[Rq-rules] Re: Playing Using MRQ Rules

[Simon Phipp]

Gianni:
  > I feel version 1.5 of the playtest rules tackled combat way better than 1.4.
> On the other hand, the Rune magic rules didn't convince me yet, so I'll keep
> your post and re-use it in July in case the Rune magic rules of the published
> version of MRQ still suck :-)
   
  Let's hope they don't.
   
  By the way, in case anyone thinks I'm so pompous and self-important that I rewrote the magic system from the RQM playtest, here's an explanation. Ok, so I am pompous and self-important, but that's by-the-by. I don't like, and have never liked, runic approaches to magic that rely on "all people with the storm rune can cast all stormy magic". One of the great strengths about RQ2/3 and Glorantha in particular (with HQ) is that the deities have specific spells that are based on their own powers and history. So, Orlanth gets some storm powers because he is the prime Storm God not because he has the Storm Rune, and Orlanth's Storm Powers are different to Storm Bull's and Valind's. Steve's magic system for RQM didn't reflect that, in my opinion. I had the same problems with using Runes on HeroQuests, as was the vogue 20 years ago. Any system that gives an Orlanth cultist the same magic as a Ygg cultist simply because they both have the Storm Rune doesn't work, in my opinion. My
 version simply takes the parts that I liked (Runes, scaleability of Spirit Magic) and turned them around to mimic what we used to have in RQ2/3, making them spell-centered rather than specifically Rune-centered. Does that make sense? If so then I'm a monkey's uncle.
  
> (Isn't it crazy to have to use house rules _already_ on a new rolegame?!)
   
  Not at all. I see these as being house rules independent of the unpublished game, sort of a halfway house between RQ3 and RQM. Of course, when RQM comes out, these can fly as fully-fledged House Rules.
   
  Anyway, I'm going to buy the new version of RQm at Continuum, so I hope I get value for money. 
   
  As I've already bought Mythic Russia and DBRP is due to come out around then, I can see that I won't be able to afford to eat for the first half of August.
   
  By the way, is anyone else going to Continuum this year? I know Ashley is, and I hope he runs some RQ (NOT ANOTHER INITIATION QUEST, PLEEEEASE!), but I'm too lazy to check the members list.
   
  See Ya
  
Simon
   
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