MOB Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 And the first official playtest of The Broken Tower, the new RuneQuest Quickstart scenario, has begun! GM Andrew Bean is setting the scene for our Gloranthan adventurers... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 We've got together an eclectic playtest group for The Broken Tower: ages ranging from 16 - mid-50s, at least one hard-core RQ fan from way back, a couple who know a bit about Glorantha from playing King of Dragon Pass, a Call of Cthulhu player or two, and some casual gamers new to it all. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 And... combat! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 ...a critically maimed limb has been thankfully fixed with Heal Wound: the players have quickly come to the realisation that the new Rune Power magic rules rock! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mankcam Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 So jealous, I am hanging out for these rules - have fun! 1 Quote " Sure it's fun, but it is also well known that a D20 roll and an AC is no match against a hefty swing of a D100% and a D20 Hit Location Table!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runeblogger Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Please tell us more details about the adventure! How many pages long is it? Where is it set? 1 Quote Read my Runeblog about RuneQuest and Glorantha at: http://elruneblog.blogspot.com.es/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid a bod yn dwp Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Exciting. Looking forward to the return of Chaosium Runequest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 2 hours ago, Runeblogger said: Please tell us more details about the adventure! How many pages long is it? Where is it set? I'm pretty sure the "Quickstart" package is 48pp; not sure of the layout and whether it's cleanly split rules/adventure, or intermixed to help teach/demo... I believe they've said the new edition is solidly based in Dragon Pass, so I presume the Quickstart is, too. All that being said... I don't actually KNOW; all this is based on prior "informal" remarks, not "final" announcements. 1 Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 15 hours ago, g33k said: I'm pretty sure the "Quickstart" package is 48pp; not sure of the layout and whether it's cleanly split rules/adventure, or intermixed to help teach/demo... I believe they've said the new edition is solidly based in Dragon Pass, so I presume the Quickstart is, too. All that being said... I don't actually KNOW; all this is based on prior "informal" remarks, not "final" announcements. Yes, we're aiming for the QS + Scenario to fit into 48pp, including pregen characters. The Broken Tower scenario is set in Dragon Pass, and is designed to take three hours. Last night's playtest went very well, and generated quite a bit of constructive feedback. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard S. Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 (edited) @MOB So will the QS include char gen rules or will we have to stick to the pregens? Also, could you give us a broad overview of what rules the book will be covering? Edited March 13, 2017 by Richard S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 8 hours ago, MOB said: The Broken Tower scenario is set in Dragon Pass, and is designed to take three hours. My group will take longer. We take longer to play everything, than the original scenario-designer planned. Even when I (or another GM) plays runs a scenario we created with our group in mind... we still take longer than planned. Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted March 24, 2017 Author Share Posted March 24, 2017 (edited) We're taking the new RuneQuest Quickstart scenario through its paces again tonight here in Bellevue, WA .(Some of the party might know a thing or two about RuneQuest , but the GM for tonight's playtest of 'The Broken Tower' is a RQ and Glorantha newcomer, and doing an awesome job!) Edited March 24, 2017 by MOB 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atgxtg Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Is the Quickstart going to be available as a PDF for download somewhere? I'd hate to miss out if my FLGS runs out of copies on FreeRPG Day. Quote Chaos stalks my world, but she's a big girl and can take of herself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styopa Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 4 hours ago, Atgxtg said: Is the Quickstart going to be available as a PDF for download somewhere? I'd hate to miss out if my FLGS runs out of copies on FreeRPG Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atgxtg Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Thanks. I wouldn't mind paying a nominal fee for a hard copy, but I doubt my FLGS will have the Quickstart. I'm in D20 country. Quote Chaos stalks my world, but she's a big girl and can take of herself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atgxtg Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Thanks. I wouldn't mind paying a nominal fee for a hard copy, but I doubt my FLGS will have the Quickstart. I'm in D20 country. Quote Chaos stalks my world, but she's a big girl and can take of herself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pentallion Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Dang! I'm just an hour away from Bellevue. I can almost taste RQ 4!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 On 3/24/2017 at 11:37 AM, Atgxtg said: Thanks. I wouldn't mind paying a nominal fee for a hard copy, but I doubt my FLGS will have the Quickstart. I'm in D20 country. Call your game-store and ASK for them to get this... Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason D Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 On 3/13/2017 at 6:03 PM, Richard S. said: @MOB So will the QS include char gen rules or will we have to stick to the pregens? Also, could you give us a broad overview of what rules the book will be covering? No character generation rules. When you see the core RQ rulebook, you'll know why they could not possibly be contained in a quickstart. Here's an overview of the contents: 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mankcam Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Well it looks like the Resistance Table is back! 3 Quote " Sure it's fun, but it is also well known that a D20 roll and an AC is no match against a hefty swing of a D100% and a D20 Hit Location Table!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styopa Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, Jason Durall said: No character generation rules. When you see the core RQ rulebook, you'll know why they could not possibly be contained in a quickstart. Here's an overview of the contents: Wow, thanks for posting. Clearly, you have enough material for the page count already...but my $0.02 would be that including a half page? single cult writeup (Orlanth?) example under Gloranthan gods and cults would be a really useful 'teaser' since cults are such a *fundamental* element of the gameplay. Edited March 27, 2017 by styopa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 On 3/24/2017 at 3:47 PM, Pentallion said: Dang! I'm just an hour away from Bellevue. I can almost taste RQ 4!!!! Yeah... I'm in the same plane of existence, and I can almost taste it, too!!! Oh wait... I did get a taste! Steve Perrin was gracious enough to run a game (I think it was a segment of a campaign he's working on) at DunDraCon in February. Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard S. Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Ah, okay @Jason Durall. I'm a bit dissapointed, but I can understand. I guess I'm just going to have to try and extrapolate the process myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styopa Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 2 hours ago, Richard S. said: Ah, okay @Jason Durall. I'm a bit dissapointed, but I can understand. I guess I'm just going to have to try and extrapolate the process myself. Just tell him to work faster, so we can get the real rules out sooner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason D Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 7 hours ago, styopa said: Clearly, you have enough material for the page count already...but my $0.02 would be that including a half page? single cult writeup (Orlanth?) example under Gloranthan gods and cults would be a really useful 'teaser' since cults are such a *fundamental* element of the gameplay. It would be nice, but there just wasn't enough room. We literally went through shaving words off paragraphs to make things fit. The ultimate goal, also, was a good framework for an adventure in Glorantha, and since the adventure doesn't take place near any towns or temples, it didn't make sense to include it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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