Howdy folk! We've set up a little blog for Moon Design where we will be letting folk know what we are working on and what we are planning on doing. The blog...
... The question that immediately springs to mind is "what happened to Heler?" Others too, I guess, but that's the most obvious omission from the list. I'm...
On reading that, I didn't think it was an exhaustive list. LC ttrotsky wrote: The question that immediately springs to mind is "what happened to Heler?"...
... Well, that'd rather the question, isn't it? I would *guess* that the list is only of the cults with "long form cult writeups", and that there are others...
Now that you mention it, since the books are basically written now a table of contents for each would be a cool thing to release as a teaser. :) -Kevin McD ......
Howdy all - I've posted some updates regarding the prices of HeroQuest and The Sartar Book at the Moon Design Studios blog (vingkot.livejournal.com). We are...
Hi! I have not been able to find any information on the Praxian magical societies (the serpent dancers, sunset society, etc.). There seems to be one...
... societies (the serpent dancers, sunset society, etc.). Probably doesn't exist. ... a cult or religion? Not sure there is a huge difference when you get...
... Not much. I worked on some with Greg back when we were working on HW but never got very far along. ... They are more (but not exactly) like herobands. Some...
Hi! ... SNIP ... You do? I never realized that. SNIP ... Oh. Of course. What's the emoticon for "feels stupid"? SNIP ... Maybe we're talking about different...
... The magical societies are a mix of two things that are different in rules terms. Some of them are hero bands. Some of them are spirit societies (practices...
I should also have said that, as a gaming matter, I prefer treating these kinds of societies as hero bands, because I think the HQ1 rules about hero bands are...
Hi! Afetr your e-mail, I re-looked at the Sword Brothers hero band/Sword Man practice (I've always liked that one anyway). That's a very interesting example,...
Howdo Although I've shot past the previously declared release date, lets just say I've been insanely busy of late, Tales of the Firebird is still in ...
... Pretty much my impression as well. ... I think the "Hero Band" terminology covers a wide range of cases - from a bunch of guys who adventure together (the...
Hi! In this particular case, I was thinking of the Sunset Society (the counter in the Nomad Gods board game - a group of magicians specializing in darkness...
... The concept seemed pretty central to the interpretation of Glorantha during the HQ(1) era--with even one entire supplement dedicated to sample hero bands....
... Which unfortunately was its problem. Every community got boxed into the hero band standard format and the idea of a "hero band" lost any distinctive...
Hello friends You are not going to TENTACLES but really want to get "HeroQuest 2.0" and/or "Sartar Book"? No Problem! 1) Preorder any pay your books as...
... Thanks for the clarification, Jeff! I appreciate your patience in answering now things that will be clear when we finally get our hands on the books. We...
... You are welcome! I will likely post a longer version of this answer on the Moon Design Blog where David and I can articulate our thoughts at greater...
YGWV ... History: From the start the term and idea "hero band" was intended to be the vocabulary word for the widest-reaching definition of what it does, ...
Praxian Societies, let alone the adjective 'Magical', IMG serve also the purpose of 'regiments'. In warfare (when Praxians go to war as themselves, not as...
... I think that's what the others are talking about -- the rule term for "any magical community" became "hero band" when Hero Bands were originally a specific...
... I think the core concept is "Identity": a hero band, a regiment, a society, a community, an association, all have this concept in their nature. A group of...