Greg and Sandy back in charge of Chaosium

Vile Traveller · September 30, 2015, 12:34:49 AM

Quote from: Christopher Brady;858250And I am, admittedly, looking to see what this version of RQ is going to be like. I only ever had the Mongoose version.

That's easy, check out RuneQuest Essentials.

http://www.thedesignmechanism.com/downloads.php

Then imagine it set in Glorantha.

Simlasa · September 30, 2015, 01:13:19 AM

RQ6 is pretty cool and I've been warming to it since I picked up Monster Island and Luther Arkwright... played in a few session of it online.
I've little/no interest in Glorantha though... so I'm probably going to give that a miss... and hope in vain that the BRP Essentials book doesn't retcon in the changes from CoC 7e.

Vile Traveller · September 30, 2015, 01:34:08 AM

It would be nice if Chaosium just came out with it an said what BRP Essentials is going to be based on.

The Butcher · September 30, 2015, 02:09:45 AM

Quote from: Simlasa;858278RQ6 is pretty cool and I've been warming to it since I picked up Monster Island and Luther Arkwright... played in a few session of it online.
I've little/no interest in Glorantha though... so I'm probably going to give that a miss... and hope in vain that the BRP Essentials book doesn't retcon in the changes from CoC 7e.

I like Glorantha and I think hardwiring it back into Runequest is a mistake.

Simlasa · September 30, 2015, 03:36:44 AM

Quote from: The Butcher;858290I like Glorantha and I think hardwiring it back into Runequest is a mistake.

I started with RQ2 (not the Mongoose thing) and that was just the right amount of Glorantha for me, a bit of setting that we could ignore (kinda like Meeros in the current RQ6 book). I liked bits of it, the creatures and cults... but never sought out more. I was always more interested in making up my own settings... but maybe that's not so popular these days?

Imperator · September 30, 2015, 08:42:19 AM

Quote from: The Butcher;858290I like Glorantha and I think hardwiring it back into Runequest is a mistake.

It is not. It's also tied to HeroQuest. No biggie.

Also, I'm sad for Ben. He's a great guy, and I wish him the best.

Vile Traveller · September 30, 2015, 10:54:40 AM

Quote from: Imperator;858313It is not. It's also tied to HeroQuest. No biggie.

I'm no expert, however, I believe Glorantha is tied into HeroQuest Glorantha but not HeroQuest Core Rules: http://www.glorantha.com/product-category/rule-systems/

Which makes it doubly odd that there will be a Glorantha RQ but not a Core RQ.

Anyway, there are clearly multiple issues going on behind the scenes which we are unlikely to ever know the details of, so all we can do now is wait and see what Chaosium actually publishes.

trechriron · September 30, 2015, 12:17:09 PM

Quote from: Imperator;858313It is not. It's also tied to HeroQuest. No biggie.

Also, I'm sad for Ben. He's a great guy, and I wish him the best.

What happened to Ben?

Bren · September 30, 2015, 12:59:32 PM

Quote from: trechriron;858338What happened to Ben?

QuoteWith the closure of the Hayward office and warehouse at the end of this month, we say farewell and offer our grateful thanks to Ben Monroe and Ken Kaufer, both of whom have long-standing connections to Chaosium.

It was in the link from this post.

Christopher Brady · September 30, 2015, 01:25:22 PM

Quote from: trechriron;858338What happened to Ben?

He got fired.

trechriron · September 30, 2015, 01:52:41 PM

Quote from: Bren;858342It was in the link from this post.

Quote from: Christopher Brady;858345He got fired.

Damn. What a cool guy. I imagine he could continue to freelance for them. After all he's a proliferate writer on BRP. I imagine he could finagle a license pretty easily as well and start his own company. :-)

Ben - sorry about your job, but I sincerely hope you parlay this into something even greater!

The Butcher · September 30, 2015, 04:36:40 PM

Quote from: Imperator;858313It is not.

I think Glorantha, like other great settings, is a no-sell for quite a few people who were taken with MRQII and RQ6. But I suppose we'll agree to disagree.

Simlasa · September 30, 2015, 05:11:31 PM

Quote from: The Butcher;858369I think Glorantha, like other great settings, is a no-sell for quite a few people who were taken with MRQII and RQ6.

I could never really 'get' Glorantha... it seemed like an amalgam of cool stuff that didn't gel into a big picture for me.
I like Ducks, Dragonnewts, Broo... Jack o' Bears... but not all on the same plate and in a game that otherwise seemed to be fairly straight... rather than 'gonzo'. Maybe I just didn't read closely enough...
Tekumel and Jorune made a lot more sense to me.

Vile Traveller · September 30, 2015, 09:46:33 PM

Quote from: The Butcher;858369I think Glorantha, like other great settings, is a no-sell for quite a few people who were taken with MRQII and RQ6.

For those who were in at the genesis of RQ6, the discussion of whether to have Glorantha in the book or not was quite animated (but not heated). Those of us in the "not" camp were very happy with Loz and Pete's decision to keep the book setting neutral. This reversal by Chaosium is bound to stir up the same sentiments on both sides, especially as the announcement was made out of the blue without the friendly public consultation process that preceded RQ6.

Quote from: Simlasa;858380I could never really 'get' Glorantha... it seemed like an amalgam of cool stuff that didn't gel into a big picture for me.

I think you just 'got' it right there.

I used to like Glorantha in the RQ2 days, though not particularly more than other settings and less than some. Back then it was small, fathomable, and it didn't take itself too seriously. I never liked ducks, though.

TheShadow · September 30, 2015, 10:24:31 PM

Ducks have always been the "dying in character creation" canard (pun intended) of Glorantha. Non-essential and easily ignored. But still their existence seems to be offensive to some people to the point of dismissing the game.