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Subject: RuneQuest Daily, Mon, 27 Dec 1993, part 1
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X-RQ-ID: Intro
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From: loren@wmkt.wharton.upenn.edu (Loren Miller)
Subject: State of the game, RQ4
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Date: 23 Dec 93 19:33:24 GMT
X-RQ-ID: 2697
Sandy writes in reply to Geoff Gunnar:
>>Yet what I've seen of RQ4 is throwing out vast chunks of
>>improvements.
>Hmm. This makes me even more eager to see RQ4 and make my comments.
I think the initial drafts of RQ4 were too complete. That is, there were rules
for everything, and combat especially took enormous amounts of work to play
through. I'm much happier with the way that Oliver and crew seemed to be
leaning with the latest draft, perhaps because my own comments were taken
fairly seriously. Note that I haven't seen the latest draft, but am basing my
opinion on Oliver's and Carl's comments on the RQ-playtest mailing list back
when the discussion was extremely active.
My hope is that RQ4 will include rules that bring it up-to-date so it can be
used as a freeform game, or as a table-top game but without dice rolling, and
any other way that people use the latest generation of games. If RQ4 can do
that then I think RQ has a chance to be a cutting edge roleplaying game once
again. It would only need an aggressive release schedule to be a market leader
too.
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Loren Miller LOREN@wmkt.wharton.upenn.edu
Into the flood again, same old trip it was back when
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From: ddunham@radiomail.net (David Dunham , via RadioMail)
Subject: Yara Aranis
Message-ID: <199312230748.AA10620@radiomail.net>
Date: 23 Dec 93 07:48:03 GMT
X-RQ-ID: 2698
To: Paul Honigmann (no email contact, and I have no idea how to contact
Mark Buckley either)
I enjoyed the Yara Aranis stuff; if it's possible to email you about it,
I'd like to. In any case, I'd like to see more. (I recently annoyed some
Grazers with her, and since my campaign is mostly Grazers [makes it very
hard to run all those published Yelmalio or Orlanth scenarios!], more
annoyance is better.)
David Dunham * Software Designer * Pensee Corporation
Voice/Fax: 206 783 7404 * AppleLink: DDUNHAM * Internet: ddunham@radiomail.net
"I say we should listen to the customers and give them what they want."
"What they want is better products for free." --Scott Adams
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From: robmh@aol.com
Subject: Literary Influences on Glorantha
Message-ID: <9312231719.tn72458@aol.com>
Date: 23 Dec 93 22:19:44 GMT
X-RQ-ID: 2699
Folks on this mailing list have been saying interesting things like "Think of
Carmania as the Persian Empire." Since I couldn't even remember where
Carmania was, I've been rereading the Genertela books along with whatever
else looks cross-referenceable.
The Maniria chapter is full of whimsies like Leonardo the Scientist and
Richard the Tiger-Hearted. And there's another subtler joke I should have
noticed earlier: the Lunar Empire looks a lot like the Roman Empire, and I
think I know who inspired their tiny neighbors in Ormsgone Valley: "In this
place, inhabited by a huge Red Dragon, live several small tribes which have
resisted Tarsh for centuries. Though small and obscure, their freedom has
become legendary." Sounds like Asterix and Obelix's village of indomitable
Gauls to me!
Cool. I needed some angle for a short story idea for the Argrath collection.
Maybe that nasty red bat will try to roost on the hill above Ormsgone
Valley, and stuffy old Argrath will be upstaged by the local menhir
deliveryman and his pint-sized friend.
Cheers,
Rob Heinsoo
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From: stormbull@cix.compulink.co.uk (Tim Westlake)
Subject: Cult write-up for Yanafal Tarnils?
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Date: 24 Dec 93 02:58:00 GMT
X-RQ-ID: 2700
Does anyone have a write-up of the Yanafal Tarnils Cult? In fact does
anyone have write-ups of any of the cults for the 7 mothers gods! Packs
such as River of Craddles happily talk about lots of key characters
(especially on Pavis) who are Rune level in these cults and I cant find
any more details! I have looked on Soda but the cult section only has 3
cults. Either direct email or uploads to Soda would be appreciated.
Merry Christmas
Timbo
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From: carlf@panix.com (Carl Fink)
Subject: Vast chunks?
Message-ID: <199312240506.AA13275@panix.com>
Date: 23 Dec 93 19:06:21 GMT
X-RQ-ID: 2701
Sandy the Great and Powerful writes:
R>Geoff Gunner (one of the hardy who has remained) mentions
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From: sandyp@idcube.idsoftware.com (Sandy Petersen)
Subject: Merry Christmas
Message-ID: <9312241603.AA21364@idcube.idsoftware.com>
Date: 24 Dec 93 04:03:32 GMT
X-RQ-ID: 2702
re: Minimalist rules
Though I've always used almost all the RQ rules, I nonetheless see as
one of RQ's great strengths that it is modular. If you don't like hit
locations, they can be easily dropped -- just have armor and hit
points. If you don't care for fatigue, ignore it (like almost
everyone does anyway). Ditto for sorcery, or divine magic, or even
spirit magic. I even know of a campaign where they ignored parrying
-- just rolled to hit. Combat was quick and bloody, and SRs
exceedingly important, but the game was recognizably RQ.
I have no arguments with anyone wanting to drop RQ rules. The rules
are designed so they can BE dropped, IMO. Ditto for adding rules, of
course, though some rules additions are so piddly even I revolt at
them.
Happy Sacred Time to all! And Christmas, too!
Sandy
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