Godlearner Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 33 minutes ago, Akhôrahil said: I really hope there are tardigrades, especially giant ones. If they are not giant, then what is the point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godlearner Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 On 9/10/2022 at 1:20 PM, Agentorange said: Are there real earth animals which will never be ported across ? Maybe should never be ported across ? I don't know, but then I ported Cicadas to RQG in a JC supplement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Wulfraed Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 11 hours ago, Godlearner said: If they are not giant, then what is the point? Given how small the base model is, a giant tardigrade would be the size of an ant... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godlearner Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 5 minutes ago, Baron Wulfraed said: Given how small the base model is, a giant tardigrade would be the size of an ant... My ants are SIZ 2D6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squaredeal Sten Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 It is interesting that the Glorantha Bestiary lists giant wasps, beetles, dragonflies praying mantises, and bees - but not ants. However it does list giant ant lions. I wonder: What do the giant ant lions live on? Besides Adventurers. Are ants intentionally omitted because an ant colony would be too tough to fight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joerg Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 2 hours ago, Squaredeal Sten said: It is interesting that the Glorantha Bestiary lists giant wasps, beetles, dragonflies praying mantises, and bees - but not ants. However it does list giant ant lions. I wonder: What do the giant ant lions live on? Besides Adventurers. Anything that happens to stray into its target funnel. Remember Tattooine, the location where Leia wore that bikini. Herd beasts, even predators - think of the La Brae (sp?) tar pits and its costumers. A giant ant lion might use bait the same way. 2 hours ago, Squaredeal Sten said: Are ants intentionally omitted because an ant colony would be too tough to fight? Anaxial's Roster has a story how the ants received a curse of shrinking upon their exodus from the Underworld, which is why giant ants are rare on the surface. No idea whether there is any canon about that, but it's a nice story, and who needs giant ants when you can have giant locusts. In swarming mode. Quote Telling how it is excessive verbis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Scott Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 (edited) On 9/23/2022 at 4:31 PM, Squaredeal Sten said: Are ants intentionally omitted because an ant colony would be too tough to fight? Ants are intentionally omitted otherwise the bestiary would be a multi-volume purchase full of stuff that's of no use for adventures. If you want giant ants, they are in the Gateway Bestiary, page 5, there' also an example of one in Griffin Mountain. The Gateway Bestiary also has rules for insect hive minds, soldier and worker ants. You can find the contents of all the available bestiaries here: RuneQuest Glorantha Bestiary (2019) Gateway Bestiary (1980, 2018) Anaxial’s Roster – Not Enough Room in the Ark (2004) (NOT RQ, but online) Not available Gloranthan Bestiary (1988) Anaxial’s Roster (2000) (NOT RQ) MGP8135 Monsters II (2008) MGP8103 Monsters (2006) AH857 RuneQuest Deluxe Edition – Book 4 Index – Creatures Book (1985) Book 5 lists non-Gloranthan creatures in book 4 and Glorantha specific Chaos Creatures and Elder Races (without stats except for Dragonewts). Edited September 25, 2022 by David Scott corrected listing 1 1 Quote ----- Search the Glorantha Resource Site: https://wellofdaliath.chaosium.com. Search the Glorantha mailing list archives: https://glorantha.steff.in/digests/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oracle Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 13 hours ago, David Scott said: Ants are intentionally omitted otherwise the bestiary would be a multi-volume purchase full of stuff that's of no use for adventures. If you want giant ants, they are in the Gateway Bestiary, page 5, there' also an example of one in Griffin Mountain. The Gateway Bestiary also has rules for insect hive minds, soldier and worker ants. You can find the contents of all the available bestiaries here: RuneQuest Glorantha Bestiary (2019) Gloranthan Bestiary (1988) Gateway Bestiary (1980, 2018) Anaxial’s Roster – Not Enough Room in the Ark (2004) (NOT RQ, but online) Not available Anaxial’s Roster (2000) (NOT RQ) MGP8135 Monsters II (2008) MGP8103 Monsters (2006) AH857 RuneQuest Deluxe Edition – Book 4 Index – Creatures Book (1985), Book 5 lists non-Gloranthan creatures in book 4. As far as I know, the Gloranthan Bestiary (AH85711) is not available similar to the Creatures Book in the RuneQuest Deluxe Edition (AH857), or do I miss something here? Also, in addition to the Creatures from Book 4 (Creatures) Book 5 (Glorantha Book) lists Glorantha specific Chaos Creatures and Elder Races (without stats except for Dragonewts). 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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