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A New Look for Hero Wars

"This format gives us more flexibility with the line," says Issaries, Inc. president Greg Stafford, "and allows us to improve the appearance of our books, both inside and out. Additionally, we get better display opportunities in retail placement if Hero Wars is the standard size."

The Hero Wars Fiction line, whose first offering (The Complete Griselda) was released last week, will remain in the trade paperback format.

Hero Wars Release Schedule Revised

September

Issaries, Inc.'s Hero Wars Fiction line begins with this book of short fiction by Oliver Dickinson. For years, fans have enjoyed his stories about the adventurer Griselda, an adventurer in the city of Pavis whose exploits are the subject of wonder, admiration, and fear. Now, all of his published stories, plus several new ones, are collected into a single book. These twenty-eight short stories about life in the Big Rubble are written in a Damon Runyon style with humor, irony, and an intimate knowledge of life in the ancient ruins. Witness the loyalty of Wolfhead the bandit and the cleverness of Hurbie the con man. See Griselda's decisive action when confronting swords, and her more clumsy ripostes at love. Above all, marvel at her apparent invincibility as she defies death and all challengers in Pavis, deadliest city in the Praxian wastes.

October

The first scenario book for Hero Wars details typical activities and unusual adventures for Heortling heroes. Seek the advice of the clan Lawspeaker, fight Chaos monstrosities, become embroiled in a blood feud because of a horse, and escort a group of friendly (perhaps more than friendly) healers around the countryside.

Also includes a Clan Questionnaire to help players understand the mythology and attitudes of their clan.

November

Following close on the heels of Barbarian Adventures, Orlanth is Dead! begins the Sartar Campaign with an epic conflict against the Lunar Empire. Whitewall has fallen, and all across Dragon Pass the winds have stopped. As winter deepens and spring fails to come, the rebellion begins in southern Sartar at the supernatural struggle later known as the Battle of Iceland. Despite the epic scope of this Great Event, it is not just for the demigod types, but for any hero who might attain such status! Where will you be when the Hero Wars begin?

Also includes a timeline of the Sartar Campaign, secrets of Kallyr Starbrow and the many Argraths, details about the tribes of Sartar, and Hero Wars statistics for eight great leaders of the rebellion.

December

Hero's Book is everything a player needs to know to play Hero Wars. It contains all of the game's key rules, as well as many tips for creating effective heroes, using the rules to their advantage, and role-playing in the world of Glorantha without being intimidated by its vast scope and history. It sets the stage for the new year by being fully compatible with the second edition rules, but is also of immediate interest and use to players of the first edition.

Also includes twelve beginning characters as examples or even for use as players' first heroes.

January

Issaries, Inc. is proud to offer this novel by well-known author and game designer Robin D. Laws. A Promise of Thunder is a full-length novel about young Tarkalor, the forgotten son of the royal family of the Kingdom of Sartar. The young prince struggles with the burden of royal blood and divine descent during Sartar's war against the Lunar Empire.

Robin comments, "I've always wanted to write fiction set in Glorantha. My Tarkalor novel deals with the nature of heroism, the clash of ideologies, and passionate family conflict; all perfect for good fiction. Not just good gaming fiction, but good fiction, period."

February

Issaries, Inc. announces the second edition of its Hero Wars role-playing game. This edition contains the contents of Hero Wars (ISS 1101) and the former Narrator's Book (ISS 1104), which have been revised, re-edited, and laid out in a completely new format. It contains the complete rules for Hero Wars, including beginner-friendly Character Creation, new rules for Hero Bands, simplified Contest resolution, and streamlined Magic systems. New scenarios, a new heroquest, and over a dozen hero bands help to breathe new life into the rules for players and narrators alike.

All previous Hero Wars supplements remain fully compatible with these revised rules.

Spring 2002

This gaming screen contains all important tables from the revised Hero Wars rules on the narrator's side, and bears a stunning piece of artwork on the reverse made up of the covers of Thunder Rebels, Storm Tribe, Barbarian Adventures, and Orlanth is Dead! Scheduled contents include a large full-color map of Sartar, a Heortling wall calendar, Orlanthi-specific character sheets, and a Clan Record Sheet.

Adventures in Dragon Pass (Sartar Rising, part 3)
By Greg Stafford and friends
ISS 1403, ISBN 1-929052-17-0, standard format, price TBA

This third book of the Sartar Campaign provides new scenarios for heroes. Travel to the Grazelands to free your kinsmen from their horse-riding masters. Heroquest to gain great powers with which to fight the Lunars. Explore the wondrous land of Dragon Pass, from Sartar to the Shaker Temple, from Beast Valley to the shadows of the troll land of Dagori Inkarth.

Imperial Lunar Handbook, part 1
By Martin Laurie, Wesley Quadros and Mark Galeotti
ISS 1302, ISBN 1-929052-04-9, standard format, price TBA

The Imperial Lunar Handbook provides an insider's look at the vast Lunar Empire. It gives players a look past the facade of evil and decadence and into the brilliance and liberty of the great Empire, and instructs heroes on how to live in it. The Empire is a fusion of many disparate regions, each with its own customs and magic. Over all the Red Moon shines down, and the Son of the Goddess rules.

Volume 1 details the Lunar Empire and the religion of the Red Goddess that holds it together. Future volumes will concentrate on the most important regions within the Empire, including Dara Happa, Rinliddi, and Carmania.