I've run several sessions of RQ for my new group of players, and so far the system has been received very positively. They really like the internal logic of the rules, I think. Compared to D&D, RQ offers a much more solid and sensible foundation of logic.<br>
<br>One of the players told his father about the game, and his father decided that he wanted to play too. He's an old-time RuneQuest player from the 1980s, which put a crimp in my plan to buy myself scenario-design time by running them through Apple Lane.<br>
<br>I should explain (or did I already?) that I started them off in a "closed" world which was a power source for the Greek gods. Loki discovered that world and is ruining things, as is his wont - in this case, by "blessing" the PCs so that they can leave their formerly closed world through a crack, and enter other ones. Each time they enter or leave the world, the barrier that protects it is weakened. The first world they wandered into is Glorantha; future worlds will be in other genres, at which point I'll adopt some of the new Basic Roleplaying rules as needed.<br>
<br>But the thing that worked out best was Apple Lane. Rather than run it as is, I'm running it *after* the events in the scenario. A large gang of relatively well-organized broo have destroyed most of the town and are laying siege to the PCs and a few NPCs in the Tin Inn. That's giving them a chance to see the differences in the world, both in terms of Chaos and in the cults. At this point the scenario has rather an _Aliens_ feel, with horrific Chaos creatures rampaging outside the walls and the PCs staging a desperate defense.<br>
<br>It feels really good to be in the GM saddle again, with a group of players that's enthusiastic and eager to play!<br><br>->Peter<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Peter Maranci - <a href="mailto:pmaranci@gmail.com" target="_blank">pmaranci@gmail.com</a><br>
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