Personaly I believe no knowledge is required to play anywhere in Glorantha; just don't try and explain the whole cosmology. Most Gloranthans don't have that kind of knowledge and it is a sure way to turn off new players.
I would actually recommend the Sartar Rising books.
They have a fantastic escalation arc, and are broadly compatible with the sample scenario's in the Heroquest book, all of which are excellent scenario's IMO. The great thing about the sartar rising arc that was present in my game was that people avoided killing folks, and instead dealt with the consequences. This is because kinstife is bad hoodoo, and no one wants to be the person that starts blood feuds or bankcrupts their clan with weregeld!
So, start by cattle raids, looking for sheep, and other mundane escapades and ultimately move on to truly epic adventures like helping return a planet to the skies that hasn't been see in hundreds of years and raise a dragon to eat an army and free your homeland! Why would you look elsewhere for adventure?
Regards
Rob
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