MOB Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Jeff and Jason have passed on some exciting news: layout and proofreading of RQG is all-but-done ("we're just doing some final finishing up and tweaks"). The book is truly both a thing of beauty, and also a very easy-to-use reference when playing the game. Stay tuned for an announcement soon about preorders! Art credit: "Binding an Earth Elemental" by Andrey Fetisov 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 <sobbing feebly> suatmm, man... just suatmm... 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 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Another great image. Can’t wait to see the the final product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psullie Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 great news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y Mab Darogan Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Looks good Quote “Fe Godwn ni eto” ”Yma o hyd” ”Cymru rydd” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styopa Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 I suspect the art direction in this game will set the industry standard. Really, beautiful. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pentallion Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 (edited) Can't wait! Two weeks....not more than two weeks.... Oh, and a important question: I may be moving in a couple months. If I preorder, how do I update the address once I find a new place? Edited April 27, 2018 by Pentallion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchy Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 I really cant wait for this to come out and start reading the new rule-book. Hopefully other RQG material will quickly follow. I was hoping that Griffin Mountain would be on the radar to update, or will we be able to use the original with the new RQG Edition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajagappa Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 3 hours ago, Dutchy said: or will we be able to use the original with the new RQG Edition You should be able to use the original with the new RQG edition. Add some Runes and Passions, as needed, to key NPC's and should be ready to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimbyd Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 And you'll find yourself able to add runes and passions to NPCs in about 30 seconds on the fly with a little experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchy Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 That's great. maybe all my old Runequest stuff will still come in handy then. Do you know if there is much difference in the original Griffin Mountain, and the new PDF version that has just been released? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oracle Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 24 minutes ago, Dutchy said: That's great. maybe all my old Runequest stuff will still come in handy then. Do you know if there is much difference in the original Griffin Mountain, and the new PDF version that has just been released? You mean the one under Runequest Classic? The title says it already . As far as I know it's a reprint of the original Griffin Mountain module, maybe with some slight chances in layout and some useful additions from e.g. Wyrm's Footnotes (but I'm not sure here). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchy Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Thanks anyway. I will just wait to order the new RQG rule-book and see how much has changed from my original 2nd edition Rule-book and then make decisions on what I can use from my old stuff until maybe new versions come out. From what I have seen so far, the new rule-book is looking pretty impressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajagappa Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 4 hours ago, Oracle said: You mean the one under Runequest Classic? The title says it already . As far as I know it's a reprint of the original Griffin Mountain module, maybe with some slight chances in layout and some useful additions from e.g. Wyrm's Footnotes (but I'm not sure here). It added 6 pages of notes from some Wyrms Footnotes (I believe) articles. Otherwise it is a reprint of the original content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Helsdon Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 1 hour ago, jajagappa said: It added 6 pages of notes from some Wyrms Footnotes (I believe) articles. Otherwise it is a reprint of the original content. Yes, that's where they came from (had to type them up)... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 On 4/28/2018 at 8:39 AM, Dutchy said: Thanks anyway. I will just wait to order the new RQG rule-book and see how much has changed from my original 2nd edition Rule-book and then make decisions on what I can use from my old stuff until maybe new versions come out. From what I have seen so far, the new rule-book is looking pretty impressive The intent has all along been that the "Classic" RQ supplements could be trivially adapted for use with the new RQG rule-set. If my group was ready-to-play right now, I wouldn't hesitate to begin a RQ2/RQClassic game -- say, with Borderlands&Beyond -- and update it to RQG when those rule drop. Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchy Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Thanks everyone, I am just preparing a new campaign with new players to Runequest. I am planning to start them as Balazaring hunter gatherers. As they will be learning the game mechanics, whilst they are also finding out about the world - well that's the plan anyway!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psullie Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 53 minutes ago, Dutchy said: Thanks everyone, I am just preparing a new campaign with new players to Runequest. I am planning to start them as Balazaring hunter gatherers. As they will be learning the game mechanics, whilst they are also finding out about the world - well that's the plan anyway!!!!!! AFAIK the new RQ will focus on Dragon Pass, Lunar Empire & Esrolia. So for your Balazaring campaign you'll be dipping heavily into older materials anyway, but the big change will be how Runic and Clan passions will/can impact on play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchy Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 It sounds like Runequest (RQG) is going back to its roots, which for me is great, as I still think that the best edition of the rules was 2nd edition. Hopefully all of my old material (Griffin Mountain, Borderland, The Big Rubble etc) will work well with the new rules. Then again, I may just use the 2nd Edition of the rules???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard S. Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 7 minutes ago, Dutchy said: It sounds like Runequest (RQG) is going back to its roots, which for me is great, as I still think that the best edition of the rules was 2nd edition. Hopefully all of my old material (Griffin Mountain, Borderland, The Big Rubble etc) will work well with the new rules. Then again, I may just use the 2nd Edition of the rules???? Well from what I've seen and heard RQG is the baby of RQ2 and RQ3 with HQG as the midwife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchy Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 That sounds like a very interesting child. I hope that it takes more after RQ2 though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Dutchy said: That sounds like a very interesting child. I hope that it takes more after RQ2 though The core mechanic is mostly RQ2 with a few notable RQ3 elements, say 70%ish / 15%ish (with a strong emphasis on the "ish") ... The remaining 15% (ish... never forget the ish!) shows evidence of KAPendragon, HQ, KoDP, RQ6, and bits of all-new material The "Augmentation" rules (Runes, Passions) are a big chunk that I don't count as "the core mechanic." Character creation takes some cues from the "lifepath" ethos, but goes deeper into ancestors & relatives: your Grandmother may have been a hero in Esrolia; your uncle have fought the Lunar armies for Sartar, under the banner of the Feathered Horse Queen. You begin play embedded into the culture, with existing enmities, loyalties, hatreds, fears, etc. Sorcery rules are heavily re-worked, and Rune Magic is now based on a pool of sacrificed "Rune Points." The default is no longer RQ2's zero-to-hero arc; expect beginning PC's to often have their core skill(s) at 75%-80%, and occasionally over 85%. === How much time are you willing to put into looking at the project? For the truly-obsessed fan, it's actually pretty thoroughly documented at this point. 2 dozen (ish) "development" blogs ... The new "what's happening with" blog (3 to date) ... sundry topical answers here on BRPC, on G+, on RPG.net, etc etc etc... The 2017 QuickStart booklet... the fancy new character-sheet... If someone took maybe 100 hours to collect & collate the material, I'd guess they could get to about 99% of the new edition. Of course, that's "99%"ish... And they'd miss the amazing art & layout work of the new edition! Edited April 29, 2018 by g33k Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted April 29, 2018 Author Share Posted April 29, 2018 3 hours ago, Dutchy said: It sounds like Runequest (RQG) is going back to its roots, which for me is great, as I still think that the best edition of the rules was 2nd edition. Hopefully all of my old material (Griffin Mountain, Borderland, The Big Rubble etc) will work well with the new rules. Then again, I may just use the 2nd Edition of the rules???? The new edition has conversion notes in the appendices for RQ2 and RQ3. Both versions are very easy to adapt to the new rules, so all the RQ Classic (and indeed all the RQ3) releases are usable. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 9 minutes ago, MOB said: The new edition has conversion notes in the appendices for RQ2 and RQ3. Both versions are very easy to adapt to the new rules, so all the RQ Classic (and indeed all the RQ3) releases are usable. Damn. Every time someone from Chaosium drops a new tidbit, it just gets juicier. I usually wait on RPG purchases for a review-cycle and/or initial playtest reports. But this one... yeahNO, not waiting. Putting in my pre-order the same day I learn that they are open. 3 Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchy Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 7 hours ago, g33k said: Every time someone from Chaosium drops a new tidbit, it just gets juicier. I usually wait on RPG purchases for a review-cycle and/or initial playtest reports. But this one... yeahNO, not waiting. Putting in my pre-order the same day I learn that they are open. I will definitely be doing the same. Also maybe I will have to put aside a 100 ish hours or so to read through all of the material, Can't wait!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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