I like the map idea. Reminds me of those nice Tekumel hex maps from way back when.
But I think to get enough funding these maps would have to be part of a hex-and-counter game. People wanting just the map(s) could be catered to using the Kickstarter "pay for the option you want" paradigm.
Maybe an updated Dragon Pass would be the first one, with Prax, the Holy Country, the Lunar Empire, etc. following. Each one would be self-contained, but could be combined for a SPI-style monster game treatment of the Hero Wars.
As an example of what's possible, a single motivated fan of SPI's Albion published a quite nice (I have two copies) expansion called Fornaldar. I believe he broke even making a little over 100 copies and selling them for around $60.
Fornaldar's Boardgamegeek page:
http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/92912/fornaldar-nordic-saga
A nice image of the countersheet:
http://talk.consimworld.com/WebX?233_at_@.ee6f116/471!enclosure=.1dd4d44e
A thread on Consimworld with the designer's progress:
http://talk.consimworld.com/WebX?14_at_@.ee6f116/134
Scott
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> I created hex maps for almost all of Genertela in the scale of the Dragon Pass/Nomad Gods boardgames. I did them in A4 sections, in black and white, with the idea that I could easily scan/copy/modify sections for different eras of Gloranthan history - 3x5 sections mad a reasonable sized mapboard for a boardgame. So, for example I could:
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> 1) create a map for the Blood Kings War
> 2) create a map for Jannisors Revolt
> 3) create a map for the 1st and 2nd Age Dragon Pass - modify the terrain around the upland Marsh, change ruins back to cities, etc.
> 4) Have Nomad Gods spreading out into the Wastes
> 5) Use the Nomad Gods counters for a Plunder of Teshnos game.
> 6) Other interesting bits of Glorantha.
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> I lost those maps when I moved to Australia, but recently found part of Fonrit.
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> --- In WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com, "varma_many_truths" <ahitaylor@> wrote:
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> > What about trying this route to hex max from Prax through the Lunar Empire. proper printed A0 stuff like in the original Balazar book. It could follow from the new maps in Guide to Glorantha, and would be a starting point for revised nomad gods etc.
> > Is anyone up for this ? Any interest?
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> > --- In WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com, "Scott" <romulan_ace@> wrote:
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> > > Phil Hibbs <snarks_at_> wrote:
> > > > As for anyone else doing a Gloranthan kickstarter...
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> > > My post was about the possible use of Kickstarter by Greg and the proper license holders. Just an idea that might raise some interest/exposure, get new projects in the queue, and offer some extras for the more passionate fans out there.
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> > > Scott
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