Shaman NPC

[Puckohue]

Is there a fully statted NPC RQ:G Shaman published anywhere to date?

[Lordabdul]

Vishi Dunn (from the pre-gen characters) is an assistant shaman. Apart from that, I can't find anything in any of the RQG slipcase PDFs.

[Ultor]

There was an issue of Heroes that had a fully worked-up RQ3 shaman. I remember thinking that really wasn't what I expected. Of course, RQ3 shamans had all sorts of rules-derived spirits like INT and POW spirits that aren't reflected in the current rules (thank goodness). It'd be really helpful to see a powerful RQG shaman (and sorcerer, for that matter).

[Ultor]

There was also that issue of Signs & Portents that had the MRQ2 write-ups for Blueface and Muriah that they weren't supposed to use...

[HreshtIronBorne]

I would love to see some examples of higher level NPCs than the materials we've been given have shown off. They are primarily introductory material and are therefore written for the pre-gen PCs and other freshly generated PCs to succeed. I would love to see RQ:G stats for successful Clan and Temple Leadership, as well as Clan/Tribe/Regional Shaman and, like Ultor said, a sorcerer would be really cool too. 

[Bill the barbarian]

21 minutes ago, HreshtIronBorne said:

I would love to see some examples of higher level NPCs than the materials we've been given have shown off. They are primarily introductory material and are therefore written for the pre-gen PCs and other freshly generated PCs to succeed. I would love to see RQ:G stats for successful Clan and Temple Leadership, as well as Clan/Tribe/Regional Shaman and, like Ultor said, a sorcerer would be really cool too. 

So, you are seeking an update to William R. Keyes classic  Runemasters for RQ 2 with the great Louise Perrine illustrations, n'est-ce pas?

Me too!

[HreshtIronBorne]

That would be the dream pretty much, yeah!

[David Scott]

15 hours ago, Ultor said:

There was also that issue of Signs & Portents that had the MRQ2 write-ups for Blueface and Muriah that they weren't supposed to use...

Do you know what issue that was? I can't find it.

[David Scott]

16 hours ago, Ultor said:

There was an issue of Heroes that had a fully worked-up RQ3 shaman. I remember thinking that really wasn't what I expected. Of course, RQ3 shamans had all sorts of rules-derived spirits like INT and POW spirits that aren't reflected in the current rules (thank goodness). It'd be really helpful to see a powerful RQG shaman (and sorcerer, for that matter).

Leona the Basmoli is a great writeup (Heroes Volume 2, #4 - The final and infamous Avenger Ant issue). It's certainly an example of a shaman done properly and easily usable with minor changes, I might have a stab at a proper conversion. 

https://www.nobleknight.com/P/-1702474538/10-Avenger-Ant-Tips-for-Shamans-Abstract-Elementals

@Wayne's Books do you have this?

[jajagappa]

15 minutes ago, David Scott said:

Do you know what issue that was? I can't find it.

Signs & Portents #90. Article on the World of Spirits (p.18)

[David Scott]

46 minutes ago, jajagappa said:

Signs & Portents #90. Article on the World of Spirits (p.18)

I only have up to number 89!

Okay - got the missing ones from the wayback machine

Edited November 8, 2019 by David Scott

[Wayne's Books]

54 minutes ago, David Scott said:

Leona the Basmoli is a great writeup (Heroes Volume 2, #4 - The final and infamous Avenger Ant issue). It's certainly an example of a shaman done properly and easily usable with minor changes, I might have a stab at a proper conversion. 

https://www.nobleknight.com/P/-1702474538/10-Avenger-Ant-Tips-for-Shamans-Abstract-Elementals

@Wayne's Books do you have this?

Hello.

Yep!

https://www.waynesbooks.net/product/406876

[Ultor]

6 hours ago, David Scott said:

Do you know what issue that was? I can't find it.

SP 90. I have a copy - they may have had to pull it.

ETA: Sorry, just saw the question was already answered.

Edited November 8, 2019 by Ultor

[Puckohue]

9 hours ago, David Scott said:

Leona the Basmoli

Guess what - just like Carthalo in the Quickstart she's "considered insane". There's this great line at the end of the article: "Leona lives half of her existence on the spirit plane, like all good shamans. This means she often acts in ways that seem insane."

[David Scott]

On 11/8/2019 at 9:44 PM, Puckohue said:

Guess what - just like Carthalo in the Quickstart she's "considered insane". There's this great line at the end of the article: "Leona lives half of her existence on the spirit plane, like all good shamans. This means she often acts in ways that seem insane."

The insane description of the way shamans behave is relative to their behaviour and the cultural upbringing of the viewer. For example if a person is seen to be talking to imaginary beings and acting in consort with them all of the time and the viewer doesn't believe in them then of course the shaman is mad. If the viewer is a Gloranthan, it's likely that that they have some understanding of the spirit world and so the shaman is not insane, just acting in their normal way, but still considered a bit strange as you can see only one side of the activity or conversation (just listen to people's mobile phone converstaions on public transport for an idea). The view of shamans being insane in RPGs is very much a western viewpoint and part of the understanding that shamanism (and other belief systems) are not real and so adhering to their beliefs is madness. The soviets used this (and many other means) when suppressing shamanism.