Spirit Combat
Runequest established the idea of spirit combat, as well as bound spirits. Whilst in Heroquest we mention a bound spirit as a retainer, and have 'monsters' like ghosts there is no real discussion of how to handle spirit combat in Heroquest. Now, of course, we don't need special mechanics to handle resolution in Heroquest, but I have been thinking a little about how you might handle this aspect in Heroquest if you wanted to.
Spirit combat must involve a disembodied spirit. Only a shaman, wh
Spirit Combat Example for HeroQuest Glorantha
So here is an example I worked through to see how spirit combat might look in Heroquest Glorantha. I've done it in the same style as the examples I did in the book. There's likely a typo or three in there, but you'll get the gist of what I'm doing. Nearly 3000 words later...
Setting
Let’s set the scene - our heroes are in Snakepipe Hollow. Fil-ith, a powerful and intelligent broo Rune Priest of the Cult of Mallia (page 39 in the Classi
