Re: Introducing Newbies to GLorantha

From: Brian <ninevehn_at_DNlqEUB4vw-DS3TB9Fh2g0Qgx1AF58n0dquEoMvQzpSmL-n0hGCiO028ZWU0gpYPOQS>
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2011 07:36:20 -0000

Heh. I think, given this particular game, that introducing the setting is going to be more of a hurdle than introducing a new system. I got hooked on Glorantha my first time through, but I'm a huge nerd for mythology, history and anthropology. Glorantha rewards familiarity with the setting, and that's something that new players usually don't have.

That said, a lot of the classic Prax scenarios are very good for introducing the feel of the world as well as information about it. But be prepared to scrap campaigns if you need to: it took my group 4 short campaigns to really sell Glorantha, and the first two fell entirely flat. Now, we've had a long-running game and I'm slowly building notes to run a Garsting Saga next year, so it can be done!

The Heroquest material is truly stellar and my table didn't have any problems learning the rules, and we come from a mix of DnD and White Wolf (and RQ) backgrounds. It's a little light if your players like the 'game' side of rpg's, but it's smooth, intuitive and really quite fun.

-Brian

> How do people do this? Keeping player engagement would seem to be critical. I have lots of info on the Orlanthi and comparatively little on any other group, so would prefer to stick to campaigns centering on them.
> Best and thanks for any insight,
> Zack.
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