Hero Wars
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HeroQuest VoicesA Game Aid For HeroQuestConcord, CAJune 9, 2003 The rich cultural backdrop of the world of Glorantha has always been one of its greatest strengths, keeping gamers fascinated for over twenty-five years. One of the many ways in which this was explored in the former RuneQuest game was through short narratives detailing "What My Father Told Me" and "What the Priest Says" for major cultures and races. Pithy, often witty, and always insightful, these narratives were a popular feature of the game and were a quick and easy way to introduce new players to peoples and beliefs of this game world. Now Glorantha is being brought to a new generation of players with the impending release of HeroQuest. To accompany the launch, Issaries, Inc., is bringing out a range of game aids. The most substantial of these is HeroQuest Voices, a free PDF book containing introductory narratives for all ten homelands described in the rules, as well as for seven other peoples and races. This 64-page book will be laid out using the same format and double-page spreads as HeroQuest and other recent releases from Issaries, Inc. Although some of these narratives have appeared before, they have been updated to reflect development of the world over the last fifteen years. Additionally, project coordinator Nick Brooke has assembled many new pieces written by some of the key Gloranthan authors, including Greg Stafford, David Dunham (co-creator of the King of Dragon Pass computer game), and Mark Galeotti. They are accompanied by more than two dozen illustrations from Gloranthan artists old and new. For more information, see the HeroQuest Voices product page. The homelands given voice in HeroQuest Voices are the nomadic Bison People, noble Dara Happans, matriarchal Esrolians, optimistic Esvulari, haughty Grazers, rebellious Heortlings, wandering Puma People, chivalrous Seshnegi, proud Tarshites, and easy-going Teshnans. There are also three exotic human cultures (the inscrutable Kralori from the far east, primitive Rathori bear-people from the northwest, and shamanic Doraddi from the southern continent), as well as four non-human races: the mechanistic Dwarves, vegetable Elves, fatalistic Ludoch mermen, and hungry Trolls. HeroQuest Voices will be a free book in PDF format, available for download from the Issaries website, Warehouse 23, and other on-line sources, to coincide with the release of HeroQuest, the new game of mythic roleplaying in Glorantha.
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