styopa Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 I'd like very much to run RQ game(s) as demos for new players at my FLGS. It sounds like the 48pp quickstart's only really going to be available that day, but hopefully those of us with relatively deep history with RQ shouldn't have too many issues running a pickup game. Honestly, the hardest part for me is going to be looking through the QS rules and then running a game ONLY based on them and none of the other iterations in my head... Chaosium has offered a lot of support to folks interested in doing this for CoC - I hope there's a plan for this on/after FreeRPG day too? What do we need to do to connect our FLGS with Chaosium for FreeRPG day or what do we need to do to run games? THANKS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pentallion Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 When I joined the Cult of Chaos it was as a RQ demonstrator. I've run several games and sent in reports in the past. I stopped about a year ago when RQ 6 was dropped and am waiting for the new RQ to come out. So I'm pretty sure they will be doing that once again after the QS comes out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 7 hours ago, Pentallion said: When I joined the Cult of Chaos it was as a RQ demonstrator. I've run several games and sent in reports in the past. I stopped about a year ago when RQ 6 was dropped and am waiting for the new RQ to come out. So I'm pretty sure they will be doing that once again after the QS comes out. I am pretty sure that Chaosium has publicly hinted / teaser'ed that the "Quickstart" rules will only be the tip of their RQ "Organized Play" iceberg. I do not believe they have given many (come to think of it ... ANY) details, however ... 1 Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 18 hours ago, g33k said: I am pretty sure that Chaosium has publicly hinted / teaser'ed that the "Quickstart" rules will only be the tip of their RQ "Organized Play" iceberg. We have exciting plans for RQ organized play that will be revealed in due course. The first offering is the RQ Quickstart. We'll be putting out a call for GMs on Free RPG Day to run the Quickstart scenario in game stores. If you commit to do so, you'll get a PDF copy of the Quickstart the week before the big day. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styopa Posted March 31, 2017 Author Share Posted March 31, 2017 5 hours ago, MOB said: We have exciting plans for RQ organized play that will be revealed in due course. The first offering is the RQ Quickstart. We'll be putting out a call for GMs on Free RPG Day to run the Quickstart scenario in game stores. If you commit to do so, you'll get a PDF copy of the Quickstart the week before the big day. That's fantastic, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pentallion Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 11 hours ago, MOB said: We have exciting plans for RQ organized play that will be revealed in due course. The first offering is the RQ Quickstart. We'll be putting out a call for GMs on Free RPG Day to run the Quickstart scenario in game stores. If you commit to do so, you'll get a PDF copy of the Quickstart the week before the big day. Oh, I'll most definitely commit to that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 It's on my calendar. Contacting my 2 FGS's (at 50 & 90 min's distance from my home, they can't quite qualify as "FLGS's") to see which (or both) will participate, and can commit to providing a table... Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 1 hour ago, g33k said: It's on my calendar. Contacting my 2 FGS's (at 50 & 90 min's distance from my home, they can't quite qualify as "FLGS's") to see which (or both) will participate, and can commit to providing a table... BTW, your FLGS doesn't necessarily need to be participating in Free RPG Day for you to run a game there that weekend, we'll still send you the PDF of the Quickstart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pentallion Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 My normal FLGS is Discordia, but for this I'd rather go down to the huge store in Lacey, Olympic Cards and Comics. I think I'll give them a ring tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 19 hours ago, MOB said: BTW, your FLGS doesn't necessarily need to be participating in Free RPG Day for you to run a game there that weekend, we'll still send you the PDF of the Quickstart. Yeah, but I need SOME venue other than home... so, all I *really* need is for them to make a table available. Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 2 hours ago, g33k said: Yeah, but I need SOME venue other than home... so, all I *really* need is for them to make a table available. You can run it in public on Roll20, Twitch TV or whatever as well, all from the comfort of your home... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connan Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Will you be posting where these will be played for those of us that need the locations? Hope so :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimbyd Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 I'll be having a chat with my local FLGS- I know there's some interest in the South Wales area for the new Runequest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yelm's Light Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, Quadsmoker said: Will you be posting where these will be played for those of us that need the locations? Hope so :-) Go to http://www.freerpgday.com , click on 'Retailer Locator,' and enter your location. The map will show local participating FLGS's. Edited April 2, 2017 by Yelm's Light 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 6 hours ago, MOB said: You can run it in public on Roll20, Twitch TV or whatever as well, all from the comfort of your home... I've never gotten along well with online venues for emulating tabletop RPG'ing. On the upside, the "Retailer Locator" tells me that one of my FGS's does indeed participate, and I've dropped them a note; I wasn't sure they planned to, as their online "event calendar" listed a different event that day. 1 Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid a bod yn dwp Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 On 1 April 2017 at 11:59 PM, Dimbyd said: I'll be having a chat with my local FLGS- I know there's some interest in the South Wales area for the new Runequest. Yep - Very much would like to be part of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styopa Posted April 10, 2017 Author Share Posted April 10, 2017 Re the Broken Tower, any idea on how long that is going to take to run? Assuming a table full of people reasonably acquainted with the concepts of RPGs (ie gamers), but perhaps not with RQ specifically (or broadly familiar with RQ3/6 and having to un-learn some paradigms)... If we started early - say, 10am for the first game - would it be feasible to run it a couple of times in a day? Happy to write an after-action report, if such is warranted. Also, any idea when Chaosium will throw up a registration page? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styopa Posted April 10, 2017 Author Share Posted April 10, 2017 Also, just thought of this: Not sure if we're not too late for this, but if you said "hey, to run this game with the pregen characters and the monsters in Broken Tower, if you wanted to use figures you should get figure X(url) Y(url), and 4x Z(url)" that would be super helpful. Probably more accessible for people unable to drop $40+ on a few actual mini figures (minifigs are stupid expensive, we all know) would be if you could commission some quick artwork (particularly if it's already somewhat done for the bestiary?) to generate paper standup figures specifically correct for the creatures in the sample adventure. Make it available as a free download with the rules. If you have the artwork and need help making standup minis out of it, I'd be happy to help. (I use the binder clips, clip it to the bottom of the figure, then remove the spring-arms, works perfectly as a minifig.) This sort of thing: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/102147/Monster-StandIns-Paper-Minis I know we all CAN run games in our heads and verbally, but *particulary* for demo games, having a nice, color printable PDF multisheet battle map and figures - even paper standups - gets peoples' attention. Ala 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 2 minutes ago, styopa said: Also, just thought of this: Not sure if we're not too late for this, but if you said "hey, to run this game with the pregen characters and the monsters in Broken Tower, if you wanted to use figures ... Absolutely LOVE this notion!!! 1 Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styopa Posted April 11, 2017 Author Share Posted April 11, 2017 20 hours ago, g33k said: Absolutely LOVE this notion!!! Hell, if they don't do it, once we have the pdf, I was thinking about seeing what I could find online and doing it myself. Visual appeal is just so compelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runeblogger Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 How can I volunteer for the demo game? Quote Read my Runeblog about RuneQuest and Glorantha at: http://elruneblog.blogspot.com.es/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 7 hours ago, Runeblogger said: How can I volunteer for the demo game? Find a FLGS that's doing "Free RPG Day" and sign up with them; they will even have a hardcopy! Find a FLGS that has "Open Gaming" that day, even if they don't participate in FreeRPGDay; commit to that with Chaosium, who will PDF you. Find a group (that isn't your "regular gaming group," I think?) for whom you will run RQ; do all the organization work yourself, commit to run RQ for them that day; and Chaosium will PDF you. There may be other methods, but those are the ones that present themselves as likely ... Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styopa Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 I think his question is how (ie where, when) to actually sign up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, styopa said: I think his question is how (ie where, when) to actually sign up. Case 1 (from my list above) is easiest - do and done. Sign up with a FLGS doing FreeRPGDay, show up to run on the day of ... 2 & 3 are increasing levels of effort... If you can't run at a participating FLGS that day, I believe you need to sign up with the "Cult of Chaos" ( http://www.chaosium.com/join-the-cult-of-chaos ) to get PDF access to the Quickstart by FreeRPGDay -- general release isn't set until a couple of weeks thereafter. Edited April 12, 2017 by g33k Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aries04 Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Really looking forward to this since DnD has lost some of its luster for me and I'm on the hunt for a good fantasy system. I'm already planning on running The Derelict on Free RPG Day, but I'd run RuneQuest later in the day if giving the opportunity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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