Storm Khan

My search for 15 mm figures that approximate Broos is at an end!

http://www.battlevalorgames.com/bestiancommand6figures.aspx

This post is for anyone involved in the same search.

Fascinating dance link. On a different but still historical track, I was wondering if the Pure Horse People are modeled after the Parthians?

Ahhh, the things we find at those used book stores! Now I can look forward to more "-Eel" drama. I can hardly wait!

Next thing you'll have found is a Necronomicon (1032 CE ed.) for $2.99.

7 hours ago, Charles said:

from Kallyr's Dragonrise heroquest

I'm unconvinced that Argrath is any more an asshole than other contemporaneous figures.

 

The first rule of leadership:

11 hours ago, Rodney Dangerduck said:

Maybe that's technically true.  But please, those kin should really grow a pair up.  It's an <bleep bleep bleeping> war! 

Spoken like With Bitter Heart! ⚔️

2 hours ago, Stephen L said:

It does imply it was a surprise to Orlaront, which is interesting, and makes his exile by Kallyr seem harsh.

After years of occupation and occasional visits by the Crimson Bat, why, indeed, wouldn't Kallyr just mumble "No comment" into the microphone and keep doing whatev's?

3 hours ago, Grievous said:

Every now and then I think I have a pretty decent grasp of Glorantha and some of its mysteries, then along comes a thread like this and.... it's like I know nothing at all.

I, too, am learning. It is more fun than knowing, actually.

On 11/27/2020 at 7:45 AM, Gamesmeister said:

What information do we have, if any, about the heroquest that Kallyr Starbrow performs to create the Dragonrise?

I found this about Vistera, a short-reigned (shortest?) Feathered Horse Queen.

Vistera (born 1594, Feathered Horse Queen from 1623 to 1625). The daughter of Sorana and an unknown father, she became Feathered Horse Queen in 1623, after leading a rebellion against her sister. She took the title “With Bitter Heart” and ruthlessly avenged the deaths of her grandmother, mother, and sisters. She had pro-Lunar chiefs and priestesses murdered, allied with monsters and Tricksters, and made a terrible pact to awaken the Dragons. She died during the Dragonrise upon witnessing her schemes complete.

Has anyone else suggested "With Bitter Heart" as the ultimate mastermind of the Dragonrise?

She's an anti-Lunar martyr, a woman after my own heart, and a critical background NPC for my planned campaign.

On 4/24/2019 at 8:19 AM, borbetomagnus said:

In your opinions, what miniatures can be used for characters from Sartar, Esrolia, Prax, Hendrikiland, Heortland, Tarsh, Lunar Tarsh, Lunar Empire, Pavis, and Sun County? (Lance & Laser Ancient - Dark Age miniatures)

 

Magister Militum has Ducks in 15 mm.

https://www.magistermilitum.com/qak3-ducks-with-slings.html

Like most fantasy 15 mm figures, they are a little tall, but they still are pretty nice.

I will be using 15 mm historical mini's in my upcoming campaign; I can't spend too much time painting.

4 minutes ago, Gerald S said:

Right now I'm thinking of letting Inkarne be somewhat determined by the player's actions.  

It is a good idea to let your PC's deal with the ramifications of their own behavior. I imagine the cost of an over-aggressive stance will be high, body-count high.

I bought the Smoking Ruin scenario recently. My game is set in 1623; I am going to add a Lunar squad exploring the ruins simultaneously with my VERY anti-Lunar PC's. The Lunars will be scouting another route through the Grazelands on the way to Esrolia and the siege of Nochet. Here's hoping that will be exciting.

7 hours ago, Stephen L said:

Trust me, once seen, never forgotten.  

I wonder who made that casting decision? Geeze, women need roles in the arts, too. WTF?

7 hours ago, Stephen L said:

I wonder if I'll ever be forgiven for this post, but now for something completely different...

Who can forget the portrayal of the Roman goddess of war, Bellone, in Rameau’s Les Indes Galantes?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rUZr6WpAcs

 

I am unlikely for forgive you for whatever that "Bellone" creature was.

13 hours ago, David Scott said:

I must have missed that issue.

There has been some name calling. Just want to clear things up.

2 hours ago, Rodney Dangerduck said:

True.  Not as if Heortlings have strict rules in these matters either.

Just seems that the **first** song that comes to your mind about Jar-Eel should not be Joleen...  To each their own...

Since we are stumbling onto the 3rd rail of human sexuality, it is Storm Khan's stated position that sexual preference is not a matter for ethical judgement in the real (or any) world. Anyone's choice of a partner is their business, and their business alone. The only issue I have with Lunars, as presented, is their willingness to weaponize chaos. That is a BIG issue, however.

3 hours ago, John Biles said:

Dang it, here we go, by the Flash Girls: 

 

 Awww, such a mellow, organic folk tune . . . until it isn't. Nice.

4 hours ago, Nick Brooke said:

Well, somewhat in-denial lesbian lust, anyway.

 

Hmmm, I would have suspected that Jar-Eel would swing both ways without hesitation or guilt. Lunars strike me as people not bothered by tiresome rules . . . any rules, really.

5 hours ago, John Biles said:

Oh!  Also 'A Girl Wants a Knife' is another good one.

 

youtube link?

5 hours ago, Nick Brooke said:

I’d start from “Jolene,” myself.

Really? I know the tune, but I don't know that song's story.

So, if ever a fictional character deserved multiple song dedications, it has to be Jar-Eel.

Here is my contribution via utube link, the song She's Unreal from album "Subliminal Sandwich," by Meat Beat Manifesto: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-RAnbUvX1k

Anybody else?

On 11/27/2020 at 7:15 PM, Gerald S said:

The next big thing is that the city is likely to become a major holy site.  Orlanth and Ernalda's wedding site is nothing to sneeze at and with investigation the idea will grow and spread.  This would bring in a lot of settlers and faithful.

So, has anything been published about Inkarne, the current Feathered Horse Queen (starting in 1625)? I ask because while her predecessor, Vistera, was anti-Lunar, the Feathered Horse Queen before her, Mirina, was a militant Lunar sympathizer.

If Inkarne is in the Lunar orbit anything like Mirina was (ok, not sorry about the pun), things might become very complicated very fast for your new settlement. A Lunar sympathizer in command of the Grazelands would not tolerate anything celebrating the union of Orlanth and Ernalda. It could mean teams of assassins, a wave of Broo assaulting the area, or a formal siege.

These are just my thoughts. What do you think? I enjoy pondering theoretical politics for the campaign I am readying, set in the Grazelands but starting in 1623.

"I am gonna play with running Argrath differently in each campaign I GM.
For my current, Argrath worships one thing above all else: Argrath."

I rather like this bottom-line perspective. Depending on the story you want to tell, Argrath can be the savior, the villain, or even the next vehicle for Chaos to enter the world, after the Lunars have proven to be too weak and worthy only of exterminion. The opposite of good may not be evil, but power.

Nice overview. I will listen further.

On 11/18/2019 at 10:41 AM, Jeff said:

RQ has already had four completely new products despite the book not even existing in draft form until 2016 - and a new core rules book requires play testing, lots of rewrites, etc. Until the core rules were done we couldn't commission new material for a rules system that was a moving target.

I have returned to RQ and roleplaying after a long absence. I just want to say that the core book has impressed me greatly. Good work!

On 8/14/2020 at 7:45 PM, jajagappa said:

"Flaming zombies"

I was going to call my band made up of unemployed oil field workers "Frog chorus," but now I have a another contender!

Thank you. I am looking forward to making The Battle of Willford another opportunity to collect passions / compulsions / bling during the History stage.