Hero Wars
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Table of Contents

Introduction	3
You are the World	3
Picture: Servants of the Cleansing	5
1. Narrating the Game	6
Describing Actions	6
Picking the Stakes	7
Choosing Diffculties	7
Choosing Contests	8
Time	8
Don't Nest	8
Narrator Characters	8
Creating Narrator Characters	8
Hero Points	9
Collective Ratings	9
The Heroes in Context	10
New Heroes	10
Significance of Keywords	10
Episodes	11
Building Confidence	11
Episode Format	11
Benchmarks	11
Premise	11
Scenes	12
Opening Scene	12
Rising Action	12
Climax	13
Denouement	13
Key Points	13
Contest Notation	13
Preparation and Improvisation	14
Series	15
Character-Driven Episodes	15
Triggered Episodes	16
Continuity Episodes	17
Language	17
Picture: Umbarong	18
2. Otherworld Magic	19
Heroquests: Adventures on the Other Side	19
The God Plane	20
Outside the Temple	21
Afterlife, Paradise and Hell	23
The Underworld	24
Passage of Time	24
Leaving the God Plane	24
The Spirit World	25
Spirits	26
Time and Space	26
Leaving the Spirit World	27
The Sorcery Plane	27
The Invisible Measure	28
Invisible God	28
Immeasurable Plane	28
Law Plane	28
The Saint Plane	28
The Adept Plane	29
Connecting to a Spell Node	29
The Mundane Plane	30
The Hell Plane	30
Passage of Time	30
Leaving the Sorcery Plane	30
Entering the Other Side	31
Crossing the Barriers	31
Power Spots and Accidental Transitions	31
Can Something Come Out?	32
Otherworld Safety	32
Favored	32
Safe	32
Dangerous	32
Alien World	32
Theists	32
Animists	32
Sorcerers	33
Mystics	33
Otherworld Entities	33
Table: Otherworld Safety Modifiers	33
Known Heroquests	34
Stations	34
Carryover	36
Table: Base Carryover Table	36
Picture: The Ibex Moon Initiate	38
Results of the Quest	39
Community Support and Benefits	39
Table: Carryover Results Table	39
Individual Benefits	40
Directed Improvements	40
The Quest Challenge	40
Limitations	41
Unmapped Heroquests	41
Hervald's Helm	41
Background	41
Quest Requirements	42
Outline of the Quest	42
Station 1: The Thunder Oak	42
Station 2: Zorak Zoran's Ambush	43
Station 3: Uleria's Advances	44
Station 4: Meeting at the Crossroads	45
Station 5: Crossing the River	45
Station 6: The Grand Library	46
Station 7: Hervald's House	47
Station 8: The Golden Path	47
Station 9: The Homecoming	48
Incarnation	50
Theistic Heroforming	50
Animist Channelling	50
Incarnation Rules	51
Marginal Victory	51
Minor Victory	51
Major Victory	51
Complete Victory	51
Identity Challenge	51
Ending an Incarnation	52
Learning New Abilities from Incarnation	52
Hero Abilities	52
3. Relationships	53
Everyone Has Them	53
Common Relationships	53
Supporting Characters	53
Boxed text: Supporting Cast	54
Adversaries	55
Allies	55
Contacts	55
Dependants	56
Followers	56
Patrons	57
Boxed text: Player Heroes as Patrons	57
Communities	57
Picture: Digging Saranakti	58
Community Membership	59
Relatives	59
Religion	59
Guilds	60
Governments	60
Leagues	61
Hero Bands	61
What Members Get	61
Leaders	61
Followers	62
Support	62
Sense of Belonging	63
Commitment	63
The Seven Levels of Support	63
1. Extraordinary Support	64
2. Total Support	64
3. Ordinary Support	64
4. Neutral, Everyday Support	64
5. Objection	65
6. Forbiddance	65
7. Condemnation	65
Hero Bands	65
4. Sample Hero Bands	66
Boxed Text: Your Player Group	66
Army of Tomorrow	67
Resources	67
Organisation	68
Membership Keywords	68
Regular Squad Member	68
Irregular Squad Member	69
Under-officer	69
Captain	69
Chaplain of the Order of St. Dadivic	70
Wizard of the Order of St. Dadivic	70
Divine Resource: The Great Futurist, Saint Dadivic	71
Mythos and History	71
Ibex Moon Society	72
Resources	73
Organisation	73
Membership Keywords	73
Ibex Moon Guide	74
Divine Resource: Selven Hara	74
Mythos and History	74
The Hidden Gale	75
Resources	75
Picture: Warrior of the Shrouded Wind	76
Organisation	77
Membership Keywords	77
Hidden Gale Weaponthane	77
Divine Resource: Barantaros, the Hidden Gale	78
Mythos and History	78
Servants of the Cleansing	78
Resources	79
Organisation	80
Membership Keywords	80
Divine Resource: Ostin the Burner	80
Mythos and History	80
Special Spirits of the Ostin Tradition	82
5. Creatures	83
Natural Animals	83
Alynx	84
Bear	84
Deer	84
Horse	84
Goldeneye Horse	85
Mule	85
Lion	86
Mammoth	86
Pit Viper	86
Rubble Runners (Pack)	87
Wolf	87
Great Wolf	88
Hrognar	88
Creatures of Chaos	88
Broo	88
Boxed text: Chaos Talents	89
Chaos Snakes	90
Fang Snake	90
Spine Snake	90
Weapon Snake	90
Dragonsnail	91
Gorp	91
Walktapus	92
Spirits	92
Picture: Sentinel Saranakti	93
Fire Spirit	94
Fear Spirit	94
Ghost	95
Hag	95
Supernatural Creatures	96
Diokos, demon steed of the Black Horse Troop	96
Griffin	96
Spider, Giant	96
Unicorn	97
Wyrm	97
Zombie	98
Brand New Zombie	98
Half Rotten Zombie	98
Barely Preserved Corpse	98
Elder Races	98
Aldryami	98
Brown Elf	98
Abilities of a Typical Forest Guardian	99
Dryad	99
Pixies	99
Mostali	100
Iron Dwarf	100
Abilities of a Typical Iron Dwarf	100
Uz	101
Dark Troll	101
Abilities of a Typical Troll Hunter	101
Trollkin	101
Abilities of a Typical Warrior Trollkin	101
Abilities of a Typical Worker Trollkin	102
Lesser Elder Races	102
Centaur	102
Abilities of a Typical Centaur Hunter	102
Durulz	103
Abilities of a Typical Boat Durulz	103
Giant	103
Harpy	104
Picture: The Soldier of Tomorrow	105
6. Introduction to Glorantha	106
A Brief History of Glorantha	106
The World	107
The Human World	107
At First	107
Magic	107
Cultures	108
Central Genertela	108
Orlanthi	108
Lunar Empire	108
Praxians	109
Western Genertela	109
Malkioni	109
Brithini	109
Eastern Genertela	109
Map: Central Glorantha	110
Kralori	110
Pentans	110
Pamaltela	111
Doraddi	111
Fonritans	111
The Islands and Oceans	111
East Isles	111
Elder Races	112
Aldryami	112
Dragonewts	112
Mostali	112
Uz	112
History	113
Boxed Text: Theyalan Calendar	113
The Mythic Age	113
The Priest says:	113
Creation	114
Green Age	114
Golden Age	114
Storm Age	115
Darkness Age	115
Now, The Historical Age	117
The Sorceror says:	117
The Shaman says:	117
The Mystic says:	117
The Dawn Age	118
The Imperial Age	118
The Modern Age	119
7. The Rising Dark	120
Sample Episodes	120
Physical Combat: The Hound Tower	120
Magical Combat: The Food Thief	121
Ritual Magic: The Demon of the Red Grove	121
The Other Side: The Grotto of Despair	121
A Sample Adventure Series: The Rising Dark	121
The Hound Tower	122
Narrator Information	122
Scene 1: The Pack	123
Setting	123
Action	123
Aftermath	125
Scene 2: The Tower	125
Setting - Oakling Nest	125
Setting - The Ruined Tower	125
Action	126
Aftermath	128
Denouement: What's the Story?	129
The Food Thief	130
Narrator Information	130
Scene 1: The Disappearing Grain	130
Setting	130
Action	131
Picture: Velet Bolder, The Mouse God	132
Scene 2: Questions and Answers	132
Setting	133
Action	133
Orlanthi Resources	133
Lunar Resources	134
Neutral Resources	135
Aftermath	136
Scene 3: Scrape Hill	136
Setting	136
Action	137
Aftermath	142
Scene 4: The Mouse God	142
Setting	142
Action	142
Aftermath: Velet's Boon	142
The Demon of the Red Grove	144
Narrator Information	144
Scene 1: The Duel and the Offer	144
Setting	144
Action	144
Aftermath	145
Scene 2: Confronting the Demon	145
Ritual Magic	146
Setting	146
Action	146
Picture: The Herendolli Demon and the Spirit	149
Aftermath	151
Scene 3: The Easy Exorcism	152
Setting	153
Action	153
Aftermath: Duke Herenveth Pays Off	154
Optional Scene 4: Escape from the Red Grove	154
The Devil You Know	154
The Grotto of Despair	156
Narrator Information	156
Scene 1: Sir Scissor and the Strange Crew	157
Setting - The Tower	157
Action	158
Scene 2: Down the Hole	158
Setting - The Tower	158
Action	160
Picture: Shredding Saranakti	161
Scene 3: The Grotto of Despair	162
Setting	162
Action	163
Aftermath	164
Scene 4: Air, Earth and Water	164
Setting	165
Action	165
Scene 5: The Thatched Skull	167
Setting	167
Action	168
Aftermath	169
Conclusion	169
Long-Term Consequences	170
Lost and Dead Heroes	170
Deshkorgos and his Creatures	171
Deshkorgos	171
Underworld Creatures	172
Saranakti	172
Digging Saranakti	172
Digging Saranakti	172
Flying Saranakti	172
Sentinel Saranakti	172
Shredding Saranakti	172
Swimming Saranakti	172
Zalu Flyfrog	172
Underworld Spirits	173
Fodener	173
Thak Dalar	173