Thanks for the replies. I've been searching online for examples of play, AARs and reviews - that sort of thing. It remains to be seen if this will work......
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Howard
altfritz
Dec 14, 2011 3:50 pm
I probably won't recieve the rules until after the holidays now but I am keen to try this out so I've been googling reviews and AAR reports (pretty sparse) in...
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Bo
lorgryt
Dec 14, 2011 4:00 pm
I was worried about that too. Let me give you an example of a simple and complex contest for combat to illustrate the systems potential. The player in the...
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Bo
lorgryt
Dec 14, 2011 4:08 pm
... Yes. But!!! Mastery allows a bump. If you have 2W3 and roll a Fumble you "bump" it once for each master you have in excess of your opponent until you hit...
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Howard
altfritz
Dec 14, 2011 4:20 pm
Thanks for the replies, Bo! Much appreciated! Howard...
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Howard
altfritz
Dec 15, 2011 2:10 pm
Sorry, but just thought of this. If a character only has a finite number of keywords what do you do in a situation where he has nothing to apply? Is there a...
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dougiepunk
Dec 15, 2011 3:22 pm
p 22. sidebar Default Ratings If you enter a contest for which you have no relevant ability whatsoever, your base target number is a 6. Like ability ratings,...
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Howard
altfritz
Dec 15, 2011 4:12 pm
Thanks. I thought there might be a default value....
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Bo
lorgryt
Dec 15, 2011 4:14 pm
Two answers on this: 1) Doesn't come up. 2) the default is 6 if the character has no training. Now to explain. The system give a base of 6 to do something the ...
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chris jensen romer
chrisjensenr...
Dec 15, 2011 5:14 pm
I had the same feeling. I was playing with a bunch of players who like minute to minute action and tactical action: the actual situation was they were a bunch...
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Bo
lorgryt
Dec 15, 2011 5:24 pm
Sounds like a good way to handle it. Cool. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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David Dunham
david@...
Dec 17, 2011 6:34 pm
... Right, if you get to 1W2, then it's not going to break things if you bring a 19 to a 2W and then a 17 to a 20. The double-mastery skill is still way...
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Howard
altfritz
Dec 18, 2011 7:24 pm
My books arrived about an hour ago: HQ2, and both Sartar books! Sunday delivery! :-) (Haven't seen that in a while - the posties must be working overtime to...
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Ian McNamara
ianandriggs@...
Dec 19, 2011 10:27 pm
Hello all, my name is Ian McNamara, I am 28 years old and totely blind. i'm going to be starting a hero quest campaign soon with a group of friends in...
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nysalor
Dec 20, 2011 5:14 am
Bright Blessings to everyone on the list for Sacred Time and the New Year! A little something to share: The Ambush ...
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David Dunham
david@...
Dec 20, 2011 5:18 am
... Would this be Zack? In any case, welcome! Glorantha is an extremely detailed setting, but you can have lots of fun if you only know a bit about it. So...
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Zachary Kline
kline_zack
Dec 20, 2011 5:25 am
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David Dunham
david@...
Dec 20, 2011 5:34 am
... I've only done this once, but I'm sure you've thought of it: take a situation from the King of Dragon Pass game and have the players play it out. A typical...
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Christoph Kohring
christoph.ko...
Dec 20, 2011 4:08 pm
... Well, it is more that you use your "Member of the Woodpecker Clan 20" against "Big Bad Broo" at whatever the difficulty might be at the moment... from Very...
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Ian McNamara
ianandriggs@...
Dec 20, 2011 4:09 pm
Hi yes it is i'm looking forward to doing this we've done our clan witch i found very interesting. Ian McNamara...
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chris jensen romer
chrisjensenr...
Dec 23, 2011 11:31 am
Ha you are lucky! Mine was despatched from the US and while i am still hoping for a pre-Christmas delivery it's not looking likely now :( To:...
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chris jensen romer
chrisjensenr...
Dec 23, 2011 1:12 pm
Hey Ian welcome! The thing is to have fun, and remember that no two games are ever exactly the same. If it would work well in a story have your character try...
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Roderick and Ellen Ro...
rjremr1
Jan 1, 2012 8:07 am
and so do issues 12 and on... The issue 11 deadline is coming up on January 21st, so if you have a Gloranthan article lying around looking for an opportunity...
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Chris
cjtsmith
Jan 24, 2012 12:53 pm
... Reading the rules, I had assumed not - i.e. that only abilities that are raised to a mastery with Hero Points count for the catch-up, but thinking about...
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chris jensen romer
chrisjensenr...
Jan 26, 2012 1:47 pm
I wrote a review of HQ 2.0 (a full one not my preview) that I have never posted because I'm still learning how the system is supposed to work. I have so far...
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Mike Gibb
indrodar
Jan 26, 2012 4:31 pm
CJ ... That will be Newt at D101 games and his Little Book of HeroQuest Dungeoneering http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=85609 ...
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Jeff
jeffrichard68
Jan 26, 2012 4:39 pm
... Absolutely. But if you don't want to generate a dungeon room by room, but still want to have that Raiders of the Lost Ark feel, the Sartar Companion shows...
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simonbrayuk@...
yinkinuk
Jan 30, 2012 4:43 pm
Hi All, I don't often sell my stuff off, but I am shifting some really rare Gloranthan stuff at the moment on Ebay. I have just put it one of the extreme rare...
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Roderick and Ellen Ro...
rjremr1
Jan 31, 2012 6:35 pm
WWW.RuleOneMagazine.com Issue 11, Winter 2012 Continuing his exploration of Kralorela, David Millians tells us of the Baboons of Kralorela; We present Greg...
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Bruce Baugh
mrigashirsha
Feb 5, 2012 9:54 pm
On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 8:39 AM, Jeff <richaje@...> wrote: ** ... I've dabbled a little bit (and want to do more) and had similar experiences. The system...
