Bill the barbarian

As long as maps have elvish script (was it called moon letters?), a la The Hobbit. I am sure I fell in love with maps before reading that tome, but i can't recall. Pre-Hobbit, post- Hobbit, two different world views, literally Cheers.

Could we (could they, really) consider the Kitori a curse, seeing as they are not dark or mistress race?

I have been thinking of both gaining, what do you think? That is treat (Any) Sword and Shield like (Any) Sword attack and parry. One's (Any) Sword attack is the same as one's Shield parry. Cheers

That was my first thought..

Well judged. I don't care what the others say. I found it a slog, and I have run games for years, many campaigns across a vast swath of the Pass and beyond with the same core Orlanthi group. I compared it to wrestling a 747 off the ground, a slog and it looks impossible but once in flight it soars. It was a beast to run for those eager new faces at Free RPG days in '17 but I did like it, and so did they (I hope I had a little to do with that). Cheers

Sir metcalph, I am glad he did. Otherwise I could not read your reply. I have already benefited as have we all. I love reading you both. Cheers

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But.. Why?

That could be interesting, for a truly Gloranthan cartographic experience: a map of the spirit world overlain with our lozenge...

Careful padawan, that's awfully close to humour!

'kay, gets dice, attempts sanity roll, shakes... Arghhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

While I was in comic mode above, in my last quoting of you, I forgot to mention the reason for the like button I tapped. The above is quite brilliant and a point a lot of people of recent have missed, how ridiculously (i'm looking at you Druluz!) magical the place is. Thank you for that!

Loved it, it is available for Chaosium! Considering the time period—the late 70s early 80s—I would imagine there to be more than a tipping of the fedora to a famous Spielberg & Lucas Sword Sage.

T'was one of the truly golden threads, the best I have read in many a season or two. Made me proud to play RQ!

Missed that tree for the forest, eh? I really should wake up, some days. (sigh) The Lunars will be doing surveys with moons boats. The Westerns will have flying sorcerers, Perhaps in the East they can trade with dragons for magical maps. Thanks for pointing out the obvious.

In glorantha some type of soft material that takes markings and rolls into a scroll are common enough for any given significant city to have a more than one wing library.

RQG p249 Thank you.

Sounds like you got a handle on things. These have been my interpretation for decades. Now, I am not saying we are correct, but I do agree with you. Throw in a hint of Eau d' Gygax & Arneson for that 80's "wash and wear fresh from the dungeon armour look" and you have the Rubble and my complete Prax view. Now awaiting paradigm shift as My Prax Begins to Vary (MPBtV™)... Oh sure, now I read this after all that pontificating...

Oh man, I can relate!

Nice! Very middle ages, but nice!

BOOM! yer desssspicable!

Yes, Glorantha is definitely a feel, It started out as being Church defined, but the modern gent (what is his name, please) has definitely put his spin of the lozenge.

Hang around, you will find the answer is, 'not too long!".

Slight thread drift initiated by thread creator... On a scale of 5% to 40% in 5% increments, I have always played that 5% (2H Swords, Lore Skills, Ride) is a very difficult skill to use, whilst 25% is literally point and click (Crossbows, Fist) and outliers such as 40% would be things a child could do without even thinking about it (Climb)*. Automatic is set at 100% (no 95-100 fail) No Roll Required (walk, chew bubble gum)**. I think using a club is something even a toddler understands, anyone been hit by a kid wielding a toy hammer? It hurts! I would still give him the adult 15% when using a child sized hammer (i.e.. a club, "Ow! You little s#^*. you wait until your mother get's home!). Characteristic Mods, situational mods will be very different and mostly negative, not to mention damage being less. Or I would use a normal weapons base with mods if a child sized item is wielded. I used to swordfight when I was a child—with branches of course (use club). So a kid with a sword wielded at 5% sounds okay to me (assuming they could lift it and make STR and DEX requirements.. * If the child thinks abut it, it becomes much harder to near impossible in the case of climb. ** not necessarily at the same time

Getting up from the pile of vegetables he shakes of a few stray pieces and picks up a turnip and begins to crunch it down... "That's what I meant to say..." Cheers