> Yup. For some reason Sartar-set adventures just don't do it for me. I'm excited by HQ2 and keen to use it for Glorantha but my main reason for considering the Sartar book in the absence of a Pavis book was that it might give me a better handle on how Gloranthan magic works under HQ2. It sounds like that's oly going to be true in a very limited sense.
The Sartar book is necessary if you want to use settings where the Orlanthi religion is predominant (Dragon Pass, Kethaela, Pavis, Talastar, northern and eastern Ralios, and so on). It does not attempt to explain how the Lunar, Dara Happan, Praxian, Malkioni, Troll, Aldryami or Mostali religions work.
Jeff