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Designing the new RuneQuest - Part 16
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 17th Apr 2017
By Jeff RichardIn my last design note I mentioned that while the new RQ Design team widely agreed RuneQuest 2nd Ed wasn't broken, it had some weak points: these were - how Rune Magic was obtained, social interactions, and the disconnect between Initiate and Rune Master.For the new RQG
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Designing the new RuneQuest - Part 15
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 11th Apr 2017
By Jeff RichardThe recent Icv2.com article Chaosium returns to its roots with RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha noted:"the company is pulling in a lot of star power for the new edition, touting material written by industry veterans Steve Perrin (RuneQuest), Ken Rolston (The Elder Scrolls
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Designing the new RuneQuest - Part 14
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 7th Apr 2017
Runes, Passions, and Rune Spells, oh my!By Jeff RichardSome of the most significant changes to the new RuneQuest are Runes and Passions, and the use of Rune Points to cast Rune Spells. These new features are easy for players and GMs to get the hang of, but they add tremendously to player opportuniti
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RQG—New RuneQuest edition to be known as RUNEQUEST: ROLEPLAYING IN GLORANTHA
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 6th Apr 2017
The new edition of the iconic roleplaying game RuneQuest will be formally known as RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha, or 'RQG' for short, Chaosium announced today.First published by Chaosium in 1978, over the ensuing decades the RuneQuest game has gone through a number of editions with different p
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Designing the new RuneQuest - Part 13
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 5th Apr 2017
By Jeff RichardThere's been a lot of progress on RuneQuest since the last note, including some very big decisions on the product schedule!RuneQuest ScheduleSo let's start with the most exciting news - RuneQuest and the RuneQuest Bestiary will be available for purchase by Christmas 2017. That's in ph
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FREE PASSES to GenCon and Origins through Chaosium!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 4th Apr 2017
Chaosium is searching for GenCon and Origins GMsAttend these events for free!We want you to go to GenCon!You will get a free badge, a bag of awesome swag, Chaos Bucks for each session you run (to be used at the booth onsite), and those that run more than 12 hours enter a drawing for an amazing prize
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Chaosium appoints Jason Durall as new line editor of RuneQuest RPG line
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 25th Mar 2017
Award-winning game designer Jason Durall is the new line editor for Chaosium's RuneQuest RPG, Chaosium announced today."We are extremely excited to be working with Jason on developing the RuneQuest and other Basic Roleplaying Lines", said Chaosium creative director Jeff Richard. "Jason is one o
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Join our Quest on Free RPG Day
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 10th Mar 2017
The Quickstart Rules for the new Chaosium edition of RuneQuest will be released on Free RPG Day 2017 (Jun 17).Andrey Fetisov's art for the official Free RPG Day poster is a homage to Luise Perrine's much-loved cover for the classic 2nd edition of the RuneQuest rules.
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