THE PAVIS & BIG RUBBLE COMPANION (DIRECTOR’S CUT): VOL. 05 — LAND OF THE GIANTS
[The 'Pavis Grand Plan' campaign, developed with the assistance of Greg Stafford.]
**With full-color interior illustrations by Dario Corallo**
CONTENTS
This book continues the unfolding campaign, with three main sections whose contents include …
People of the Zola Fel Valley
* Several articles on the wonderful Newtlings, including full local Adventurer-generation Homeland details
* A big chunk on the awesome Morokanth, including their culture & religions
* An overview of the different areas of the River Valley
* A neat little Smuggling Operation
The Masks of Pavis
* The Seven Masks of Pavis (powerful magic symbols of the old Pavis City Council)
* Full details on Old Pavic Philosophy (carried down from the days of the EWF)
* The Wedding of Pavis is now firmly scheduled (and so are various attempts to delay/sabotage it)
* Old City Heroquests
* The Forgotten Tomb of an original member of the Pavis City Council
* Opportunities to recover not one, not two, but three of the Old City’s magical Masks!
* The chance to discover and finally put an end to the evil of Pavis City’s renegade Magicians
* An invitation for our heroes to join the ancient and illustrious Grey Company
Prax & Beyond
* A campaign-specific overview of the culture and deities of the Praxian Beast Riders
* A campaign-specific overview of the mysterious Praxian Oasis People
* An article on the Desert Trackers, co-authored with Greg Stafford
* The Castle of Boggles on the Plateau of Statues
* Holiday Glorantha: Dwarf Knoll
* ‘Back in the Cradle’ (a creative expansion on the classic Cradle scenario)
PAVIS EXPERT
For about 18 months around the year 2000, Ian had detailed correspondence with Greg Stafford (creator of Glorantha and head of Issaries Inc. at that time) about the secrets of Old Pavis and the long-rumored 'Pavis Grand Plan'. In two consecutive years Ian was official Issaries Inc, 'Pavis Expert'; in 2002 he won the Issaries Inc. award for best Gloranthan short story; and was also one of the writers for both Storm Tribe: The Cults of Sartar and Masters of Luck & Death.
An official Pavis Grand Plan adventure arc was formally discussed. Agreements were made on what could be in the fanzines, and what would be held back for professional publication. This book (Vol. 05) contains several articles that were major elements in the Grand Plan and were developed with Greg’s direct assistance.
THE DIRECTOR’S CUT
At the same time as all of that, Ian was collaborating with Fabian of Tentacles Press, to publish his extensive 5-year (real-time) Pavis & Big Rubble campaign. This resulted in eight books:
- An intro section in an issue of Ye Booke of Tentacles (YBoT),
- Five stand-alone volumes, and
- Two Tradetalk special editions.
(Most of which has been out of print for quite some time.)
Until we have put all the pieces together (months more work still to go) we won't know exactly how many volumes it will be, but at this moment it’s looking like a total of nine - including two special editions.
As with the original series, the Director's Cut is designed as an extension on the primary official Pavis & Big Rubble sourcebooks. You will need a version of each of those as the backdrop to this campaign, as well as ideally the RQ:G rulebook and Bestiary.
THIS BOOK, AND THE WHOLE SERIES, IS A COLLABORATION
The work required to get this book completed, and the series itself revised, expanded and back out there, has proved staggeringly beyond the original estimate.
HUGE gratitude to the volunteers assisting with proofing, stats, practical advice, formatting, and other helpful bits and pieces. Plus of course, those who collaborated originally who gave permission to use their articles and art once again.
This book absolutely wouldn’t exist without these wonderful people!
VOL. 06 — FEAR & LOATHING IN OLD PAVIS (ETA: early 2025)
Despite Duke Raus’ trip to the capital of the Lunar Empire (accompanied by the Adventurers in a scenario that was announced for but didn’t fit into Vol. 05), his temporary Governorship is not extended. Instead, hard-liner Halcyon var Enkorth takes over the position left vacant by Count Sor-Eel, and cracks down hard on both the worship of the Storm Pantheon and the rights and privileges of the Old City. If that wasn’t bad enough, Whitewall falls and Orlanth is dead! These are dark times indeed. Desperate measures must be taken. Including expeditions onto Ogre Island, beneath the Devil’s Playground, and into the heart of the Puzzle Canal.
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