[Runequest] List description

[Lance Dyas]

Nick.Middleton at wrsl.com wrote:
> In general my assessment would be that this list has always discussed the
> RQ family of derived games, but with the emphasis firmly on the rules, and
> mostly focused on RQII/III. That remit quite clearly DOES include the new
> BRP (as, with the right options selected, it is a near carbon copy of
> RQIII), and shouldn't be hostile to the odd mention of other BRP related
> RPG's _where their rules content is relevant_. MRQ is (*grits teeth*)
> clearly as on topic as the _rules_ of RQIV:AiG or the new BRP; it's simply
> another rule set directly "related" to RQII/III. But Elric, Hawkmoon,
> Slaine, Call of Cthulhu etc _as settings_ are off topic (in the sense that
> this ISN'T  a list about discussing settings, but rules), but if their
> _rules_ content is interesting, they clearly are. Likewise Pete's Rome,
> Jason's Interplanetary, Charles' Fracture Hopes or Gwenthia are only
> relevant in the context of rules discussion here.
>
> Does that seem reasonable?
>
>   
Sure almost entirely in agreement here, discussing how specific rules 
selections and variants
can invoke differening settings or flavors of setting bridges the 
gap(and I find fascinating)...
 hard and fast rules for discussion groups even those about rules...ummm 
sounds a bit unsociable.