MRQ2 Elric Errata

[danskmacabre]

I did a quick search for an Elric MRQ2 errata and couldn't find one.
So decided it might be a good idea to post a thread here.

So if you have discovered any errors on the Elric MRQ2 Core rules, please post them here

Page 178.
Duke Avan Astran
His POW is shown as 13.
I believe it should be 14.

Page 179.
Princess Cymoril
His POW is shown as 16.
I believe it should be 17.

Page 180.
Dyvim Slorm
His POW is shown as 18.
I believe it should be 19.


Page 195.
Theleb K' aarna
His POW is shown as 11.
I believe it should be 21.

Page 198
Prince Yyrkoon
His POW is displayed as 8
I believe it should be 20

Elric Core rules:
Page 182
Elric's POW is listed as 13.
I believe it should be 21

Elric Core rules:
Page 184
Prince Gaynor the Damned's POW is listed as 1.
I believe it should be 21.

Elric Core rules:
Page 185
Jagreen Lern's POW is listed as 11.
I believe it should be 21.

Elric Core rules:
Page 187
Doctor Jest's POW is listed as 10.
I believe it should be 19.

Elric Core rules:
Page 192
Rackhir's POW is listed as 10.
I believe it should be 17.
He has several runes, I can't believe he would sacrifice so much POW and only be left with 3 Magic points.
But I don't remember him being great at magic in the books, so I set his POW to 17, which is more reasonable.


All these NPCs Magic points should be adjusted up accordingly.

[edit] I have edited the adjustements based on advice from Loz in a post below.[/edit]

 

[danskmacabre]

Page 56
The 3rd Paragraph on the right hand side of the page.
It says the example character gets 200 points to spend on free skill points.
Strangely it actually says "Melniboneans get 200 points to put into their skills"
I don't see anywhere where it says Melniboneans get LESS free skill points.
Please correct me here if I'm wrong.

According to the guide to generating YK characters on page 41 of the Elric Core rules, you just assign free points as determined by the MRQ2 core rules on page 20.
This means 250 free skill points, NOT 200

 

[danskmacabre]

Here's one for the Cities of the Young Kingdoms book:
The prices of goods and services mention Copper pieces, even though Copper pieces are supposed to be BRONZE pieces in the Young Kingdoms.

 

[master of reality]

Thanks for the heads up.
I copy and pasted your errata posts onto a word document for future reference.
I just plopped a bunch money on the MRQ2 Elric setting. I already own the RuneQuest 2 core book. So assuming the core system does not change, I feel no need or desire to wait for the Wayfarer version. Besides, I'm very happy with the rules in the MRQ2 core book. So, even if Wayfarer is significantly different, I wouldn't want to change systems. Also, it sounds like the MRQ2 Elric books will look nicer than the Wayfarer version. I suppose I could have waited for them to go on sale as out of print items, but I didn't want to risk the possibility that they would sell out before then, and I want to dive into Elric universe now.
Anyways, thanks for the errata.

 

[danskmacabre]

NPS, I've also put the errata up on the MRQ wiki here:
http://mrqwiki.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page#MRQ2_Elric

I'll keep it updated as new errors are discovered.

BTW, I assume you already know, but I don't work for Mongoose or anything I'm just doing this as a fan.
So none of this is an "Official errata" but the errors I have posted so far are pretty blindingly obviously incorrect.

 

[master of reality]

NPS, I've also put the errata up on the MRQ wiki here:
http://mrqwiki.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page#MRQ2_Elric

I'll keep it updated as new errors are discovered.

BTW, I assume you already know, but I don't work for Mongoose or anything I'm just doing this as a fan.
So none of this is an "Official errata" but the errors I have posted so far are pretty blindingly obviously incorrect.

Yes, I'm aware that you're just a devoted fan and not a Mongoose employee, but it's often the devoted fans who do the best job of finding errors. Besides, we have the ability to check some of the errors against the original Elric books written by Morcock. While Morcock's books are not going to provide stats for the characters, it should be obvious from the stories that Elric's POW should be higher than 13. The guy pals around with the lords of chaos for god's sake.
Of course, an official errata from Mongoose would be nice.

 

[havercake lad]

Languages
Mabden: It's use by Pan Tangians is is mentioned in Cults of the Young Kingdoms

Coinage
Half coins should be halfpennies and quarterd bronzes farthings

NPCsNot errata as such...
A few 'canonic' skills etc to add to 2nd Ed NPCs

Avan Astran : Ride (from first version of 'The Jade Man's Eyes')

Prince Gaynor: Combat Style: Shield and Mace (Marvel Comics story)

Jagreen Lern: Summon Deamon of Combat (Mount in 'Stormbringer' ?)

Oone: Ride. Combat Style: Thrown Spears

Theleb K'aarna: Summon Ghoul

 

[Loz]

With the character stats the POW dedications somehow went awry in the final text, so what you're seeing is the POW less whatever's dedicated to the Pact. So, in Gaynor's case, he's bargained away just about all his soul for gifts of one form or another.

 

[danskmacabre]

With the character stats the POW dedications somehow went awry in the final text, so what you're seeing is the POW less whatever's dedicated to the Pact. So, in Gaynor's case, he's bargained away just about all his soul for gifts of one form or another.

Ah cool, thanks Loz. Nice to get the official word in this thread.

I've adjusted my original post to reflect this and the Wiki has been updated as well, although my estimates were pretty close.

 

[master of reality]

With the character stats the POW dedications somehow went awry in the final text, so what you're seeing is the POW less whatever's dedicated to the Pact. So, in Gaynor's case, he's bargained away just about all his soul for gifts of one form or another.

That makes more sense.

 

[havercake lad]

p192 Ideally Rackhir should have at least 1 POW dedicated to Krim, the paramount God acknowledged by the warrior priests of Phum.
From 'The Roaming Forest' short story. This diety was mentioned on page 40 of the 'Elric of Melnibone Companion'
Arguably Rackhir deserves the Wall Leaping Heroic Ability given some of his combat moves in the short story alluded to above.

p207 The leader of the Mernii is King Varnik and not Dvarim Kha.
Name taken from the printed manuscript used for the MM comic strip.

 

[Loz]

p207 The leader of the Mernii is King Varnik and not Dvarim Kha.
Name taken from the printed manuscript used for the MM comic strip.

Dvarim Kha is taken directly from the comic strip, not the manuscript that appears in one of the collections (Elric in the Dream Realms). I don't have the comics to hand so I can't double check it, but I would've verified the name (in fact I know I did) at the time of writing the Elric book.

I think, John, that you also need to be careful with some of the Rackhir references you've cited. Sure, these appear in a Rackhir-dedicated short story, but its incredibly obscure and that story contradicts the larger body of canon in several key respects. I therefore was quite deliberate in what I chose to include and chose to omit; I'd therefore argue that this isn't, strictly speaking, errata.

 

[havercake lad]

p207 The leader of the Mernii is King Varnik and not Dvarim Kha.
Name taken from the printed manuscript used for the MM comic strip.

Dvarim Kha is taken directly from the comic strip, not the manuscript that appears in one of the collections (Elric in the Dream Realms). I don't have the comics to hand so I can't double check it, but I would've verified the name (in fact I know I did) at the time of writing the Elric book.

I think, John, that you also need to be careful with some of the Rackhir references you've cited. Sure, these appear in a Rackhir-dedicated short story, but its incredibly obscure and that story contradicts the larger body of canon in several key respects. I therefore was quite deliberate in what I chose to include and chose to omit; I'd therefore argue that this isn't, strictly speaking, errata.

Indeed, a lot of my entries on the thread are more footnotes than errata..once a historic researcher always a compulsive historic researcher in my case. If I recall correctly, the Mernii King was un-named in the printed comic strip. It is indeed an impossibility to make perfect continuity over a series produced sporadically, and subject to re-writes, over forty or fifty years. At times there are indeed total contradictions in Elric's history. The Rackhir story in question does sit oddly in the canon as it's a Conan pastiche, as evidenced by 'Ronan'/Conan and Krim/Crom.

 

[DamonJynx]

Nice work, Dansk.

John and Loz, thanks for the input.