Scenarios & Game Background
This section contains HeroQuest scenarios, game background, and gaming aids such as maps and name genarators.
Scenarios & Gaming Aids
Heortling Name Generator - A Javascript Heortling Name and Epiphet Generator which draws on 602 male and 543 female names, as well as 350 male and 359 female epithets. You can also download the Master List!
Of Vinga & Vingans - Articles and subcult details for Vinga, the Defender Storm, daughter of Orlanth and Ernalda
The Garhound Contests - details of the Hero Wars update of this classic scenario, which is available for free download from Issaries.
A full colour map of Pavis County.
Of Courtship, Contests & Cattle - an in-depth background article on Heortling courtship and marriage, positively brimming with potential scenario hooks. Co-written with Jeff Kyer and based on discussions on the Hero Wars Mailing list.
C02 - Everything Is Thunder - The epic Far Place module written for Convulsions 2002, with full module, PDF character sheets and handouts. Marriage, murder and mayhem, plus a mysterious weapon of the Godtime, The Spear Courage.
Scotscon - Bad 'Boon Rising / Beak No Evil [external link] - An imperious Lunar baboons vs fweedom loving Orlanthi ducks mini-LARP written for Scotscon 2003 with full module, PDF character sheets and handouts. For ten players and two GMS. Ook.
Duck Cults and Keywords - Full HeroQuest keywords for creating duck bandits, an overview of Durultz deities, and cult descriptions for Poveri Pondfather, Canarda StweamMother, Dueymakt Deathdwake, Dwead Eye Hueymakt, Loueymakt Storm Bill and Vinga WedCwest. Seriously silly.
Heortling Poetry - An ongoing series of mini-essays on mead hall poetry - triads, kennings, verses and cattle boasts, with heaps of examples from the poets of the Heroquest list. You can also download the file containing 4,000 Gloranthan kennings.