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Tales of the Sun County Militia: Sandheart Volume One
Publisher: Chaosium
by Trevor [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 10/19/2023 21:53:45

Such a great publication. I am very impressed by all the background, maps, illustrations and NPC information that make this an easy adventure to run. I love that it is a police procedural style of adventure which potentially sets the scene for a whole campaign. Thanks for a great addition to the RQG world.



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Tales of the Sun County Militia: Sandheart Volume One
Publisher: Chaosium
by Antony R. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 11/06/2021 05:23:09

Due to family commitments I've had a 15 year break from RPGs. Being over 50 I have played a multitiude of games and products over the years and am a bit of a "miserable old git". This product has simply inspired me to want to GM ....something I've not done for a very long time. Marvelous.....



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[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Tales of the Sun County Militia: Sandheart Volume One
Publisher: Chaosium
by Diana P. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 11/29/2020 16:06:46

I bought this a while back because Jon Webb was so supportive of other authors, and between buying it and running it, it got a surprise expansion with the help of Nick Brooke. I've finally been able to settle down to it, and Sandheart is a well-built, well researched bit of world.

The campaign is designed to be playable in any year, disconnected from the major events of the world, and it's a welcome relief from my more densely planned campaigns. For once, I'm not shaking the world, and it's great.

It's got everything a new place could need, and I like the reality of the people and the clever framing; here you can be slightly Yelmalian, and still be useful...



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[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Tales of the Sun County Militia: Sandheart Volume One
Publisher: Chaosium
by Evan F. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 08/25/2020 13:13:09

Volume One (of Three so far) of Sandheart is just what it advertises itself as, a sandbox campaign setting, but it is more than that too. This is especially true of the Remastered Edition which adds to and enhances the original publication in every way. Tales of the Sun County Militia was one of the first offerings on the Jonstown Compendium, and it filled a perfect niche of giving an underdeveloped corner of Glorantha, adjacent to the big players of Prax, Sun County, Pavis and the Big Rubble, a spotlight, and a special place to play a campaign or a one shot. It explores the rigid Solar religious culture practiced by the farmer-soldiers of Yelmalio, in a particularly backwater rural area surrounded by dangers and threats on the fringes of Sun Country and exposed to the plains of Prax. The original offering gave backgrounds, locations and an adventure to get you started. The art, layout and overall presentation was acceptable for a fan publication.

Here, in the remastered eddition, which was upgraded at no extra cost to the early adopters, goes above and beyond the original vision. Additional background material, and dozens of pieces of new, evocative and suitably Mad Max meets 300 entertaining art that just makes you fall in love with this part of Glorantha again. This is an inspirational work, which allows for hours and hours of play, shows how to make Glorantha your own (because always, Your Glorantha Will Vary), and lays a template for others to follow in making their own corners in which to campaign in Glorantha.

The materials are aimed at the most recent edition RuneQuest mechanically, but the sandbox and stats are easily transferrable to playing this in HeroQuest/Questworlds or 13th Age Glorantha (or into your homebrew system, whether you are using Tunnels & Trolls, World of Darkness or some other of your favorite system). This supplement is a gift that keeps on giving, and is an affordable campain starter in a PDF.

Happily, it does not end there, because there are two more offerings for Sandheart when you finish with this one, and the sequel, Corn Dolls, is receiving the Remastered treatment as we speak. I congratulate all involved, and I congratulate you if you decide to buy the product. I think you will be well pleased!



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[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Tales of the Sun County Militia: Sandheart Volume One
Publisher: Chaosium
by James S. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 07/24/2020 10:18:27

Really enjoyed this scenario. I moved it to the Hiording Clan area and combined it with parts of another scenario already set in the same region, and it worked out perfectly. Very scaleable, very flexible.



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Tales of the Sun County Militia: Sandheart Volume One
Publisher: Chaosium
by Darren P. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 06/07/2020 06:33:34

This is excellent. Extremely well put together, with a lot of care and attention. We used to play all our adventures in this region 20 years ago, so this has really taken me back.



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[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Tales of the Sun County Militia: Sandheart Volume One
Publisher: Chaosium
by Nick B. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 05/31/2020 06:46:01

Jon Webb’s Sandheart is a sandbox campaign framework for police procedural investigations on the fringes of Sun County, the xenophobic Uptight Spartans in the Wild West setting with which Ken Rolston and Michael O’Brien launched the RuneQuest Renaissance of the early 1990s.

Volume 1, Tales of the Sun County Militia, is divided into three parts: the setting, a short scenario, and character generation advice and examples.

The setting provides local colour for the remote Sandheart District, highlighting elements that make it different to other parts of Sun County. It sets out the role of the militia, and details a handful of prominent personalities and spirit cults. Sandheart fits in well with MOB’s Sun County, with plenty of quirks to make it distinctive – a gamemaster with none of the earlier books that detail Sun County and the Yelmalio cult might struggle to fill in gaps, though, as the author makes clear in his introduction.

The scenario sees the militia investigating a vicious gang of smugglers on a mission that may take them outside their jurisdiction and present interesting political complications. This is straightforward, and shouldn’t take long; the opponents have well-presented stat blocks and their personalities and tactics are succinctly outlined. Future scenarios set in Sandheart District will supply other challenges: Volume 2, The Corn Dolls, is a lengthy non-linear investigation, while the forthcoming Volume 3 includes heroquesting, dungeon-bashing, siege situations and other delights.

The author provides suggestions for generating distinctive adventurers rather than identical rank-and-file militiamen, while the nature of the Sandheart militia (with its tradition of recruiting mavericks and outsiders) makes it easy to justify unusual new recruits, whose diverse, dare I say “liberal” backgrounds and reputations for questioning authority readily explain why they’ve been banished to the arse-end of Sun County. Half a dozen pregenerated adventurers display a range of different types who might be recruited into the militia – including native scouts, wandering sell-swords and quirky locals – and are also ideal to flesh out NPC members of the militia, if the adventurers ever need to call for backup.



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Tales of the Sun County Militia: Sandheart Volume One
Publisher: Chaosium
by Jacob W. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 02/29/2020 06:07:06

Well done Dad!

A really great adventure. Very much looking forward to volume 2 and seeing my cover art on display as well!



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Tales of the Sun County Militia: Sandheart Volume One
Publisher: Chaosium
by James S. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 02/20/2020 15:23:56

A classic Runequest scenario for Runequest in Glorantha. Comprises of a very enjoyable adventure, with detailed information on where the adventures start off. The statistics for both the enemies and NPC’s are well laid out and there are some nicely produced maps included. Recommended.



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[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Tales of the Sun County Militia: Sandheart Volume One
Publisher: Chaosium
by Harrison W. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 02/19/2020 04:36:19

Overall an excellent adventure!

A gripping storyline with the perfect combination of investigation, intrigue and combat. Lots of detail about the area and plenty of background information to get immersed in the setting.

Would thoroughly recommend for anyone who is wanting an engaging RuneQuest adventure and I am looking forward to volume 2.



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