Re: RQ VS HQ was: Re: Resurrection?

From: Zachary Kline <zkline_at_fwelatFUh1cmqbOPhT5frqFSuiokccdWz-KhNHCscbkrWCLh3qCk8p-LUTpQCmGs6wYsD>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:00:07 -0700


Hi Oliver and all,
Thanks for that endorsement. I've gone ahead and bought the MRQ2 bundle from drive through RPG. I now have both HQ and RQ rules. I'd be more than eager to explore Glorantha using either system. APpreciate the help,
Zack.
On Sep 12, 2011, at 4:42 PM, Oliver Bernuetz wrote:

> Hi Zack,
>
> The second edition of Mongoose rules is one of the best, if not the best
> version of RQ in my opinion. The Blood of Orlanth and Dara Happa Rises
> campaigns are both very cool. Unfortunately they're both written for the
> first edition of Mongoose's RQ though there was a free second edition update
> available for a while.
>
> As far as I know these are the editions of RQ that were actually published.
>
> RQ 1 and 2 by Chaosium
> RQ 3 by Avalon Hill
> MRQ 1 and 2 by Mongoose.
>
> There were unpublished editions as well but these are the ones that actually
> saw print. I'd say they would be all more or less compatible with some (or
> a lot) of work.
>
> Oliver
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> From: "Zachary Kline" <zkline_at_06ujQCd9KHgxZOqePYo1VPhPu_bbKAeprSRfyq3KFLhkIvU5ki0ucDCntG0s4xlvJ1E28w7Iy3nxJ4s.yahoo.invalid>
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> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 6:12 PM
> Subject: Re: RQ VS HQ was: Re: Resurrection?
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>> Hi Oliver and all,
>> Thanks for these. I'm not sure how interested I am in second age material, 
>> but I'll still look through them. As far as rules are concerned, the 
>> situation seems a bit complicated. You mention Mongoose's rules, are their 
>> others I should know about? I know Chaosium and later Avalon Hill did a 
>> lot of RQ publishing back in the day. I guess what I'm looking for is a 
>> decent starting place, something like Sartar for Hero quest.
>> All the best,
>> Zack.
>> On Sep 12, 2011, at 3:36 PM, Oliver Bernuetz wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Zack,
>>> 
>>> Mongoose Publishing did a whole whack of titles for second age Glorantha
>>> using their RQ rules.  They're all on sale at DriveThruRPG.com since
>>> Mongoose is getting out of the Glorantha business.  Some are really good 
>>> and
>>> I believe that they are all text files in PDF format (since you can copy 
>>> and
>>> paste text from them).  There are preview documents on the site though so
>>> you can make sure they work in your screen reader.
>>> 
>>> http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/index.php?cPath=5353
>>> 
>>> Oliver
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Zachary Kline" <zkline_at_06ujQCd9KHgxZOqePYo1VPhPu_bbKAeprSRfyq3KFLhkIvU5ki0ucDCntG0s4xlvJ1E28w7Iy3nxJ4s.yahoo.invalid>
>>> To: <WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com>
>>> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 5:25 PM
>>> Subject: Re: RQ VS HQ was: Re: Resurrection?
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Hi Mark,
>>>> THank you! THis sounds extremely promising. My only question is about 
>>>> how
>>>> accessible these PDFs are. I'm blind, and thus use a screen reader to 
>>>> read
>>>> PDF, which can be  problematic if it consists of scanned page images
>>>> rather than actual text. I wish there were a way to sample these before
>>>> buying, just to be sure I would be getting my money's worth.
>>>> Best,
>>>> Zack.
>>>> On Sep 12, 2011, at 1:59 PM, Mark wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi Andrew,
>>>>>> Interesting. I haven't ever actually played in any Gloranthan
>>>>>> campaigns, RQ or HQ, though would certainly like to. Is any RQ 
>>>>>> material
>>>>>> available in ebook form?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Do you include pdf as being ebook form? If so, Moon Design has the four
>>>>> volumes of Gloranthan Classics for sale at DrivethruRPG
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/index.php?filters=0_0_0_0&manufacturers_id=79
>>>>> 
>>>>> Mark Mohrfield
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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