Bill the barbarian

I think this is from RQ 3, does it still work this way in RQ G? Cheers

Oh, that is truly awful, bring back Dobyski... Ducks!

and on that note, off to seek some shrubbery! Come noble steed... <Clop, clop, Clop, clop.> <muttered> Where ever did he get coconut shells in the lands of The Alone Undertribe?

Truly worth mentioning, there are no lines of impatient swordsmen queuing up in front of Humakti Temples waiting to join the cult. Any lineups one might see would be on signup days for open non-denominational training, I would think. The exact opposite might be true. The loneliest job in Pavis ( a city not lacking in adventurous types looking to join cults) I can imagine, might be the Humakti Sword in charge of recruitment for all the reasons given. ETA The Humakt cult is very small numerically despite its power. Cheers

Thanks, I was having planet envy, but I feel much better. The Fact that i could walk Glorantha had been a negative until you pointed that little tidbit out, Sir_Godspeed. Having walked as much as I have (mostly for pleasure but for a good third of my life as a commuter) I have come to appreciate a life pedestrian and being able to share that (hopefully in as Tolkienesgue a fashion as I can) with the PCs can be a true joy. With the great artwork found in RQ G to help fire my imagination, I am hoping for a few great walks in the near future through Sartar's green and pleasant lands. Amazing what one thought can bring to a game! Cheers

Sweet!!! and I see you found a solution for your cat problems! :)

I wanna play a gifted rich duck... Can I?

@Trifletraxor Care to wade in with comments, oh, great and most noble breeder of beetles?

Thank you Joerg, I hate censorship (I truly abhor it) but a proper place and time... so good thinking, put it in a bar and give it an honest and obvious title that says controversy here (could you do an Forum edit and maybe tag it as well, for safety's sake). Cheers!

I have zero interest to be involved in this debate, zero. I wish to make a comment and go. Whether that subject can be an academic debate is not at issue. That subject can not be an academic debate within a forum devoted to entertainment where we have been told to be on our best behaviour (when children could be wandering around) and be welcoming to new comers. All folk here should use emotion first and foremost The first emotion should be compassion. Academic and compassion do not go well together. Again play nice, everyone.

From Guide To Glorantha V2 page 658 Utterly dominating the background is Mount Kero Fin, the huge 8-mile-high needle of a mountain, its upper reaches surrounded by clouds and the home of the gods. 8 mikes is about 13 km.

I have a request. This is an incredibly sensitive topic, I request that we all take a very deep breath and realize that an academic debate about such a subject might not be a good idea on a public forum where we have been asked to be on our best behaviours and to not alienate folk. There is a bit of tinder for emotions to get heated and we might have bruised feelings if we are not sensitive in what we say. If the topic must continue please be nice! Cheers

And a lie is not always a lie... yeah... that's the ticket!.. oops wrong thread! Thanks Phil and Joerg for answering that query. Though both posters are correct, the last bit by Phil sums it up quite well! With that original side drift question about running water I let the real world get in the way of my myth. That's what I was thinking! Cheers

With studying and training being done in seasons rather than in hours this is major.

Again, grist for a good story tellers mill.. Might I refer you to Modern Times, a great Chaplin film from early in the last century. One does not have to play such themes and they will not lose a whit of MGF or Gloranthan goodness, but that these themes exist and Glorantha does actually acknowledge this existence is probably Greg's input. If mechanics were put in to reflect the loss of ones uniqueness (humanity) I suppose it would have to be optional (like ENC). Cheers

That leads me to some interesting thinking , Akhôrahil. Though the game mechanics do not reflect it, there is a penalty for using magic (as there should be): The loss of ones humanity. A min/max player would wonder, ' Where's the problem?'. But from a literary (or possibly, if one is lucky, role playing) angle, this leads to serious conflict, and interesting stories. Have not seen this dealt with in any way Gloranthan other than the old Dragonewt magic (RQ 3). It became harder to resurrect into higher draconic forms the more dragon magic one used. Pity it did not get taken up in this update to the rules. Maybe next time. Cheers

Dan Z gets the credit for resurrecting this hoary old corpse of a thread this time. How many of you old grognards are aware that skills can't go below 00% in the RQ G rules? Normally that should not matter, but remember skills have a five percent chance to work as long as they have a positive base percentage chance (5% usually). Now, I recall, as do old players I have spoken to that back in RQ 3 days, a skill that was at base percentage with modifiers that brought it to below zero percent, could not be used at any percentage until the skill was brought to a positive number though training, practice or I suppose, DI. Was this a HR or an actual rule?

Pretty much how we ran RQ 3 with one caveat. Skills with a base of 00% must break 00 to have a 5% chance.

Cheers

I don't think I understand, A flood, by definition, is running water.

And the main reason I like to help is remembering trying to sort this out in the days of BBSs and zines, truly a pain... We all had house rules at that point, whether we knew it or not.

and I did not mention it, my bad. Now you see the reason I profusely thanked David, Do you have the predecessor Sartar Kingdom of Heroes?

Having played Alberta's own Chivalry and Sorcery (and enjoyed it) I can safely say I know my level of crunchiness and I thing Rule Master ;) might pass it. Love the idea, hate the tables. RQ 3 is nice...

I believe that MGF was coined by MOB for a game (a LARP) that used beer caps as randomizers in place of dice.

Both mine seems to be okay. First printing and second printing (slip case).