Roleplaying with the HeroQuest game system in the
ancient Russia of legend and folktale, a land of glittering onion-domed churches
and dark, dangerous forests, home to heroes, fiends -- and the flame-feathered
firebird.
It is projected that Mythic Russia will
be released in either winter 2004 or early 2005. It will be a standalone book,
including all the rules necessary for play, as well as information on the
setting, maps and scenarios. Development of the game and book is currently under
way, and this website will be updated regularly with support material, previews
and development notes.
Mythic Russia is being written by Mark
Galeotti. As well as being an academic specialist in Russian history, he has a
long association with gaming and a particular understanding of the HeroQuest
system, having been one of its developers and also Acquisitions Editor for
Issaries, Inc. In his words, "this is unapologetically a labour of love: I
have always wanted to see the magic, whimsy and horror of Russian history and
folklore brought to life, and I think in HeroQuest we finally have the game
system able to do it justice."
Mythic Russia will use the core game
engine, adapted for play in this setting. However, it will be entirely
compatible with HeroQuest.
Latest News
27 July 2004: Mythic
Russia News yahoogroup formed: thisaccess mailing list will allow
you to keep up to date with progress. It is a low-volume list (for the most part
there will only be one monthly update) and only Firebird may post to it (so it
will not become a source of spam).
27 July 2004: Initial Promotional Booklet produced for the Continuum
gaming con available as a PDF (just under 1 meg in size). This 8-page booklet
provides a simple introduction to the game and its setting.
HeroQuest is a registered trademark of Issaries,
Inc, which has licensed its game engine to Firebird Productions. All content
throughout this site relating to the Mythic Russia
game and setting is copyright © Mark Galeotti 2004.