Re: Keywords only, or additional list of abilities?

From: Manuel MOLINIER <manuel.molinier_at_...>
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:53:50 +0100

I fully agree.
I think it require a short document explaining a little what the keyword is about without any game terminology reference. In this sense the "what my father told me" of the Glorantha voice was a very good introduction for new players but It appears like if the link is broken (old glorantha website).

Manuel

On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 1:15 PM, Osentalka <Osentalka_at_...> wrote:

>
>
> "Jeff" <richaje_at_... <richaje%40gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> >> I run HQ2.0 now and find it easier to get people who never played it in
> and
> >> the only difficulty is for people to start with those keywords and
> abilities
> >> and figure out what they can do.
> >
> >We have found though copious playtesting with different groups that people
> very
> >quickly get used to the idea that the "hunter" keyword lets them do
> whatever a hunter
> >is supposed to be able to do. The lists of abilities under keywords
> confused as many
> >people as they helped (especially since people usually end up treating
> exemplary lists
> >as the enumerated abilities - call it "Hamilton's Law").
>
> I can see both sides of the argument.
>
> If you give a player, for instance, the keyword "Jedi knight" he can run
> miles with it, when he knows Star Wars.
> But what does a guy do that has never seen any Star Wars movie and the HQ2
> Star Wars is his first encounter with that setting? That guy will be very
> grateful to be handed out a list of abilities that are tied with his
> Keyword.
>
> Even more so for Glorantha:
> Hunter? Warrior? Priest? Not much of a problem.
> But Uz? Kolating? Crimson Bat Keeper? That keywords need help... if you are
> not THAT familiar with Glorantha.
>
> Cheers
>
> André
>
>
>

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