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Kurgan wrote:Abbreviations:
EU = Europe (heroquest first released in these territories in 1989, translated into many different languages)
NA = North America (heroquest ported with significant changes in 1990, primarily in US & Canada, in english... also appeared in Brazil with the same rules but in Portugese and with mostly cardboard instead of plastic and some alternate artwork)
GS = Game System
KK = Kellar's Keep
ROTWL = Return of the Witch Lord
WOM = Wizards of Morcar (or known to some fans as "WOZ" aka Wizards of Zargon, thanks to the fan made conversion to NA rules by Phoenix)
ATOH = Against the Ogre Horde
FH = Frozen Horror aka Barbarian pack
MOTM = Mage of the Mirror aka Elf pack
EQP = Elf Quest pack (aka MOTM)
BQP = Barbarian Quest pack (aka FH)
PoT = Prophecy of Telor, mythic, then retail pack written in 2020 by Stephen Baker
SQT = Spirit Queen's Torment, mythic, then retail pack written by Teos Abadia also for the Haslab revival campaign.
COPD = Crypt of Perpetual Darkness (a Haslab Mythic tier exclusive, "Properietary" pack by Joe Manganiello)
COPD = Rise of the Dread Moon (released in 2023)
Kurgan wrote:GS/general lore terms & names:
Chaos (as in Chaos Spell, Chaos Warrior, etc.) = Dread
the Empire = the Realm
Emperor = King
Sea of Talons = Sea of Claws
World's End Mountains = World's Edge Mountains
Dark Fire Pass = Black Fire Pass
Abomination = Fimir (and monster design and description were also altered)
(also goblins are no longer mentioned as occasional slaves and Orcs not identified as enslaving them, though the goblin monster card does depict a broken shackle!)
KK:
Kabba Karn = Karak Varn
ROTWL:
Dark Mountains = Black Mountains
FH:
Frozen Horror = Barbarian Quest Pack: The Frozen Horror
alternate Barbarian = female Barbarian (still female in both versions, just not explicitly so in the text)
MOTM:
Mage of the Mirror = Elf Quest Pack: Mage of the Mirror/Quest Pack for the Elf: Mage of the Mirror
Celerity = Potion of Speed (see also ROTDM)
Superior Restoration = Potion of Restoration (to avoid confusion with the one from KK/ROTWL that only restores 1 BP + 1 MP)
Elethorn = Athelorn
PoT:
Potion of Lesser Healing (retail version) = Potion of Healing (as it was called in the Haslab mythic version)
ATOH:
Mind Burst = Mind Blast (formerly this was on a token like the other chaos spells in this set, now they are dread spells on their own deck of cards)
Ogre Commander = Ogre Chieftain
Ogre Lord (was given the personal name "Ekur")
Please feel free to add any others, or clarify anything I've missed!
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