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Ellie A. Akers: diving into a bold colourful world
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 25th Jun 2018
A fan breaks down how RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha brought the setting to life for herBy Ellie A AkersWhile I’ve been a long time fan of the Glorantha setting, first discovering it via the King of Dragon Pass video game, RuneQuest was never really on my radar. I never expe
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Six Ages Preorders are live!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 21st Jun 2018
Our friends at A Sharp have announced that Six Ages, the "spiritual successor" to King of Dragon Pass, is now open for preorders on iOS! Six Ages is a game of resource management and storytelling, set in the magical world of Glorantha (RuneQuest, 13th Age Glorantha, HeroQuest). S
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A German edition of RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 13th Jun 2018
Chaosium and Uhrwerk Verlag have announced the signing of a licensing deal to bring out a German edition of the newly-released RuneQuest Roleplaying in Glorantha RPG.Jeff Richard, Chaosium's creative director said, “I’ve long been impressed with the high quality and artistry of Uhrwerk Ver
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WHAT IS RUNEQUEST?— PART TWO: an RPG with a difference
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 13th Jun 2018
If your roleplaying gaming has mostly been in the D20 sphere, here are some interesting ways you might find RuneQuest is different.1. RuneQuest is part of Chaosium’s D100 Basic Roleplaying system. It is intuitive and easy to play: virtually all rolls determining success or failure of a task are dete
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Chaosium is at Origins 2018 in Columbus OH this weekend
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 12th Jun 2018
Chaosium is at the Origins Game Fair this weekend (June 13-17), in Columbus OH. Team members Rick, Todd and James will be there, along with a full suite of current Chaosium products including the 2018 Free RPG Day release Scritch Scratch. Rick also has advance physical copies of&
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Six Ages - the "spiritual successor" to the Glorantha game King of Dragon Pass launches on iOS on June 28!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 10th Jun 2018
Our friends at A Sharp have announced that Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind, the "spiritual successor" to the amazing and enduring King of Dragon Pass game, launches later this month.Six Ages will come to the iOS App Store on 28 June, with preorders starting 21 June. It will sell for US$ 9.99.
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RUNEQUEST: ROLEPLAYING IN GLORANTHA is #1 seller at DriveThru RPG!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 9th Jun 2018
The newly-released RUNEQUEST: ROLEPLAYING IN GLORANTHA has been the #1 seller at DriveThru RPG all week! It's available as a PDF download here: http://bit.ly/2JbMIzWAlso available at DTRPG (for free download) is the RQG CHARACTER SHEET, and RQG CONVERSION GUIDE, giving guidance for converting c
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WHAT IS RUNEQUEST?— PART ONE: Four features that help make RuneQuest distinct among other roleplaying games
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 6th Jun 2018
Here are four features that help make RuneQuest distinct among other roleplaying games:1. Mythic Adventure — RuneQuest began in Glorantha. Its influences are Bronze Age cultures where the relationship between mortals and the gods are much stronger. Rather than being myths, the deeds and actio
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