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Date: Fri 27 Aug 1993 - 19:59:10 EEST
>From: shadow@qedbbs.com (Wayne Shaw)
>Subject: Re: Re: RQ4 Diet
>Well, David, part of this assumes that the game is either A) more complex
>or B) slower than we like, which is not true for some of us. But I'll
>still address your suggestions.
I realize there are smarter, more patient people than me playing RuneQuest.
I think there are ways to do RQ-Lite that allow you to play the same game
you are now. The approach in that message was to see what could be removed
from RQ and leave it more or less RQ, more or less playable with existing
scenarios. All that was removed could be added in a rules supplement. This
approach is less radical than changing the combat system to opposed rolls.
I'm not asking you to _play_ RQ-Lite, only to come up with ideas that
result in a simpler game that keeps the same spirit.
>My reaction to these is like mine to a lot of "keep it simple"
>suggestions: there are plenty of games out there that have effectively
>sold their souls for simplicity: I see no reason to add RQ to the pile.
It's good to know that RuneQuest will die with its soul intact. How long is
Avalon-Hill going to keep putting money into something that gets them such
a small return? You may not think simplifying the rules is the best way to
revitalize RQ, but it's one way, and probably cheaper than monthly
scenarios.
>> + Fumble %s. Elric doesn't use a table, you fumble on 99 or 00.
>
>I don't see how there is that much extra work involved with the RQ
>method. It's not necessary, but I don't see the change being enough of
>an improvement to be justified.
The point isn't that the fumble chart is horrible and should be shot at
dawn. The point is, it's just one more item to keep track of, one more
thing to explain to beginning players. And it does slow play (not by a huge
amount, and not all the time, but it's something I've noticed in our
group). None of these many things is the culprit, but they add up.
David Dunham * Software Designer * Pensee Corporation
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