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I believe you are correct. I think he also said something like Tradetalk being good for barter, accounting and not a lot else. Sure, I imagine it would have great terms and symbols for business practice, like lay-away, hire-purchase and such, but it's not really a language build for other tasks...

I'd agree with that idea, and still keep Poison and Disease treatments seperate too. I was thinking we should discuss this one a bit further in my group as I like the idea of some people having to resort to surgery when magic is absent (i.e. the healer is down/dead). Also, specialised surgical...

Gee, someone must have mentioned they wanted maps... ? ;) DD [Edit] Here's a direct link http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/pdf/rqmappack.zip Matthew, Any chance of Higher quality maps in a pack soon?

I think we will elect to go the STR+DEX option for our home games too, as it doesn't make a lot of sense to have it a lower skill than others as it is the one most people practice right from childhood. I'm not sure about the martial arts skill either. I'm almost of a mind to get the GM to scrap...

I can just see Orlanth now... "I would have gotten away with it too if it wasn't for you pesky hero-questers!" ;) DD

New LA based on ideas I had that seemed to be born out in Legendary Heroes anyway. RUNE BOND Req: Runcasting [Rune] 90%+, POW 18+, Runecaster, 8HP You absorb the powers of a particular rune into your body like you would a legendary rune, thus eliminating the prospect of loosing your runes or...

From whose perspective is the book written? If it is from a Godlearner or Solar culture I don't see a reason why the Gods of Uz would not be considered Chaos. It all depends on the subjective truths of the author. DD

Sorry, we haven't playtested this rule tweak yet. We have had a few scheduling conflicts and just had a monster combat with about 36 combatants (5PC's with 8 goons versus 2 waves of foes), it took most of the evening, but was a good sample of just how damned maimed and deadly MRQ combat is...

Only a Dream Dragon. A REAL one would get up and shake them off its back, snort them out of existence and go sleep somewhere else. I'm under the impression high level Sorcerers would rely heavily on enchantments for boosts and permanent spells. As we have yet to see a complete semblance of...

There are things I really like about CoC & RQ, the choice comes down to deciding on the level of complexity you wanted to run in fights and level of heroic's you wanted in play. If you can find a copy and spare the cash, get the Ringworld RPG. It's BRP sci-fi well worth a look, but a tad...

Given my experience with High School Graduates, even a lot of University Graduates, +20 World Lore is a bit excessive. It might vary depending on where in the world are you. A local radio program run for years here in Australia had the same question for every caller coming on air, 'What is the...

Since Google draws better than I can. A Klanth is like this macuahuitl... Not like these Hawaiian warclub/paddles or swords with shark tooth edges. I would have thought Hawaiians would have had Obsidian, but maybe not. DD

I work in a FLGS, you should have heard some of the Dragonlance "purists" whinge about the latest editions when they came out. As you say, RPG worlds are dynamic and living entities. If things didn't change between editions, why would I buy them? Glorantha has changed since RQ's early days...

I like this, those with talents in certain areas excel in those areas. It also makes 101%+ skills more acheiveable. DD

Yup, GSA is a fine book. I'll tell all my freinds to buy that one, even if they whinge about MRQ rules, this one's a real winner. The things I ALWAYS loved in Glornatha were the contradictions. I'd have to say Kralorela was always among my most favourite places, even if I never played a game...