"Once
upon a time, east of the sun and west of the moon, there was a different place,
but not too different..."
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.
Mythic Russia is an extensive, 320-page standalone book,
including all the rules necessary for play, as well as information on the
setting, maps and scenarios. It was released as both a regular, full-size
softback and also a limited edition hardback, but the latter sold out very
quickly. Click on the Mythic Russia: the
book button to the left for details on the book and how to pre-order.
Mythic Russia was 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 uses the core game
engine, adapted for play in this setting. However, it is entirely
compatible with HeroQuest.
Reviews
Latest News
15 June 2007: Series of PDF Companions to be published, with extra
background, keywords, cultures, etc. More information here.
15 March 2007: New section added, Narrator's Support, for sample
scenarios, heroes and more.
1 February 2007: Hardback Mythic Russia
sold out
23 December 2006: Sample demo scenario If You Go Down To The Woods
Today by Newt Newport now available here.
11 September 2006: Mythic Russia released!
21 April 2006: The game is due to be released at the end of July! Pre-orders
(with discounts) are now being accepted.
There is also an updated sample chapter available in the Previews.
Online Community
The Mythic
Russia News yahoogroup: 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).
The Mythic
Russia Players yahoogroup: this independent circle of players and
narrators is a greatforum to ask questions, share ideas and generally
connect with the Mythic Russian community.
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 2004-7.
All content throughout this site relating
to the Mythic Russia game and setting is
copyright © Mark Galeotti 2004-7.