[Rq-rules] Re: RQ-Rules Digest, Vol 12, Issue 3

[Peter Maranci]

I hate to disagree with you, Lev.

But RQ:AiG had such a wide playtest distribution as RQIV that calling
another system "RQIV" only leads to confusion, I think. And Mongoose RQ is
arguably different enough from previous editions of RQ to be placed outside
the regular numbering sequence - plus, of course, there's the question of
its legal connection to the RQ rule family ("the same rules in different
words").

So I'm just calling it Mongoose RQ, or MRQ. That avoids all possible
confusion.

I completely agree with you about RuneQuest: Slayers, though.

->Peter

On 10/16/06, Lev Lafayette <lev_lafayette at yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>
>
> --- Julian Lord <julian.lord at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Lev :
> >
> > On 9/1/06, rq-rules-request at crashbox.com
> > <rq-rules-request at crashbox.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Perhaps RQ IV will fall into the sidelines after a
> > few
> > > months and we'll go back to discussing RQ II and
> > III
> > > rules systems. For the time being, given that it
> > has
> > > just been released, it is inevitable that there
> > will
> > > be  discussion on RQ IV.
> >
> >
> > Still playing catch-up, so don't know if this has
> > been mentioned, but
> > MRQ is actually RQ6
> >
> > RQ4 was the aborted and unpublished RQ:AiG
> >
> > RQ5 was the aborted and unpublished
> > RuneQuest:Slayers
> >
> > Ideas from both versions have, as far as I can see,
> > made it into RQ6
> >
>
> RQ: AiG is unpublished and therefore doesn't get a
> number.
>
> Slayers had nothing to do with the game RQ and whilst
> it is an interesting game it is own right, has never
> been considered an intrinsic part of RQ discussion
> groups afiak.
>
> (and yes, I have read both RQ: AiG and RQ Slayers)
>
> Ergo, I'm sticking with describing Mongoose's
> publication as RQ IV.
>
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