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  1. M Helsdon
    She is high priestess of Delaina, who is a sister of Ernalda, and City Goddess of Rhigos. There's a paragraph about Delaina in the Glorantha Sourcebook, and more in Harald's Nochet player book, and my Ships & Shores.
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    Such are the dangers of misinterpretating the art of another culture. The original can be seen at the museum of ancient Rhigos.
  3. M Helsdon
    In Glorantha, they are not, but this picture does not show the full 'realms' you assumed: the Sun is universal during the day, far beyond the bounds of Dara Happa or Teshnos or Safelster in Ralios where his cults have major political power, and Orlanth's Air is universal, and Heler's rain nearly so, even in lands where their cults are minor or absent. Air/Storm rules far beyond the marginal lands of Ygg, Valind, or Storm Bull, and for that matter, Storm Bull as Bisos is revered in western Peloria even though here he is shown in Prax.
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    Umm, no. This map illustrates major influences on the weather, but Sun and Storm are everywhere. Yelm is centered over Dara Happa, but that's partly because putting him in the exact center wouldn't fit the composition. Orlanth and Heler are to the left in part for the composition, and because they are almost everywhere, and for much of the year Orlanth's wind drives in from the northwest or west. Similarly Brastalos is to the right to balance the Storm God and because for Genertela her doldrums arrive from the southeast, and then proceed westwards south of the coast. Gagarth's winds can appear anywhere in one season, so his placement is to balance the composition. The annual struggle between Valind and Kalikos is shown, but Yelmalio isn't because he is the Cold Sun and has little to no influence on the climate. Iphara can also appear anywhere, but there was a space on the left, so whilst she creates sea fogs over Lost Brithos, this isn't the only place you might encounter her. The Land Goddesses are shown for two reasons: to provide a geographical context, and because land influences the weather and winds, especially during the sailing season. The Red Goddess (and the Blue Streak - not shown) cause the tides, which along the southern coast can be significant (the Holy Country is 'tide-wracked'), and the ebb and flow of the tides has a localised effect on the weather. Katrin and I discussed the organisation of the picture, with the Land Goddesses and Sea Gods the 'first layer', then the Air and Solar gods. There wasn't any easy way to include Darkness, so I chose not to include Xentha, for example - the air and land cool at night. There's some correlation between some of the Air Gods and their core territories. A lot of thought went into this picture, but it shouldn't be taken as a map of divine geopolitics. This is intended to be an in-world map, depicting an Esrolian artist's (or their patron's) worldview.
  5. M Helsdon
    Although such shields rarely survive, the technique probably dates back at least to the Bronze Age. The Enderby Shield was published whilst I was writing Armies & Enemies and so bark shields and how they are made is mentioned in the book.
  6. M Helsdon
    Thank you. Katrin is, but I'm a bit typo-prone at the moment.
  7. M Helsdon
    By popular request, following its release as a limited edition at Dragonmeet: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/462903/Visions-of-Myth The hardcopies include some expanded content, special covers by Katrin, and, mea culpa, some typos I caught too late.
  8. M Helsdon
    Siramarti and Ekeros by Mark Smylie During the sailing season Siramarti and Ekeros are the flutist and the oars master aboard a trireme; outside the season they work as entertainers in Nochet or Rhigos. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/452062/Ships--Shores-of-Southern-Genertela Version 11 has just been uploaded.
  9. M Helsdon
    I've now read this book. Interesting, though there are more detailed treatments of sailing in the ancient world, such as The Ancient Sailing Season: 351 (Mnemosyne Supplements; History and Archaeology of Classical Antiquity) - which brings home that seasonal weather is a major factor, and it really is even more so in Glorantha, where Orlanth's great storm and Brastalos' doldrums are major factors. I was disappointed that there wasn't much on the painting of ships.
  10. M Helsdon
    The page count will change. One of the pieces not present in the book will be a double page spread of [redacted] and there are four half-pagers for the warfare chapter, plus a few character pieces present as drafts at the moment. From the sketches of the warfare pieces Mark has sent me, they should prove interesting, especially the partially underwater picture of [redacted]!
  11. M Helsdon
    There are about a half-dozen pieces of art still outstanding, some not previewed in the draft book. Their completion depends upon the artist's work schedule. Thank you for your kind comments.
  12. M Helsdon
    To celebrate Mark receiving the Greg Stafford Memorial Award after a quest through the postal system (and to mark the Sacred Time), the cover of Ships & Shores is now available to purchasers as a mini-poster. The title now comes with a number of supplements. Below, a detail of the cover. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/452062/Ships--Shores-of-Southern-Genertela
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    Thank you. I have a copy of Sailing from Polis to Empire on order, to see if there's anything I missed. The most interesting if obscure book I read doing the research for my book was The Periplus Maris Erythraei: Text with Introduction, Translation, and Commentary by Lionel Casson. I've read two other translations, but Casson's notes and commentary were very insightful.
  14. M Helsdon
    In the Stafford House campaign, there was a character called Red Bird Greg permitted to join from a D&D game. He later said this was a mistake and never permitted any connection with other game worlds.
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    Or for Glorantha, buy my book.... https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/452062/Ships--Shores-of-Southern-Genertela
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    Another 35 sales and I will release the next 'supplement' - a poster featuring Katrin Dirim's picture of Nochet. Something exciting is in progress but I can't share more about it at present....
  17. M Helsdon
    It's important, but I personally would not recommend it because much of the material is better presented for newcomers in other books, and there are spoilers for the future history.
  18. M Helsdon
    V10 has just been uploaded with two new pictures by Mark Smylie. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/452062/Ships--Shores-of-Southern-Genertela The Blue Streak Falls - by Mark Smylie (portion of the picture)
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    One of the recent pieces by Mark Smylie.
  20. M Helsdon
    Ships & Shores is available on DriveThruRPG, a Work in Progress as finished art is being added, now at version nine. The book comes with supplements providing deck plans, maps, and an art book featuring the art of Katrin Dirim. It includes the Periplus, with detailed accounts of Nochet, Karse, Melib, Noloswal, and many other places. The book is richly illustrated by Katrin Dirm and Mark Smylie, and many other fine artists. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/452062/Ships--Shores-of-Southern-Genertela
  21. M Helsdon
    Mark is finishing off another piece, so I may update the PDF later this week.
  22. M Helsdon
    The limited edition sold out quite quickly at Dragonmeet, yesterday. I arrived shortly after the trade halls opened and found Nick's stall. Proceeds for these books are going to the RNLI. Yes. Ships & Shores is a Work in Progress as it was released (as requested) with some art outstanding. It can't become a POD until all the art is finished, and I can't say when that will be as it depends on the artist's schedule. He has commercial work in the queue. A separate art book.... For the PDF, I would prefer people to buy the main book and then also gain access to the supplements. Which might be possible. Yes. I am grateful for Nick adding the booklet to the stock on his stall yesterday, and sorting out the donation to the RNLI.
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    My bag for the convention is packed - I am bringing ten copies for Nick's stall and as many designated copies.
  24. M Helsdon
    One of the supplements for Ships & Shores: Visions of Myth - Art by Katrin Dirim. This is available as a PDF, and has numerous annotated pictures. I will be bringing some copies to Dragonmeet next week.
  25. M Helsdon
    I was very grateful for the background details you shared. The Moon Cat sneaks into the picture of Nochet.
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