Runequest is a fantasy roleplaying game created by steve perrin and others, set in greg stafford s mythical world of glorantha, and first published in 1978 by chaosium. If a character is knocked back into a wall or other solid ob. The second time we had a mass battle, i did not use the mass battle system, as the pcs side would have been wiped out in it they had 1,000 conscript spears versus 1,000 trained musketeers. Note that i only scanned the book fairly recently and so time i bought it in 1981 has taken its toll on the poor old thing. It sold out over the weekend, and every print run continued to do so for the next several years. With runequest you can create the settings and stories that suit your style of play. Considering the industry is almost ubiquitously associated with dungeons and dragons, runequest 6 offers a stark contrast to its biggest competitor. It comes in word, open office odt and acrobat pdf versions. Runequest sixth edition pdf version rpg item version link from the back of the book. Taken from mythic britain, this scenario leads the characters into the lands of the picts in search of one of the treasures of britain. The weapons or shield carried by the adventurer, described by. About runequest essentials this edition of runequest is a heavily edited and pareddown version of the full rulebook.
The latest edition is in the additional sheets section. Nov 30, 2017 ships and shield walls ships and shield walls. A supplement with naval and mass combat rules was just what i was looking for at the time, and the design mechanism guys came. The runequest quickstart includes a scenario and basic rules to start playing the upcoming new edition of runequest, called. They include all weapon and armor information most commonly.
Although the core of the system is intact, this essentials edition is intended to be a sampler for the main rules and, hopefully, encourage players and games masters to invest in the full game. Travel times, vessel statistics, and naval weaponry are all. I had to adapt the battle rules for gunpowder but they worked well enough. Reflections on a runequest 6 campaign mechanics are easy. Ships equipped with oars will have the beam of the ship in. Runequest sixth edition pdf version rpg item version.
Review of runequest quickstart rules and adventure rpgnet. Mar 01, 2015 pessima notizia per i fan di runequest. Accompanied by gawain, the party must deal with all manner of hostile spirits, and the fanatical warriors of the druid king mawgaus, if they are to gain what merlin wants. Get started in runequest with beautiful fullcolor pdf. It seems that with a new addition of runequest by chaosium soon to be released based off of rq2, a bit of 3, and lots of other new good stuff, th. If you like to make up everything from noble houses to orders of sorcery to snake cults, populating your world with organizations and all sorts of peoples and weave together a story with those elements, rq6 is for you. Created in 1978 by steve perrin, ray turney and friends, runequest is the classic roleplaying game of fantastic adventure with heroes and magic. In one small booth near a corner you could also purchase runequest, the first roleplaying game published by the chaosium, a quirky 3 person company from the bay area. Ships and shield walls is not available as an ondemand. This is the first edition of the runequest rules as it appeared at origins in 1978. Review of runequest 6th edition rpgnet rpg game index.
This project will help us produce a special, deluxe, hardback edition of the runequest 6 r check out runequest 6 special edition hardback on indiegogo. But, like most games of the era, it really focused on simulating the physical world, not anything about personality or motivations. There is a large menu of special effects, depending on whether the skill roll was offensive, defensive, what the type of weapon used was, and whether or not the success was a critical, or if the opponent rolled a fumble. Whenever a judaga headhunter hits the head of a humanoid creature, the. For me rq was always the archsimulationist game the goal was basically to produce something as realistic as possible in a fantasy world as succinctly as possible. Runequest 2nd edition rulebook here are scans of the old runequest 2nd ed. Runequest is one of the seminal fantasy roleplaying games with over 30 years of history. Characters begin as commoners or young noblemen and work or fight their way through trouble and adversity to reach greatness, collecting gold, magic, and. The first 15 pages of the book cover the rules for creating, sailing, and destroying ships. If you want your fighter to get really good at climbing walls, practise. There is a lot of information in this short supplement. The king of fantasy brp basic role playing, which powers cthulhu and elric runequest in its 6th version has come out with its own set of rules in pdf format.
The information looks solid, but my players are currently in the middle of glorantha, far away from any water, so it may be a while before i use the ships portion. Jul 11, 2015 runequest 6 employs differential successes in combat, which grant special effects rather than the old school criticalimpales. Runequest sixth edition pdf version wiki boardgamegeek. Runequest sixth edition of the iconic roleplaying game. Runequest 6 employs differential successes in combat, which grant special effects rather than the old school criticalimpales.
As many of you already know, runequest 6th edition is primarily designed for historical and. Runequest, placed and elaborated on here to make this book a onestop collection of runequest items currently published. Now in a brandnew edition everything you need for exciting adventure in fantastic worlds is presented in one volume. This pdf is a free supplement provided by personal, but not corporate or for profit use. There are two versions of the scan, player and full. Runequest supports every kind of fantasy, from gritty swords and sorcery through to heroic fantasy adventure filled with magic and intrigue. Now in a brand new edition, runequest is updated and expanded by pete nash and lawrence whitak.
Runequest mongoose product listing rpgnet rpg game index. Gone are the classes and arbitrary restrictions associated with classes. A runequest 6th edition rules supplement the design mechanism. This is a small wooden, bone or even metallic whistle or instrument used to make attractive sounds in the particular style of animal. Runequest is notable for its system, designed around percentile dice and with an early implementation of skill rules, which became the basis of numerous other games. Runequest is an easytoplay game of fantasy roleplaying. Runequest design mechanism 6 2014 pdf shores of korantia design mechanism. Its blend of rules and mechanics are flexible and adaptable. Check out also the optional expansion download on ships available on the.
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