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I had every intention of posting every night but that obviously hasn't happened. That fact is a testament to how busy we've been. I'll do my best to review the highlights of the past three days. I'll start with today and work backwards.
The flags were up today! Here's some of the 192!
The Pacific islands, between 20,000 and 30,000 islands in the Pacific ocean, are made up of three subregions: Melanesia, Micronesia, andPolynesia. The panel included women from Melanesia (Fiji) and Polynesia (New Zealand), but not Micronesia. The panel recognized this issue as problematic, and representative of the larger issues being discussed, and attributed the absence of a Micronesian women to a lack of resources. They noted that a number of women had wanted to attend.
The panel discussion, using a human rights framework, focused on issues of representation faced by Pacific island nations, especially Pacific women. In the United Nations, the Pacific islands are part of the Asian regional group. This is problematic because the Pacific islands is a unique region that faces specific issues that differ from the rest of Asia. It was suggested that the Pacific islands work with the rest of Asia to come to an agreement about permanent or rotating representation within the Asia regional group.
A friend of mine in my graduate program has a research interest in environmental health in the Marshall Islands. Following the panel, I was able to ask two of the panelists a question on her behalf. The question was, "Some experts anticipate a rise in sea level of three feet by the end of the century. Given the susceptibility of many of the Pacific islands, particularly atoll countries, to changes in sea level, are you planning for possible displacement contingencies for the people of this region?" The answer was that they have no longterm strategic plan but are responding as environmental issues as they occur. It was noted that the largest obstacle in developing a longterm plan is the global denial of climate change as a danger.
The second event I attended was "Learning Methodologies: Post-Trauma" sponsored by Ecumenical Women at the United Nations. The panel was impressive and each woman had a powerful story to share. The panel consisted of an ordained Lutheran minister from India, a peace-building specialist with expertise in trauma healing from South Sudan, a domestic violence shelter coordinator from Brazil, and an American urban minister. The moderator was an American educator and artist. Talk about some amazing women!
The Rev. Dr. Surekha Nelaval told a moving story about a Dalit girl which illustrated the traumatic effects of patriarchy, casteism, and classism on girls in India. Cecilia Castillo spoke about her work with victims of domestic violence in Brazil. Milcah Lalam shared some of the techniques she uses in trauma healing in her work in South Sudan. These techniques include storytelling, games, coloring mandalas, and drawing. Lalam identified the need for leaders to do their own healing before they take on the care and wellbeing of others. The Rev. Heidi Neumark spoke about her work in the South Bronx and the traumatic issues that children face in their young lives. Neumark named three ways to create paths for healing: (1) creation of spaces that nurture hope, (2) cultivation of a space of trust and solidarity, and (3) creation of spaces to explore the stories of biblical sisters. She stated that biblical stories of trauma affirmed and validated trauma victims, even when the stories did not have happy endings. Because the stories were included in holy texts, women who could relate felt like their stories also matter. She also mentioned the healing qualities of exercise (like yoga) and beauty and relaxation practices. These things teach girl victims of trauma to care for their body, a place that has been often been dishonored by others.
The panel was inspiring and offered practical advice to others working in areas of trauma. I was fortunate to have an opportunity to ask a question at the end. I asked how trauma healing and treatment can be incorporated into the work of UN Women as part of women's mental health. The panelists acknowledged that doing so was necessary and that the only mention of women's health so far this week has been maternal health. I was thrilled to hear their answer because this is something that I've noticed and have been concerned about. Women's health must not be defined as maternal health. There are so many other areas of women's health that cannot be neglected (e.g. sexual, reproductive, mental, and preventative health). I will be sure to reflect upon and write more about this at the end of the week.
Please see my next post for a (more photographic) description of the rest of my day. Post will be up tomorrow.
To anyone planning to travel between Boston and New York, I highly recommend taking a bus. I left from South Station and four short hours (the bus was equipped with wifi) and I arrived in the Big Apple. I took a cab to my hotel where I met some of the other women participating in the Practicum. A few of us walked over to the UN (about two blocks) and picked up our grounds passes.
Where the peacemakers take their dry cleaning.
I've been excited about this week for months, but I must say that having an official UN pass in my hand made my excitement grow exponentially. The UN security is all international (naturally) and hearing some familiar and unfamiliar foreign accents, I can already tell that though this experience may temporarily satisfy my wanderlust, I will leave needing to use my passport in the near future.
This evening, over New York-style pizza, we each started to learn the names of the other 22 practicum participants. We are a diverse group coming from all parts of the country with different academic backgrounds and interests. The group is mix of undergraduate and graduate students, and I know there is a lot we can learn from each other.
Tomorrow we will have a day of orientation, but we began to discuss some of the ideas and themes of the week. The United Nations has designated the priority theme of the 55th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women as "Access and participation of women and girls to education, training, science and technology, including for the promotion of women's equal access to full employment and decent work." Our discussion tonight got me thinking about my experiences of science and technology and how these have influenced my direction, both academically and otherwise.
As a sophomore in college, I was pre-med and had every intention of going to medical school. With Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy and Organic Chemistry on my schedule, I decided to round things out with French Literature. It seemed like a great idea until I sat through one class of French Literature — not my thing. I quickly researched my other course options and decided that my best option was to pick up Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies (WAGS). From the course description, I figured it would hold my interest more than my a close relationship with my French dictionary.
After running around campus to get my course change paperwork signed (and after my French professor lovingly slammed his door on me when I asked him to sign the form), I walked into Intro to WAGS five minutes late. The desks were arranged in a circle and there was an index card on each desk. What had I gotten myself into? I was a science student and used to lecture halls with podiums where the professor poured his (yes, only his — I never had a female science professor) knowledge about hydrogen bonds or the Krebs cycle into our clueless minds. The desks in WAGS were in a circle.I was the only science student in the course, and to be honest, I had never thought much about gender.
My first assignment was to think about gender. For three days, we were required to keep journal about the ways that our lives involved or were affected by gender. For example, I would write down that I went into the women's bathroom or that I checked the "female" box on an application. As I kept a list, I realized that the part of my life that made me most conscious of my gender was the science lab.
My academic life soon felt like two conflicting worlds. But when your life is pulling you in two directions, you make it work until it works out. Though I dearly loved the WAGS program at the first college I attended, I transferred to Loyola University Chicago to complete a degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Women's Studies and Gender Studies. This diverse academic background along with study abroad in India, Spain, and Morocco led to my current interest in global women's health. So here I am, in graduate school for Women's Health (and thankful I didn't have a love for French literature).
Click here to read "I'm Not in Lab to Wash Dishes," the paper I wrote as a college sophomore.
As always, I welcome your comments and questions and thank you for reading.
BOSTON – Michelle Pomerleau, a student in the Master of Arts in Women's Health program at Suffolk University, will gain experience in the art of advocacy as a delegate to the annual Commission on the Status of Women meetings to be held from Feb. 22-March 4, 2011 at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.
Pomerleau is one of 23 women students chosen from across the nation to participate in the Practicum in Advocacy at the United Nations, a week-long program which offers an opportunity to observe how the UN works to address issues requiring multilateral engagement and coordinated action between governments and civil society groups.
Pomerleau's temporary delegate status will allow her to attend official and non-government organization (NGO) sessions, and contribute to the official documentation of both official and NGO meetings.
The practicum on the Commission on the Status of Women is sponsored by the Center for Women's Health and Human Rights at Suffolk University, Boston; the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and the National Women's Studies Association, with assistance from Physicians for Human Rights.
"We teach the women how important citizen engagement is," said Laura Roskos, co-president of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and activist-in-residence at the Center for Women's Health and Human Rights.
The participants will learn how to network with NGOs, observe high-level negotiations, meet government officials and participate in turning specific proposals into documents that can be adopted by U.N. bodies.
Pomerleau must also create an advocacy project when she returns to the Suffolk University campus.
"This success empowers them to engage in successful civic campaigns on their campus and local communities," noted Roskos, who with Connie Chow, Executive Director of Science Clubs for Girls, will serve as faculty for the 2011 practicum.
"As a women's health advocate, I plan to use this opportunity to expand my knowledge and understanding about global health while improving my advocacy skills and building international connections," Pomerleau said.
This will be the fourth practicum at the Commission on the Status of Women. The CSW focuses on gender equality and the advancement of women, with the U.N. drawing representatives of governments to address the problems facing women around the world. This year more than 3,000 registered representatives from NGOs will lobby the delegates about current issues and work to put new ideas on the table. The NGOs engage in and host hundreds of events, such as performances and panel discussions directed at the local, national and international issues affecting women.
See Suffolk University's press release here.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the town is painted pink.
During my last trip to the grocery store, I was surrounded by products claiming their commitment and support to the cause of breast cancer awareness. As someone passionate about women's heath and a firm believer in education as a tool for disease prevention, I am glad that Breast Cancer Awareness Month is cause that everyone wants to participate in. However, I wonder if some companies are taking advantage of the power of the pink ribbon and "pinkwashing" their products.
Other than the pink packaging and the claim that the company was a supporter of breast cancer awareness, there was no other information about what this meant. It was unclear whether the company actually financially supported any breast cancer organizations or initiatives and if so, what these were. When I got home I looked up the company's website to find out more. I found that the company donated $25,000 to theAmerican Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in Boston. Though it is debatable whether this amount was significant to the company (my guess is not), I must give them credit for providing a list of tips on awareness and prevention. However, the packaging did not guide consumers to visit their website to view these tips, learn more about their pink initiative, or even encourage participation in events like the breast cancer walk. The biggest issue I have with the pinkwashing is that companies are using the pink ribbon for marketing purposes and missing the significance behind the pink ribbon — saving women's lives from breast cancer.
Because it's incredibly important, I want to suggest some resources for you to visit now. The American Cancer Society provides information on their website about screening recommendations and if a mammogram is recommended for you, there is mammogram reminder service that will send you an email once a year during the month of your choosing. For more detailed information, the American Cancer Society's Breast Cancer Guide is a great resource. And as always, ask your doctor about any specific questions or concerns about your health.
So please be sure to take care of yourself and to make sure your loved ones are doing the same. Wear your pink ribbon proudly, knowing that you have the facts you need and are taking action to advocate for your health.


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Q: Find timestamp for the last 8am encountered? I want to find the timestamp for the most recent 8am encountered. (weekdays only)
For example if its Friday at 3pm I want the timestamp for 8am.
I can do that simply enough, but what about if it is Saturday at 2am.
Also if it is Monday at 6am I want to find Friday at 8am still.
Tried the following:
$timestamp = strtotime(date('Y-m-d') . '08:00:00');

But clearly that only accounts for the current day.

A: This should do it:
// Choose today if it's past 08:00 and it's not a weekend
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Nooteboom, H. P. 1994. (1099-1100) Proposals to reject Magnolia tomentosa (Thymelaeaceae) and conserve Magnolia kobus (Magnoliaceae) with a conserved type (Taxon) 43:468.
Oyen, L. P. A. & Nguyen Xuan Dung, eds. 1999. Essential-oil plants (Pl Res SEAs) 19:178.
Spongberg, S. A. 1976. Magnoliaceae hardy in temperate North America J. Arnold Arbor. 57:295.
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=23113. Accessed 19 April 2019.


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Baharo Phool Barsao (), is a 1972 Pakistani Urdu-language romance film produced and directed by Indian director Mehmood Sadiq (a.k.a. M. Sadiq). He had come from India to produce and direct this film, but died halfway through its production. It was completed by the Pakistani film director Hassan Tariq.

It cast Waheed Murad, Rani, Rukhsana, Munawar Zarif, Saiqa, Kamal Irani, Tamanna, Ilyas Kashmiri, Aslam Pervaiz and Sangeeta (as guest star). The film is based on India's Lucknow culture.

Summary
Nawab Parvez Akhter (Waheed Murad) spends a lot of money on his wedding and his newly wedded wife (Rani), plunging himself into huge debt, also his rival Nawab Fakhru (Aslam Pervaiz) plots against him.

Cast
 Rani as Salma
 Waheed Murad as Nawab Parvez Akhter
 Rukhsana
 Aslam Pervaiz as Nawab Fakhru
 Ilyas Kashmiri as Shabbo Pehalwaan
 Saiqa as Yasmeen
 Kamal Irani
 Munawar Zarif as Mirza
 Sangeeta (Special appearance)

Reception
Film was released by Sadiq Productions on 11 August 1972 in Pakistani cinemas. The film completed 23 weeks on main cinema and 64 weeks on other cinemas of Karachi and thus became a blockbuster Golden Jubilee film of the year. The film was again released in 1983, after Waheed Murad's death, in Lahore's cinemas and it again celebrated Golden Jubilee in its second run.

Music
The music of the film is composed by Nashad and the songs are written by Shewan Rizvi. Playback singers are Masood Rana, Noor Jehan, Ahmad Rushdi, Mala, Tassawar Khanum, Irene Perveen, and Shaukat Ali. The songs of the film became very popular esp. Mere dil ki hai awaz..., Yeh ghar mera gulshan hai... and Chanda re chanda.... A list of the songs of the film is as follows:
 Mere dil ki hai awaz... by Masood Rana
 Yeh ghar mera gulshan hai... by Noor Jehan
 Chanda re chanda... by Noor Jehan
 Aye mohabbat tera jawab nahin... by Shaukat Ali, Irene Perveen and Tassawar Khanum
 Aye parda-nasheen... by Tassawar Khanum and Mala
 Meri jaan yaar badsha... by Ahmed Rushdi and Tassawar Khanum

Awards
Film Baharo Phool Barsao won 4 Nigar Awards in the following categories:

References

1972 films
Films scored by Nashad
Pakistani romance films
1970s Urdu-language films
Nigar Award winners
Culture of Lucknow
Films directed by M. Sadiq

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Welcome to the HârnFAQ, a fan-maintained list of all the questions that are commonly asked by people new to Hârn.
Purpose of HârnFAQ
This Frequently Asked Questions list is intended to answer many of the most common questions about Hârn and HârnMaster. Some of these questions are very general, but others ask specific details about the world of Hârn or the rules of HârnMaster. Many of these questions have been raised multiple times on the HârnList, a Hârn fan mailing list. Many have been raised and discussed again, at length, on the HârnForum, a web-based discussion forum. Hopefully, this FAQ will help answer common questions so that people can concentrate on answering more complex, or new, questions.
The HârnFAQ is not an official publication of N. Robin Crossby, Kelestia Productions, or Columbia Games Inc, and thus cannot be considered to contain "official" answers to these questions. However, every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of these answers. See also "Where do I send corrections and additions?".
This FAQ was primarily the work of Steve McDonald who, for many years was the HârnList's Admin. To him goes the greatest thanks. Others who have helped Steve and myself, and who we jointly thank for their suggestions and input to this FAQ include:
N. Robin Crossby
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Travis Doom
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Where do I send corrections and additions?
This FAQ was compiled by Steve McDonald, but is now being maintained by Peter Leitch ('Leitchy'). If you have a correction or comment on any of the contents, or if you have a question or especially an answer that you think should be included, you can contact Leitchy on the address listed here.
Definitions and Abbreviations
Like all groups, a common lingo or jargon has evolved over the years. Find out what everyone's talking about.
1. What are all these abbreviations?
Messages on the HârnList and HârnForum frequently contain abbreviations. Here are some abbreviations peculiar to Hârn fans:
CGI: Columbia Games, Inc. (see 7. What is Columbia Games and Kelestia Productions?)
KP: Kelestia Productions (see 7. What is Columbia Games and Kelestia Productions?)
NRC: N. Robin Crossby (see 6. Who is N. Robin Crossby?)
HMI: HârnMaster 1st ed. (see 4. What is HârnMaster?)
HMII: HârnMaster 2nd ed. (see 4. What is HârnMaster?)
HMC: HârnMaster Core (2nd ed. core rules); sometimes refers to all second edition HârnMaster rules (see 4. What is HârnMaster?)
HM3: HârnMaster 3rd Edition (now at version 3.01).
HMg: HârnMaster Gold, also HMgold (see 5. What is HârnMaster Gold?)
HMgPE: HârnMaster Gold Player Edition (see 5. What is HârnMaster Gold?)
HMgGME: HârnMaster Gold Gamemaster Edition (see 5. What is HârnMaster Gold?)
HMM: HârnMaster Magic (see 4. What is HârnMaster?)
HMR: HârnMaster Religion (2nd ed. rules) (see 4. What is HârnMaster?)
NBS: Nasty, Brutish, and Short; a module about Gargun (also called NB&S)
HW: HârnWorld (see 3. What is HârnWorld?)
EH: Encyclopedia Hârnica (see 13. What is Encyclopedia Hârnica?)
HL: HârnLore (see 16. What is HârnLore?)
SP: Shek-Pvar, either the guild or it's members, or the module by that name containing revised magic rules
COE: Council of Eleven (see the Melderyn module)
HRT: Hârn Religion Team (see 18. What is the Hârn Religion Team?)
EHG: European HârnMaster Guild (see 23. What is the European HârnMaster Guild?)
CHMP: Campaign Cartographer 2 – Hârn Mapping Project
IMC: "In my campaign"
YCMV: "Your campaign may vary"
IRL: "In Real Life"
p-Harn: an individual's own personal version of Hârn.
Many other abbreviations are common on the Internet, including:
IMHO: "In my humble opinion"
YMMV: "Your mileage may vary"
AFAIK: "As far as I know"
IIRC: "If I recall correctly"
2. What is Hârn?
Hârn is an island on an imaginary world called Kethira. This island and world are the setting for a fantasy role-playing game. The proper spelling of Hârn has a carat (^) over the 'a'; in LaTeX it would be spelled H\^arn. Sometimes the word Hârn is used by players to refer to the entire world of Kethira, or at least those parts that have been described in official and fan-developed publications.
3. What is HârnWorld?
HârnWorld is the name of the game product which describes the environment, culture, and history of Hârn. The term is also sometimes used to refer to the entire world of Kethira or to the body of published material which describes it (as opposed to material about rules). HârnWorld is designed to be largely independent of gaming system, and focuses on description, background, detailed environment, and wonderful maps. HârnWorld was created and originally written by N. Robin Crossby [qv] and published by Columbia Games Inc [qv].
4. What is HârnMaster?
HârnMaster is a set of gaming rules specifically designed and published for Hârn by Columbia Games. The first edition rules were published as a single book. Subsequent editions published by CGI split these up into several sections, each published separately. The sections will be the Core rules, Magic, Religion, and Bestiary. To date, the Rules, Magic, and Religion have been published, while the Bestiary is being gradually published as a series of additions to the HârnQuest line. The sections of the second edition were all three-hole punched heavy cardstock with full color, and the Core rules came with a binder. The third edition of the main rules has been released, introducing new material, expanding some sections, and streamlining others. The existing Magic and Religion rules are for use with HM3 (as is is called). This edition uses heavy paper instead of cardstock, and black & white illustrations only, no colour, although it is still loose leaf. There is a Player's Edition of the HM3 rules, but this is merely a truncated set of the main rules, and includes a copy of the existing HârnPlayer volume.
5. What is HârnMaster Gold? How do I get it?
HârnMaster Gold is N. Robin Crossby's own version of the HârnMaster rules. It is different from both HM1, HMC, and HM3 but fairly compatible with all. There was a previous version that was self-published in 1999, but now that there has been a split between N. Robin Crossby and Columbia Games Inc, Robin has published HârnMaster Gold Players and GM Editions on his own website. You'll find these, and more, products at http://www.kelestia.com.
6. Who is N. Robin Crossby?
N. Robin Crossby (he went by his second name, Robin and is often referred to as NRC) is the original creator of Hârn and author of many of the published Hârn materials. His website and eShop, selling PDF copies of material, is http://www.kelestia.com. Unfortunately, Robin passed away on July 23, 2008 as a result of liposarcoma (fat-cell cancer). His works are now owned by his estate. With the help of Ken Snellings and Jeremy Baker, Kelestia Productions are still publishing new material. Please go visit them.
7. What is Columbia Games and Kelestia Productions?
Columbia Games Inc.
Columbia Games Inc (CGI) was the primary publisher of Hârnic material in book form. They had a license from N. Robin Crossby to publish this material, although this was officially revoked by Robin in July 2003. However, due to the nature of the issues surrounding this, there is an outstanding dispute, and CGI is still publishing new and expanded material, now mostly online. Grant Dalgliesh is the main contact at the company for Hârn products. Their web site is http://www.columbiagames.com. They may be also contacted at the address below.
Columbia Games, Inc.
Blaine, WA 98231
Canada/USA: 1-800/636-3631
Other Countries: 360/366-2228
Kelestia Productions
When N. Robin Crossby decided to terminate the contract with CGI in 2002, it began a legal dispute that is still unresolved. It also meant Robin started his own company, Kelestia Productions (KP) and began publishing his own material from his website, http://www.kelestia.com. Unfortunately, a few years after, Robin became ill and passed away in 2008. But his estate came to an agreement with a few dedicated fans (see 6. above), and KP is still a going concern, publishing several high quality products, all of it new material, every year. They can be contacted through their website.
8. What is Auran?
Auran was a computer gaming company, now owned by N3V Games Pty. Ltd. They had an exclusive license to producing Hârn material in electronic form, but this fell through in early 2002. They now produce simulation games. Their website is http://www.auran.com.
9. What is the HârnList?
The HârnList is an electronic mail forum for discussing anything related to Hârn. It is run by a list server process on the Lýthia.com list server. To subscribe, go to http://lists.lythia.com/listinfo.cgi/Hârnlist-lythia.com, fill out the form by providing your email address and a password, and clicking the "Subscribe" button. You will receive a confirmation email; simply click the REPLY button on your email client, and send it back to the HârnList. You should also look at the HârnList Support web site for more details. However it is very rarely used anymore and could be considered defunct. The community has shifted to the Harnforum (see next item below)
10. What is the HârnForum?
The HârnForum is a site containing a web-based bulletin board, or forum software, for discussion of anything relating to Hârn. To become a member, go to http://www.lythia.com/forum and click on the Register button. The HârnForum has taken over from the HârnList as the primary means for Hârn fans (Hârniacs) to communicate with one another.
11. What is the HârnPage?
The HârnPage was a Web site dedicated to HârnWorld and HârnMaster and hosted on the columbia Games Inc website. It contained numerous articles, pictures, and weblinks created by the fans of Hârn, including some from the author, N. Robin Crossby. It no longer exists.
12. What is HârnLine?
The HârnLine used to be an electronic bulletin board (bbs) dedicated to Hârn. It was run by Rob Duff from a 286 PC in Burnaby, North Vancouver, BC. Some of the oldest material on the HârnPage was originally posted to the HârnLine.
13. What is the Duffleboard?
The Duffleboard is another name used for the HârnLine. The bbs was based on a machine called duffleboard, along with another unrelated bbs. Hârn fans on the HârnLine sometimes used the term duffleboard to refer to the HârnLine.
14. What is Encyclopedia Hârnica?
Originally, Encyclopedia Hârnica referred specifically to the first publications of Hârn material, which were titled Encyclopedia Hârnica 1 through 16. These publications were written in a modular format which had originated in Cities of Hârn, with each article having separate page numbering. This was intended to allow the articles to be hole-punched and placed in a notebook in an arbitrary order. Later, Columbia Games switched to publishing kingdom modules and other types of collections, but retained the modular format of the articles in most publications. Now the term Encyclopedia Hârnica is sometimes used to refer to the entire body of published Hârn articles. Almost all of the material found in the original Encyclopedia Hârnica series has been republished in later modules (see also Has everything in the original EH modules been republished? in the Questions About Articles section).
15. What is Hârndex?
Hârndex is one of the two books sold together as HârnWorld. It contains an encyclopedic listing of many titles, organizations, locations, and important pieces of knowledge about the island of Hârn and it's inhabitants. See also What are the differences between 1st and 2nd edition HârnWorld? in the Questions About Articles section.
16. What is BattleLust?
BattleLust is a system for miniatures war gaming in the Hârn environment and published by Columbia Games Inc. It is designed to work on a scale of one figure per character, though some players have successfully run it using one figure per five characters. BattleLust is compatible with the HârnMaster rules, and it is possible to use them in combination, BattleLust for the masses of fighters and HârnMaster for special characters (especially those with esoteric abilities).
17. What is HârnLore?
HârnLore was an official Hârn magazine put out by Columbia Games for several years. It contained short adventures, new optional rules, publication updates from Columbia Games, and notes from Robin Crossby. Unfortunately, it was subject to long publication delays and few subscriptions, and was discontinued. HârnLore had only eleven issues. Issues 10 and 11 included full color inserts. As with all other out of print books from Columbia Games, photocopies of issues of HârnLore can be purchased; contact Columbia Games for prices. HârnLore publications have given way to CGI's HârnQuest series.
18. What is Var-Hyvrak magazine?
Var-Hyvrak was a Hârn fanzine published in the German language by Lantern Productions, similar in concept to HârnLore. Seven issues came out before it was discontinued. Most of the material was written for the magazine, while some articles were translations from Encyclopedia Hârnica, Hârnlore, Hârnpage and Hârnline. Most of the articles are not available in English. A webpage had been created, where a few of the articles have been converted to Adobe PDF format and were available for download (http://www.edepol.de/vh), however the website has disappeared.
19. What is the Hârn Religion Team?
The HRT was a collaborative project inspired by a discussion on the HârnList about the nature of Hârnic religions. A number of interesting ideas for expanding the backgrounds of the various religions were proposed, which inspired people to create a team to write up and organize new material on the Gods of Hârn to complement the published articles. Some of this material has since been included in HârnMaster Religion. The project has ceased, and all the material is now available from Lýthia.com.
20. What is Hârnic Tarot? How do I get it?
Hârnic Tarot is an article written by NRC about the use of cartomancy (divination using a deck of cards) on Hârn and specifically on the 72 cards which comprise the Genin Deck of tarot-like cards. Robin has published this article independantly, and it was available from Hyperbooks (http://www.hyperbooks.com/). Unfortunately, it is currently sold out and unavailable. This should not be confused with the P'varic Tarot by Mike Kavanagh, which is available on the HârnPage at http://www.columbiagames.com/HarnPage/harnmaster/tarotpvaric.html. Mike invented his own deck of tarot cards for Hârn, independant of Robin's work.
21. What is On Divinity? How do I get it?
Like the Hârnic Tarot, Robin has published an article called On Divinity which describes his ideas about the nature of polytheistic gods and divine intervention in a game world. The article is written with many references to Hârn, but is very generic and can be applied to any game world. On Divinity is available from Kelestia Productions (http://www.kelestia.com/).
22. What is Harshlands?
Harshlands is a MUD (Multi-User Dungeon) based on Hârn. A MUD is essentially an interactive text-based computer game where many people can simultaneously explore and interact with each other in an environment which is described to the player as he goes along. To play in a MUD, you usually need a MUD client program, which are widely available, although simple 'telnet' will suffice. The URL to access Harshlands is: http://harshlands.net/wordpress/. There is a Harshlands discussion board on Lythia.com's HârnForum.
23. What is the European HârnMaster Guild?
The EHG was a group of Hârnic fans in Europe. They communicated about European conventions and organized group projects but it has disappeared.
24. What is a Hârnic War Ferret?
Some years ago, a discussion on the HârnList about dangerous animals brought up ferrets. In a later discussion—which was already quite silly—people started referring to trained war ferrets. Since then, the Hârnic War Ferret has become the epitome of silly topics on the HârnList. Occasionally, when a discussion starts to turn silly, someone will bring up the 'dreaded Hârnic War Ferret'. Fortunately for our collective sanities, the topic usually disintegrates soon after that. It's the Hârnic version of Godwin's Law, or television's jumping the shark.
25. What is Canon?
"Canon" refers to the body of Hârn material, including both Hârnmaster rules and Hârnworld environment, that has been officially published by CGI or Kelestia. The term is used to distinguish such material from fan-written and produced material, which is often referred to as "fanon". Please note since the split between CGI and N. Robin Crossby, there has come to be an understanding by fans that there is a tacit, unspoken and unwritten understanding between the two companies that CGI will only publish canon material in those geographic areas that had already been released at the time of the split. They have subsequently released new expanded versions of many of these areas. KP, on the other hand, publishes new canon material for everywhere else, beginning with Western Lythia. Note, the 'unspoken understanding' between GCI and KP is only speculation. While it seems to be supported by observed behaviour of the two companies, it is subject to change without notice.
Questions about Hârn Articles
1. Is there a list of the Hârn articles published?
No. While there used to be such a list, it wasn't maintained and fell out of sync with publications from CGI and especially Kelestia Productions. The list has been removed. However, both the CGI and Kelestia websites can be easily searched.
2. What are the differences between 1st and 2nd edition HârnWorld?
There are a number of small differences between the first and second editions of HârnWorld, but no one has written up a comprehensive list of the differences yet. Some of the original Hârndex listings were dropped or modified, particularly the short biographies of important persons. The price listings scattered through the Hârndex were compiled and modified into a single price index in the main HârnWorld book. The maps in the original Lythia module were shrunk by 50% in both dimensions when incorporated into the second edition HârnWorld. If you have a good list of the differences, please send it to the author of this FAQ.
3. What are the differences between 1st and 2nd edition HârnMaster?
Here is a brief summary of the most important changes so far between second and first edition HârnMaster (HM3 is merely an extension and or/refinement of HM2):
Character pre-game generation and some appearance characteristics are not included in HMII (but could be added trivially).
HMII has an optional rule for creating characters on a point system.
The Touch and Speed attributes are removed, and Stamina is added.
Endurance is now the average of Strength, Will, and Stamina.
Players are now encouraged to select professions from a short list; the full table of professions is still available.
Monthly skill development rolls are combined with an optional skill decline rule using Skill Maintenance Points (SMP's).
Fatigue, Injury, and Encumbrance are now counted in Levels, each of which is approximately equivalent to 5 Points in HMI.
Since combat produces one Fatigue Level every 5 minutes, (longer than most battles), bookkeeping during combat is easier.
Injury Levels are determined directly from the combat table, instead of requiring a separate die roll as in HMI.
Weapon Attack and Defence Class is combined with Attack and Defence ML's, eliminating two table lookups in combat.
Each Convocation is now a skill with a separate Mastery Level (CML) and SB. Known spells are cast at CML-(spell level * 5), rather than being separate skills. HMII has an optional rule for spells as skills as in HMI.
There are no special SB penalties for secondary, tertiary, and diametric Convocations.
Spell research, learning a new Convocation, and becoming a Gray Mage are all changed to fit the new Convocational model.
Initial CML depends on your Chantry's quality rating.
All spells cost the same amount of fatigue to cast, based on success level. CS: 0 FL, MS: 1 FL, MF: 1 FL, CF: 2+ FL.
CML development depends on Skill Maintenance Points. Research, study, and *stressful* spell casting gives extra SMP's.
Divine Grace—characters with Piety Points greater than their Ritual ML are in Divine Grace which gives certain benefits. Dying without Divine Grace causes problems in the Afterlife.
Optional rule that Piety Points can be used in prayer to directly alter EML on any single skill roll.
Ritual ML for each deity uses different attributes and sunsigns.
RML may only be increased by learning invocations, reading Holy Tomes, and stressful invocations.
Cleric starting skills are adjusted.
Starting clerics begin with Piety Points equal to WILx5.
Ritual Invocations are no longer tied to Circles of Command.
Invocations may be learned by anyone in the right circumstances.
Ritual Invocations are no longer separate skills, though each must be learned separately. ML equals RML – (Circle x 5). An optional rule reverts to the HMI rule of separate skills.
Ritual Invocations do not require Piety Point expenditure, though it helps. An optional rule sets Piety Point costs dependant on success level.
Rules describing ethereals is expanded and clarified.
New rules regarding the afterlife and fate of a character's soul.
The various church articles are tighter, with some new material.
Each church is given unique Ritual Invocations.
New rules for tribal religions.
4. How does HârnMaster Gold differ from HârnMaster I, II or 3rd Edition?
Check out N. Robin Crossby's website where he sells HârnMaster Gold for the answers to this and many other questions about HM Gold: http://www.kelestia.com.
5. Has everything in the original EH modules been republished?
No, there are several articles from the original Encyclopedia Hârnica modules which have not been republished. Here is a list of the EH articles which were dropped or changed in later publications. See also: Where can I find out of print articles? below.
Astrology I and II [EH7 and 8]
A small portion of this two-part article was included in HârnWorld, but most was dropped.
Chybisa, Azadmere, and Evael heraldry [EH11]
The color plate containing the arms of the leading nobles of Chybisa, and Azadmere has never been republished. However, the arms of Evael were reprinted in the second edition of Evael, published in 2001.
Kaldor [various]
Most of the material about the kingdom was revised and republished in the Kaldor kingdom module, but the detailed sub-kingdom maps were dropped and the sub-infeudation tables combined the unfortified villages with their respective manors.
Prices [EH5]
The material from this table was modified and republished in HârnWorld and HârnMaster I.
There are plans to reprint all unavailable articles in the future as part of the HârnQuest line.
6. Where can I find out of print articles?
Columbia Games will sell photocopies of all out-of-print (OOP) Hârn material they have published. These are sold at the original prices and include color maps. Contact Grant for sales information. Sometimes the original materials may be found in auctions and sales, both on-line and at game-stores or auction houses. Checking out the online auction sites may be useful. However, they are gradually bringing all OOP material back into circulation with additional information.
7. What is the difference between Cities of Hârn and Son of Cities?
Son of Cities was originally published as an extension to the Cities of Hârn book. It contained additional pages which could be added to the end of the seven city articles in Cities of Hârn, mostly additional details of specific buildings. Later, the Cities of Hârn and Son of Cities books were sold together under the name Cities of Hârn. The Cities of Hârn material is undergoing revision and expansion (possibly doubling in size), but the publication format and dates have not been set.
Questions About the Setting
The points below answer some of the most common questions about the HârnWorld setting.
1. Why doesn't Hârn have root crops?
The short statement in HârnWorld that Hârn does not have root crops has puzzled many fans. It appears to have been an error. Potatoes and several other root crops were unknown in the middle ages on Earth, and so were deliberately kept out of descriptions of Hârn. Somehow, this decision was accidentally expanded to become the statement that "root crops" were unknown on Hârn. So now some GM's go strictly by that statement (with the understanding that Hârn is not the same as Earth), and others simply interpret "root crops" to mean those roots (principally tubers) which were unknown in medieval Europe. Overall it is a pretty insignificant issue, though it has caused extensive discussion in the past.
2. What are those symbols on the maps?
The symbols using in maps and floorplans of Hârn material can be found on a floorplan key and a map key that have been published in several modules, including Cities of Hârn and several kingdom modules. The map key, including the atlas and interior keys, has been scanned and converted to PDF, and is available from Lythia.com (click here to download) with the kind permission of Columbia Games Inc.
In particular, on the kingdom and regional maps, the red circles and squares are towns and villages of various sizes. Black-filled triangles with the point up are mountain peaks. Hollow triangles with the point down are special "Points of interest" — Gargun lairs, Earthmaster sites, caves, and other interesting places.
There are some symbols which are not explained anywhere. These are small circles or squares surrounding a letter. These appear on some of the kingdom maps. A circle or square surrounding an 'r' indicates a ruin. The square means it was fortified, i.e. a ruined manor, while the circle was usually an unfortified village. Other letters indicate tribal moots, tribal villages, or other tribal gathering places. The letter is the initial of the relevant tribe, e.g. 'p' for the Pagaelin augur lodges.
3. What is that unlabeled "Point of Interest" near Mt. Niphel?
The Hârn Regional Map marks a "point of interest" symbol in the Rayesha Mountains between Mt. Niphel and Mt. Eben, but does not label it with a name. There has been frequent speculation about what it is intended to be. Proposals have included: the lost Sindarin city of Alarienel, the legendary Earthmaster city Lahr-Darin (which is sometimes associated with Mt. Niphel), some other undiscovered Earthmaster site, an unknown Gargun tribe, a magical confluence, and so on.
As near as can be determined at this point, the mark is merely a printing error. However, gamemasters are encouraged to use the unmarked site as inspiration for whatever their imagination can invent.
Questions About HârnMaster Rules
There are many questions about the various rules systems and versions.
1. How do I use HârnWorld with GURPS/RuneQuest/whatever?
Some Gamemasters have said that RuneQuest can be used with Hârn with little change except the visibility of magic. A freeware rpg system called DCS has conversion notes for Hârn. A search will reveal a number of threads on the HârnForum that discuss various alternate rules systems. If you have pointers to other conversions, please notify the author of this FAQ.
2. How do I handle area effect damage? (explosions, heat/cold)?
Robin Crossby wrote an article in 1990 for the HârnLine suggesting some rules for handling area effect damage in HârnMaster I. Unfortunately, those rules are no longer available. While the rules are designed for HârnMaster I, they could easily be used with HârnMaster Gold or modified to work with HârnMaster II or 3rd Edition. If you contact Kelestia Productions, they may make these old rules available once more.
3. How do I convert old spells to the new system (HMI to HMM)
Most of the missing spells from the Spell Tomes have already been converted to the HârnMaster Magic system. There is a collection of spell lists available for download on Lythia.com.
Here is a rough guide for converting other spells to the HârnMaster Magic rules; a more complete guide would be a welcome addition to this FAQ:
Switch SI to CSI, ML to CML, etc.
Bonus effects should should start at CML's of even multiples of 5, e.g. change ML71+ to CML70+.
Range is usually touch or CSI hexes, or possibly CSI [other unit] as appropriate.
Time to cast should be changed to 'X – CSI' seconds, minutes, hours, or whatever appropriate (usually seconds), where X is one of 5, 15, 25, 35, etc.
All other units (such as area affected) should be changed to multiples of CSI units.
Drop fatigue requirements — HMM has spell fatigue determined entirely by success level.
Injury points or fatigue points inflicted should be divided by 5 to convert into injury or fatigue levels.
Attribute rolls should be d100 vs. a multiple of the attribute, e.g. Hrg x 3 or End x 5.
HMM does not have multi-level spells; rework such spells to be low level spells with penalties depending on the level of the effect it is working against.
Common spells should be changed to Neutral.
Some spell effects, particularly those affecting power requirements of artifacts, need to be significantly changed or just dropped to match the new rules about spell fatigue.
Examine the finished converted spell and evaluate whether the spell level should be changed because of the conversion changes.
4. How does a character open a new skill in HârnMaster 3rd Edition?
Some skills (such as Cooking, Swimming, Lovecraft, or any Combat Skill) explicitly state that they are automatically opened at OML when the skill is attempted for the first time. Language skills can be automatically opened after constant exposure to it for a month. There are no explicit rules for opening most other skills. It is reasonable to assume that the amount of time it takes to teach these skills will vary from a month to many months, depending on the difficulty of the skill. Certain obscure lore skills and difficult craft skills take the longest to learn (that is, to open at OML). Teaching requires a teacher of decent skill and access to the tools or texts as appropriate. Self-teaching is possible with access to the tools or texts and lots of experimentation, but will take much longer (at least three to five times as long). However, the tools, texts, and techniques of many crafts and lores are held as guild secrets, so self-teaching the most difficult skills may take many years and may not be possible at all without access to secret information.
5. Where are the rules for mounted combat?
HârnMaster I, HârnMaster 3rd Edition and HârnMaster Gold Player Edition all include rules for mounted combat. Such rules did not appear in HârnMaster II.
6. How does magic work, in (21th century) scientific terms?
In short, the official rules do not contain any justification for the physics of magic on Hârn. It is not truly necessary to have such a justification in a fantasy role-playing game, as long as the magic rules are internally consistent. However, some players and gamemasters feel more comfortable or find it interesting to develop rational theories of the physics of magic. The HârnForum contains a couple of expositions on the subject. More are always welcome.
7. How does a PC create artifacts using HârnMaster Magic?
In the HârnMaster I and Shek P'var module rules, one could make a minor artifact simply by casting 'Store' on it and storing a spell. This is not possible in HârnMaster Magic; 'Store' is now a major artifact spell only. In order to create a minor artifact, one must use a spell which can store itself. 'Focus' is one such spell. Similarly, major artifacts must contain spells which are designed to be installed in a major artifact. Here are some basic tenets of artifact creation:
If a magical artifact exists, there is a spell or spells which corresponds to its power(s).
If a spell description does not say it can be installed by itself in an artifact, then it cannot.
If a spell exists, a version of the spell can be made which can be installed in an artifact (though it may have significant restrictions).
A major artifact by definition contains multiple spell effects, a minor artifact contains only one.
A major artifact requires some kind of ego or will to manage its multiple spell effects.
If the enchantment is performed while the object is being created, the enchantment is permanent; otherwise it is indefinite.
Many artifacts described in the HârnMaster 3rd Edition Treasures article require spells which have not been described in HârnMaster Magic. These spells should be designed by GM's or players who are interested.
To meet the fifth tenet above, most major artifacts are created with 'False Soul' or 'Esten's Mirror'. Discussion has suggested the possibility of a spell which binds an existing spirit to an artifact for the same purpose, and other spells could also be invented. After the ego or will has been bound to the artifact, other spells can be emplaced in the artifact, up to the limit of its WIL or EGO. Each emplaced spell must be one which is explicitly described as a major artifact power, including how many point of EGO it fills up. 'Store' is one such power, and it is unusual in that it enables other (non-artifact) spells to be temporarily stored in the artifact. Some have suggested that any spell which is a minor artifact power should logically also be a major artifact power, but the rules do not say so. If the GM decides this is the case he or she will have to judge how many EGO points the spell takes, since the minor artifact powers in the published material do not include this information.
One final word. Several people have noted that there are no examples in the published material of an artifact with permanently activated powers, except for those powers which enhance or modify attributes of the artifact's material. All other powers can only be activated for a limited time, and often consume a limited number of spell charges. It is probably best to continue this tradition in newly designed artifacts; permanently activated powers are extremely powerful.
8. Is there a list of Errata for HârnMaster?
A list of errata for HârnMaster 3rd Edition can be found on Lýthia.com, and this has now been incorporated into the latest version of the product (version 3.01). Neither HârnMaster Magic nor HârnMaster Religion include any errata. Errata for previous versions of HârnMaster do not exist, as the products have been superceded. Errata for HârnMaster Gold can be found at the Kelestia Productions website.
9. Are there any rules for two-weapon combat?
There are no official rules for fighting with two weapons at once. One reason is that this style of combat is very unlike medieval combat. However, several people have developed their own house rules for two-weapon combat. If you have a pointer to some decent rules, feel free to contact the author of this FAQ.
10. Are there any rules for martial arts for Hârn?
HârnMaster Gold includes some rules for martial arts styles and some examples. A number of people have created their own house rules for martial arts styles for Hârn. Unfortunately, all the sites the house rules were published on seem to have disappeared. If you have a pointer to some decent rules, feel free to contact the author of this FAQ.
11. Is there a way to improve attributes for a HârnMaster character?
In the standard rules, there is no normal way to improve the basic attributes (Strength, Dexterity, etc.) for characters after they have been created. There are some spells and potions which can affect stats temporarily and potentially permanently, and GM's can create new spells and potions.
1. When will (Trierzon/Azeryan/other module) come out?
Columbia Games has been plagued for most of it's life with major production delays. There are a number of reasons. First, the authors and editors are all sticklers for details. Most of the material goes through numerous revisions and wholesale changes before being published. Second, Columbia Games has a small staff, and they publish several products besides Hârn. Production of other products often causes delays in Hârn material simply because they don't have the manpower to do too many things at once. Third, Columbia Games has a small budget. Printers require money up-front, so bad sales on one product can cause delays on printing the next one, as they have to wait to collect enough money for the print run. This is improving, however, as more people join autoship.
Due to the unresolved legal dispute between CGI and Robin's estate and the 'unspoken understanding' between CGI and KP, both these modules are expected to be published by KP…eventually. They are both very large regions and require an enormous committment of time and effort to produce. They will probably consist of a regional overview module with comprehensive, but brief, information and be followed by regional and local modules that greatly expand on that material. This would be consistent with the practice first started by HarnWorld/HarnDex, which was followed by Kingdom of Kaldor, and then followed by Tashal.
2. Could Hârn be put on a DVD ROM?
The HârnList has discussed this several times and determined that, while the list members would love to see all the Hârn articles on one CD ROM, it would not be a sufficiently interesting product to generate profit for the company. As much as its fans love the products, all companies are run by profits. To organize, index and scan all the articles on Hârn into a DVD ROM would take a lot of time and money. The other problem is copyright. If all the articles were in an electronic format the publisher could not assure its authors and artists that their works would not be copied without their permission. In this case it's not just a question of losing profits to illegal copies – but infringment on the artist/author in that their works could be used in ways they had not originally forseen nor given permission for. Besides, the rise of the Internet means the material is now mostly available for purchase online through authorised outlets like DriveThruRPG.com and RPGNow.com, or in the case of KP's products, exclusively through their website.
3. Why are the holes in HMC punched for 8.5×11 paper instead of A4?
It is not easy to get A4 paper or notebooks in North America. Since that is where Hârn is published and where a majority of the Hârn customers are, HârnMaster 3rd Edition and it companion books are being published for American-style notebooks. While it would be possible for the printer to put in more holes to accomodate A4 notebooks and other styles of notebooks, some of the holes would overlap and it would significantly weaken the holes against tearing.
4. How can we (especially Europeans) get 3-ring notebooks?
People have suggested that US military bases or US corporations in non-North American countries might be good sources of US three-ring notebooks. Also, apparently some European stores do stock them. They could also be ordered from the US though that would be more expensive. Three ring binders can even be purchased from Columbia Games, along with full-color inserts for HârnMaster.
5. What copyright laws apply to the Hârn material?
Copyright assures that the author, or artist, or copyright holder retains some control over their works. Each country has its own set of laws on the subject, though the Berne Convention established a standard for signatory nations (including the US). Copyright protects a published work for a certain amount of time, even if the author dies. The following guidelines may help, but are nowhere near complete. Do not assume this information is definitive! For a definitive answer about a copyright question, ask a lawyer.
Quoting a very short section from a published work (so long as you list where you got it and who owns the copyright) is OK. Photocopying a table, character sheet, or any sheet that has the phrase "Permission to Photocopy" at the bottom to give out to your players/friends is OK. Photocopying a book (or chapter, or even page) so you don't have to buy a copy is NOT. Scanning in the cover art of a module to include in a review (so long as you list where you got it and who owns the copyright) is OK. Scanning in art work from published material so you can liven up your own web site/articles is NOT. Use common sense when copying, scanning, or photocoping from published works. For more details on copyright in the United States check out the following web sites:
http://www.aimnet.com/~carroll/copyright/faq-home.html
http://www.benedict.com/
http://www.csusa.org/
http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/
6. Should HârnPage submissions be in HTML, WORD, Excel, etc.?
The HârnPage and most of the fan web pages will accept anything. If you have specific questions, you should ask the person maintaining the web site. However, for the sake of the fans who might be interested in your submission, it is strongly recommended that the format of submissions be both as simple and as portable as possible. Here are a few guidelines you can follow.
The most portable format of all is plain ascii text. Any computer and any program for displaying, formatting, or printing text can work with plain ASCII. Another good choice is HTML. But avoid fancy formatting features which may not work with all browsers. Postscript is easily handled by Mac's and UNIX systems, and ghostscript is available for reading postscript on Windows machines but this isn't ideal. Word is a poor choice because of incompatibilities between versions and the difficulty of translating it on UNIX systems. RTF is also a bad choice because of several incompatible versions.
But the best choice of all is PDF; the Acrobat Reader is available for free for all types of machines, and PDF maintains the format of the article as you want it. There are any number of free PDF creation programs available for all platforms
As for compression, gzip is pretty universal. DOS zip, Mac Stuffit, and UNIX compress are much less portable. And if the file isn't huge, don't bother compressing it; uncompressed is the most portable of all.
There is no standard interchange format for spreadsheets, so you are on your own with those. If it is simply a table without calculation columns, a text output (ASCII) with tab separators is extremely portable. However, Microsoft Excel (xls) format is understand by most spreadsheet products and can usually be read natively or at least imported.
One final note. It has been deemed inappropriate to discuss the proper formats for web page submissions on the HârnList. It is a subject best dealt with between the page manager and the submitter.
7. Where can I find out about a future Hârn product?
Go to the their web site for all the current news and product listings from Columbia Games Inc.
Go to the their web site for all the current news and products from Kelestia Productions.
8. How do I submit material to Kelestia Productions or Columbia Games?
Write to Jeremy Baker at Kelestia Productions.
Write to Grant Dalgliesh at Columbia Games.
9. How do I submit material to the HârnPage?
The HârnPage no longer exists and neither do the submission guidelines. You can still submit your fan-written material to Lythia.com if you wish. You can find guidelines here.
10. What do I need to get started in a Hârn campaign?
Here is a summary of the most common answer to this question:
A game system
Use one you like, or one of the versions of HârnMaster if you want a system built explicitly for Hârn.
For a complete overview of the world and culture.
A kingdom module
Kaldor is most frequently recommended.
An adventure idea
Use your imagination, or get Dead of Winter, 100 Bushels of Rye or Staff of Fanon, or use one of the short adventures in Araka-Kalai or Nasty, Brutish, and Short.
Some things which might be useful, but are not critical:
Cities of Hârn, Castles of Hârn, or Castles of Orbaal
If you want players to go to a town described in those books.
HârnPlayer
To give your players info about Hârnic society without giving away too many secrets.
Gods of Hârn or HârnMaster Religion
Details on the gods and churches.
Shek-P'var or HârnMaster Magic
Details on magic and its practitioners.
And finally, browse Lýthia.com (and other websites) for ideas and files written by other Hârn fans!
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PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Higher Education (KPT) has sent 49,019 students home to their families from April 27 to Sunday.
Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said 1,646 students were sent back to their homes on Sunday.
"A total of 652 students were sent back to Sarawak via four flights from Kuala Lumpur to Miri, Kuching, Bintulu and Sibu.
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On the dangerous certainty of environmentalists:The heating levels have not tracked the climate models exactly, and the skeptics have had a heyday with that. It's all within the error-bar range. To me, it's pretty clear that there's nothing that relieves this as a big problem. But when people act like we have this great certainty, they somewhat undermine the credibility. There's a lot of uncertainty in this, but on both the good and the bad side.
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Kolomoisky: Yes, I'm a fan of Yushchenko
December 23rd, 2010 Журнал «Предприниматель»
Part Three. End. Also read:
The second part of the interview Kolomoisky: Yanukovych personally offered me to enter the Party of Regions list
The first part of the interview : If the president will Timoshenko, I see myself in emigratsii
About Rinat Akhmetov, and Constantine Zhevago group "Evraz"
— Why do not you spend the structuring of the group "Privat" in a single company, as it did, Rinat Akhmetov, who has collected all assets under the guise of SCM?
— The "Private" will never be a structured unit, because the group "Privat" – is a myth, a phantom! There is no such legal entity, there is no legal concept of "Private Party". Therefore, there is no way to make public what actually exists.
— But why would you then clearly no limit: that's "Private", my interests, Igor Kolomoisky, and this – not "Private"? Even if we assume that your partners on their own attack on some assets, all are confident that this makes the group "Privat" and immediately Kolomoisky. Or would you like your demonization?
— I agree. It's all "Private", but it is intangible ( laughs ). As soon as you start to make excuses and say, "That's not me", everyone starts to think: "I am sure 100% it is his handiwork."
— So you kayfuete what you frighten children?
– No, not fun. I just know that there is nothing to excuse, if you do not have this relationship. I have no relationship to the conflict Kiperman (partner Kolomoisky) to "Darnitsa" I have no relation to the attack Korban (another partner Kolomoisky) in some "Dobsoki" or gastronomy … But the spin and shout: "This is not me!" not intend to.
— Talk about a major transaction that occurred in late 2007, when you sold the steel assets of the Russian group "Evraz". Do not you think that you make a bad bargain?
— Maybe make a bad bargain, but we had nowhere to go, because his union Vadim Novinsky with Akhmetov broke the whole situation to (metals and mining) market.
Novinsky violated the established balance when I left the market and with the negotiation process.
That is, he left in a clearing just Akhmetov and us. I used to have Novinsky, and we are influencing the Ingulets GOK and owning part of the Southern Mining and Processing Plant, to maneuver, to build some kind of policy with Akhmetov. When they came together through YuGOK Akhmetov was in fact within us!
And we realized that we have today, or something to do tomorrow or we simply will not. He (Akhmetov) will take you the market will make any cartel relations, will take your customers will not let you breathe inside your company is …
— Rinat Akhmetov had with you in talks to buy assets that you sold, "Evraz"?
— Conducted. But, well, Akhmetov was not willing to pay in cash all of the required amount – we sold the ore assets for $ 4 billion, and the entry into his company did not suit us.
As a result, we have received from "Evraz" cache billion, and the rest – stocks, which today has increased in price by half.
— Is it true that you were negotiating the sale of Constantine Zhevago own half in the Southern GOK?
— Zhevago really wanted to buy, but we did not make sense to discuss the deal because he wanted only to South mine, as we have sold everything – and coke and steel plant Petrovsky.
— You have consented to Vadim Novinsky to make its half of the Southern Mining and Processing Plant in the overall company with Akhmetov?
— We have with him is a verbal agreement to each other not to interfere with, writing is not signed.
— What future do you see from Vitaliy Haiduk and Sergei Taruta, have no raw materials for industry?
— Merge with someone or acquisition – whether Usmanov, then Akhmetov, whether Mittal, or "Eurasia."
Although, as far as I know from the press and from direct sources, Hayduk generally goes out of business. However, there's an audience that may well be breeding …
— You did not receive an offer to buy shares in Haiduk "ISD"?
— I think I would have been if not first, then second only to Akhmetov list of those prohibited from offering ( laughs ). Taruta stop to sleep, if he will be a companion or Akhmetov, or Kolomoisky.
Generally in the metallurgical field, we will not enter into any non-transparent, non-public thing. Maybe only if they are really quite gratuitous.
— What in the near future plan to buy abroad?
— Recently, we participated in the contest to acquire the plant in Baltimore is – a successful asset. Mittal Steel has exceeded the concentration and he was forced to sell the plant. We have offered 870 million dollars, but it bought the "Severstal" for 810 million. That is, we did not win the contest, but gave more money. It's just that "Severstal" has agreed with the unions. A difference of 60 million sellers felt weightless.
— Will bring up a ferro alloy business into a separate holding company in order to make a public offering, IPO?
— I think that soon they will not.
— But you play in the global market, where it is unlikely you will remain non-public company!
— Publicity – it's a waste of money, at least in the first stage. I do not know whether Akhmetov an IPO, but I have a feeling that there is.
While I know that an IPO is Pinchuk. Want to see what are the conditions, how much will it cost Pinchuk.
— However, you bought shares of the Poltava ore mining and processing plant, where their public offering in London spent Konstantin Zhevago?
— I knew how much Poltava GOK – I had always valued at $ 3.5 billion, and it sold for $ 1.7 billion. So I personally bought 3%.
You know how much I earned on these shares? When placing it cost 60 million, but today there are about 140-150 million.
— Many were surprised that you bought the shares directly, in his personal name, rather than through a mutual fund. Why you did so? This is a form of bullying Zhevago – to show his name among the owners of his company?
— Of course! But, in fact, the most Zhevago it makes no sense to show something, he would still have sold these shares. I wanted to show what will happen to shares of the following participants of the competition – Pinchuk, Akhmetov … ( laughs. )
Here at one time Akhmetov and Novinsky offered me to go to their company with all its ore assets. I answered: "What we shareholders? How to evaluate our share? I do not want to be in your non-public company a minority shareholder. And anyway, I do not understand how you comment on that?".
And they tell me: "Well, come to us, we will have a big company." I asked him: "You are going to IPO?". They say, "Yes." I say, "Well, you sort things out inside myself, all the comb, and I'll be waiting for you at IPO!" ( Laughs. )
The thing is, I already said that when entering the company's IPO is often underestimated. I believe that those who deduced Zhevago the IPO, deprived him of half the money! Its simply underestimated.
— Let's say, but after a placement of shares at the IPO can appreciate the full value of their asset.
— But is it worth to make such sacrifices? Zhevago to evaluate its assets, paid 400 million dollars! Not much is it?
About Konstantin Grigorishin
— You are going to participate in the privatization of "Ukrtelecom" and Odessa Portside Plant?
— The privatization of "Ukrtelecom" – no, but Portside – yes.
— Themselves or with someone else?
— We do consortium. With whom – do not know yet, because it is not clear how the privatization will take place: Odessa port will sell the pipe ( amiakoprovodom and shipping ) or without. I believe that the State will be easier to sell without the tube. There is a plant worth one billion dollars, so let him buy it.
— And you are willing to pay for the Odessa port plant one billion dollars?
— We will convene a consortium of Ukrainian plants to march on the plant. Invite "Rovnoazot," Yaroslavsky with Cherkassy "Nitrogen", open the door for Jankowski ("Styrene") . Maybe for Rovta (Severodonetsk "Nitrogen") .
— You will participate in the privatization of power companies and the thermal generation?
— The power companies we would first need to finish our business with the old Grigorishin.
— By the way, since the beginning of the year you had to start the trial in Cyprus with Grigorishin line of your overall company, which owns shares of power companies?
— He has already ended. Everything fell into place by mutual consent.
— You entered into a settlement agreement?!
— We stopped this process, we decided again to try to cooperate. All of the trial no! In agreement with Grigorishin we have withdrawn their petition. The decision was taken in early March, but this is not a settlement agreement.
They (Grigorishin side) have expressed their position that do not agree with our claim that they are against the liquidation and division of property. Already been three years, lost the sharpness, the two sides met each other and see opportunities for further dialogue. So we said that they agreed to withdraw his petition, provided that all costs are halved.
— Before the first kidka?
— ( Laughs ) None. Now we have him in the negotiation process. We are in correspondence. True, something I have not seen Grigorishin! I can not find it, although we are prepared to do business together.
— Iron Grigorishin condition was jointly buy a share of power companies Surkis. And he thinks you did it secretly, behind his back.
— It was a line of defense Grigorishin. In general, the conflict arose because of what? When we had made a deal before the presidential election in 2004, then going to buy the shares Surkises discussed the price, I agreed with them.
But after the Orange Revolution happened, Kostya sat down in Moscow, broke up and, well, drinking coffee, said: "Maybe, let's now not going to buy the shares from Surkises, and take away their way." I said: "Kostya, you're out of your mind? What does" take away as "?".
"Well, so – is responsible Grigorishin – let's go to the plant, remove the management, they will give testimony, Surkis it a hundred years is not necessary – and will pick stocks." I said: "This will not happen." And off we go!
— How do you get out of the trial with Grigorishin, which has been expended so much energy, so anything fundamentally not agreeing?
— This trial did not need anyone. Well, would divide our possessions, it appeared that he had 20% power companies and I have 20%. Who benefits from it? I win with the view that tomorrow I will go to Surkis and combine them with shares. A Grigorishin remain at 20%, it will be very bad.
And I'll be bad, because Grigorishin then bring its 20% stake in power companies, for example, Akhmetov. And Akhmetov will come to our company and will swing right. And true!
— So you were afraid to leave Grigorishin Akhmetov?!
— No, well, if not to Akhmetov, Grigorishin may apply to the UES, where he had excellent connections. Or sell his share of VS Energy.
About the attempted arrest Kolomoisky
— At the time, prosecutors opened a criminal investigation into the assassination of lawyer Sergei Karpenko. At one time you took on the case suspected. You are wary of his arrest in 2005?
— Of course.
– You threaten a lawyer Karpenko?
— No, I did not threaten anyone, it is useless, and therefore meaningless. Paraphrasing a sentence Grigorishin , which asked whether he is offended by remarks in his address in interview Gennady Korban . Grigorishin replied: "Why be offended by a hammer with which you struck his toe, if it is a tool in the hands of the owner."
The same applies to the Karpenko. Why would I threaten the hammer, if he has a master?
The situation with Karpenko was rigged or Pinchuk, or Grigorishin. I thing all the time poshugivali Karpenko in 2003-2004. Although the case against me as such was not, it was "in fact".
— But in 2005, a warrant was issued for your arrest. So you left the Ukraine under the pretext of an allergy to ragweed?
– When beginning to bloom in the ambrosia August-September 2005, the sharpness was asleep, she came in June-July 2005. Then Deputy Attorney General Shokin signed some papers on the case. It was a decision on sanctions for my arrest, and it was supposed to go to court.
— It is said that Sviatoslav Piskun was stimulated by the material to the case against you has been closed.
— At the time I was in Israel.
— But there was a mediator – Michael Brodsky.
— And that Brodsky? You could imagine that it was, if I have to find something serious?
By that time it was tried on those who attacked the Karpenko, one customer even had a great time. Convicted on no evidence I was not given. It turned out that during the investigation, under pressure in their testimony they even mixed up my name. It was not written "Kolomoisky," and "Kolomoets" or "Kolomiets."
Another thing that appeared in the person who worked in the security structure "Security. Conservancy. Warranty". …
— "B.O.G." – This is your company?
– Yes, it's our company, it protects our plants, factories, companies. But in the security structure are thousands of people! She organized the former head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional Internal Affairs Directorate General Kozin.
— Firm "B.O.G." Dnepropetrovsk even scare kids, they say, there are many people with criminal records, skinheads …
— Well, now such a time that they are identical in appearance, and can not figure out where the police, and where these guys ( laughs ) .. But if without jokes, the "B.O.G." anybody not take.
— You use the "B.O.G." in all actions of intimidation, involving them in conducting meetings of shareholders.
— Well, the company participates in all meetings. It's just a security structure, for example, our office is also guarded by employees of this company.
Kolomoisky about Kolomoisky
— How much you value your status today?
– It is impossible to estimate, because what's the point estimate virtual things? For example, our steel assets are valued differently. As a result, estimated at $ 3 billion, but it turned out that they are 4.
— What is your share of the four billion, for which you sold the steel assets, "Evraz"?
— Interest 25. I have many partners, there is internal – Martynov, Bogoliubov, and there are External – Shulman, for example … Others I can not call.
— A Yulia Tymoshenko, the former owner of the Southern Mining and Processing Plant?
— It is not among the partners.
— What can enter?
— We do not know.
— Well, if your worth a billion metallurgical assets, then estimated how many ferroalloy – along with the recently purchased an Australian asset?
— If we could prolong the economic conditions today in the next five years, I would rate the ferroalloy business not less than 20-30 billion dollars. And my share in this is, maybe 30%.
— This is somewhere 6,5-10 billion to a billion, which you have sold to industry. What time do you evaluate yourself and what there Privatbank your share?
— I think today it is worth 6-7 billion dollars. We will assume that my share is 44%.
— That is another plus 3 billion. How much is your share of "Ukrnafta"?
— From 8 to 13%. The company itself is estimated somewhere in the $ 5 billion.
— Your somewhere else for another 400 – 650 million. The total yield of your state of 11-15 billion dollars. What else is a major asset can remember?
— There are many different projects, but now focus on listed.
In general, you know, our calculations remind me of an anecdote. Son comes to daddy and said, "Dad, what is virtual?". Dad thought a moment and replied: "Well, I'll try to explain to you."
He calls his wife and says: "My wife, now tell me you're writing a thesis there some, not all you get, the supervisor gets on the chair problem, well, how much time you have spent. But if the professor told you that tomorrow you will be a PhD, you'd give him? ". Well, my wife thought to herself that the thesis gives an increase to the salary to the pension money, so she replied: "Well, I guess, would have."
Calls to her father's daughter, student, and said, "Well, my daughter, I know you have a problem in college. If the associate professor offered a deal that you give him, and he'll put the exams, you will have an increased stipend, the , ce … You'd give docent? ".
The daughter says, "Well, basically, yes, but what is not!".
Well, here's father calls his dad, an old guerrilla, who lives in the attic. "Tell me – he says – Dad, that's if you have an old partisan Germans and asked to give the whole party, and instead gave you money, and not Reichsmark, and gold crowns – what you want, you have betrayed her? Grandfather thought and said "Well, basically, I looked like this all over – would be granted."
The father turns to his son and said: "I understand my son?". "No," – said the son. "Well, what – explains the pope – a virtual you and me rich, but in reality we're living with two prostitutes and an old pederast." (Kolomoisky long and lingering laughs.)
— So, you suggest not to assess your condition?
– Well, what's the point? How much would all this cost in 1999, and how much cost during the Orange Revolution? I am to assess the state virtually. How many would there not have been written, I do not eat burgers two, eat one, two bottles of wine do not drink, I drink one. With age, people consume less, become more humble.
— It is obvious that after the Maidan assets have grown substantially in value?
– Right. By the way, whose merit it? I think Viktor Yushchenko.
— You – a fan of Yushchenko?
— Yes, I am – a fan said. Because it very carefully and gently apply to the economy, does not apply to her hands. He refers to her as a self-regulating organism.
— Why did you not support him in 2004?
— Maintained, but morally, otherwise I could not. Besides, I was not accessed, but there is an adventurer by the name of Trofimenko, who built the shopping center "Trinity" at the stadium "Olympic". We had some talk about supporting Yushchenko, but they are nothing and have not ended.
— You, by the way, does not hurt that Akhmetov is estimated richer than you?
— Generally not. I do not care.
— Who today's top businessmen of the most promising?
— Well, Akhmetov is promising. Perhaps Zhevago. Maybe Pinchuk, if opened its second wind. And who among us still? I particularly remember no one of the top 10, and they had enough. And who is there on the 20th, 30th place? Do you remember? That's where to look for future development.
— What is the minimum limit for your business. Where the bar that defines: this business is too small for me, and here I was ready to enter?
— Everything is determined by emotions, sensations, I should be interested in the project. But I will not enter into a business worth 100 thousand dollars.
— What is the minimum annual income may be of interest to you?
— Depending on your investment, maybe 50, $ 100 million a year.
— Is it possible, for example, a 1 – a business that generates $ 50 million?
— We can not estimate the revenue of this business. In this case the profit is not something reflected in the accounting department. TV channel – it is also an instrument of influence.
— Do you have ambitions to manage a business channel?
— I'm not going to manage this asset, it must engage experts and journalists. Any interference with the editorial policy of shareholders leads to a loss of value.
— Then explain why, for example, the site UNIAN often serves as a mouthpiece of the information interests of the group "Privat". It turns out that you declare one, and your resources are otherwise?
— The site serves the interests not UNIAN group "Privat" and those who come to the site of news and, let's get there information support. They are about something agree with those who govern. What I mean is that you can not buy or enter into a media business, in order to make it a tool of influence.
— But with the aim to create a resource you can?
— If you have created and can use it, then enjoy, if possible.
— Why, then, as they say, you have repeatedly expressed fears that the "Ukrainian Truth" has not bought Rinat Akhmetov?
— ( Silent ) Well, well, I would not like it. Just frustrating.
I have a home in Geneva, the first page – "Ukrainian Truth". If your publication will buy Akhmetov, I have to change the start page. Otherwise, get this: I wake up in the morning, take a cup of coffee and walk over to the computer, and then I want to Rinat Akhmetov, "Good morning!".
— And you change your home page on the "Browser "?…
— No, the "Observer" I do not read. There's the same thing, "Tymoshenko bad" and in general, "all the riffraff."
— Michael Brodsky you did not offer to buy "Observer"?
— Offered. Its estimated that 50 million, 100 million. I told Brodsky: "Please do IPO, and I'll see how it all worth it."
— If you had to live my life again, would deal with business?
— If I were born in the same 1963, then yes. Then it was impossible to go another way.
In the business I do not not regret anything. You can even talk about life in general. But I would probably be interesting to live another life. After all, what we do? Duplication of money.
— If you are starting your business, so you would be able to get up?
— Gave it to a 20 percent probability. I do not know what I would do today as an intern after graduation.
— What would you do business differently if they could start over? Linked to Pinchuk, Tymoshenko, Surkis, Grigorishin?
— Maybe I would have been different line up with someone relations. For example, you have a good relationship with Surkis, and he quarreled with Grigorishin. Grigorishin with whom you are also in good terms, is waiting for you something that you can not give him. His expectations are too high. We also Surkis overstated, but it is less painful it makes sense.
As a result Grigorishin, being a vindictive, I begin to build some kind of intrigues … That's the way it is spinning.
But, by and large, I have no personal conflicts. If this business, personal conflicts in general can not be! A lot of things just flow.
I can not say that I was someone paid any irreparable injury or insult. Although I can not shake hands with someone with whom I have no personal conflict. There are people who deal with the fact that I just do not like.
— Why did you move to live in Switzerland?
— I do not live in Switzerland. My sister lives in Geneva with his family, there is my daughter. So I go there very often.
— Well, why did your relatives live in Ukraine, do not study in this beautiful country, so that you are protecting against monopolization?
— My sister married an Israeli, so she lives in Geneva with her husband. A daughter, tired of living in Ukraine, with a guard.
She's studying to be an economist, has already changed the second high school. The first time she came, it was psychology, sociology. Although I once told her: "Do not go there, you do not like it." In the end, she really did not like it there, she left him and moved to another university. My daughter works at my sister in the gallery and learn.
— How much do you give pocket money my daughter?
— Five thousand francs per month for all expenses, except for rental housing.
— You will attract business to their children?
— No. I do not think that children or relatives should be involved in the family business. I would not want them doing business.
— Where are going to go away all of your state? You are going to pass something by inheritance to children?
— Maybe by the time I'm going to retire, it will be in a civilized manner, and this can be somehow controlled. Do not do business, and manage. Today, business requires a personal guide.
— Why do you need a dual citizenship – in Ukraine and Israel? After all, the Ukrainian legislation prohibits it.
— You can not obtain Ukrainian citizenship, had another. And, having Ukrainian, you can get citizenship in another country.
I have been granted citizenship of Israel in 1995. Then everything in general was seen differently. On the one hand, I was going to emigrate from the Soviet Union to Israel. But America was already closed, then I hesitated, in the end did not come.
And already when I first came to Israel in 1992, it appeared certain emotions awakened sleeping chromosomes, in general, the voices of the ancestors, especially in Jerusalem … But this topic is a separate discussion.
— There is Rinat Akhmetov's Foundation, Victor Pinchuk Foundation. Will the fund Igor Kolomoisky?
— Sincerely you say? I am not going to do anything just because there are all these listed funds you. I've been doing charity work, but I think publicly it to do.
— About how much of your fund charitable activities – per month or per year?
– I never thought in a different way to treat it. I can not understand the philosophy of Pinchuk and Akhmetov. What is it? PR? If you want to spend 10, 20 or 100 million dollars, so spend a, do not make noise and spin-doctoring. What to yell about it?
A response to these actions is only one. If the deal with "Dniproenergo" brings a billion, well then you can and spend 100 million to charity ( laughs ).
Or take Pinchuk – first to steal from NFP "Kryvorizhstal", and then funds or museum open?
And what feelings of ordinary people? I think the same, even more radical.
— Personal Fund – is an element of publicity.
— This is not an element of publicity and public relations tool. I personally do not need a PR, so I do not think it necessary to engage in charity in this way.
I've been doing charity work is chaotic, not for any purposes. How to have and do, yielding only short-term emotions.
— All you can afford in this life?
— In principle, yes, but I do not have anything unusual.
— Flying in space you can afford?
— I guess I can. But it is not going to fly. It's just nonsense, competition consumption. So I would not want my children to doing business. It's not interesting to do. Doing business – is, in principle, necessary decision in order to feed themselves and their families.
— If you just want to feed a family, you could stay 5-10 years ago. Put in the bank money and all.
— A business can not stop, can not get out. Believe me, there is an entrance but no exit. You have always some unfinished projects. For example, we started ferroalloy business in 1994 or 1995, but he still has not been completed. Difficult to stop, you have a partner, companion, someone agrees to do so, someone – else.
— That is, you have to live the lives of others?
— One hundred percent! Once I told myself that in 40 years, retire. And I have 45, and I still did not come out.
Although I am 40 years radically changed the conduct of business. I no longer deal with current affairs.
Today I do not do routine, and only a global planning. Sometimes I focus on some important issues in anything involved. But, as I did that up to 40 years, no longer. Sitting in the office from morning till night, something to consider, discuss, boards of directors, the meeting … I'm tired.
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