styopa Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 If you're interested, there already are some good videos up from GenCons previous: Long but worth watching! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgath Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 The tickets are free The tickets to the seminars are free. SEM1686383 - Dragon Pass - Mythology, Magic, & Board Games SEM1686379 - RuneQuest - 50th Anniversary of Glorantha SEM1686377 - What's Happening At Chaosium SEM1686383 - Dragon Pass - Mythology, Magic, & Board Games SEM16100245 - Cult of Chaos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgath Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 I added one more classic fantasy event on Saturday 12 in the afternoon. Game ID RPG1699970 Broken Tree Inn. It jest went active. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texarkana Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 On 5/15/2016 at 11:12 AM, Belgath said: It seems that Gen Con is a bit nervous about the number of Runequest game runing this year do to The lack of events in the past so I hope there's a good showing. Have always been surprised that RQ BRP etc. etc. has not been more popular. I have found Runequest difficult to run at conventions, especially for people who have never played it before. It is not as easy to pick up and play as many of the modern game systems its now competing with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 4 hours ago, Texarkana said: I have found Runequest difficult to run at conventions, especially for people who have never played it before. It is not as easy to pick up and play as many of the modern game systems its now competing with. ??? Really? Glorantha can, admittedly, not be shown to best advantage with newbies in a few-hour timeslot. But the basic game/rules is... startlingly easy. I've used it with middle-schoolers who had never played RPG's before, and we were up and running within a few minutes. I'm really surprised! Where have you seen the problems? 2 Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texarkana Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 2 hours ago, g33k said: ??? Really? Glorantha can, admittedly, not be shown to best advantage with newbies in a few-hour timeslot. But the basic game/rules is... startlingly easy. I've used it with middle-schoolers who had never played RPG's before, and we were up and running within a few minutes. I'm really surprised! Where have you seen the problems? Most of my problems were with RQ6 - the maths required to adjust skill levels with difficulty grades, then dividing another skill/passion by five to get an augmentation, it all made peoples brains melt. Then the long time required to choose special effects in combat (there are just too many to choose from). When I ran "Asterix and the Deep Ones" using CoC 7th edition last year, that take on d100 was much easier for people to grasp. Less edition specific - the RQ character sheets were old school in how they communicate information to players - the actual character gets hidden by the amount of detail on the sheet. For the Asterix game I built my own character sheet and ruthlessly pruned away peripheral information. Where I live in New Zealand, conventions games are largely drawn from the story focused games published in the last decade. It is unusual even to see a D&D game on a convention listing. So when I ran the RQ game I had a bunch of players who really didn't want to be playing an old fashioned physics simulation, and my game was not their first choice of play for the session. I could have pitched my game better, but for me its currently holding the prize for least amount of fun GM'ing at a con. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pentallion Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 12 hours ago, Texarkana said: Most of my problems were with RQ6 - the maths required to adjust skill levels with difficulty grades, then dividing another skill/passion by five to get an augmentation, it all made peoples brains melt. Then the long time required to choose special effects in combat (there are just too many to choose from). When I ran "Asterix and the Deep Ones" using CoC 7th edition last year, that take on d100 was much easier for people to grasp. Less edition specific - the RQ character sheets were old school in how they communicate information to players - the actual character gets hidden by the amount of detail on the sheet. For the Asterix game I built my own character sheet and ruthlessly pruned away peripheral information. Where I live in New Zealand, conventions games are largely drawn from the story focused games published in the last decade. It is unusual even to see a D&D game on a convention listing. So when I ran the RQ game I had a bunch of players who really didn't want to be playing an old fashioned physics simulation, and my game was not their first choice of play for the session. I could have pitched my game better, but for me its currently holding the prize for least amount of fun GM'ing at a con. Then you're going to like the newest version of RQ way more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgath Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Now I have only GM 3 Runequest Games at Cons and it went vary easy and a lot of fun one of the group was mostly 13 to 16 year olds and thay all had a blast. And the players had no problems with the 2ed grade math concepts. Glorantha can be a bit more daunting, but I suspect that people that already love that setting will be the ones signing up for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 On 5/11/2016 at 3:30 AM, ShawnLStroud said: That said, I sincerely HOPE their latest version of my favorite game is available at Gencon; I've laid money aside to purchase it -- and have been following their blog to get an idea of where they're going with the development! If you're coming to Gen Con, we're now running two four-hour sessions of the new RuneQuest - one of the first opportunities to try out the eagerly-anticipated new edition currently in development. Search for the event "Ears of the Bull". 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgath Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 (edited) O cool on it thanks for the heads up. Well crap my event that I am running are in the way. But was able to sign my son up for it. He will haft to tell me all about it. Thank you for adding the events. Edited July 15, 2016 by Belgath Added info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgath Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Any chance if we show up at your Booth during GenCon we could se the new RuneQuest character creation process? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Possibly. Best chance is to show up at the RuneQuest seminar on Friday at 7:00 pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgath Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Thanks Jeff will be there already have the tickets:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Here's a list of the stuff we're planning to have available for purchase at Gen Con. Come by Chaosium Booth #423 early, because if the recent UK Games Expo is any guide, we're sure to sell out of just about everything by the close of the convention! RuneQuest Classic Edition: - RuneQuest 2 Classic Hardcover - RuneQuest 2 Bundle - RuneQuest 2 Leatherette (limited copies) - RuneQuest 2 Leatherette Bundle (limited copies) - RuneQuest 2 Old School RQ Pack HeroQuest - HeroQuest Glorantha Chaosium Fiction: - King of Sartar by Greg Stafford - Edge of Sundown - Mark of the Beast - Legacy of the Reanimator - Cassilda's Song (nominated for two 2016 World Fantasy Awards) Call of Cthulhu: - Keeper Rulebook Hardcover - Keeper Rulebook Leather- Keepers Rulebook Softcover - Investigator Handbook Hardcover - Investigator Handbook Leather - Investigator Handbook Softcover - Call of Cthulhu Leatherette Slipcase Set (limited copies) - Call of Cthulhu Paperback Slipcase Set (limited copies) - Keeper Screen (limited copies) - Peterson Guide - Hardcover - Petersen Guide - Softcover - Horror on the Orient Express - Nameless Horrors - Cold Harvest - Ripples From Carcosa - Dice Set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgath Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Two questions Will Steve Perrin and Grege be at Gen Con? If so I'll bring my kick starter RuneQuest two book to be signed. Also having pick up all the PDF for new CoC 7th edition as the Books where not available yet. If I pick up the hard Coppys at GenCon will the cost of the PDF be credited against the cost of the hard Coppys or do I need to do that through the website? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Here are the "convention special" prices at the Chaosium booth #423. Note, all purchases include PDF - just let us know which email you want the files to go to. SPECIAL GEN CON PRICES Call of Cthulhu:- Keeper Rulebook Hardcover - $50.00 - Keeper Rulebook Leather - $150.00 - Keepers Rulebook Softcover - $35.00 - Investigator Handbook Hardcover - $40.00 - Investigator Handbook Leather - $125.00 - Investigator Handbook Softcover - $30.00 - Call of Cthulhu Leatherette Slipcase Set (limited copies, inc. Keeper Screen) - $300.00 - Call of Cthulhu Hardcover Slipcase Set (limited copies, inc. Keeper Screen) - $130.00 - Keeper Screen (limited copies) - $30.00 - Peterson Guide - Hardcover - $30.00 - Petersen Guide - Softcover - $25.00 - Horror on the Orient Express - $100.00 - Nameless Horrors - $35.00 - Cold Harvest - $10.00 - Ripples From Carcosa - $20.00 - Alone Against the Flames - $5.00 - 7th Edition Quickstart Rules - $5.00 - Dice Set - $5.00 - Innsmouth Gold coins - $10.00 - Horror on the Orient Express Playing Cards - $5.00 RuneQuest Classic Edition: - RuneQuest 2 Classic Hardcover - $25.00 - RuneQuest 2 Hardcover Bundle (inc GM Screen and Player Handouts) - $30.00 - RuneQuest 2 Leatherette (limited copies) - $45.00 - RuneQuest 2 Leatherette Bundle (limited copies) - $50.00 - RuneQuest 2 Old School RQ Pack - $40.00 - Gloranthan Classics - $25.00 - Apple Lane - $10.00 - Snakepipe Hollow - $12.50 - RuneQuest 1 - $20.00 HeroQuest: - HeroQuest Glorantha - $25.00 Glorantha - Argar Argar Atlas Softcover - $20.00 - Argar Argar Atlas Hardcover - $30.00 - Guide to Glorantha (extremely limited copies) - $200.00 Chaosium Fiction: - King of Sartar by Greg Stafford - $20.00 - Edge of Sundown - $15.00 - Mark of the Beast - $15.00 - Legacy of the Reanimator - $15.00 - Cassilda's Song (dual 2016 World Fantasy Awards nominee) - $15.00 - Fiction bundle (Edge, Mark, Legacy, Cassilda) - $45.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid a bod yn dwp Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Interesting to watch the video of Chaosium team talking about Call of Cthulhu 7ed at Gencon. Very positive. Will there be a similar video posted of the Runequest seminar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamingGlen Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 On 6/11/2016 at 3:11 AM, Texarkana said: Most of my problems were with RQ6 - the maths required to adjust skill levels with difficulty grades, then dividing another skill/passion by five to get an augmentation, it all made peoples brains melt. Then the long time required to choose special effects in combat (there are just too many to choose from). When I ran "Asterix and the Deep Ones" using CoC 7th edition last year, that take on d100 was much easier for people to grasp. Less edition specific - the RQ character sheets were old school in how they communicate information to players - the actual character gets hidden by the amount of detail on the sheet. For the Asterix game I built my own character sheet and ruthlessly pruned away peripheral information. Where I live in New Zealand, conventions games are largely drawn from the story focused games published in the last decade. It is unusual even to see a D&D game on a convention listing. So when I ran the RQ game I had a bunch of players who really didn't want to be playing an old fashioned physics simulation, and my game was not their first choice of play for the session. I could have pitched my game better, but for me its currently holding the prize for least amount of fun GM'ing at a con. Dump the passions. Those didn't exist in previous editions, why use them now? I use the difficulty modifiers from MRQ2: -10, -20, -30, -40, etc. Much easier math. I've considered NOT rounding up for the critical chance, compare to the 10s digit (75% has a 7% chance to crit). You could probably go back to old RQ with special effects: they only happen on a crit, double the damage. In short, don't use all the messy details when teaching RQ to new players. You can add those back in later. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styopa Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 So....how'd Gen Con go? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Meints Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Gen Con was awesome. Many thanks to all who helped make it so. 3 Quote Hope that Helps,Rick Meints - Chaosium, Inc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnLStroud Posted August 9, 2016 Author Share Posted August 9, 2016 Gen Con WAS awesome! As a first-time convention GM, I was super nervous about running games... but I needn't have been. The people who played were generous with me, and they seemed to have a great time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rojo Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Any juicy information about the new Runequest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiorgan Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 23 hours ago, Rojo said: Any juicy information about the new Runequest? Any videos? podcasts? reports? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 On 7/18/2016 at 1:53 PM, Belgath said: Will Steve Perrin and Grege be at Gen Con? If so I'll bring my kick starter RuneQuest two book to be signed. As it happens, both Greg and Steve were at Gen Con so I hope you got your book signed... here they are catching up at the Chaosium booth 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrippyHippy Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Sounds like it was a fun event. Unfortunately, here in NZ, it's been a low key week where little information was garnered about the future of RuneQuest! I did enjoy the Call of Cthulhu seminar video, though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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