Jason Farrell

I hate replies like this. I guarantee that at some point in your life, probably at many points, you've been anxious for/curious or impatient about something that didn't contribute to your survival. Stop being holier than thou.

It probably won't surprise you to hear that I agree with all of this. I'm fairly sure that your reference to lecturing people as a forum helper includes lecturing me. 🙂 I have trouble being as diplomatic and thorough in covering bases as you were here, so I'm glad you said it for me in way that should only rankle particularly sensitive or defensive folks. The only other thing I'll say, with sincerity and regret, is that Chaosium's way of doing things has turned me off to the degree that I've deleted most of my bookmarks and try not to think about it or them these days, as it only raises my blood pressure. I've been a fan of RQ for 35+ years. I've also been a fan of TTRPGs for that long, and I've never seen a company this (in my opinion) mismanaged.

Of course it works. Almost every RPG company does it that way.

That's extremely disingenuous considering that is one of three solutions Soccercalle wrote.

There are no major additions, but there's another thread on this forum that bullets the changes that were made.

Solar. Already mentioned. And then Darkness. No Chaos for a while. Who knows about dates for any of it, really. They are obviously in no hurry.

Where do you find your maps? I quite like this one.

What does that have to do with shops having a date but not announcing one for direct customers? Quoting only part of my post doesn't make the rest of it disappear.

I find it hard to believe that bulk buyers (game/book stores) don't have an actual date at this point. But for some reason, it's almost March and they haven't deigned to share it with the rest of us.

I've looked for reviews that address this, but haven't found any. How does this edition compare to the previous edition? My assumption at present is that it is largely the same material (down to the same exact writing), and as such don't plan to get the book. I would love to hear that I'm wrong about that. Anyone have both who could offer a brief comparison?

That's a rather obscure spot for the average fan. It's not just there. It's also in a blog entry from December, and was shown on Facebook.

The cover image was released in December.

Stunningly illustrated book, brimming with Gloranthan goodness. Ideas per square inch ratio, as always with Austin's books, is very high.

It would actually start at 30% + 5% (for her POW), but that is a lot lower than 60%. Still seems the most likely. Or it's a +1 to a characteristic point and thus fairly invisible. Or they just forgot to give her one.

Nice to see you back on the JC, Simon!

More complicated perhaps than some would want, but I don't think I've seen anything either in this thread or in the rules that make it harder or easier to detect Chaos depending on the concentration of said Chaos. And that could be a thing for a house rule. For example, the use of that ability could be penalized when trying to detect a single Chaos being (obviously a single Broo would be detectable by anyone, for other reasons, but not, say, a single Ogre who looks human). It could also receive a bonus if you had a large number of Chaos creatures within the area. Chaos cultists would need to be cautious about when and where they gathered together, which seems very logical and natural to me, but they wouldn't run nearly as much risk of being detected when they were alone.

DriveThru does a lot of multi-author bundles. There are quite a few for Miskatonic Repository books. I have no idea how one goes about it, but I do know it's possible.

Please feel free.

I don't think the achievement that this book is can be overstated. It is THE most impressive Runequest/Glorantha related book that has come out at least since the Guide to Glorantha. And yes, I'm including any Chaosium publication (I would put Nochet by Harald Smith ahead of most of those as well). Mark Smylie is one of the best suited artists ever for portraying the everyday people of Glorantha, and Katrin Dirim is one of the most apt at portraying the mythological aspects. Both of them have dozens of pieces in this book, making it perhaps the best illustrated Gloranthan book. I'm a fan of the author's Armies and Enemies of Dragon Pass, but that isn't for everyone. Packed with information, but a bit dry and technical in many places, not really a book to be read cover to cover. This book is a detailed reference work as well, but also packed full with colorful narratives and personality, useful both as a reference and as entertainment. If you have any interest in Glorantha, owning a copy should be a priority.

If you're not picking up this series, you have to ask yourself a question: do you even Runequest?

Argan Argar sounds appropriate to me!

I'll stick with my wording . You always detect as chaotic. Whether someone detects you as chaotic is a separate issue. Just like it doesn't depend on whether someone notices your deception when you lie, you're still lying.

Nice surprise! When I flipped through the main Nochet book, coming off of reading your Imther book, I was the tiniest bit disappointed there weren't any cults or spells. I thought, well, it's specifically about a city and the Imther book a wider region, and explained it to myself thusly. Now I see that you had a plan for it all along. 😉 Btw, I appreciate the concientious pricing on this book. $7.99 is kinda cheap for 124 pages, but I assume subsumed into that decision is the overlap between this and the mother book. That price point makes it a total no brainer for me to pick it up, even if I already have a chunk of it.

I absolutely love those covers, front and back.

If you have a non-zero value for the Chaos Rune, you detect as chaotic. Unless you're Illuminated.