Recent content by estarriol

D'oh, could have sworn it wasn't there when I looked earlier. I wonder what the advanced healing skill is, you get first aid as basic and healing magics (I hope).

Hmmm, I wonder why Driving is considered a basic skill for all, but Riding isn't there?

I admit, I like the group in miniatures, shows how they are moving and who is where, but thats about it, I don't wargame RQ (I could if the rules for a skirmish wargame were around) I use it as shorthand for who is where and doing what.

Sheilds armour and weapon parries all work the same way, by subtracting the damge the offensive player would deal.

These are from the monsters part of the main rulebook I hope, for a Gloranthan Dragon the one listed is tough for a dream dragon and weak for a true dragon. One thing I have noted is the return of the d12 that was removed in 2ed and 3ed, sigh. Combat also looks nastier now, increased chance of...

The forum has a moderator, I am fairly sure its been seen, and its not as though I asked and wanted an answer the same day. It seems a fair enough question, this book and Gm shield they want to sell me, what is the picture on them?

You don't find it odd that the people who commissioned it haven't said what it is? And if thats so, I have this nice bridge here for sale............

Fair enough, but say it is a troll, and then they want to sell me troll figures? Artwork does matter. What I find odd is that no one from Mongoose Hall appears to know either.

If its a pig snouted, floppy eared troll, then I am not happy..... Trolls are the defining creature in RQ, big intelligent organised none human, they are one of the things that defined RQ as different. I thought about tuskriders but they are small, and no tusker in sight. Someone at Mongoose...

What is the monster on the cover? Its the same one as is on the cover of the Glorantha book, it has large ears and what looks like a small trunk nose....

Hmmm 1200's John signs Magna Carta, pretty important for England at least.......

One of the ways to keep them fresh my group did, and we have been playing RQ for 23 or so years, was to define the campaign that one or two of the major races was forbidden to players. This means they can be major npc and do weird stuff etc, without the group having the get out of jail card of...

I am holding judgement on the Hero Points thing until I see how your earn them, I can see potential there, but it rests on how its handled. I noted the Str and Con thing, but put this down to an early draft, and Mongoose have occasional issues with proof reading.... Don't you Old Bear?

I think its a sign of the generic nature of the RQ, so a sample cult member.

The runequest combat system could be quite slow at the best of times, the fatigue and 2 sets of extra hit locations just slowed it down further, especially for the GM if there were a range of non-humanoid monsters. As to fatigue I always reckoned in combat you both tired equally so ignore it...