wrote:
> Comrades!
>
> Have you ever seen Nick Brooke wearing feathers? (Don't worry, it
> wasn't *just* feathers.) Greg skinned and his hide worn as a cloak?
> Did you know that 'Frankie Goes to Hollywood' is a central part of
> all great Darjiini rituals? Haven't you ever wondered what kind of
> Red Moon Goddess there would have been with a different set of
Seven
> Mothers?
>
> These are just some of the truths, horrors and revelations which
> emerged the first time the 'Birth of the Goddess' freeform ran, at
> Gloranhacon VIII. Now, the bigger, revised, full version of this
> epic is going to be running at Continuum
> (http://www.continuum.uk.net), and the sign-up is now open!
>
> "It is 1119 and Peloria weeps. Brutal Carmanian overlords from the
> west have enslaved her people and chained the great cities of Dara
> Happa. Savage nomads to the east raid and plunder. The land is
> stalked by spies and sell-swords, hunger and hate. But there are
> whispers in the night. Whispers of hope. That a new goddess will be
> born who will free her people and bring peace, plenty and purpose
to
> all Glorantha. Whispers of opportunity, of a new order in which
even
> the meanest farmer or soldier could become be raised to the
heavens,
> if in the right place, at the right time - and on the right side.
> Whispers of danger for the Carmanians and those who serve them, who
> would cut down this new dream before it can become flesh.
>
> "Although a smaller version was played at Gloranthacon VIII in
> Toronto (2003), this will be the premiere of the full-size version
> of this new Gloranthan freeform. Written by Mark Galeotti, series
> editor and co-author of the Imperial Lunar Handbooks, it is about
> hope, redemption and creation, about adventure, politics and magic
> on an epic scale, for 50 players, running for 5 hours. Set at the
> time of the birth of the Goddess, a pivotal moment in Gloranthan
> myth, characters may be seeking to bring it about, prevent it or
> simply working to their own agendas against this historic backdrop.
> This is a game of faith and magic. It involves imperial politics,
> personal ambition, sacrifice and nobility, cruelty and revenge, but
> first and foremost it is about personal and cultural growth and
> change. Rituals and heroquests will unleash formidable magics.
> Empires may fall or be raised. Old rifts will be healed, new
hatreds
> kindled. Characters will be die, but be reborn or return as souls
> and spirits. Mortals may become heroes or even gods. Expect and
> embrace such change! Here is a chance to become a pivotal figure in
> the very birth of the Red Goddess and thus the Lunar Empire,
> assuming roles from the most famous to the since-forgotten. Perhaps
> the Goddess will be born thanks to a different set of Seven
Mothers?
> Or could her essences be consumed by Carmanian sorceries? Will the
> Moon be Red, or Black? Let history be made!"
>
> Details of the freeform and how to sign up are _at_
> http://www.continuum.uk.net/pages/birth%20of%20the%20goddess.htm
> That said, there seem to be some problems with getting at the sign-
> up sheet itself, so in case anyone is having trouble, I'll put a
> copy also into the Files section of the group.
>
> I hope to see familiar faces and new ones in the game! Even for
> those who played at Gloranthacon, there have been many changes and
> the return of numerous plotlines which had been removed because of
> the smaller number of players -- but anyway, such are the fertile
> imaginations of 50 players, that surprises for all of us are a
> certainty!
>
> All the best
>
> Mark
Darn you, Mark! I'd managed to suppress those memeories. You owe me
therapy. Or at least a drink.
Jeff