From: owner-runequest-rules@ (RuneQuest Rules Digest) To: runequest-rules-digest@lists.MPGN.COM Subject: RuneQuest Rules Digest V1 #203 Reply-To: runequest-rules@mpgn.com Sender: owner-runequest-rules@ Errors-To: owner-runequest-rules@ Precedence: bulk RuneQuest Rules Digest Wednesday, November 25 1998 Volume 01 : Number 203 RuneQuest is a trademark of Hasbro/Avalon Hill Games. All Rights Reserved. TABLE OF CONTENTS Re: [RQ-RULES] Campaign Databases [RQ-RULES] active campaigns RE: [RQ-RULES] active campaigns Re: [RQ-RULES] active campaigns [RQ-RULES] Sandy P.'s Sorcerous Treat Wounds RE: [RQ-RULES] active campaigns RE: [RQ-RULES] Sandy P.'s Sorcerous Treat Wounds RE: [RQ-RULES] Sandy P.'s Sorcerous Treat Wounds Re: [RQ-RULES] active campaigns Re: [RQ-RULES] active campaigns Re: [RQ-RULES] active campaigns Re: [RQ-RULES] active campaigns Re: [RQ-RULES] active campaigns [RQ-RULES] Re Active Campaigns Re: [RQ-RULES] active campaigns Re: [RQ-RULES] active campaigns [RQ-RULES] Combat Skills RULES OF THE ROAD 1. Do not include large sections of a message in your reply. Especially not to add "Yeah, I agree" or "No, I disagree." Or be excoriated. If someone writes something good and you want to say "good show" please do. But don't include the whole message you praise. 2. Use an appropriate Subject line. 3. Learn the art of paraphrasing: Don't just quote and comment on a point-by-point basis. 4. No anonymous posting, please. Don't say something unless you're ready to stand by it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 10:20:47 -0500 From: "Bob Stancliff" Subject: Re: [RQ-RULES] Campaign Databases > Do any of you use a particular database to keep track of your campaigns? > I've been looking for one that will work with RQ for a while now, and I've > found several set up for AD&D, but nothing for RQ. I realize that this > might not be germane to the list, but it's the best place I can think of to > get an answer. > Bob Last year I started an MS-Access database for characters, but never finished it since it was too much like my job (boring). If you have MS-Office Pro or MS-Access I could send you what I had... I was still designing tables. Bob Stancliff (stanclif@ufl.edu) http://commnections.com/upgrades *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@mpgn.com with the line 'unsubscribe runequest-rules' as the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 03:34:49 -0500 From: Brad Furst Subject: [RQ-RULES] active campaigns Just curious: How many out there (subscribed to this list) actually have active campaigns going now? I do. And I believe Bob Stancliff does. Others? Brad Furst esoteric@teleport.com *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@mpgn.com with the line 'unsubscribe runequest-rules' as the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 09:05:51 -0000 From: Ashley Munday Subject: RE: [RQ-RULES] active campaigns This here lurker does. Ash -----Original Message----- From: Brad Furst [mailto:esoteric@teleport.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 1998 8:35 AM To: runequest-rules@MPGN.COM Subject: [RQ-RULES] active campaigns Just curious: How many out there (subscribed to this list) actually have active campaigns going now? I do. And I believe Bob Stancliff does. Others? Brad Furst esoteric@teleport.com ************************************************************************ *** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@mpgn.com with the line 'unsubscribe runequest-rules' as the body of the message. *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@mpgn.com with the line 'unsubscribe runequest-rules' as the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 11:30:21 GMT From: "Nikk Effingham" Subject: Re: [RQ-RULES] active campaigns > Just curious: > How many out there (subscribed to this list) actually have active campaigns > going now? I do. And I believe Bob Stancliff does. Others? > Yep, I do. A campaign set in Otkorion, the Storms over Ralios campaign. I probably play about twenty 7-10 hour sessions a year, plus the odd one-on-one scenario for individual players. I should really put some adventurers up onto my webpage or something... Most of my material I write myself, every so often stealing from other games (converting modules over etc...) and I plunder Simon Phipps' webpage on a regular basis : ) The group are slowly edging into a medium level game, with some near rune lords, an adept (also in a variety of secret cults, Saint hoods and is Illuminated) and another sorceror, a metamorph underneath Sandy Petersen's system that has the nifty ability of shapechanging into a Giant Wasp with Boosted CON (watch out for that POT 28 poison). Nikk Nikk Effingham eng7nje@leeds.ac.uk http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Lair/7556/ "If absolute power corrupts absolutely Where does that leave God?" -- George Daacon *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@mpgn.com with the line 'unsubscribe runequest-rules' as the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 11:41:55 GMT From: "Nikk Effingham" Subject: [RQ-RULES] Sandy P.'s Sorcerous Treat Wounds Just a thought that I had with when I thought about my campaign. In Sandy's current rules, the Healing is 1d(intensity), but as you can multispell a spell onto the same target, then you can just multispell an intensity one Treat Wounds onto the same target many, many times. So if you have multispell (and what sorceror worth his salt doesn't?) you can easily do high power Treat Wounds. Frex, a Treat Wounds 8 heals 1-8 hit points A Treat Wounds 1 multispelled seven times costs the same in magic points, and takes the same number of Strike Ranks to cast, and as long as you have the Art of Multispell it is easy to do it. And it heals seven hit points. No sorceror would ever consider the first option, even the most die hard gambling fanatic couldn't risk it for that one extra point. I was just pointing this out, it is more of an observation than a criticism. Nikk Nikk Effingham eng7nje@leeds.ac.uk http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Lair/7556/ "If absolute power corrupts absolutely Where does that leave God?" -- George Daacon *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@mpgn.com with the line 'unsubscribe runequest-rules' as the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 11:48:03 -0000 From: "Hibbs, Philip" Subject: RE: [RQ-RULES] active campaigns I'm running a high-level game down in London with my brother and a few others, it's been running for the last 10 years, about three to six weekends a year, up to 10 hours per weekend in with other games. I also run and play quite a lot of one-offs with friends in wolverhampton, which have coagulated into a more-or-less coherent timeline from 1610 to 1617, but we keep moving from one time period to another with different characters in each, although one character has been played at both ends of the range. We keep him out of the earlier games nowadays, so that he doesn't get killed (which would be embarassing). philip.hibbs@tnt.co.uk http://members.tripod.com/~PhilHibbs/ Any view of things that is not strange is false - Neil Gaiman, Sandman *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@mpgn.com with the line 'unsubscribe runequest-rules' as the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 12:37:25 -0000 From: "Hibbs, Philip" Subject: RE: [RQ-RULES] Sandy P.'s Sorcerous Treat Wounds >as you can multispell a spell onto the same target, >then you can just multispell an intensity one Treat >Wounds onto the same target many, many times. That is a hole in the rules, bit it can easily be patched by writing into Treat Wounds that a single wound cannot be affected by more than one TW spell at the same time, within 10 minutes of each other, or whatever. If you do allow it, the optimal use of 8 MP would be 4 at intensity 3, giving an average of 8HP healed. For 11 MP, you can get 5 at Intensity 5, giving 15 HP on average. philip.hibbs@tnt.co.uk http://members.tripod.com/~PhilHibbs/ Any view of things that is not strange is false - Neil Gaiman, Sandman *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@mpgn.com with the line 'unsubscribe runequest-rules' as the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 13:15:32 -0000 From: Ashley Munday Subject: RE: [RQ-RULES] Sandy P.'s Sorcerous Treat Wounds You could do is re-invoke the old RQ II rule that the most potent healing spell applied to a location in a 10 round period is the only one that takes effect. So, if you multispell two treat wounds together, only the best die roll works. Incidentally, you get the same sort of problem (if, indeed it is a problem) with Red Goddess worshippers using their spirit magic version of multispell. Cheers, Ash -----Original Message----- From: Nikk Effingham [mailto:eng7nje@ARTS-01.NOVELL.LEEDS.AC.UK] Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 1998 11:42 AM To: runequest-rules@MPGN.COM Subject: [RQ-RULES] Sandy P.'s Sorcerous Treat Wounds Just a thought that I had with when I thought about my campaign. In Sandy's current rules, the Healing is 1d(intensity), but as you can multispell a spell onto the same target, then you can just multispell an intensity one Treat Wounds onto the same target many, many times. So if you have multispell (and what sorceror worth his salt doesn't?) you can easily do high power Treat Wounds. Frex, a Treat Wounds 8 heals 1-8 hit points A Treat Wounds 1 multispelled seven times costs the same in magic points, and takes the same number of Strike Ranks to cast, and as long as you have the Art of Multispell it is easy to do it. And it heals seven hit points. No sorceror would ever consider the first option, even the most die hard gambling fanatic couldn't risk it for that one extra point. I was just pointing this out, it is more of an observation than a criticism. Nikk Nikk Effingham eng7nje@leeds.ac.uk http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Lair/7556/ "If absolute power corrupts absolutely Where does that leave God?" -- George Daacon ************************************************************************ *** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@mpgn.com with the line 'unsubscribe runequest-rules' as the body of the message. *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@mpgn.com with the line 'unsubscribe runequest-rules' as the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 21:29:08 -0500 From: Tal Meta Subject: Re: [RQ-RULES] active campaigns Brad Furst wrote: > > Just curious: > How many out there (subscribed to this list) actually have active campaigns > going now? I do. And I believe Bob Stancliff does. Others? I'm currently gearing up for one that'll begin in January. My last campaign ran from June 97-Jan 98. (My group shuffles GMs every 6 months). - -- talmeta@bellatlantic.net - Heretic & Dilettante ICQ - 12594453 AIM - talmeta1 Homepage - *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@mpgn.com with the line 'unsubscribe runequest-rules' as the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 09:51:34 -0600 From: Jim Gould Subject: Re: [RQ-RULES] active campaigns >Just curious: >How many out there (subscribed to this list) actually have active campaigns >going now? I do. And I believe Bob Stancliff does. Others? > >Brad Furst >esoteric@teleport.com > I've got one. Mostly in Prax, with some recent alarums and excursions. "Dammit" Jim Gould jgould@io.com Brother Parvus: Sir, I beg you, do not overreact! This could be a portent of the Second Coming of Christ! Sir Roger: I don't care who's coming! He's killed my little pony! *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@mpgn.com with the line 'unsubscribe runequest-rules' as the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 07:33:58 PST From: "Leon Kirshtein" Subject: Re: [RQ-RULES] active campaigns I have been running a campaign every other weekend for the last 10 years. Leon Kirshtein >Just curious: >How many out there (subscribed to this list) actually have active campaigns >going now? I do. And I believe Bob Stancliff does. Others? > >Brad Furst ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@mpgn.com with the line 'unsubscribe runequest-rules' as the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 16:42:51 +0100 From: "Terje Tollisen" Subject: Re: [RQ-RULES] active campaigns > Just curious: > How many out there (subscribed to this list) actually have active campaigns > going now? I do. And I believe Bob Stancliff does. Others? I just ended mine, as my players started moving around. I will probably start up again during Christmas. - -Terje "Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurling down the highway." -Tanenbaum ********************* Terje Tollisen Kjelsaasveien 99 0491 OSLO Norway ********************* *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@mpgn.com with the line 'unsubscribe runequest-rules' as the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 10:30:41 -0600 From: "Paul Stolar" Subject: Re: [RQ-RULES] active campaigns I am starting an Elric campaign in January. Paul - -----Original Message----- From: Brad Furst To: runequest-rules@MPGN.COM Date: Wednesday, November 25, 1998 2:49 AM Subject: [RQ-RULES] active campaigns >Just curious: >How many out there (subscribed to this list) actually have active campaigns >going now? I do. And I believe Bob Stancliff does. Others? > >Brad Furst >esoteric@teleport.com > > >*************************************************************************** >To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@mpgn.com with the line >'unsubscribe runequest-rules' as the body of the message. > *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@mpgn.com with the line 'unsubscribe runequest-rules' as the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 09:24:17 PST From: dabick@excite.com Subject: [RQ-RULES] Re Active Campaigns I have been running the current group for over 5 years now. We meet 7 to 12 times a year for a night of RQ. I was running Griffin Island until earlier this year. I then pushed the Reset button and began anew in the Pavis/Sun Country area, with everyone creating new characters. Surprisingly, there was little trouble putting the Griffin Island campaign on hold. I just told them I need a major change of pace and wanted to get them into another area with new characters. "But, cann’t I take Kane?" "No, I would rather start you guys with all new characters in an all new area." "Well OK" We use RQIII with RQIV mixed in and Sandy’s Rules for Sorcery. Every one is so far happy with the change. Brad Furst wrote: > Just curious: > How many out there (subscribed to this list) actually have active campaigns > going now? I do. And I believe Bob Stancliff does. Others? _______________________________________________________ Get your free, private e-mail at http://mail.excite.com/ *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@mpgn.com with the line 'unsubscribe runequest-rules' as the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 09:31:39 -0800 From: "Jarold Davis" Subject: Re: [RQ-RULES] active campaigns >Just curious: >How many out there (subscribed to this list) actually have active campaigns >going now I've had one going for the last several years, though a bit intermittent. Mainly in Prax/Pavis/Big Rubble at the moment, with some players that have gone while some new ones came in. *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@mpgn.com with the line 'unsubscribe runequest-rules' as the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 17:56:04 -0000 From: "Dom Twist" Subject: Re: [RQ-RULES] active campaigns My new campaign Launches next month or in the New Year. I have 6 (all RQ neophytes) players booked up and a ton of background writtenup. I'll try and put my campaign on a web page as it happens...but now would be giving the game away to my players! - -----Original Message----- From: Brad Furst To: runequest-rules@MPGN.COM Date: 25 November 1998 08:39 Subject: [RQ-RULES] active campaigns >Just curious: >How many out there (subscribed to this list) actually have active campaigns >going now? I do. And I believe Bob Stancliff does. Others? > >Brad Furst >esoteric@teleport.com > > >*************************************************************************** >To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@mpgn.com with the line >'unsubscribe runequest-rules' as the body of the message. > *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@mpgn.com with the line 'unsubscribe runequest-rules' as the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 18:13:32 -0000 From: "Hibbs, Philip" Subject: [RQ-RULES] Combat Skills A quick hello from the BFRP list! Hot topic of debate at the moment is how to express combat abilities. There are three possibilities: 1. As per RQ, separate skills in attack and parry, mix and match skills freely. 2. As per Elric!, one skill in a weapon gives both attack and parry, mix and match skills freely. 3. new - One skill per fighting style, eg. Spear and Shield, Quarterstaff, Unarmed, 2H Axe, etc. Anyone interested in taking part in this discussion, go to http://www.onelist.com, create youself a user account, and look for "BFRP-Design". philip.hibbs@tnt.co.uk http://members.tripod.com/~PhilHibbs/ Any view of things that is not strange is false - Neil Gaiman, Sandman *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@mpgn.com with the line 'unsubscribe runequest-rules' as the body of the message. ------------------------------ End of RuneQuest Rules Digest V1 #203 ************************************* *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@mpgn.com with the line 'unsubscribe runequest-rules' as the body of the message. RuneQuest is a Trademark of Hasbro/Avalon Hill Games. 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