Extended Contests in RuneQuest

[soltakss]

Does RQG have the concept of an Extended Contest?

I can't find it in the Core Rulebook.

However, I seem to remember something at the back of my mind that has something about a Resolution Pool.

Edited May 3, 2020 by soltakss

[Richard S.]

I've never heard anything like that, though the term resolution pool does ring a bell somewhere. I know for a fact there's nothing like that in 1-3, and am like 80% sure it's not in Mythras, so it's probably some odd rule from a corner of MRQ.

[Runeblogger]

It's in Mythras, almost at the back of the book, on how to use the Item Creation rules for other things, like for example, hard negotiations or convincing a jury.

[allenowen]

This might show up in the Gamemaster's Sourcebook.

[Joerg]

The chase rules (p.151ff) might be seen as an extended contest.

[jajagappa]

3 hours ago, soltakss said:

Does RQG have the concept of an Extended Contest?

No, but it's a concept I will likely carryover into RQG particularly in situations that call for Opposed Rolls in dramatic circumstances (e.g. the characters debate the villain in front of the chieftain, or an extended climb) where a single Opposed Roll seems unfulfilling.

Edited May 3, 2020 by jajagappa

[Runeblogger]

48 minutes ago, jajagappa said:

No, but it's a concept I will likely carryover into RQG particularly in situations that call for Opposed Rolls in dramatic circumstances (e.g. the characters debate the villain in front of the chieftain, or an extended climb) where a single Opposed Roll seems unfulfilling.

Exactly. Let's hope the GM Book includes something like that, otherwise the only extended contests in RQG are combat (physical or spiritual) and chases.

[Rodney Dangerduck]

Just had an idea for combats.  IMO, too many Big Dramatic Combats are decided too quickly by a lucky Crit.  Just happened to our group, the Big Bad Lunar RuneLord went down in one round.

Fire and Sword had a spell called "Cushion Impact" that kind of gave you one extra chance, took some of the luck (good and bad) out of it.

In any "Extended Duel" type of thing, I might go with a special rule that the first crit against each participant is downgraded to a normal hit.

Edited May 5, 2020 by Rodney Dangerduck

[Joerg]

17 hours ago, Rodney Dangerduck said:

Just had an idea for combats.  IMO, too many Big Dramatic Combats are decided too quickly by a lucky Crit.  Just happened to our group, the Big Bad Lunar RuneLord went down in one round.

Fire and Sword had a spell called "Cushion Impact" that kind of gave you one extra chance, took some of the luck (good and bad) out of it.

In any "Extended Duel" type of thing, I might go with a special rule that the first crit against each participant is downgraded to a normal hit.

Enemy rune levels get Divine Intervention. Problem solved (or saved for the next attempt)...

[Mugen]

On 5/3/2020 at 8:24 PM, jajagappa said:

No, but it's a concept I will likely carryover into RQG particularly in situations that call for Opposed Rolls in dramatic circumstances (e.g. the characters debate the villain in front of the chieftain, or an extended climb) where a single Opposed Roll seems unfulfilling.

And, given the number of ties in RQG implementation of Opposed Rolls, that will be a common situation.