A new edition of RQ has me feeling like a kid again.

[Durand Durand]

I'm so excited about the new ed, I kinda feel giddy (tee hee hee). I remember how excited I was to buy the first boxed set after playing RQ II at a convention in the 80's, and I feel the same way now. I've emailed a few old RQ buddies and we'll probably have a 2nd Age game up within a month of the rules going out (No mean feat considering the scheduling difficulties we have), a big local HW game I bowed out of a few years back is drawing to a close (they are resurrecting Genert), and the old crew are kinda keen to try some good old fashioned limb-crippling RQ mayhem. I went into the FLGS to order two copies of the whole shebang for me and a close mate. I want me a box of ducks too.

I'm getting nostalgic. I was very luck to be raised on Melbourne brand convention RQ & Cthulhu. Seriously, when I was a kid here, the con scene was large and vibrant with great teams of talented writers and energetic con organisers. Now, we are a fairly small community and MTG, Warhammer, PC's and Consoles have done a fair bit to put a damp and big rpg convetions here, but we still got writers and organisers (someone is actually running a con here just for past and present writers and organisers, so they get a chance to play really). I'll happily put a hand up to run the odd demo game for RQ4 at the next round of con's here.

DD

 

[andakitty]

I feel the same way. Like Christmas is coming, and I'm 10 years old. I still remember the thrill when I first picked up my RQ2 red hardcover and started looking through it. At the time we were playing patched AD&D, RQ2 was like water to a dying man in the desert.

It wound up splitting our gaming group, some going to RQ2 and others staying with AD&D. I am hoping to entice some D&D players away again, like the good old days...

 

[atgxtg]

I'm optomistic too, but a little cautious. I hope the new version of RQ will be good, but I've seen enough "improved" RPGs to be worried.

 

[GbajiTheDeceiver]

It's great, isn't it?

And so far this feels more like RQ2 than RQ3, with proper publisher support and some really good muscle behind it, not to mention the looming promise of some hard-hitting licensed settings to back it up.

 

[Decurio]

It's great, isn't it?

F**kin' A! 8)

 

[kustenjaeger]

Greetings

I am looking forward to it.

If I manage to get my hands on a copy before we go on holiday on 13 August I am going to see if I can manage to run a quick adventure with the children while we are away. They are only used to D20 so we shall see.

An entertaining idea anyway.

Regards