[Glorantha] Re: Expectations and what is there

[Kevin McDonald]

Jane Williams wrote:

>--- Kevin McDonald <kpmcdona at mindspring.com> wrote:
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>>I agree, but feel the need to plug something that I would like to see more of in the series. Namely, information that one can apply to games set outside of Dragon Pass.
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>OK. Noted. I'm not sure if we can do a lot about this in the Dragonrise, but noted. 
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Thanks!

>Where else do people game - Prax?
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At one time or another my group has gamed in Pavis, Dorastor, and 
Carmania. Oh, and that Dragon Pass place. ;) I plan to eventually run 
games in Arrolia, the Holy Country, the Oceans, and somewhere in 
Pamaltela. <whew!> My guess is that most non-DP games are set in either 
Prax (including Pavis, etc) or somewhere in the Lunar Empire, now that 
ILH-1 has been out for a while. Men of the Sea opened up a lot of new 
HeroQuest territory also, so anything is possible - which is a good 
thing. Unspoken Word, Tradetalk, and Tales of the Reaching Moon also 
published some great location work, although I am guessing that their 
print runs were not as large and much of it is now out of print. There 
have never been more setting options in Glorantha than there are today!

My request wasn't so much for help on specific regions but rather for a 
broad overview, with a few of the more important or dramatic 
events/effects mentioned to give the narrator a better feel for what is 
going on.

>>I am worried that Dragonrise won't tell me anything I don't already know about the effect of the Dragonrise on the Lunar Empire, much less other parts of the world. 
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>You particularly want the Lunars? OK. I have no idea what effect it would have, myself, but I'll pass that on (I'm not sure Merlin's reading this list, so I'll forward the comments).
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Thanks again! I only mentioned the Lunars because the Reaching Moon 
disaster (Dragonrise) affects them so immediately and dramatically. I 
would be *very* interested to know more about what Dragonrise means to 
entirely different cultures in different lands. It is just a 'want' 
though, not a 'need'. I understand that you have a page count limit to 
deal with, and that isn't always an easy thing to do.

>Putting in a short paragraph on general overall effects shouldn't be hard to fit in, it's getting it *right* that will be hard.
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Agreed, although I can't wait to see what you folks come up with. :)

~Kevin McD