[RQ-Rules] Re: New RQ

[Gianni]

> Gianni:
> > Doing a search with the string 'runequest' on their sites yields the
> > following: Gloranthan rolegame, new system.
> > 
> > Now do we need YET ANOTHER Gloranthan rolegame??????
> 
> YES!!! If it is RuneQuest.

I've received a copy of the Mongoose RQ playtest pack. I've just skimmed
through the rules (I'm on holiday right now and forgot my copy of the rules
in Paris) so what follows has to be read with the caveat that I've only read
through chapters I and II.

My first impressions are:
1/ with regard to the Glorantha vs non-Glorantha debate, the Mongoose version
seems to be driven by a "have your cake and eat it" philosophy: the game has
both orcs and ducks, and hence caters for both publics.
2/ the rules look like re-worded RuneQuest III (there is fatigue and dodge,
and there is no defence), with apparently a major upheaval of the actual
combat mechanics. And I haven't read the chapter about Magic yet.
3/ the overall impression is that the rules were written by a true fan of
RuneQuest, and not by someone trying to make an easy buck (or quid) out of
the name "RuneQuest", which anyway isn't too familiar to today's rolegamers
(alas).

So overall my impression is good. Apparently, I'll be able to play in both
Glorantha and Bronze Age China using these rules.

But then I ask myself: what of DBRP?

cheers

Gianni
(in sunny Italy)