[Runequest] Status of RQ and Glorantha

[Stephen Posey]

I always suspected that the OD&D Greyhawk thief skills were an inspiration for the RQ skills system, thanks for that confirmation!

Stephen Posey
stephenlposey at earthlink.net 

-----Original Message-----
>From: Steve Perrin <steve.perrin at gmail.com>
>Sent: Apr 18, 2013 4:39 AM
>To: RuneQuest Rules <runequest at rpgreview.net>
>Subject: Re: [Runequest] Status of RQ and Glorantha
>
>Strictly speaking, D&D Greyhawk was the first d100 system because it 
>introduced thief skills, which at that time were rolled on a d100.
>
>That's what we used as a basis when we decided to have RuneQuest have 
>one system for all types of characters.
>
>Steve Perrin
>
>On 4/17/2013 11:22 PM, Tony Den wrote:
>> Noted, although I am thinking of a more collaborative article, maybe get
>> some comments or unique insights from Steve, Lawrence etc. Per example was
>> RQ THE first D100 system or just one of the forerunners. Etc.
>>
>> Styopa wrote:
>>> "History of Runequest" has already largely been done through 2011 quite
>>> nicely http://www.maranci.net/rqpast.htm
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 7:28 AM, Tony Den
>>> <postmaster at runequest.za.org>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Lawrence Whitaker wrote:
>>>>> Hi Tony,
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, RQ is now at The Design Mechanism. We have our first supplement
>>>>> already released - 'Book of Quests' is a scenario collection available
>>>>> immediately in PDF and will be on sale in print copy in about 10 days.
>>>>> We're following this up with 'Monster Island', a sandbox setting, in
>>>> June,
>>>>> and later this year should also see 'Mythic Greece', 'Mythic Briton'
>>>> and
>>>>> 'Shores of Korantia' released, so we have a lot in the pipeline.
>>>>>
>>>>> I think a history of RQ article would be great. I can definitely
>>>> help-out
>>>>> on some of that, especially the Mongoose years, as I was the line
>>>>> developer
>>>>> during most of that time.
>>>> <Snip>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks Lawrence. Yes I saw your name on much of the free modules etc in
>>>> Signs & Portents. Actually great news re the new stuff as I have been
>>>> slowly aligning my disposable income to pick up RQ6 so waiting a few
>>>> more
>>>> weeks and getting extra will be worthwhile from a posting to the other
>>>> side of the world perspective.
>>>>
>>>> What I will do is write up something and post it here. At same time I
>>>> will
>>>> write to Gygax mag and mention the concept and see if they keen. If so
>>>> and
>>>> based on whatever editing is done here - best case it will see
>>>> publication
>>>> and contributors names and exposure for RQ. Worse case it doesn't get
>>>> published but we still have a fun excercise.
>>>>
>>>>
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