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On 6/18/2018 at 8:01 AM, ajs said:

I'd love them

 

In the mail to ajs!  The Thread is dead!

On 6/13/2018 at 5:46 AM, David Scott said:

You really can't go wrong with Apple Lane and it's available as a cheap PDF (£2.95/$3.95)

https://www.chaosium.com/apple-lane-pdf/

Two fun scenarios, Gringle's Pawnshop and the Rainbow mounds. Easily relocated to other areas.

These are two of my favourite RQ scenarios that I've run for new players many times. Many produced memorable moments for the players. The village is going to be featured in RQG so rename it and move it. Much will have changed in the intervening years so don't worry about breaking the future version.

Having pondered this for some weeks, I totally agree with you. While I feel that the Broken Tower is excellent, it feels like it might still be too much for players who don’t even have a concept of RPGs.  The Orlanthi Initiation allows a new player to start at 16 ( quicker creation without all the history), and then immediately have some very simple rules play ( some simple melee principles, orating, opposed roles etc).  Hopefully, by the end of that the newbies are interested enough to want to help Gringle.  After 30 years - Apple Lane here I come.  Let’s hope I’m correct!

ajs wins!  Send me your details :  macandjac60@gmail.com  and I wil get them to you.

19 minutes ago, PhilHibbs said:

 

11 minutes ago, PhilHibbs said:

Never throw out old RuneQuest material!

That has been my philosophy for the past 30 years and about now it seems to be paying off.  However, something has to give and make way for all this new material!

While cleaning out my very old RQ stuff, I found copies of Alan LaVergne’s RQ soloquests from the ‘80s;  Soloquest ( 3 adventures) , Scorpions Hall; The Snow Kings Bride.  I didn’t use them back in the day, and won’t now.  Before I recycle them thought I’d see if anyone wants them?

Thanks - are you referring to the conversion info at the end of th RQG  book or am I missing a specific resource?

Thanks

I have not run an RQ game for 25 years, but am really pumped to try to build an RQ group in my rural neighbourhood.  Having followed the forums and FB Threads regarding scenarios for total newbies, I have decided the 3 scenarios in my tattered and torn Apple Lane edition are still the best way to introduce total system newbies ( not to mention reintegrating my wife and I).  So, before I waste hours and hours........has anyone out there converted Apple Lane stats yet?????.....Pretty please

Really interested in this thread.  I too live in a rural area in Canada, so may have problems finding players ( although there is a games store in town) so I maybe lucky.  It will take me a few more weeks setting up and searching, but I would not be surprised to find my wife and I back here looking fir a game!  I had assumed I would just use Skype, but now I can check out these sites.  Thanks.

14 hours ago, Atgxtg said:

Yeah, campaign packs are the big draw for me too. If they did something along those lines (not necessarily a reprint, I prefer new stuff), I'd have pre-ordered it. Something like the Great Pendragon Campaign set to the Hero Wars would be nice too. 

ME TOO!  I GMd RQ from 1982-1993. We were hardcore, but all family type/ working stiffs.  While we did not enjoy the devolution of RQ products, the sole biggest factor to us all going away was the lack of playable campaign packs.  Big Rubble/Borderlands/ Griffin Mountain were / are excellent.  We were able to spin them into many extra hours of play getting 1000% extra from each pack. Once we had exhausted all the published scenarios, it got to be so much work, burnout set in, and here I sit not having played for 25 years.  

Most long term members on this forum have continued playing over the years.  This implies to me they have time and skills for scenario design.  Seems to me that to regrow RQ lots of newbies and returning players are needed.  If you do not come out with a reasonable amount of scenarios quickly current momentum will be lost.  I have the PDF rules and the starter pack ( one nice scenario ! ) and I am hot to trot.  I am using the material to get comfortable with character generation.  However, until I have my paper rules book and more scenarios, I am loath to go looking for more players.  Hopefully I can maintain my enthusiasm long enough for some decent campaign packs to arrive.  I feel that RQs reinvention needs this to be addressed very rapidly.  It’s more important than GM screens, bestiary or area/race packs.

Love it.  The quicker support material arrives, the better the game will spread!

On 5/31/2018 at 2:14 PM, Sean_RDP said:

As I understand it, just the PDF goes on sale. Physical copies come out around Gen Con and if you get it through Chaosium, you get a coupon for money off the hardback.  Do I have that right?

Have just purchased my PDF copy direct from Chaosium and I can find nothing telling me I get a reduction on the hardback cost!  Oh well!