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Steve Perrin: Creating RuneQuest – Part Two: Any character can do anything

Steve Perrin: Creating RuneQuest – Part Two: Any character can do anything

Posted by Michael O'Brien on 15th Aug 2021

For our RuneQuest Classic Kickstarter in 2016 Steve Perrin generously provided a personal account of his role in the genesis of the RuneQuest roleplaying game. Although at the time of the Kickstarter we publicly featured an excerpt of Steve's recollections, the full account was only ever published a … read more
​Vale and farewell, Steve Perrin (1946 - 2021)

​Vale and farewell, Steve Perrin (1946 - 2021)

Posted by Michael O'Brien on 13th Aug 2021

Vale and farewell, Steve Perrin!By Rick Meints, Chaosium PresidentWhen the world of roleplaying games was still waiting to be born, you and your closest friends conjured up the Society for Creation Anachronism (SCA) from the realms of your collective imagination. Bump, bump, bump down the stair … read more
Out of the Suitcase #2: Ducks, Ducks, and more Ducks

Out of the Suitcase #2: Ducks, Ducks, and more Ducks

Posted by Michael O'Brien on 22nd Dec 2020

Chaosium President Rick Meints shares stories from a life-time as a collector of all things Chaosium Over on the RuneQuest Facebook group there's been a wonderful, fragmented discussion of the origins of Ducks in Glorantha recently. I thought I'd spend a little free time writing down what … read more

Steve Perrin returns to Chaosium as a creative consultant

Posted by Michael O'Brien on 6th Aug 2019

Steve Perrin, creator and lead author of the original revolutionary ‘78 and ‘79 editions of RuneQuest has formally returned to the company as a creative consultant. RuneQuest was a landmark in RPG design and forms the basis of all BRP/d100 rules systems. A founding member of the Socie … read more

Creating RuneQuest, Through Glorantha with Sword and Crystal - an excerpt

Posted by Michael O'Brien on 14th Dec 2015

The RuneQuest Playtest Manuscript book is a 250+ page hardcover book currently on offer in the RuneQuest Classic Kickstarter. It was created from high resolution scans of the original playtest manuscript, which has been lovingly kept in a binder for the last 40 years. The book also features new … read more