Maps and Diagrams by Greg Stafford. Compilation of myths, stories and colorful background for the Hero Wars. This is useful as a source book for the Hero Wars game as well as a stand alone book. The author calls this an “epistolary detective novel.” The mystery is, “Who was Prince Argrath?” The book consists of a series of Gloranthan documents, each with their own prejudices and biases, lies and errors, insights and secrets revealed. (from 15 May 2003)
Details
- King of Sartar, How One Man Became a God
- Product Number ISS4500. Reprint edition.
- ISBN 1-929052-00-6.$19.95
- 288 pages, trade paperback size
- 17 Maps and Diagrams
Editions & Related Editions
| SKU | Name | Year | Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA4500 | King of Sartar | 1992 | Chaosium | First edition, softcover |
| ISS1201 | King of Sartar | 1992 | Issaries | First edition |
| Le Roi de Sartar | 1993 | Oriflam | French edition, hardcover | |
| King of Sartar | 1994 | Hobby Japan | Japanese edition | |
| ISS30011 | King of Sartar | 2006 | First edition, reformatted (2006) Volume 1 in the Stafford Library. | |
| ISS4001 | King of Sartar | 2015 | Chaosium | Second edition, softcover |
| CHA4501-EPUB | King of Sartar | 2015 | Chaosium | Second edition PDF, EPUB, MOBI, PRC |
- The SKU ISS3001 was an error as HeroQuest Voices had already used that SKU ↩︎
Table of Contents (1st edition)
- Introduction
- The Annotated Argrath’s Saga
- Argrath’s epic story, as related many years after the Hero Wars.
- The Zin Letters
- Correspondence from the early post-Hero Wars Era.
- Orlanthi Mythology
- An excellent collection of tales to overview the Orlanthi mythology, as it was in the Hero Wars period.
- The Composite History of Dragon Pass
- A document purportedly given to Argrath as a wedding present. It contains a wealth of local detail about the Dragon Pass area and history.
- The Argrath Book
- Documents about the Lightbringers Quest, Argrath, and the EWF.
- Jalk’s Book
- Data on the Colymar Tribe, Boldhome, and the Grazers; and a most valuable anthropological overview of the Heortling culture.
- Conclusions.
- Some whacko theories by the Gloranthan compiler of the book.
King of Sartar subpages
Related Pages
- ISS3002 The Glorious Reascent of Yelm (1993)
- ISS3003 The Fortunate Succession (1995)
- ISS3004 The Entekosiad (1996)
- ISS3005 The Missing Lands (1998)
- ISS3006 Revealed Mythologies (2001)
- ISS3007 Arcane Lore: Heroquests & Heroquesting (2003)
- ISS3008 Takenegi’s Muster: The Imperial Army
- ISS3008 The Middle Sea Empire (2006)
- ISS3009 History of the Heortling Peoples (2007)
- ISS3010 Esrolia: The Land of Ten Thousand Goddesses (2008)
- ISS3011 The Book of Heortling Mythology (2009)
1992, 2015, Chaosium, Contents, Greg Stafford, Hobby Japan, Issaries Inc., King of Sartar (novel), Moon Design, Oriflam
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