The most accessible information about heroquesting is in the Mongoose products; although focused on 2nd age, the elements of heroquesting are the same as 3rd age. Magic of Glorantha has a long discussion of heroquesting, heroquest rewards and so on. I don't really rate the author's work as he tends to fill space with flowery inanities but your mileage may vary. The Blood of Orlanth campaign ends with a heroquest which also highlights what happens when the God Learners get involved.<br>
<br>At its most basic you don't really need any new rules for heroquests. You perform a ritual and off you go. A traditional heroquest is, however, incredibly programmed with no room for deviation. Each heroquest breaks down into a number of stations where one thing happens and must happen exactly as prescribed or else the heroquest with a possible backlash. <br>
<br>Heroquests are also relative in that the more powerful you are, the more powerful your opponents are. Basically your opponents' power level to you should be in relation to what they were among the protagonists in the myth. Most importantly, heroquests are generally about right action and correct moral choices. If you must fight the knight that always wounds its enemy then skulking in the shadows and killing it with arrow fire will either make the quest fail or cause you a more grevious wound by another means.<br>
<br>Finally, heroquests are grounded in community. So you need to decide both the community results of the heroquest (for success or failure) as well as any individual results.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/9/17 Gianni <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gianni@basicrps.com">gianni@basicrps.com</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="im">----- Original Message -----<br>
From: Phil Hibbs <<a href="mailto:snarks@gmail.com">snarks@gmail.com</a>><br>
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> In a Gloranthan context, you can't just heroquest to make new stories.<br>
> You re-enact stories from your mythology<br>
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</div><div><div></div><div class="h5">Well, in 2nd Age Glorantha, if you are a GodLearner, you simply try and<br>
plunder the Hero Plane.<br>
<br>
G.<br>
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