This exact question came up on rpg.net, but I'll take a stab!
Back in the day Runequest was a leading rpg system and was supported at the time by groundbreaking supplements like Griffin Mountain, Pavis, Trollpack etc etc. Glorantha is about a world of myth and promise. I think that resonates very deep in all of us, not just Glorantha fans. I think that Glorantha taps into that rich vein and has sustained many of us die hards through the years.
Mark Galeotti's intro to the Heroquest rulebook probably says all this more eloquently than I can.
Regards
Rob
> Edmund Metheny <gumby_at_t...> wrote:
> Vlsadimir's question mirrors my own. I've been wondering where to
get
> more background information as well. But since Vlad has already
asked
> that question I will ask one that is similar, but will hopefully
take
> the discussion on a somewhat different path.
>
> Runequest has been around for many years and has a devoted, some
might
> say fanatical following. Why? What is special about Runequest
that
> folks love it so? I don't ask the question to be flippant, but
rather
> because I would like to hear from some of the long time fans of
the
> world about what makes it tick for them. Why do you love the
world of
> Glorantha enough to have stuck with it for these many years and
these
> many system iterations? Why do you love running games in it,
playing in
> it, or just spending time reading about it and discussing it on
boards
> like this one?
>
> Thanks in advance for any response - I look forward to hearing
many good
> tales.
>
> Vladimir de Saint André wrote:
>
> > Hi guys,
> >
> >
> >
> > I have been playing RPG for a while now and I was looking for a
very epic
> > games. A friend of mine recommended me HeroQuest. I got the book
and I
> > must
> > say that, although it makes a good impression to me, I am
somewhat puzzled
> > by the very little space dedicated to depicting the world and the
> > background. I would have prefered a book with 200 pages that
makes me dive
> > into the HeroQuest world rather than the same difgging into the
rules. I
> > believe it is a matter of taste, yet a question remains: where
should
> > I look
> > to really discover what is the world of HeroQuest? What would
you
> > recommend
> > me to read? I must say I am yearning to know what the setting of
this
> > famous
> > RPG is like!
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your guidance,
> >
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> >
> >
> > Vlad
> >
>
>
> --
> "Love is an Epic-level challenge."
>
> -Durkon Thundershield
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