RuneQuest Starter Set Design Diary #1: What to expect in the RQ Starter Set

[Nick Brooke]

You play without a GM? Bold move.

[Jason D]

On 4/16/2021 at 8:47 PM, g33k said:

But as the Starter Set is explicitly a simplified ruleset, one can never be quite certain if one has found the "real" rules or the "simplified" rules.

Arguably, it doesn't really matter.

Arguably, one could simply use the Starter Set *AS* your primary RQG rulebook (only cracking open the corebook if the SS has no answer).

Arguably,  [ grognards X social-media ]  =  infinite argumentation.

YGWV
 

You could use the RQ core book and play with all of the Starter Set content. 

If you are a new player, you could almost play any scenario using the SS content, but would run into troubles where spells aren't described, etc. 

You could also not create a new character using the SS. 

The only instance where I just made things simpler/different was to just say fumbles are simply dropping a weapon rather than rolling on the table. The skills, combat charts and spell descriptions are otherwise identical. 

[g33k]

10 hours ago, Jason D said:

You could use the RQ core book ... 

If you are a new player ... 

You could also not create a new character using the SS. 

The only instance where I just made things simpler/different was to just say fumbles are simply dropping a weapon rather than rolling on the table. The skills, combat charts and spell descriptions are otherwise identical. 

TYVM, Jason.
This clarifies things nicely!