[net.games.frp] RuneQuest - Like or Dislike?

granvold@tymix.UUCP (granvold) (10/25/83)

ut RuneQuest that you
	do not like? In particular, is the rules you do not like or is it
	the world setting (Glorantha and the cults setting) that you do
	not like? Please be specific.

    3.) How well do you know RuneQuest? Have you read the rules? Have you
	run a RuneQuest player character? Have you GM'ed RuneQuest?

    If I recieve enough responces of interest, I will try to give a
    summary. Thanks in advance to all those why reply.

    I don't know how well known it is yet, but Chaosium have made a deal with
    Avalon Hill. Avalon Hill will manufacture and distribute RuneQuest while
    Chaosium will continue to develope it. The result is that RuneQuest will
    become much more widely available. For the Avalon Hill version, Chaosium
    is doing a major revision of the rules, to be called RQ III. From what I
    have heard of the changes, it does not sound like am improvement. The new
    combat rules sound good once some bugs are taken care of. The magic rules
    may not fair as well. I will give more details of RQ III as I learn more
    and if others are interested. RQ III ahould be available some time next
    year.

						     Tom Granvold
						     Tymshare
						     Cupertino, Calif.