Yesterday was hugely exciting for me because Chaosium began (and funded) the RuneQuest Classic Edition Kickstarter. This was like coming full-circle in my hobby: I began with RuneQuest 2nd Edition and here we are, some 35 or so years later, bringing that awesome game back into print! And with RuneQuest comes gaming in the wondrous … Read More →
Back in 1978, Chaosium published a new roleplaying game called RuneQuest. This game quickly became one of the “Big Three” games of the 1980s, at least it did here in Britain… and it was also my first RPG. My Dad bought RuneQuest, or at least the edition specifically known nowadays as RuneQuest II, sometime around 1980. … Read More →
How many campaigns have you begun only to have them collapse weeks or months later? I’ve lost count of the “failed” games that I’ve tried to run over the years. That’s why I’ve begun to focus on what it is that gives a game life and potential for longevity. This post is all about giving … Read More →
When I started roleplaying, back in 1979 or thereabouts, it began with RuneQuest. My dad had bought the 1979 edition of the game (RQ2) and, whilst he rejected it, I became fascinated. Squirreled away in my room, reading RQ became an obsession for many months, nay years. Once I became friends with other novice roleplayers … Read More →
