AFAIK this system, and its accompanying mechanics such as the whole POW concept, is in decline, and the new Issaries system likely to be quite different.
I don't know what sort of migration path is likely to exist from RQ to the new system (if any).
What I have so far concluded is that it probably isn't sensible to start RQ now. I'm thinking about using RoleMaster (my favourite system) rather than RuneQuest. Apart from anything else RM is very much alive. I also think I can convert from Runequest to Rolemaster pretty easily, and I certainly want to use all the old RQ material.
Furthermore, the new Issaries system is likely to be rules light (I have heard), so it could be used as a "sourcebook" for whatever gaming system I'm using. I'm not sure I'm ready yet to run wholely with a rules-light system.
Seems like the best of all worlds. Any thoughts?
Richard
P.S. I know this is all games mechanics type of stuff, but these issues
do creep into the Digest pretty often.
P.P.S. Rolemaster is an aquired taste - people either love it or hate
it. Don't blame me if you're one of the latter.
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