Mongoose is discontinuing RuneQuest II with the loss of the license on 30 November.

How this will effect Wraith Recon, I do not know. Glorantha is definitely ending as well.

The Auld Grump

OK, so I've seen Runequest around since the late '70s, and I've never paid much attention to it. I'm going to wander over to my friend Mr. Wikipedia's place to see if I can find anything about it (besides ducks and a walktapus.)

But where do I start with Runequest before it is gone?

EDIT: Hooray for research! But now I have some +specific* questions about Mongoose Runequest II.

1) Do I need *just* the Core Rulebook? Or do I need the Glorantha book as well?

2) Is the Compendium I worth having?

3) What am I missing in my evil plans? What else is actually *necessary* to play, and what is recommended?

Thank you for any and all input...

Thank you, Steve. One of the big draws of Runequest for me *is* Glorantha, so I'll need to figure out what I need to get going with that as well. And thanks for the "d100" tip as well. Sadly, I doubt that I will ever actually PLAY Runequest, but I would like to play *with* it in much the same way I do with Traveller. Besides, what's not to love about a game with ducks as player characters and a monster called a Walktapus? And as far as minis are concerned, I ran Basic and Advanced D&D with miniatures back in the day, so I don't no stinkin' grids lol! (Yes, I really *am* that old, even if I act like a kid! I bought my first D&D stuff back in 1980...)

If anyone else can chime in about Glorantha, I would appreciate it.

I do know that the recent (last couple of years) of Mongoose Glorantha stuff is all second age, whereas most of the previous stuff published was third age. I believe that caused some mind-wrenches for people as things that were 'supposed to' be destroyed (in the third age) weren't (in the second age).

You might post your question on the Mongoose forum (http://forum.mongoosepublishing.com/). There are a lot of rational Gloranthophiles there who will probably point you right.

Steve

This is the reason I refuse to purchase any game from Mongoose. Eight out of ten times they discontinue their games. Not worth the investment to me.

This brings back some ancient memories!!!

Never bothered getting into the latest versions by Mongoose, for basically the same reason as Mr HP........ also I have a ton of stuff from previous incarnations of RQ.

RQ was always a game that I loved playing and GMing, but most of my group preferred AD&D at that time. Now I am based on the other side of the world with a different bunch of guys (and gals) I may have to pull out 'Apple Lane', 'Griffin Island' and the good old 'TrollPack' boxes.

Anyone remember the GW version of RQ???

Apple lane...That brings back some fun memories. That was a great adventure.

Chaosium.