[Rq-rules] Mongoose Runequest

[Lev Lafayette]

--- Adam Canning <adam at charioteer.org> wrote:

> > Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 22:35:15 +0100
> > From: Thomas Zunder <tom at zunder.org.uk>
> > On 28 Jul 2006, at 11:08, Adam Canning wrote:
> > 
> > >
> > > Unfortunately not
> > >
> > > p62 "Rune magic. By far the most common magic in
> Glorantha."
> > >
> > 
> > But I believe the availability of Rune Magic is
> higher in Glorantha  
> > than the default rulebook
> 
> Rune of Chaos [a supposedly Glorantan set adventure]
> gives no 
> indication of a higher availability in Glorantha.
> None of the NPC's 
> at the back have any magic and the possibility of
> acquiring a single 
> rune is a big thing [The entire hook and reward for
> the adventure]
> 
> Of course religon also seems not to play any part in
> that adventure 
> either. And being able to be set anywhere in
> glorantha a bit rum.
> 
> Also when I asked Sprange about it at the Open Day
> he seemed 
> surprised that I thought higher availability to
> magic was 
> appropriate. It was as if the idea of mentioning
> cultic ties or 
> having minor spells for NPC's was an Out of Contect
> Problem to him.
> 

I suppose I should have asked this question many, many
months ago... But how much RuneQuest (II and III) has
Matthew played?

What happened to the playtest suggestion (universally
considered "a very good idea") that every sapient
being received a rune as part of their "coming of age"
ceremony?

Regards,


Lev

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