Don't know if it's one of the best, but one of the most common... "...and you sever his left leg!"...
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hcarteau@...
hcarteau
May 1, 2012 1:34 pm
First, my players shouldn't read this. Harrek will rip your head off if you do. Go away. .... OK, I hope they're gone. It's a small thing actually. I'm going...
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Chris Lemens
chrislemens
May 1, 2012 2:06 pm
"The monster fumbles his bite attack. He bites off his own head!" "I failed my listen roll." "You hear a walktapus." An old stand-by: "I loot the body." ...
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Rick
issaries
May 1, 2012 4:20 pm
I love Sandy's favorite: Player casts Invisibility on themself and then shouts "follow me"......
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robin
robin_mitra
May 1, 2012 5:47 pm
I am not entirely sure what your intentions are. If big Mama doesn't fight, she doesn't need any ratings at all. Unless of course, your players want to...
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hcarteau@...
hcarteau
May 1, 2012 7:48 pm
/// Ah, the storyteller in you is speaking. My players are the kind who feel more pressure when facing hard figures, so I'm giving some to them. Saying it's as...
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robin
robin_mitra
May 1, 2012 8:53 pm
... Well, in my humble opinion it's the other way around. Ability values give the impression something is possible. Why else would you need it for? Maybe I am...
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Roderick and Ellen Ro...
rjremr1
May 1, 2012 10:36 pm
WWW.RuleOneMagazine.com Issue 12, Spring 2012 Andrew Larsen investigates the Ghost Places of Prax; Roderick Robertson looks at creating Zombies in Glorantha;...
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Greg Stafford
glorantha1
May 2, 2012 12:27 am
ygwv ... -- Greg Stafford Game Designer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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hcarteau@...
hcarteau
May 2, 2012 6:39 am
Well, in my humble opinion it's the other way around. Ability values give the impression something is possible. Why else would you need it for? Maybe I am too...
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David Cake
davidcake
May 2, 2012 7:26 am
This is a HeroQuest post not a Glorantha issue really, but yes, the answer is that you only need to know a rating if the PCs are going to enter into a contest,...
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bryan_thx
May 2, 2012 3:17 pm
How about giving it a passive "terrifying presence" ability that panics the sailors and maybe the players? Set it about a mastery above the player's...
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hcarteau@...
hcarteau
May 2, 2012 5:27 pm
How about giving it a passive "terrifying presence" ability that panics the sailors and maybe the players? Set it about a mastery above the player's...
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Lawrence Whitaker
ranyart1
May 2, 2012 11:02 pm
http://www.thedesignmechanism.com/runequest.php Okay, not strict Glorantha, but of interest to many of you, I'm sure. [Non-text portions of this message have...
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matthew.cole
morkhelek2000
May 3, 2012 1:06 pm
Hi fellas Thanks for your replies! So it's the recipient that needs to pay the HP. I tend to agree, like gaining any HQ ability. Thankfully I don't have any...
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varma_many_truths
varma_many_t...
May 3, 2012 7:08 pm
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...
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Keith
kmnellist
May 3, 2012 8:54 pm
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...
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Scott
gbaji
May 3, 2012 11:58 pm
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...
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Daniel
von_das
May 4, 2012 10:19 am
A prospective player just asked me what would happen if an Orlanthi were to awaken one of those three runes during initiation rites. I'm curious to hear your...
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David Cake
davidcake
May 4, 2012 12:00 pm
... Magic isn't that uncommon, but also not that useful for most. It isn't a crisis if an Orlanthi has a rune that isn't used as an affinity for a cult - in...
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Phil Hibbs
philrhibbs
May 4, 2012 12:07 pm
... Playing a character in a games are all about doing stuff and making changes in the world. Stasis, powerful though it may be, simply isn't something that...
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Peter Metcalfe
metcalphnz
May 4, 2012 12:52 pm
... The mark of a magic rune is communication between worlds. People with the magic runes are god-talkers, priests, spirit-talkers, shamans and adepts. They...
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Richard Hayes
richard_hayes29
May 4, 2012 1:09 pm
Stasis also has some practical applications in combat, especially for a soldier in a shield wall (whether he is a Heortling or a Pelorian). But it is a very...
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robin
robin_mitra
May 4, 2012 3:25 pm
I can imagine an Elmali thane with Fire, Stasis and Death protecting an Orlanthi village. He will be good in keeping the enemy off the palisade. He can also...
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hcarteau@...
hcarteau
May 4, 2012 3:59 pm
I suspect stasis is but a barbaric name for the True Power of LAW, aka Akos, aka the ultimate malkioni Rune. The very few heortling who'd awake it would be...
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Daniel
von_das
May 4, 2012 4:44 pm
Re: Heortling women and Stasis. Kadone the Grounder, anyone? :P...
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David Scott
herenweg
May 4, 2012 10:28 pm
... The Magic rune's main use "is an individual's "personal power"". I find it a very powerful rune in the game, as heroes can easily bring the power of their...
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David Dunham
david@...
May 6, 2012 5:03 pm
... Strange, but then player characters often are. I'd lean towards making this an expert in magic -- you might be able to detect it, analyze spells, or maybe...
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Daniel
von_das
May 6, 2012 6:26 pm
Actually, having looked up the runes of various characters mentioned in the Sartar books later, it would seem Tatius the Bright has the Magic rune....
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David Cake
davidcake
May 7, 2012 4:34 am
... I'd rather put is as the ultimate Sorcery Rune, rather than Malkioni per se. Glorantha has two major sorcery traditions (Malkioni and Mostali), and several...
