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The Hot New Game!

Started by Philotomy Jurament, July 03, 2014, 06:27:46 PM

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Philotomy Jurament

July 03, 2014, 06:27:46 PM
I'm sitting down with a beer and reading it!  (And now I'm waiting for my copy of Monster Island to arrive...)

The problem is not that power corrupts, but that the corruptible are irresistibly drawn to the pursuit of power. Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito.

Necrozius

#1
July 03, 2014, 06:33:21 PM
Ha ha well played, dude!

This was the first and only edition of Runequest that I ever read and I did like it. Monster Island sounds awesome.

The Butcher

#2
July 03, 2014, 06:35:46 PM
Your choices in both game and beer reveal you, sir, to be a gentleman of exquisite discernment and irreproachable taste. I salute you.

You'll love Monster Island.

Harl Quinn

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July 03, 2014, 06:38:05 PM Last Edit: July 03, 2014, 06:38:34 PM by Harl Quinn
While I do not know beer, I do know games, and you sir, are most assuredly a gentleman gamer. :)

Bravo!

Harl
"...maybe this has to do with my being around at the start of published RPGs and the DIY attitude that we all had back then but, it seems to me that if you don\'t find whatever RPG you are playing sufficiently inclusive you ought to get up off your ass and GM something that you do find sufficiently inclusive. The RPG setting of your dreams is yours to create. Don\'t sit waiting and whining for someone else to create it for you." -- Bren speaking on inclusivity in RPGs

Rincewind1

#4
July 03, 2014, 06:48:15 PM
Chocolate stout, blergh. Neither stout nor chocolate. At least a good choice on the RPG though
Furthermore, I consider that  This is Why We Don\'t Like You thread should be closed

Larsdangly

#5
July 03, 2014, 07:23:58 PM
I'm a massive fan of Chaosium RQ and all its boxed sets. I've played more recent editions by other companies and thought they were fine but no improvement. What do you think I am likely to make of this one?

AmazingOnionMan

#6
July 03, 2014, 08:18:54 PM
Hah! Excellent.
Let us know what you think when you'e done.


Quote from: Larsdangly;764070I'm a massive fan of Chaosium RQ and all its boxed sets. I've played more recent editions by other companies and thought they were fine but no improvement. What do you think I am likely to make of this one?
I think you'll like it. If MRQ2 fell into the "fine, but no improvement"-category, chances are this will too. It has a lot more details and moving parts than Chaosium RQ, and more refined moving parts compared to MRQ2/Legend.
You really should take a look at RuneQuest Essentials if you're curious.

robiswrong

#7
July 03, 2014, 08:29:03 PM
Pffft.  Give me Steve Perrin's Runequest, or give me death!

JamesV

#8
July 03, 2014, 09:07:33 PM
Ah good sir, whilst you enjoy your stout and Runequest, I shall peruse the finest Basic D&D with an ice cold Mountain Dew.
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Zachary The First

#9
July 03, 2014, 09:24:53 PM
Oh man, Monster Island is fantastic. Not many books manage to be a great setting and monster book in one, but it does the job.
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Spinachcat

#10
July 04, 2014, 03:18:37 AM
If you want a wild evening, grab a bottle of tequila and Stormbringer 3rd!

Imperator

#11
July 04, 2014, 07:37:11 AM
Quote from: The Butcher;764043Your choices in both game and beer reveal you, sir, to be a gentleman of exquisite discernment and irreproachable taste. I salute you.

You'll love Monster Island.
I concur in everything.
My name is Ramón Nogueras. Running now Vampire: the Masquerade (Giovanni Chronicles IV for just 3 players), and itching to resume my Call of Cthulhu campaign (The Sense of the Sleight-of-Hand Man).

Loz

#12
July 04, 2014, 10:03:11 AM
I too, concur.

I find RQ6 also goes well with Guinness and red wine.
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Philotomy Jurament

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July 05, 2014, 11:50:36 AM Last Edit: July 06, 2014, 06:18:54 PM by Philotomy Jurament
Quote from: Loz;764361Guinness and red wine.
Both excellent choices.  (I like the Guinness Foreign Extra.)  I've also been enjoying Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro.

Incidentally, although I'm waiting on the Monster Island hardcover, I have been reading the Monster Island PDF (very cool that you include the PDF with hardcopy orders).  I'm digging it.  
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Haven't decided if I'm going to go with human/beastmen savages or with the reptilian version.  Definitely going to use the serpent men for the High Folk, though.
I'd like to kick things off with Sariniya's Curse as a lead-in.
The problem is not that power corrupts, but that the corruptible are irresistibly drawn to the pursuit of power. Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito.

Philotomy Jurament

#14
July 15, 2014, 06:59:16 PM
I received my copy of Monster Island a while back, and I've been reading it and planning my game.  I neglected to put it in the picture, but here's the (imperial) stout I'm enjoying this evening.



Thinking I'll do a Monster Island sandbox with the main goal being colonization.  That brings in a lot of RQ aspects like community and such, and should work well with the design of MI.

Pretty enthused, at the moment!
The problem is not that power corrupts, but that the corruptible are irresistibly drawn to the pursuit of power. Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito.
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