On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 3:55 PM, Lawrence Whitaker < lawrence.whitaker_at_wt-LDPcJzlM1UokOWtuyOu41nK6twq3PYGtI5WggW67omDzGxhl3p3-Gq8JoiB_6BFpvMbFAFwhk3C176lbOxsBWdQ.yahoo.invalid> wrote:
> 2010/1/4 Ian Borchardt <iborchar_at_FSxfu5Fl3rc86_9AcaUPqTRXG7MLFcO_LkQK15Z3AFbKNcy2zvcFoS59420fO4659de0WDyT_du2xvPP.yahoo.invalid>
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> > Please forgive me if I sound overly cynical, but will you be offering
> > update/transition publications, or is this simply an attempt to make
> > us repurchase 90% of the same material yet again in order to remain
> > "canonical"?
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> No need to apologise for sounding overly cynical :-)
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> There are two reasons for reworking some of the original MRQ Second Age
> material. The first is obviously to bring materials that need to remain
> current in-line with the RQII rules; this is why Races of Glorantha and
> Cults are being worked-on first. In the case of Races of Glorantha we'll be
> consolidating all the races books into one volume and carrying out the
> necessary updates. However, there will be a free, PDF, MRQ to RQII
> conversion guide made available soon which means you won't need to buy the
> new book. If you have Dragonewts, Mostali, Aldryami and so on in their
> first
> edition form, the vast bulk of the material will be served,
> conversion-wise,
> by the RQII conversion notes.
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> Cults is more problematic because the two original volumes released for
> Second Age Glorantha are highly flawed. The new editions will bring cults
> into line with RQII but also correct a lot of the problems the first
> editions suffered from, plus expand the range of cults (specifically
> relating to God Learner and EWF cults) and ensure as much cross
> compatibility and continuity with what Moon Design is doing with HQ2 and
> Sartar. This is a very necessary work stream and although I've yet to begin
> work on the Cults book, my feeling is that Cults of Glorantha vols 1 and 2
> will be rendered redundant. However, what you will get is all the cults in
> one volume, and a more substantial, correct and - dare I say it - canonical
> work to boot.
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> After these publications its new material all the way...
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> > Ian
> > --
> > Ian Borchardt (iborchar_at_FSxfu5Fl3rc86_9AcaUPqTRXG7MLFcO_LkQK15Z3AFbKNcy2zvcFoS59420fO4659de0WDyT_du2xvPP.yahoo.invalid <iborchar%40gmail.com>)
> > Philosoph, Fool, and Magician
> > "That is not dead which can eternal lie,
> > And with strange Ians, even death may die."
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> One day I feel I'm ahead of the wheel
> And the next its rolling over me...
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> Rush - 'Far Cry'
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