From: owner-runequest-rules@lists.ient.com (RuneQuest Rules Digest) To: runequest-rules-digest@lists.ient.com Subject: RuneQuest Rules Digest V4 #53 Reply-To: runequest-rules@lists.ient.com Sender: owner-runequest-rules@lists.ient.com Errors-To: owner-runequest-rules@lists.ient.com Precedence: bulk RuneQuest Rules Digest Monday, May 14 2001 Volume 04 : Number 053 RuneQuest is a trademark of Hasbro/Avalon Hill Games. All Rights Reserved. TABLE OF CONTENTS Re: [RQ-RULES] Color Magic Re: [RQ-RULES] Color Magic Re: [RQ-RULES] Color Magic [RQ-RULES] Re: Slave Bracelets RE: [RQ-RULES] Balastor's Axe [RQ-RULES] set shield Re: [RQ-RULES] Re: Slave Bracelets Re: [RQ-RULES] set shield Re: [RQ-RULES] set shield 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: Fri, 11 May 2001 13:07:42 +1000 From: Bruce Probst Subject: Re: [RQ-RULES] Color Magic On Thu, 10 May 2001 22:00:21 -0400, Tal Meta wrote: >For those who were interested, I finally found the darn thing. I can't >remember if I started editing it for my own use or not, but such as it >is... > >http://members.nbci.com/talmeta/runequest/color1.html That link doesn't work, Tal. - ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce Probst bprobst@netspace.net.au ICQ 6563830 Melbourne, Australia MSTie #72759 "None of them are sponge-worthy." ASL FAQ http://users.senet.com.au/~mantis/ASLFAQ *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@lists.ient.com with the line 'unsubscribe runequest-rules' as the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 23:29:56 -0400 From: Tal Meta Subject: Re: [RQ-RULES] Color Magic Bruce Probst wrote: > > That link doesn't work, Tal. Whoops. try: http://members.nbci.com/talmeta/runequest/color1.htm I wish they'd standardize that bloody end tag. - -- talmeta@cybercomm.net - Heretic, Dilettante, & God-Machine ICQ - 12594453 AIM - talmeta Homepage - *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@lists.ient.com with the line 'unsubscribe runequest-rules' as the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 00:34:51 -0700 From: sneadj@mindspring.com Subject: Re: [RQ-RULES] Color Magic Tal Meta > For those who were interested, I finally found the darn thing. I can't > remember if I started editing it for my own use or not, but such as it > is... > > http://members.nbci.com/talmeta/runequest/color1.html > I get 404s when I try to go there, is there some error in the URL? - -John Snead sneadj@mindspring.com *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@lists.ient.com with the line 'unsubscribe runequest-rules' as the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 13:34:11 +0100 From: "Adam Benedict Canning" Subject: [RQ-RULES] Re: Slave Bracelets > Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 05:11:55 -0700 > From: Simon Hibbs > Robert Stancliff : > > >> The Slave Bracelets also blocked Divine Intervention > >> and/or the link between the initiate and his deity. The > >> Slave Bracelets did not have to be physically restraining, > >> although they could be, and could only be removed by the > >> owner or cut off with iron which caused damage to the > >> wearer every round an attempt was made. > > > Interesting, I wonder what god provided these abilities for > >enchanting. I don't remember any of this since I don't > own the book that > >describes them. I haven't read the description in about 20 years. > > Slave bracelets are manufactured in a city in Kralorela. > It's the only > place in Glorantha where they are made. So far as I know it > isn't clear whether they are theist, sorcerous, animist or mystical > artifacts, although I would bet that their magic has a > mystical origin. Cults of Prax says they originate from the dwarves and that some humans now know how to make them. Dwarves and a secret that can be stolen implies sorcery to my mind. Adam *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@lists.ient.com with the line 'unsubscribe runequest-rules' as the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 10:09:28 -0400 From: Robert Stancliff Subject: RE: [RQ-RULES] Balastor's Axe > Of course, if physically in its presence, the shaman's > Second Sight should permit him to see the bound spirit > as normal. In my game, we interpret the 2nd Sight rule to allow you to see the POW of a matrix, but not it type or whether anything is in it. The bound spirit is concealed by it's container. You have to touch it to find out what it is, otherwise you are just guessing. A Discorporate shaman can't touch something unless he has cast Visibility and entered the physical plane like a ghost. This also means that he can be perceived like a ghost. So, on the Axe question, the shaman might locate an enchanted object and touch it to find out it has a spirit in it, and the spirit might identify itself as Balastor. Since Balastor is in the object and not in a matrix, this might be easier to detect than normal. This assumes a shaman has any desire to find a divine magic item in the first place. I would still rule that a spell like Divination Block would probably block the magic of the item from 2nd Sight, and if the axe were on holy ground, the enemy spirit wouldn't be able to search that area. Also, if the object is wrapped in any solid mater, 2nd Sight would be blocked, and the shaman's spirit would have to actually pass through the object to know it is there. This would mean that a careful search by a shaman would generate the best chance of locating a well hidden magic item, but it wouldn't be guaranteed. Stancliff *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@lists.ient.com with the line 'unsubscribe runequest-rules' as the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 13:48:46 -0700 From: Brad Furst Subject: [RQ-RULES] set shield I remember that in RQ3, a character may set shield to cover some number of locations when defending against missiles. Am I correct that this static placement is not available for defense in melee? Brad Furst esoteric@teleport.com *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@lists.ient.com with the line 'unsubscribe runequest-rules' as the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 22:14:57 +1000 From: Bruce Probst Subject: Re: [RQ-RULES] Re: Slave Bracelets On Fri, 11 May 2001 13:34:11 +0100, "Adam Benedict Canning" wrote: >Cults of Prax says they originate from the dwarves and that some >humans now know how to make them. Like so many other Gloranthan things, that information was "found to be mistaken" (CoP was published a long, long time ago after all). *Current* info says that they come from Vormain (not Kralorela). - ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce Probst bprobst@netspace.net.au ICQ 6563830 Melbourne, Australia MSTie #72759 "Mike, if I run out of vomit, can I have some of yours?" ASL FAQ http://users.senet.com.au/~mantis/ASLFAQ *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@lists.ient.com with the line 'unsubscribe runequest-rules' as the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 23:54:30 +1000 From: Bruce Probst Subject: Re: [RQ-RULES] set shield On Fri, 11 May 2001 13:48:46 -0700, Brad Furst wrote: >I remember that in RQ3, a character may set shield to cover some >number of locations when defending against missiles. Am I correct >that this static placement is not available for defense in melee? No; see the 2h spear & shield rules in "Sun County". - ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce Probst bprobst@netspace.net.au ICQ 6563830 Melbourne, Australia MSTie #72759 "Mike, if I run out of vomit, can I have some of yours?" ASL FAQ http://users.senet.com.au/~mantis/ASLFAQ *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@lists.ient.com with the line 'unsubscribe runequest-rules' as the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 12:43:20 -0700 From: Brad Furst Subject: Re: [RQ-RULES] set shield >On Fri, 11 May 2001 13:48:46 -0700, Brad Furst >wrote: > > >I remember that in RQ3, a character may set shield to cover some > >number of locations when defending against missiles. Am I correct > >that this static placement is not available for defense in melee? > >No; see the 2h spear & shield rules in "Sun County". I found it, thank you. It tries to restrict it to just the combinations of 2-hand-spear_&_Hoplite-Shield. As well, I found that RQ3 as published allows Set Shield only for defense against missiles. RQ4:AiG allows it in melee as well as for missile defense. RQ4:AiG allows it with almost any combination of weapon and shield. In each case the AP of the shield is halved when set rather than manipulated in parrying. Brad Furst Esoteric [A Working Title] esoteric@criticalpath.com (503)-265-1253 *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@lists.ient.com with the line 'unsubscribe runequest-rules' as the body of the message. ------------------------------ End of RuneQuest Rules Digest V4 #53 ************************************ *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@lists.ient.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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