tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post4120858627604055549..comments2024-03-29T07:58:31.156-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Retrospective: Heroes of OlympusJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-92229114247413039742022-01-06T14:30:52.953-05:002022-01-06T14:30:52.953-05:00I always wanted to play this one! Still have an un...I always wanted to play this one! Still have an unpunched copy waiting for the right time.Korgothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04683370654357044679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-13579386043388301732022-01-06T01:00:08.285-05:002022-01-06T01:00:08.285-05:00You supplement your Greek mythology game with this...You supplement your Greek mythology game with this free game.<br /><br />http://mazesandminotaurs.free.fr/revised.html<br /><br />jdh417https://www.blogger.com/profile/14541882649762424101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-34466383157642823002022-01-05T22:30:59.564-05:002022-01-05T22:30:59.564-05:00Jorune probably had the best art of any RPG in the...Jorune probably had the best art of any RPG in the decade, but it wasn't lavishly illustrated by modern standards. There were a few other games that had decent art in terms of both quality and quantity. Palladium was putting on books from 1981 on, most of which were competently illustrated (something that improved steadily in the 90s). Talislanta was gorgeous, and is probably Jorune's closest rival in this beauty contest. The 1986 Warhammer Fantasy RPG had a lot of art, all with a grungy fantasy feel that really fit the game's tone. Lace & Steel deserves mention for its black & white art, which against was very evocative of the game's odd setting.<br /><br />But yeah, mostly the best you could hope for was a nice cover and competent but sparse interior art. Often you didn't get either. Different times... Dick McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521293874696659063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-11006485716590586682022-01-05T19:39:18.578-05:002022-01-05T19:39:18.578-05:00That seems to be the most common situation with ru...That seems to be the most common situation with rules from that era. Jorune appears to be an exception, from what I've seen online.lore sutohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13790871229694403818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-16743614977337217322022-01-05T17:46:07.002-05:002022-01-05T17:46:07.002-05:00Nearly non-existent.Nearly non-existent.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-19365714227895345012022-01-05T17:00:59.255-05:002022-01-05T17:00:59.255-05:00I love hearing about these mysterious games that I...I love hearing about these mysterious games that I only saw in Dragon magazine ads. How is the interior art?lore sutohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13790871229694403818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-80073942516288260912022-01-05T16:34:17.613-05:002022-01-05T16:34:17.613-05:00Oh, and if you actually wanted to expand your game...Oh, and if you actually wanted to expand your game, the third issue of Nexus devoted a fair amount of page space to extending the game into Mythic Egypt, at least as seen through a Greecian filter. Dick McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521293874696659063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-46080137057278297352022-01-05T16:32:09.792-05:002022-01-05T16:32:09.792-05:00I always had the impression Chaosium was trying to...I always had the impression Chaosium was trying to build a non-TSR coalition although I think they got TSR into Thieves World as well perhaps I'm wrong.<br /><br />I thought the traveller stats were the oddest addition to Thieves World.Ruprechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139664977453444000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-69560465030094793962022-01-05T16:25:27.116-05:002022-01-05T16:25:27.116-05:00FWIW, TFG did a number of these light-RPG-with-hea...FWIW, TFG did a number of these light-RPG-with-heavy-board-game-elements boxed sets in the early 80s, including Musketeers, Supervillains, Delta Force, and Crime Fighters (a police RPG). Heroes was probably the best of the lot as a proper RPG, but I haven't played Crime Fighters so I might be wrong.<br /><br />Supervillains was absolutely terrible. Not worth a dollar even in mint, unless you're trying to collect bad games. Dick McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521293874696659063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-43864926322042961652022-01-05T16:06:36.023-05:002022-01-05T16:06:36.023-05:00The 2nd edition of Heroes (I had first) included t...The 2nd edition of Heroes (I had first) included the conversion notes from the Chaosium boxed set as well. I suspect they were originally written by someone connected to Heroes and presented to Chaosium with a sales pitch about how having stats for this hot new game coming out from TFG would improve TW. They both came out in 1981 originally.<br /><br />It's not quite that weird a crossover. IIRC some of the stuff with Tempus (who was unaging) took place in a setting that had a vague Grecian feel. Dick McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521293874696659063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-16223331738300135232022-01-05T16:00:17.509-05:002022-01-05T16:00:17.509-05:00Played this one for most of a year back in high sc...Played this one for most of a year back in high school, so I have some nostalgia for it. As said, it's clunky in spots, and yes it has some wargame elements (but so does D&D, especially since 3.0), but it's not a bad little RPG for some lightweight adventuring in Mythic Greece. These days there are much better choices for game engines (Mythras springs to mind, and I think GURPS has a Greece book) but I'd be willing to play this again given the chance. Task Force brings back almost as many fond memories as GDW does, although I won't pretend their quality was as consistently high.<br /><br />Dick McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521293874696659063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-22056497205176083532022-01-05T13:14:55.586-05:002022-01-05T13:14:55.586-05:00I had this years ago, never played it. As I remem...I had this years ago, never played it. As I remember, it was very wargame-y, with lots of chits and maps and pre-made wargame scenarios. The only other thing I remember was that Chaosium's Thieves World had conversion notes, in what had to be one of the odder crossovers I've seen.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13467431641317104916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-57609908239611650032022-01-05T12:50:01.469-05:002022-01-05T12:50:01.469-05:00I cannot tell you how many times I would pull this...I cannot tell you how many times I would pull this game box off the shelf at my FLGS back then, read it over and say "if I don't find something else I've wanted, I'm going to buy this". But I always found something and I just never did pull the trigger on HoO. <br /><br />I saw it a store I visit in recent years while on vacay at the CT /RI shore- each time, I found some other items (like a 1st print Monster Manual or other rare items of the 70s/early 80s) that caused me to put it back. And of course, it finally sold. <br /><br />I wonder if we will ever see a reprint/PDF- I'd like to check it out after all these decades. I absolutely love the Greek Mythologies and the old Harryhausen films, but I was really disappointed in most game systems of the time that tackled the genre. I hated Lee Gold's "Lands of Adventure", and "Man, Myth, and Magic" was great on flavor but just did not jive with my group.JEFFBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08862106711059104379noreply@blogger.com