MOB Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 For Immediate Release Taking Bronze Age authenticity to the next level: Chaosium announces clay tablet cuneiform edition of RuneQuest Ypsilanti, MI. April 1, 2021 Chaosium Inc., publishers of RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha, have announced a special cuneiform edition of their popular heroic fantasy tabletop RPG. “Unlike most fantasy settings, RuneQuest draws its greatest inspiration from the myths and literature of the ancient world, including such sources as the Iliad, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Epic of Gilgamesh,” said Chaosium's Wallace Trumble, who previously spearheaded work on the company’s innovative bacon dice tray and the more recent plant-based, but still robustly bacon-esque dice tower. “Accordingly, we’re excited to be producing our clay tablet edition of RuneQuest using Old Persian cuneiform. We're confident many of the game’s core fans will savour the extra verisimilitude this version offers.” With the 60-page RuneQuest Quickstart now completed as a proof-of-concept (360 tablets, with a total weight of 10.08 kilograms) the transcription team in Ecbatana have their styluses poised to start on the three volume RuneQuest Slipcase Set itself, once sufficient supplies of clay are sourced. Negotiations are also underway with Chaosium’s partners in print-on-demand – or should we say 'kiln-on-demand'? – to make select Jonstown Compendium community content releases available in the format; "Eh. It's not the most impractical idea they've had," noted Meredith Gerber, Chaosium's company rep at DriveThruRPG. Chaosium president Rick Meints could not be reached for comment, as he was occupied at Chaosium headquarters shoring up the foundations beneath the company archives and pricing heavy-duty wheels for his famous RuneQuest-dedicated suitcase. ### 3 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 (edited) nb our playtest clay tablet actually does feature a passage from the RuneQuest rules, written in Old Persian: Edited April 1, 2021 by MOB 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oracle Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 That's really a funny idea! As much as this is a great April Fools' joke, I would really like to see this for real (at least for the Quickstarter rules) 😉. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Godspeed Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Can't wait to build myself a hangar to house the clay tablet version of the Guide. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenheart87 Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 That's my favourite April's Fool announcement this year so far. I wonder though what the writing on that clay tablet means. Quote Wielder of the Vorpal Mace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill the barbarian Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, MOB said: Mmm, ancient Persian cuneiform cookies! Edited April 1, 2021 by Bill the barbarian 2 Quote ... remember, with a TARDIS, one is never late for breakfast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trotsky Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 I hope the pdf version is available before the clay version. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joerg Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Is this 3D printable? As POD? 2 Quote Telling how it is excessive verbis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Joerg said: Is this 3D printable? As POD? DriveThruRPG may be able to help us with 'Kiln-on-Demand'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 (edited) 17 minutes ago, MOB said: DriveThruRPG may be able to help us with 'Kiln-on-Demand'. ... and then we can buy official Chaosium KoDpieces??? (actually, you may have more success here through your Redbubble partnership, than DTRPG...) Edited April 1, 2021 by g33k redbubble 1 Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share Posted April 2, 2021 (edited) 17 hours ago, Ravenheart87 said: That's my favourite April's Fool announcement this year so far. I wonder though what the writing on that clay tablet means. It's a genuine passage transliterated from the RuneQuest Roleplaying in Glorantha rulebook, thanks to https://dumbcuneiform.com. And there's a prize going to the first ardent Gloranthaphile/Assyriologist who can decipher it! (BTW for Glorantha context, Old Persian Cuneiform was very much the New Pelorian of its day, 525 BC.) Edited April 2, 2021 by MOB 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill the barbarian Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 5 minutes ago, MOB said: It's a genuine passage from the RuneQuest Roleplaying in Glorantha rulebook. And there's a prize going to the first ardent Gloranthaphile/Assyriologist who can transliterate it! Obvious! It is an ancient Persian cookie recipe. 1 Quote ... remember, with a TARDIS, one is never late for breakfast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share Posted April 2, 2021 (edited) Quote Obvious! It is an ancient Persian cookie recipe. Nope, RQG is not a cookbook. Edited April 2, 2021 by MOB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted April 4, 2021 Author Share Posted April 4, 2021 The tablet has been deciphered - congrats to @Nerval, who gets to add an Old Persian experience check and wins a prize: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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