iconic published scenarios
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Apple Lane.
Though that was for RQ2 and Later RQ3. It is the Keep on the Borderlands for RQ.
MRQ is too new to have one. If I had to choose one I'd say Raven in the Roost in Signs and Portents as that was the very first one.
Rune of Chaos is the only actual scenario released by Mongoose to date excepting the Lankhmar setting. I don't have it so can't really comment on it.
What they should do is put a solid 16 page Scenario in the upcomming Deluxe RQ. That would give players something to use right out of the box and probably become the MRQ 'Iconic' adventure.
Though that was for RQ2 and Later RQ3. It is the Keep on the Borderlands for RQ.
MRQ is too new to have one. If I had to choose one I'd say Raven in the Roost in Signs and Portents as that was the very first one.
Rune of Chaos is the only actual scenario released by Mongoose to date excepting the Lankhmar setting. I don't have it so can't really comment on it.
What they should do is put a solid 16 page Scenario in the upcomming Deluxe RQ. That would give players something to use right out of the box and probably become the MRQ 'Iconic' adventure.
Cleombrotus
Mongoose
Said it before, will say it again and actually have it tattooed on my backside. Pavis & The Big Rubble. Although my tattoo reads Pavis and the Bubble.
Cleombrotus said:
Heh heh... Bubble Butt.
Snicker Snicker...
True Classics (though tough call between those and Griffin Mountain) - though I hadn't considered them scenarios per se.
Rainbow Mounds also comes to mind.
To the OP: What cemented RQ's place in history was not so much the rules but the excellent setting/scenario campaign packs released for it. They hold there own to this day as some of the finest supplements ever released - and fortunately most of them are available again as reprints by Moon Design Publications (Pavis & The Big Rubble, Griffin Mountain, Borderlands and Beyond, and the Cult Compendium). Definately worth a look (they are all still for RQ2 though, so some conversion would be necessary to work with MRQ).
Bubble Butt recommends Pavis & The Big Bubble.
Cleombrotus
Mongoose
The old RQ supplements were pretty much definitive in roleplaying terms. When you actually look at the thought that went into them and the utility value, as opposed to the 'throw enough **** at the wall and some of it will stick' approach adopted by many later supplement writers from various companies...
For pure playability and campaign scope, look at the Gloranthan Classics - Pavis & Big Rubble, Borderlands and Griffin Mountain. I've seen nothing that compares to them, although admittedly they are compilations of several supplements.
Apple Lane/Rainbow Mounds are early and hence loved, but objectively they are not fantastic. Snakepipe Hollow is better, Trollpak is much better, but doesn't have as many scenarios as the Gloranthan Classics supplements.
Although not by Chaosium, The Judges Guild's Duck Pond and Duck Tower were very interesting and playable.
RQ3 River of Cradles, Sun County, Strangers in Prax and Shadows on the Borderlands were again very playable supplements set in and around Prax. If they were collected into a Glorantha Classic, it would complete the Praxian Trilogy.
Apple Lane/Rainbow Mounds are early and hence loved, but objectively they are not fantastic. Snakepipe Hollow is better, Trollpak is much better, but doesn't have as many scenarios as the Gloranthan Classics supplements.
Although not by Chaosium, The Judges Guild's Duck Pond and Duck Tower were very interesting and playable.
RQ3 River of Cradles, Sun County, Strangers in Prax and Shadows on the Borderlands were again very playable supplements set in and around Prax. If they were collected into a Glorantha Classic, it would complete the Praxian Trilogy.
Mongoose Pete
Mongoose
soltakss said:
I agree. For me, nothing before or since has ever come close to matching them.
I wonder why?
gamesmeister
Banded Mongoose
Loz said:
Lol
You'd better get your Boots of Very Fast Running too...
gamesmeister
Banded Mongoose
Darran said:
That's right it was. In fact, SotB had 2 White Dwarf scenarios, the second being the Dyksund caverns, which is a real cavern crawl, although with a number of twists.
Loz
Mongoose
gamesmeister said:
And which found its way into 'Shadows on the Borderland' for RQ3 - a really good set of adventures.
There's also the mighty Dorastor, too, which never quite hit the dizzy heights of Griffin Mountain, but was on the way there.
For non-Glorantha RQ classics, then I really have to mention 'Eldorad - The Lost City'. Up there with Daughters of Darkness, IMHO :wink:
gamesmeister
Banded Mongoose
Loz said:
The problem with Dorastor was that it was just too high level for most parties. This made it a great read, but not so good as a gaming supplement, whereas Griffin Mountain really was packed full of gaming goodness from the first to the last cover
Loz said:
Actually if you can get hold of the Questworld boxed set there are a couple of very good non-Gloranthan adventures in there. I wouldn't call them iconic, but they were great fun.
Another vote for Pavis and the Big Rubble here, along with the rest of the Glorantha Classics line(Griffin Mountain, Borderlands) .
Rick Meints (Moon Designs head honcho and publisher of HQ) put together this list of RQ2/RQ3 scenarios.
Rick Meints (Moon Designs head honcho and publisher of HQ) put together this list of RQ2/RQ3 scenarios.
Space Coyote
Mongoose
I'd say the Cradle scenario is the most iconic one, as far as Glorantha RQ is concerned. With Apple Lane, maybe. But my favorite RQ supplement ever is Vikings.
However, all the best scenarios were written for Pendragon.
Cheers, Alex.
However, all the best scenarios were written for Pendragon.
Cheers, Alex.
Mongoose Pete
Mongoose
Loz said:
Surely you mean classically bad? :twisted:
