HârnLore 1 is a role playing game supplement published by Columbia Games Inc. for use with Hârn and HârnMaster. The supplement is a digital version of the original magazine.
The supplement is available as a 17-page PDF from DriveThruRPG for $4.98 but was purchased at a reduced price thanks to a special discount. One page is the front cover, one the front matter and table of contents, one is blank bar company information and one an ad; the ad will have been added much more recently.
Edspace has some editorial on the supplement, which is the first issue, and various other bits of information
Letters has letters from readers and responses to them; there are from 1990, so some material may be dated.
Rain in Ramala is a piece of fiction set in the Thardic Republic.
Character Profile is a character sheet for the protagonist from Rain in Ramala.
Meldun Manor is a one-page description of a small manor in Chybisa, with a map of the manor, brief descriptions of important locations and a map of the inn.
Invarnay is a one-page description of a ruined manor in Chybisa, with maps of the area, the ruined manor and a cave complex.
Dicey Business is an article on the game business related to Columbia Games Inc.; now rather fated.
Aging has rules for aging in HârnMaster.
Penny Arcane discusses a future Hârn, which is left up to the users, although the author discusses the likelihood of sharing details of his own Kethira.
HârnLore 1 in Review
The PDF lacks bookmarks and has enough different sections that these would have been useful. The table of contents covers the major sections. Navigation could be better. The text maintains a two-column format and appeared to be free of errors. There are a number of black and white illustrations, with some custom maps. Presentation is okay.
HârnLore 1 is a supplement from 1990 and, although many other supplements for Hârn are as old if not older, those describe the game world which hasn’t advanced in the timeline since then, so are definitely useful. Consequently, some parts of this are helpful whilst others are dated. HârnLore 1 is useful getting at a discount, but not at full price, and it can be found by clicking here.
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