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Sure! Why recreate the wheel when there is a perfectly good one for use on that rack over there. And this one is form-fillable! SDLeary

If we are still talking about "squad" sheets, you might be thinking of the MagicWorld one. SDLeary

You could combine the two systems... Rather than use the location values as actual tracks to tick points off of, you use them as threshold values, instead of the Major Wound value. If you take between one and two times the value: limb is useless; both legs are useless (abdomen hit); falls down and can only crawl or lie still (chest);fall unconscious (head). Between two and three... basically just following the "Damage and Hit Locations" option box on p204 of the BGB. Only tick points off of general HP. Issue with this is that you really have to be using Heroic HP, otherwise values can be so small that Major Wounds happen all the time. SDLeary

Fair point. I do have some of the issues on my laptop and am looking at them now. The current discussion is from '93, with DaveD commenting on why PDP would be better than RQ4, combat wise. In fact, the general gist is very similar to what we have been arguing here for some time. SDLeary EDIT: Done for now, eyes tired. Found the digest with the first mention of the Gloranthan gods, but can't find the other one (that was Celtic).

They are HERE. Its quite an archive. Again, I can't remember exactly which digest or year... but IIRC, it was in a discussion of PDP, talking about adapting it to outside Glorantha. SDLeary

I can't remember the exact volume (issue, mailer?), but several were postulated/figured out during discussions on one of the Chaosium Digest mailers in the dim past... might be worth culling those before taking the time to re-invent the wheel. SDLeary

Nothing show stopping. Mainly new program teething pains... odd crashes in different circumstances that they are still trying to track down, some import issues (primarily PDF), and things along those lines. And oddly, it varies based on platform. Take a look HERE. You can also look HERE to see what is actively being worked on. SDLeary EDIT: Also... if you run into any issues, one of the first things I'd suggest is trying to validate any fonts used in the project. Odd stuff that's hard to track down can occur if a font is corrupt.

Yes! And the other apps are excellent and inexpensive too. More importantly NO SUBSCRIPTION! SDLeary

By Request... Affinity Publisher. New, and still has some issues, but its serviceable and inexpensive; and they are actively working to fix the issues, and add more features. In addition, it has sister apps for photos and vector drawing. SDLeary EDIT: for anyone interested, looks like they are running a special too... all three programs are 30% off, each. Edited 2 minutes ago by SDLeary

Affinity Publisher. New, and still has some issues, but its serviceable and inexpensive; and they are actively working to fix the issues, and add more features. In addition, it has sister apps for photos and vector drawing. SDLeary

I actually felt this in episode 3. All the episodes combined makes me wonder if we might be running more into "Lone Wolf and Cub" territory. SDLeary

Actually, Feats or Abilities like this does sound like a good reward for certain HQ. While Iron Immunity is a good one, I'm actually thinking about Celtic style type feats such as a Mighty Leap, or animal transformations without having to have a multitude of spells; specifically I'm thinking of the chase of Gwyon on Ceridwen. SDLeary

OOH!! Spiritual/Material... that's the one I've been looking for. I've been using Spiritual/Secular... but just didn't feel right. SDLeary

Even though its not in the BGB, this is kind-of and option now. There is nothing presenting a group from simply listing the raw stat in the main box on a Cthulhu sheet and the x5 in one of the smaller boxes, or multiplying x5 and putting that on a BRP sheet (though that already exists in the stat rolls). Does present a slight amount of work on the part of the GM though when preparing encounters. This is something I advocate when Cthulhu comes up as the % characteristics just look odd... especially once you get up into large and strong, or powerful creatures. SDLeary

Jeff and Co. are final arbiters for canon, but here I do differ with him. In RQ (with CHA, whether that's a home–ruled RQ3 or RQ:G), its the combination of POW and CHA that forms Divine Favor (I might even add INT in there). CHA is simply the insubstantial facility to attract, interact, and influence others, including spirits of all sizes. POW is the strength of your characters spirit. SDLeary

Stop with the spoilers!!! 😉 SDLeary

Actually, this is one that I did on my own some time ago, as a house rule in RQ3. CHA isn't beauty, so a low CHA character is not ugly, they are simply dull and unattractive; and a high CHA character is not beautiful, they can be the ugliest person you have ever seen, but they have the ability to draw people to them, people want to help them. Now, I haven't made it thought to Magic yet, so I'm hoping that the limits that your speaking of only affects Shaman's, and other magic types when summoning or otherwise dealing with spirits. SDLeary

And this, yes. SDLeary

Sorry! That wasn't the intent. Just so surprising after the way the last few years has gone down!! As far as MOB, my comment was related to the fact that he is pretty on it, quick, etc. to get new information like this out; that is to say someplace like here or the Blog portion of Chaosium's site. No, but QuestWorlds has been discussed here, by Chaosium staff (and haven't looked for it but I would assume on one of the the Facebook groups too). SDLeary

Is there a transcript or video of this seminar anywhere? It really sounds too good to be true considering all the work they went to to pull licenses (BRP licenses not Glorantha, that I can completely understand). Also, @MOB is also pretty damn well on it when it comes to his announcements. SDLeary

Yes, speculatively. With as much as they seem to have on their plate right now, I'm not holding my breath, but would LOVE to be surprised. After all... No Mythic Iceland yet A Space/SciFi game announced And the new Rivers of London, previously mentioned Pendragon back in the stable And all the "regular" work on RQ/Glorantha, Cthulhu, and getting the HQ SRD and Gateway stuff going There are only so many hours in the day, and Chaosium is by no stretch of the imagination "large". SDLeary

Sadly looks like wishful thinking. Chaosium has stated that they have no plans to update BRP. This could of course change, but looks unlikely to in the near future. SDLeary

To all US residents, and US expats... Happy Thanksgiving!! SDLeary

Whichever one you want? Like others, I'm having issues seeing the trouble based on how the game is designed. You create your character, if you want to break cultural norms to talk with the GM and come up with a plan. AFAICT, this would really only rear its head if someone was trying to specifically minmax. SDLeary