culture and religion,
>introduces a Ralian Orlanthi Clan, lays out the genealogy of the Storm
>Tribe, contains many useful scenario ideas for Orlanthi campaigns and
>finally introduces us to the Mineral Broos.
>
>A sample PDF (1618k) of the first magazine is available at
>http://zin.kalikos.org/Zin_letters_sample.pdf .
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>Ordering
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>Distribution outside of Finland is handled through Tradetalk. In
>Finland, you can buy the magazine from Fantasiapelit or order it
>directly from us.
>
>http://www.tradetalk.de
>http://www.fantasiapelit.com
>http://zin.kalikos.org
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>Contributing
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>The Zin Letters welcomes submissions from Finnish and international
>contributors. Articles and art are equally welcome. Please contact
>zin_at_... if interested.
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>Contents of Zin #1
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>
>Teshnos - Land of Fire (Matti Järvinen)
>
>Articles pertaining to the land of Teshnos in South-Eastern Genertela.
>The articles describe the history, culture and religion of the land,
>and also include a Gloranthan account of the many wondrous places
>there. A map accompanies the articles and short scenario ideas give
>inspiration for campaigning in the Land of Fire. The material is
>compatible with the description of Teshnos found in the book Glorantha:
>Introduction to the Hero Wars.
>
>Genealogy of the Storm Tribe (Juha Ratilainen)
>
>A graph of the genealogy of the Storm Tribe gives very clear insight
>to who's related to who and in what way in the mighty tribe of the
>storm. The chart also includes Ernalda's servants and household
>goddesses and the many other names of Orlanth.
>
>The Stoat Clan (Samppa Mäkelä)
>
>A comprehensive description of this Ralian Orlanthi clan. The article
>describes the clan history, names the leaders and other important people
>and gives descriptions of the places they hold sacred. The current
>situation of the clan is of course also covered. Maps of the kingdom
>of Saug, the Neliomi tribe and the Stoat clan lands give insight to the
>area they occupy. The Stoat Clan forms an excellent basis for
>campaigning among the Ralian Orlanthi and is compatible with the Ralios
>articles of David Dunham, Jonas Schiött and Nikk Effingham, of which
>the writer has drawn inspiration.
>
>Two Orlanthi Adventures & Short Orlanthi Scenarios (Juha Ratilainen and
>Olli Kantola)
>
>A large number of scenario ideas for Sartarite Heortling Orlanthi. With
>only minor changes they are also easily applicable to the Stoat Clan. The
>first two scenarios draw inspiration from Kalevala, while the rest are
>shorter scenario seeds.
>
>Mineral Broos (Marko Saari, Perttu Mäkinen, Eetu Mäkelä and Sampo Koistinen)
>
>Three funny but deadly mineral broo from Dorastor. The article lays out all
>that is needed to use these in a game: the reason for their existence,
>their habits and tactics and even scenario ideas for including them in a
>Dorastor-based campaign. Statistics for the broo are given both for RuneQuest
>and Hero Wars / HeroQuest. The article is rounded up with a Gloranthan
>account of a meeting with these monstrosities, written by one Afhardu Orgost,
>an Irrippi Ontor researcher.
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>Olli Kantola
>Kalikos - the Finnish Gloranthan association
>www.kalikos.org
>zin.kalikos.org
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>As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle
>a light in the darkness of mere being.
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