I also received my GTA copy last week.
I was dissappointed by this book - not that I expected anything great
from it in the first place. I think that my greatest dissappointment
was probably that it wasn't 'Gathering Thunder', or 'ILH2' or
something a little more useful.
Don't get me wrong, there are some nice bits in here.
The Praxian version of Humakt, the Sword Brothers, was good, well
done. It shows how he is worshipped in the wastes. Unfortunately
Geo's is in here and I've never liked the entire concept.
There are lots boxes with new cults, saintly orders, common magic
religions, and spirit practices. This book is worth buying just for
that information - even if you never use the herobands.
Nice art as well.
W.
- In HeroQuest-RPG_at_yahoogroups.com, "Charles Corrigan"
> I received my GTA copy (in Singapore) on Monday. Lovely!
>
> 27 hero bands, some suitable for player heroes, some for local
colour,
> some to be protagonists and antagonists under the direction of the
> narrator. Sources of patronage or wonder (or both) for the players.
> And all have reasons to be in Dragon Pass.
>
> While the bands themselves are great, the thing I liked best was the
> plot hooks attached to most. In particular, there are hints of much
> greater, potential world changing sorcery magic in "The Garden of
> Delightful Mobility". Perhaps this is one of the enablers for the
> dreadful magical rituals that Greg as alluded to that allows
questors
> to pass directly from one magical system otherworld to another
without
> passing through the Hero Planes or mundane world.
>
> Captain Dashwood's Traveling Show might have a previously completely
> unknown heir of Sartar (Jim, Ian, I wonder where this one came
> from...). Or maybe not.
>
> Additionally there is some Gloranthan colour scattered throughout,
> such as the effects of concentrating Donandar and Lanbril magic.
>
> Is this the best Gloranthan publication ever? Definitely not. But a
> worthwhile addition to the Gloranthan bookshelf.
>
> regards,
> Charles Corrigan