Runequest 2?
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Blackyinkin
Mongoose
Hi,
The final version of Sartar will be released before Thanks Giving, I have just finised the front cover, most of the interior art is now completed. Chimera Convention in France may well see a pre-release version presented by Jeff Richard, but the big release will be aimed at Thanks Giving.
Simon Bray
Art Director, Moon Design
The final version of Sartar will be released before Thanks Giving, I have just finised the front cover, most of the interior art is now completed. Chimera Convention in France may well see a pre-release version presented by Jeff Richard, but the big release will be aimed at Thanks Giving.
Simon Bray
Art Director, Moon Design
Lord High Munchkin
Mongoose
It that Canadian Thanksgiving, or US Thanksgiving?
Mikko Leho
Mongoose
vistikos said:
Doubt it. The current Runequest Deluxe has 352 pages while Runequest 2 apparently has only 192 pages. Mind you that this is 72 pages more than in the basic rulebook so they are backing something extra. Also Mongoose has recently been trimming their signature page borders for more sensible layout.
Mikko Leho
Mongoose
Ssendam said:How do you know all this stuff? Is there some news page I am not reading?
There was a link http://www.frpgames.com/new/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=58792 posted previously on this thread.
Inspector Zero
Mongoose
Mikko Leho said:
As we're playing guessing games I'll hazard that the backgrounds and professions will be expanded, the magic chapter will be separated from an expanded cults chapter and more "generic" cults that fit with GF&C will be incorporated. I would doubt that all the content of RQ Companion, like the stuff on reputation, the mass warfare rules, exceptional items and so on making it into a core rulebook.
Obviously this could be 100% wrong. Would be interesting if Mongoose published a sneak peak of the contents page...
Inspector Zero
Mongoose
Ssendam said:
Nope.
Although this won't make or break the game for me, I thought to pipe in about a thing that is a concern for me in the current edition.
I am talking about strength modifier for (melee) weapons. While it is kind of fun to have a modifier as a dice, I think that this applies only when it is a positive modifier Apart from the obvious anguish over penalties (but that's how things are and it is not my concern) I don't like how one of the dice is negative and other(s) is/are positive. It is a bit distracting and a clear minus in my books.
So, it would be cool to see this changed to a fixed number or something.
I am talking about strength modifier for (melee) weapons. While it is kind of fun to have a modifier as a dice, I think that this applies only when it is a positive modifier
Apart from the obvious anguish over penalties (but that's how things are and it is not my concern) I don't like how one of the dice is negative and other(s) is/are positive. It is a bit distracting and a clear minus in my books.So, it would be cool to see this changed to a fixed number or something.
steffworthington
Mongoose
Seconded. I need to know for a game that's being written as we speak..
SnowDog said:Although this won't make or break the game for me, I thought to pipe in about a thing that is a concern for me in the current edition.
I am talking about strength modifier for (melee) weapons. While it is kind of fun to have a modifier as a dice, I think that this applies only when it is a positive modifier
So, it would be cool to see this changed to a fixed number or something.
I suggest you use the following rule from Steve Perrin's Quest Rules :
"To derive the character's Damage Bonus , divide the sum of STR and SIZ by 5, rounding up, and subtract 4 from the result."
RosenMcStern
Mongoose
MRQ damage modifiers are randomizations of the fixed figures of the RQ4 unpublished draft. You can use SP's method suggested above, or simply convert as follows (it is the same)
D2 -> 1
D4 -> 2
D6 -> 3
D8 -> 4
d10 -> 5
d12 -> 6
2d6 -> 7
etc...
It is almost the same, with the rolled value being half point higher than the fixed one at human average levels. For giants and trolls, I suggest using the rolled values.
D2 -> 1
D4 -> 2
D6 -> 3
D8 -> 4
d10 -> 5
d12 -> 6
2d6 -> 7
etc...
It is almost the same, with the rolled value being half point higher than the fixed one at human average levels. For giants and trolls, I suggest using the rolled values.
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