Assuming that this spirit can be found and exorcised, I think we all owe it a big favour for preventing us being walking arrow repositories.

You lot are lucky I'm unconscious or I'd be fixing and screaming whilst being dragged!

You'd probably have one of Melock's socks in your mouth...

In reply to GM (msg # 10):

Don't think it was on my earlier list, so I'd like to add "try and track down my Dreamweed contact to see iof we can get an "in" with ye Dryad. Might help with contacting the Garden folks.

in case it's needed Melock made his Acting/disguise roll.

Kobal, Henal, Hoskar and Melock. Hoskar knocked him out.

In reply to GM (msg # 22):

Guess we could still stump up for divination as to what it was/is if we wanted to...?

It was a tavern, not a temple and yes, though the booze might have had something to do with it too :)

Not with my share! I'll point out that the only time he was away from you lot was when he was partying with the Storm Bulls so the spirit didn't have a chance to o anything.

To Moonface he rather sulkily says that we was saving that to bind a spirit into so it couldn't be killed like his others and besides it's worth loads. Little he can do though as he's not going to argue with a shaman on his own turf!

Back after an horrifically busy Easter. Apologies for being totally absent, simply ran out of the capacity to deal with anything else. Hoping folks are happy for me to dive back in (and understand if not) - will try and catch up with reading what I missed and post tomorrow.

I'm back too, sorry for the delay guys, I've not been doing great, and the painkillers were...powerful. It appears that I have missed a lot.

We make any progress on figuring out where Delenda is?

Did you know there's an Android/Apple app that notifies you when someone posts?

Ahead is the doorway into Goldfang's Grotto, guarded by two heavy set goons and several potted palm trees. From the opening comes flashing lights and the ground shaking Duff Duff of the sound system...

sound system? A morcanth thumping on an old reed boat?

sound system? A morcanth thumping on an old reed boat?

The Rangers are soon winding their way deeper in to the quarter, where several locals wave at Ohanzee, whilst others stare at the nomads in distrust.

For the avoidance of doubt, by this time, Kobal will be wearing local clothes, though I expect his skin, hair any scarring etc would still mark him out as a nomad.

You all walk like nomads, bow legged and like you own the place...

From a distance you'll look okay.

I'm presuming that all of you are dressed as locals now.

He days in a horse voice "'s good."

You should all probably kill Ohanzee for that...

... stroking his scrubby bears as if appraising something.

Hey, when did you get such familiars from?! :)

Im just waiting on Grundar to post in his thread before moving on. Will wait until my tomorrow morning.

Hoskar your deal will be coming up then.

Im just waiting on Grundar to post in his thread before moving on. Will wait until my tomorrow morning.

Hoskar your deal will be coming up then.

In reply to GM (msg # 68):

Mum made an offer, I said I'd discuss it with the Rangers. Notbeen sttled firmly IC. Schrodinger's deal.

Incidentally, what the flip am I meant to be negotiating here apart from topping up my Dreamweed supply a little? I thought we were trying to negotiate getting the seedto the garden Aldryami so I'm suddenly a mite lost.
Tea might do it, but I'm sure I must be missing something.

Folks using phones, can we try and get our spelling sorted before posting please? I count myself in this group as I constantly mistype.

Will try. My phone's a bit crap, sadly.

By tipsy, Grundar was referring to Melock, not Temush :-)

Temush knows that, and he knows what he doubts

Who's got their familiars with them?

No armour, no helmets, is Kobal carrying the helmet, or is Emesh-Ga back 'home'?

Who's got their familiars with them?

"Work" shrugs Adius growing the first of the dice...

I'm not there of course, but I read it as him saying the other two lunars are talking shop rather than telling the dice to work :)

Is this some sort of Godlearner magic? Weren't the dice big enough? :-)

Sorry, thought I'd responded to this. Yes, Nibbles is tucked away in Ohanzee's shirt guarding his valuables and resisting the urge to eat the the Aldryami seed.

Have never explored all the features of rpol.net before. Are private messages in a forum post only visible to the recipient or can everyone see them and it relies on the tagging as private to indicate it is for a specific person and others should ignore it?

OK, will walk home alone and cautiously then, or if it is too late or too dodgy looking will see if I can sleep at the river temple or on the floor at one of my new local mates.

I have just had a massive and urgent job of work come my way. Unlikely to have posting time till Friday. Apologies, one and all. GM - I'll update my character sheet for more weed less kafl.

Hoskar and Ohanzee negotiations would have benefitted from having Temush the Sun Hawk with them. It's what Sun Hawk's do, attend negotiations and make sure no bullshit takes place ;)

In reply to GM (msg # 138):

Done, sorry not able to post this morning. Distracted by the football last night as well (a Liverpool fan).

Out was only a guess and in not even there so a guess to be ignored :)

Bank holiday monday. Doh. Totally forgot!

And what a glorious one it has been too - I hope all UK players have had the chance to enjoy it!

Amara, hope your health keeps improving.

So I took a few notes from the Chaosium seminar at Chimeriades convention in the beautiful South of France countryside.

There was some discussion on Runequest core book- which they hope to open pre-orders later this month- which is as detailled a date they were willing to commit to; with the aim of a Gen Con launch. A black and white print out of the laid out book was circulated at the con and it does look beautiful and evocative. The core book will have a conversion guide as an annex for previous edition adventures to be adapted and run under the new rules.

Jeff believes that the RQG core book looks more beautiful than the Guide, and that there were more artists available with a feel for Glorantha. The art is designed to reflect and enhance the uniqueness of Glorantha.

The Bestiary is entering layout- it is a simpler layout than the core book, so it will go to production at a faster pace. One challenge is making stat blocks more interesting

The Bestiary will allow you to play a number of different Gloranthan races including Trolls, elves, Telemori, and the most noble of all Gloranthan races- the ducks. (Hoorah!)

Some 150 different RQ creatures are covered including dinosaurs & mega-fauna

Next up is the GM pack- which is really a setting pack- a Colymar sandbox setting with 3 adventures which can be linked or play separately. Some 100 pages with lots of stated NPCs which can give GMs template for what a Clan Chief may look like stat wise. An impressive map of Clearwine by Oliver Sanfilippo was circulated to help GMs and players visualise locations. Boldhome appears in Dragon Pass campaign pack.   Oliver's work is also in the core book

No rolled maps will be produced by Chaosium- shipping costs to blame

Apple Lane will be a default base for players for post 1625 setting, reflecting the power vacuums following Dragonrise. Apple Lane buildings have housing maps to help give the feel of a base for players.

12 books in advanced production to support RQG- reflecting the work of the past 2 years. The new edition will be well supported to help time pressed GMs to run adventures for groups. Source books are likely to be statted for RQ, as it will be easier for Heroquest Glorantha GMs to adapt than the other way round.

GM book magic items, treasures guidance- Heroquest & hero rules

Gods of Glorantha will feature 50 gods with 8-12 page write ups of each cult. Orlanth will be expanded in coverage. The Red Goddess will be featured, with new Lunar magic. It will be a very God Learner book and designed for GM  to use. Issaries is a god/ cult wihich will see little expansion. The invisible God will be covered in a separate project. More regional gods will be covered in regional sourcebooks- such as Pavis- Jeff ran a Big Rubble scenario at the convention.

Art is being ordered for the book.

Jeff explains that he goes back to the oldest Greg sources & then work out what to keep & reject. Keen for returning players feel comfortable with Glorantha.

Chaos gods are not PC gods so not in the upcoming book - A separate gods of chaos pack with scenarios being worked upon. Therefore GM only.

Default 1625 early 1626

Sarah Newton is at the advanced draft stage for Barbarian Town - Wild West themed bronze age- opens up mixed group of PCs..

Another project by Sarah will be anounced when it is further along.


Steve Perrin is writing old school feel scenarios to contrast with Sarah’s more modern approach.

And finally on RQG, Jeff opened up a little on the heroquest rules-

Getting the feel.. River of Cradles campaign is a Heroquest- they are looking to get a toolkit of myth structure/ special effects to reflect heroquesting
REWARD- Guidance how to handle that hq gifts & Levels wider than a cult...  needs a Mythic restriction power with obligations. The hero should be embarrassed to use the power outside of the key needs. (Ken Rolston was animated on this point)
Building package of rules after Heroquesting & becomes Hero with capital H. The Hero not super skilled not always effective- eg various Greek myths. Developing immortal self- 2 different things. Hero & shaman archtypes. Two different stat blocks. Fetches are always on hero plane. Gifts & powers come from that. Depletable resource- that be recovered through GM tasks & they have to develop cult to be worshiped. Develop a community eg Harrek is worshipped by communities who don’t want a visit from the Beserker(!)  Switch of perspective Dragonewts don’t want the obligations....

Finally, not at the seminar but Q-Workshop is manufacturing official RQ dice. The look both lovely and legible.

I am still here just not got PC today - sent out and about. Will catch up tomorrow.

A little out of game venting follows please feel free to skip it.

I'm going on a week's holiday next week, so with it's usual impeccable timing my company has let me know today that I am in a pool of about 20 at risk of redundancy, with a 30 day consultation before anyone is told who will go. We don't even know how many out of the 20 in my office are budgetted to go until next week, when I'm (as previously mentioned) on holiday. I have half a feeling that I may be alright and that they aim to ditch a whole capability team elsewhere, but you never know with these things, it could just as easily be me. Ah well, it's just a job. I don't have kids in the local schools or anything.

@Temush, I hope you're one of the lucky ones.

I'm not entirely certain which ones those will be given our current managerial flair, but thanks

IC I've no idea what's going on....and I'm going to kick ohanzees shins when he gets back.

These days, employees are seen as throwaway.

Sorry to hear of the employment woes. Hope things turn out alright.



That's why we're called "human resources" like, say, a fling cabinet is a resource - many an employer believes they can "always get another one". He observed cynically.

Done, sorry not able to post this morning. Distracted by the football last night as well (a Liverpool fan).

From G+ Andrew Jones

I'm still in a fair bit of pain, but after having had to go back on the good stuff for a while, I'm managing on paracetamol most days.

I'm going on a week's holiday next week, so with it's usual impeccable timing my company has let me know today that I am in a pool of about 20 at risk of redundancy, with a 30 day consultation before anyone is told who will go.

It's been 2 years, in real life, since we encountered the unicorn and her rider.

I wasn't sure whether to post to the new thread.  Delete my post, GM, if it would be better for your introductory post.

Thanks Hoskar, for getting things started.  I was going to post last night, then it got too late and I fell asleep (again).

For those who signed up on the Chaosium site for news about the new RQ, there's new artwork of adventurers and Uz creeping up on them.

What are you lot going to do?

Does Grundar glean any news from the Deadheads? Also seeking to earn them if the gang fighting that has been hinted at

The birch and alder pollen here is crazy and I can hardly see to type. Hopefully back tomorrow.

Enjoy the weekend Melock and don't forget to get yourself the new Griselda chapbook.

A visit to Orlgar seems in order :)

The birch and alder pollen here is crazy and I can hardly see to type. Hopefully back tomorrow.

I've arrived :)
@Kobal, it should be available as a pdf fairly soon.

Does Orlgar look to be Praxian himself, or Sartarite?

Have fun, Melock.  The Kraken always sounds like an experience, but it would be a long, expensive trek for me from Australia.  Plus, I'm not so sociable  :P

I get a feeling we might end up in a bidding war for Delenda with the Sable tribe.

It is fun, for the October one I'm doing two extra days. Yes the cost of flights would be a bit steep from Oz. This Kraken has about 20 of us, but the October one normally has about 80 plus guests of honour and other stuff.

Oh, I didn't realise The Kraken is held twice a year.

As to Delenda, are we still ransoming her to her clan?  I thought, with her joining the Babeester Gor and basically being sworn to the Earth as the Rangers, we wouldn't be taking her back to her clan.  I thought we were just recovering her as friend/comrade?

Not sure of the geography, is this somewhere Grundar could persuade some of the Deadheads to join in either in the fracas inside or if nothing else keeping watch outside?

Badside is a shanty town outside New Pavis, just across the new Lunar bridge. It's a place of scum and villainy. They have their own street gang which could cause problems, though Grundar might not know that. You can roll your Pavis lore or streetwise if you have it.

Different clan not her lot.

Grundar rolled 10 using 1d100.  Rolling against Orate of 40%.

Are you lot riding to the Sable camp or walking?

Are you dressing as locals or as you?

The Sable mob will know that you are nomads and likely the Wandering Rangers. Hard to hide Emesh-Ga.

If we run in to the Arinstoli and they are in any mood to talk, they may insist on the Truth teller explaining what is going on. Are you all OK with that?

I wasn't too bothered about helmets being worn. If a problem you can carry it.

Otherwise where is Kobal leaving the helmet?

Riding would be better, I think, but I'll go with whatever the rest of the group decides.
Dressed as nomads would be better.
In relation to Emesh-Ga.  I thought no helmets were allowed around town...?



You have the right to remain silent  :)

...

As the others are dressing like nomads, then so will Melock

@GM, I hope your hay fever has eased, otherwise I imagine those 12 hour shifts will be a complete nightmare.

As the others are dressing like nomads, then so will Melock

In reply to GM (msg # 253):

Stone cutting - what's the job? Sounds like hard work!

Never ceases to amaze me how this game still thunders along at pace. Perhaps its all those Bison and Rhino hooves...

:)

Never ceases to amaze me how this game still thunders along at pace. Perhaps its all those Bison and Rhino hooves...

:)

Yes, lets keep making time. No point in looking for the guards if they are hiding from the weather.

Salen, you're alive.  Come back.  We need you.  There are more Ravens now.  I'd rather try to herd cats.

40,000 posts!!

40,000 posts!!

It should be a new feat of waha

Just amazed how many posts some of the other posters have.

new glorantha is not that far away! 1st june general release of the pdf!

Here's what we've discussed thus far:

RQG core rules
GM Pack/Screen
Glorantha Bestiary
Gods of Glorantha
Scenario Pack 1
Quickstart 2
GM Sourcebook
Dragon Pass Sourcebook

Also, several more books for RQ Fantasy Earth are in various stages of development.

I honestly can't remember what's been discussed or mentioned on forums at this point, but I have the following products in various phases of the pipeline (generic names only):

Scenario Pack 2
Scenario Pack 3
Six Regional/City Sourcebooks (w. associated campaigns)

Additionally, there are three or four smaller books or products of niche interest but we're doing because we like them.

There are a couple of other big initiatives with Glorantha/RuneQuest which should bear some fruit.

There are a few things that are on the "We want to do this" which will happen when the stars line up or when the face-on-fire aspect of production slows down.

Never ceases to amaze me how this game still thunders along at pace. Perhaps its all those Bison and Rhino hooves...

:)

Salen, you're alive.  Come back.  We need you.  There are more Ravens now.

Oh, and does this mean the Prax Book is going to end up in the Chaosium Graveyard of Half-Promised Books (cf appendices to any RQ2 volume, passim)?? :)

Though Melock smiles at the challenging brave, he shakes his head, "Wouldn't be a fair fight."

You could get the Death Ostrich to challenge him :)

not King Tutswaha hut

Sorry tis almost a famous music place in Glasgow...might still be there.

Good news. I haven't been made redundant. In the end they got volunteers for about half their original target number, and accepted that the financial figures that they started with were horribly inaccurate, so there was no need to shed so many staff. Morale has taken a knock of course.

Big apology for my lack of posts, my mobile phone developed issues and I had to get it repaired and it's my only way of being on line. Just catching up now.

Let's see if I've got this straight. The guys we're meeting now are not the ones we've come to rough up, but ones that they've probably caused problems for by taking a bite from their share of the meat market. And the hope is that they will support us in some way or at least watch our back right?

But it's complicated by the fact that you were supposed to be ransoming back Delenda to them, but you've lost her to trolls and need to get her back somehow before you can return her?

I'm willing for Grundar to leap in and talk to help things moving but am aware that I've not totally got the story in my head and am likely to write something Grundar wouldn't say because in game he'd be more up to date than I am.

Want separate rolls for talking to Queeny?

She got any more daughters? I'm picturing marrying off one of the Wandering Rangers to cement a truce if not alliance and help gain access to the GFH :)