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I've been looking at my bookshelf and the PDFs on my computer for a while and thinking that I would love to try games I've never played.
In the spirit of experimentation and getting to know a new system, I would like to run the short adventure included with the Runequest Quickstart ruled from Free RPG Day 2017 named "The Broken Tower". It's an adventure for 3-5 players and all the players would be playing the pregens included in the adventure. It's a great introduction to the new Runequest rules and the campaign setting. I'm old enough to remember the old 2nd edition Runequest rules with great fondness (although I never got to play it).
Anyone interested in playing would have to download the rules from DriveThruRPG (it's free, just do a search for "Runequest Quickstart") and pick one of the PCs in the back of that publication.
I'm including some information for each of the PCs for those who want to check things out a bit before downloading the free PDF:
Vasana is a small but athletic woman with red-hair and a vicious scar across her left face. Despite her small size, she rides a bison and is more than capable of commanding warriors and priests more senior than herself.
Vasana’s grandmother was a scribe in the service of the Princes of Sartar, and died with great glory in the Battle of Boldhome. Vasana’s father was Farnan, a temple orphan who married Vareena, a priestess of Ernalda from the Ernaldori clan. Farnan joined Starbrow’s Rebellion and later personally aided Kallyr Starbrow in her escape from Sartar. He died defending Whitewall in 1620, devoured by the Crimson Bat. Farnan’s soul was annihilated and Vasana, then a teenager, swore revenge.
As soon as she was initiated as an adult, Vasana left her mother’s farm to avenge her father against the Lunar Empire. In 1623, she followed King Broyan to the metropolis of Nochet, accompanied by her half-sister Yanioth. At the Battle of Pennel Ford, she fought with great glory, and gained the attention of Argrath. Vasana followed Argrath into Prax and joined the army of the White Bull in the liberation of Pavis. Pursuing honor again, she fought with great glory at the Second Battle of Moonbroth, and was nearly killed (receiving a nasty scar across her left eye) in the process of killing a Lunar priestess. After the Dragonrise, she returned to her mother’s farm to recover.
a priestess of Ernalda. Praised be the Earth and all its secrets! I know the sacred dances of life and lust as well as the rites of birth and renewal. I speak to spirits of the higher worlds and those of the earth, and I know the ways of knitting flesh and bone to their wholeness. With my half-sister Vasana, I ventured to Nochet, and there I earned the blessing and favor of Queen Samastina. Now I travel with her, following the path that my goddess has set before me.
Yanioth is a voluptuous woman with brown hair with braids that twist like snakes. She wears the traditional vestments of an Ernaldan priestess, and has a tone ranging from lofty to occasionally salacious. Despite this, she is helpful and generous to her friends, and ruthless towards her enemies.
She is Vasana’s half-sister, sharing the same mother, Vareena, but with a different father. Yanioth’s grandmother died at Grizzly Peak defending the Feathered Horse Queen, and her mother (Vareena, a priestess of Ernalda) stayed completely out of the next twenty years
of con ict.
It was a great shock to her mother thatYanioth accompanied her half-sister to Nochet, where she gained the blessing and favor of Queen Samastina. Yanioth was present at the Battle of Pennel Ford, accompanied Argrath to summon Jaldon, and helped acclaim Kallyr Starbrow as Prince.
to follow a destiny other than that of invader. My name isVostor.Though I am a deserter, I
am no common traitor! I put my kopis-sword and shield to use serving the Red Emperor in Nochet and at the Battle of Pennel Ford, and in his name, I was nearly maimed by the savage called Harek the Berserk. While I recovered, an attempt was made on my life, a purge initiated by the new regime. I had little choice but leave or face assassination or prison, at best. I have found acceptance, even friends, among my former enemies, and now I am my own man, seeking my own path in the world.
Vostor, Son of Pyjeem, is from a long line of Lunar Tarshite soldiers from Dunstop. He has a thick mop of black hair, piercing eyes, and a powerful physique, but his most noticeable feature is a ragged row of fearsome scars across the right side of his face
and his right arm, healed but still testament to the terrible injury he suffered.
Vostor’s grandfather fought and died for the Red Emperor at the Battle of Grizzly Peak. Pyjeem followed General Fazzur Wideread but died with great glory in the Hendriking Campaign.
At adulthood, Vostor joined the Dunstop Foot and was shocked when
the Red Emperor replaced Fazzur Wideread as the Governor-General
of Dragon Pass. Nonetheless, he followed his regiment to Esrolia and
fought valiantly in the siege of Nochet. However, the Empire failed to take
the city. At the Battle of Pennel Ford Vostor was nearly killed by Harrek the Berserk, gaining the terrible scars across his face and right arm. Vostor returned to Dragon Pass to recover, but during the retreat from Sartar, partisans of King Pharandos tried to assassinate him as part of a purge of those of cers who were loyal to Fazzur. Rather than be murdered, Vostor deserted and sought allies amongst his former enemies in Sartar.
Sorala is an adventurous and athletic scholar, with long brown hair. Her attire is practical and nondescript, aside from the bejeweled veil she wears as a “beard.”
Sorala is the granddaughter of a Lhankor Mhy sage at the Nochet Knowledge Temple. He aided the House of Sartar against Lunar Assassins and died with great glory when Belintar raised the Building Wall. Her mother was Toria, also a sage of Lhankor Mhy. She survived the Lion King’s Feast but died with great glory during Greymane’s Great Raid.
After a lengthy apprenticeship, Sorala was initiated into the Lhankor Mhy. During the civil war in Esrolia, Sorala supported the usurper Samastina, and fought gloriously to protect her from Red Earth assassins. During the siege of Nochet, she was blessed by the Earth Queen, and fought with distinction at the Battle of Pennel Ford. Sorala accompanied Argrath White Bull to Pavis, and acclaimed him as King of Pavis. In Pavis, she befriended Vasana and Yanioth, and accompanied them back to Dragon Pass.
Sorala is a noted sage concerning the Second Age, particularly the city of Old Pavis and of Auld Wyrmish writings.
off to war, but when they returned, where were the thanks for our service? I fought in the Battle at Pennel Ford alongside my kinsfolk, and saw the crowning of the Prince of Sartar. My friends and enemies alike know me for a man of words, an envoy and skilled negotiator, but they also know that this fine sword at my side is not for show.
Harmast is from a noble lineage of the Colymar tribe. His father is the chieftain of the Ernaldori clan, and his grandfather and great-uncle were kings of that tribe. His family are famed for their loyalty to Sartar and for their caution: Harmast’s family survived the Lunar Occupation
with their lives (and wealth) intact, whereas others of their clan perished.
Harmast was initiated into the cult of Issaries, and tried to avoid the growing con ict in Dragon Pass, preferring talk and negotiation to warfare. However, following the Great Winter, Harmast fought a duel with a thane from the Grey Dog clan and killed him; the thane’s kin have sworn vengeance upon Harmast. Harmast fought at the Battle of Pennel Ford, alongside his kinfolk, Vasana and Yanioth. He witnessed the Dragonrise and fought for Starbrow during the Liberation of Sartar, acclaiming her as Prince.
Of average size and appearance, Harmast has close-cropped dark hair and surprisingly bright eyes. His garments and gear are well made and boast ornate decorative motifs, a clear display of his family’s wealth. In person he is occasionally a bit arrogant, and quickly defensive when it comes to his choice to remain and defend his family’s farm estate when others of his kin answered King Broyan’s call.
Harmast is a dealmaker: when he can’t make a deal he relies upon his fearsome skills as a duelist. Generally, he tries to remain out of con icts, but does not hesitate to act decisively when drawn into them.
Interested. Is anybody else?
Maybe it's the Pregen characters?
Sounds familiar, I had the 2nd edition boxed set as well. Or was it the 4th edition? :)
Anyway, none of my friends would play, they were D&D snobs :)
So....interested, yes. Confident you'll find enough others to play? We'll see :)
One more?
One more??
Good idea!
You could wait until december 30th and post a new recruitment. That way people can build their own characters.
Supposed to be the 22nd.
Only just come across this thread. Used to play Runequest a lot many many years ago and more than happy to give it another shot.
I admit I was completely unaware there was a new version out ... excited to have a look...
Is everybody still interested?
yup I'm still in...
Still in.
I'm still interested.
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Very cool! Why don't we start picking who's playing who then? Short PC synopses are listed in the first post of this thread. Please state your preferences and then we'll have a fight to the death to decide!
Or perhaps figure it out in a less violent way. *ahem*
Once everyone decides on their PC, I'll start the OOC and IC threads and we can get going.
The full versions of the PCs are listed in the PDF and you can look up their backgrounds and their abilities there as well (on pp. 42-48). The quickstart rules are on pp. 1-24, and now would be a good time to give those a read-through as well if you haven't done so already, so that we can move through the adventure as smoothly as possible. Please no peeking into pp. 25-41, as that's the adventure.
I can't seem to find what spell matrixes do.
I'm pretty sure there's a copy around here somewhere. Either in my garage or at a friend's place. I will have a scout about and see if I can find it.
Haven't found the original book yet but have laid hands upon a copy of the third edition rulebook. This version was a bit more generic (ie not Glorantha based) but I think the core of how things work is still broadly the same.
A spell matrix is an item that has been enchanted to store the knowledge of a spell. Whoever holds the item can use it to cast the spell although they themselves must supply the magic points to power the spell.
As to character, they all look pretty cool and I'd be happy enough with any of them but if I am to throw my hat in the ring I'll go for Harmast.
The guy with the spell matrix for heal 2. I’ll find his name later.
The guy with the spell matrix for heal 2. I’ll find his name later.
That'll be Vostor :)
The guy with the spell matrix for heal 2. I’ll find his name later.That'll be Vostor :)
Thank you.
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I'll give this a shot, if it's still open?
Not read the rules yet, but have played older editions of RQ before.
Maybe Yanioth?
Yup, it's still open. There are five PCs included with the quickstart, and only two have been spoken for. Filiana Longsong has picked Harmast and Ancient Dragon Master has picked Vostor.
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Okay cool, if Spazmodeus (or anyone else for that matter) comes back and wants Yanioth I'll switch to Vasana. I'm fairly easy for characters.
Been reading through the rules, they seem relatively straightforward, been a long time since I played RQ, and it does look a little different now, but I play a lot of CoC and it's similar enough. Just need to remember that different magic works differently...
I think I'll go with Vasana, if that's alright. reviewing the quickstart rules...there's enough different from the earlier version I'm familiar with that it'll probably take me a few days to process .
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Don't worry too much about processing the new rules. This will be a learning process for all of us, I'm sure. I know I never played the original rules and only ever paged through a copy of them back in the mid-eighties and am only passingly familiar with Call of Cthulhu or other d100 games. I just want to take the game (as it exists now) out for a spin.
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I've created an IC and OOC thread for this game. Let's take further discussions about the game over to the OOC THREAD.
Im in Rune quest o yes